New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-11-17
THE SPANISH coNsUL's VIEWS.

M APPRECIATES HASTE AND UNDUE EXCITEMENT.
Senior De Uriarte. the Spanish Consul at this
mort WAS applied for his views in the matter OF the
execution OF Vrgnins passengers aud crew. and the
probable complications arising therefrom, but be ex
pressed desire wait until he had further and official
advces from the scene of the execution. No official
details hay We yet received and he did not careo
statements upon the meager statements caDed
here He expected that the matter OF such grave
importance the official documents would be furnished TO
the Havana press for publication He could not account
for the ged summary execution Of the prisoners unless
II was that they confessed themselves cupabe and
made no defense before the IL the custom
in sich cases nerrOgae the accused and allow their
declarations and defense 10 BE- heard and he supposed
these would be made public. II they confessed their
crime, it IA probable that the execution was
not delayed by the further formaiitics
Of the trial. There was probably as
much excitement in Havana there is here over the
matter The ygnius had long been The subject OF aver
sion the Spanish people In Cuba where It's name was
synonymous with bbckade-running and other dsloyal
When the capture made the unthlnkng mass oil
the people exotabe did not stop 10 consider anything
about fresh and passenger, but supposed thse
1t the Yrginius those on board were manly
the persous who had been guilty Of treason IN sup
plying the insurgents with munitions OF war senior
Uriarte expressed his opinion that the Government OF
the United States was acting wisely and prudenty IN
waiting for the particulars OF the recent events IL
would be absurd for great Government Ike tins 10
rush into conflict until IL knew enough TO justify
It's action II eXtravagaDt demands were made or hos
tlities begun and subsequent events proved how nn-
necessary 1t to have gone to such extremes CIVIL
lied nations would laugh at American diplomacy III
there was any ADVANTAGE IN delay the Americans.
had IT, for II hostilities we're actually begun
they would have had additional time for preparation
He did not think that the frasmentasy reports were
sufficient upon winch 10 base opiniA as 10 the u
mate results OF any prospective complications WIN
spain lie had received official adVlceS from either
Havana, Madrid, or Washington, the Governments OIL
Spain and the United States COMMUNICATING through
their respective Ministers Admiral Polo and Gen siekes
Referring 10 the facilities for obtaining Official details.
he supposed that there been obstacle ~ COM
mnc alton 1t MAS very evident that was % the hrst
Importance tue commander Of the forces at Santiago
10 send a report Of his aouoD TO HAVANA In or
der that IL might immediately be transinttod
TO Madrid for the consideration OF the
Home Government. Yet with all the fachties
which the commander possessed had taken Tour days
to send the news from Santiago to Havana senor
Urarte supposed that there hsd been Violent storms
the wires had been dissrraDged. and the adVices
consequently sent part OF tue way ny
coure Referring to the last dispatch Announcing the
execution OF Of the crew and No
said that dispatch was dated Cardeuas There was no
reason why such q despatch should have come IRON
Csrdenss and implied that Il probably untrue he
concluded By stating that would be best for al 10
await the arrival of definite sdyces which might alter
the aspect of afsirs.
lror sSsssoaeI r.ports ~ ssee~d Pes.l OIL.