New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-12-01
POSITION OF THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT.
ANXIETY TO PREVENT A COLLISION BETWEEN SPAIN
AND THP limited STATES

POSITION OF THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT.
ANXIETY TO PREVENT A COLLISION BETWEEN SPAIN
AND THE UNITED STATES.
The Washington Chronicle of Saturday pub
fishes a telegram from New-York apparently from
good source from which the following is an extract:
lam just in receipt of cipher dispatch from Madrid
which says that dispatch Just received there rom
Gladstone, the British Premier instruots the BRUSH
Minister at Madrid to to Castears Government tna
the British Government considers the utinatum OF the
United States moderate aud that ought 70 be accepted
promptly. This interference Il regarded as indicating
great anxiety on the part OF Great Britain to prevent
any collision between the United States and Spain. In
which she might suffer Tho British Minister says that
this instruction was the result Of a long aud exelgng
meeting OF the British Cabinet. 1t has had marked
effect upon the situation at Madrid and Will do much TO
prevent hostilities.
THE EFFORTS TO PREVENT FURTHER EXECUTIONS
The following statement from the British
Foreign Office published IN the London journals Of
Nov. IS:
Mr. Crawford, the Acting British Consul-General at
Havana having he instructed to watch the case OF
the Nirgnus aud 70 obtain lar rlal tor any BRUSH
subjects who might be among the prisoners reported on
the 18th inst that the chase OF the Vrgnlus began and
Of all efforts OF the Governor OF Jamaica and others
16 British subjects, forming part OF the crew OF the
Yirgnus were shot at Santiago on the 7th INST ana
that there still British subjects remaining
among the prisoners OF whom six were under age er
Majestys ship Nobe arrived at Santiago on the
day after the executions. On the receipt OF tins intel
geuce Instructions sent by telegraph TO Her
Maiestys Minister az Madrid. the acting Consu-Gene-
raj Havana, the Vice-COnsul at Santiago, and tho
Governor OF Jamaica to the effect that Her MaJestys
Government would reserve the question OF the execu-
tiOns which had already taken place, but that they
would hold the Spanish Government aud all persons
concerned responsible for any further executions OF
British subjects.
telegram from Her Majesty's Minister at Madrid,
dated the 10th ns reports that Senior CASTELAR, had sent
telegram to the Captan-Genera Of Cuba ordering the
suspension OF all further executions OF British subjects
or Others This has been teegraphed TO the acting Brit
sh Consa General al Havana, the Wee-Consul at san
tago and the Governor OF Jamaica. In reply TO An IN
curry addressed TO him by telegraph the acting BRUSH
ConsuGenera at Havana has reported that the names
of the British subjects executed are as fo
lows James Flood second mate Henry King, assistant
engineer; Thomas Gregg fireman; Frank Good, brennan;
Barney Herald, fireman; Henry Frank, coal trimmer;
James Read, coal trimmer Samuel Hard coal trimmer;
Alfred Uesse. coal trimmer Walter Prince, coal trim
mer; George Thomas coal trimmer; Thomas Walter,
chief ward; Simon Broom, second steward; William
Ross seaman Henry Bond, seaman; and George Thomp-
son, The surviving prisoners Oh the oth INST
were Sydney Robertson, william Curtis, Samuel Hall.
George Whistler william Marshall Abraham Penton aud
George Burke. The last six colOTed lads.