New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-11-13
CAPT. JOSEPH Fry.

RECEPTION OF THE NEWS IN NEW-iORh.
THE EXCITEMENT OF CUBANs IN THIS CITY IN
CREASED TO FEVER HEAT SPANISH ATRocIIf
DENoUNCED-THE PROPERTY OF An APPEAL TO
THE AMERICAN GOVERNMENT.
The excitement among the Cubaps in tins
city was increased yesterday heat by the news
of the execution the eth and 6h nsts OF the captain
and thirty-sx OF the Of the Vrgnius ana sixteen
Others by the Spanish authorities at Santiago dc CUBA
wat. and the lower section of the city were secured
by ne wsboys whose loud OF with Spain" soon
brought them many customers. When the news had oe
come generally known. there was a mingled feeling OF
horror and exeeratioD. Groups were formed ana the
news was eagerly and earnestly discussed At the head
auarters OF Los Amigos de Cuba at No. 81 Exchange
Mace the excitement among the Cubans was greater
than at any time since the capture OF the VrgDns The
wish was expressed that they had manor war AT their
command that they might show the Spanish authorities
the difference between vessel OF that character and
simple merchant steamer. They freely declared IL as
their conviction that oregone conclusion That
these prisoners all to be shot, and quoted the eur
rent number Of Spanish organ in this city rs p:oo OF
their position.
From conversations With leading Cuhans in this city,
the following facts CLEANED: The VwqDlns was III
Aspinwal in August e7i when the Tornado threatened
20 seize her The American Consul interiered ana told
the captain OF Spanish vessel TO do AT his peril The
facts were reported 10 Mr. Uuriburt the American Md
ster at Bogoa who at approved OF all The Consul
had done and laid down the principle that spain could,
uuder no circumstances, modest the Nfgmiu7 on the
hi gh seas, except III Spanish waters, when caught III
contraband acts In April. 1872, the United states snip
Kansas conveyed the Virgnius to from Aspln"ail'
on the demand OF Minister Hurlburt when she was
threatened with by the Spanish ship-ofwar Pr
AFRO In June Of the same year, the Vrgnius, oeiDg
again in Aspnwall, was menaced with seizure
by the tSpanish vessel BazsD, whose
commander requested the captain OF 'he
United States shipofwar Kansas to state whether she
was an American ship Mr.. Thorington, the American
Consul being Intercepted upon the subject stated eh
picitly that her papers were In all respects compce'
and that she American vessel beyond all ques
ton and entitled to protection. long correspondence
ensued which resulted in the Kansas escoing the viz
ginu, TO sea-upon the demand OF our Consul-as an
American ship entitled 10 protection. Since then she
has been In different ports OF the Caribbean Sea- where
she was, all cleared rs an American ship Even
in her last voyage ont she cleared an American
vessel from Kingston Jamaica. II was believed ina,
the state and Navy Departments at Washington were
cognzant these facts and that there not shadow
OF doubt that the vrgnius at the time OF her re-
cent capture entitled to protection an American
vessel
All reports in regard TO the Cubdns determination to
raise TO send ont expeditions are said 10 DO Win
out warrant IL Is believed that there were never 100
Americans Europeans, all told, landed with hostile
intent on coast of Cuba and that there are not TO-
day ten foreigners engaged in the Cuban insurrectoh
II is said the people captured the Vrgnius were
except four simply Cuban passengers returning
home and IN no military expedition tha
could give any material aid to Cuban revouonists IL
was believed that the only to prevent recurrence
of the outrage upon the yrgnius for every Amer
can vessel to 20 armed. The Cubans say they do not
ask America to embron herself in with spain on
their account. All they AK their recognition a. Del
hgerents.
The Friends OF Cuba" not enrolling men. n has
been reported but actively engaged raising funds
10 send 10 their friends IN Cuba munitions OF war ia
legitimate way as sanctioned by the usages OF nations
nnder similar circumstances They say the number OF
Cubans In New-York has been greatly e1agserated'
that those who here mostly from the western
portion the isand-people with families; ana toa'
the great mass OF the n grants from the island furnish
an industrious useful population. They say they nave
no intention OF petoning 60 Congress- believing tha'
that right belongs exclusively 10 Americans; nor
do they have much faith In mass meetings.
which they regard as pureythe movement OF American
.ympathlzers They do not believe that tho Virenius
as needessy surrendered. They that the report
arose from story that the captain Is cousin oil one
Norton formerly captain OF schooner which was seEed
and sold by United States Government, ana wnich
il now In the service OF the Spanish Consul IN
this city They report that the Cuban not fod by
outside inruence that they have sufficient streDgth Oh
their ow H. n properly developed to establish their nde
pendenoe, and that their policy IN the prosecution VI
their struggle is to be patient and haste slowly
hutopia Zaubrana, a member OF the Cuban Congress-
IN isson ia this city, and editor OF La Reeo'"o"
says the Cubans In this CITY have tuna or ~ 'c"a'
100000 already raised, which additions constantly
making This will he expended 10 sending munitions Vi
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