The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-12-11
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POINT PLEASANT, WEST VA,
Thursday, :: Deccmber Il, 1873.


1t is given out officially That the over
hanging war cloud has been dissipaIed,
the pubiic being At length vouchsafcd the
information from Washington TIA. the
complications arising from the capture Of
the steamer Firgioius md assassination Of
portion Of her crew, which threatened
on armed rupture with SPuin, have yield
ed to the spell Of diplomatic jugglcry =
Originally it appears that tie rcra,aticn
eTacted b. the administration was in bar
mouy with public sentiment on the sub
jeCt, covering tic delivery Of The Virgin.
ius, with hcr surviving passengers and
crew, the punishment of her coptor' md
the officials responsible for the bnichcry.
indemnity to the families Of the murdered
men, and seucrity against repetition Of
similar oulrugcs in the future, By some
sort Of locus pocus, however, the demand.
underwent essential modification, the Span.
ish government, through Its Minister at
Washington, Admiral Polo, substituting
what lis government was ready 10 occedc
for what our government felt it incumbent
to require. With tits arrangement the
administration expressed itself satisfied,
aud protocol, embracing the propositions
agreed to, was formally drawn up, signed
by Secretary Fish and Admiral Polo, and
photographed to Madrid for confirmation =.
The terms Of settlement are as follow:
Il The immediate delivery to the
United States Of the of the ship Virgirius
and all The surviving passengers and
crow.
II. A salute to our FAC on the 25,h
Of December next unless 10 the meantime
Spain shall satisfy the United States that
the American ang was improperly borne
On that vcsscl, aud further that sue had
no right to the American flag or Ameri
can papers In this event the salute is to
be spontaneously withdrawn mud Spain is to
formally disciaiw any Intentional indignity
to the Gag in the acts committed BY Spain
against the Virgiuius
I'LL Ii it shall thus be shown that the
Virginius had uorigh, to carry the Amcri.
can Gag aud papers, the uoited States viii
institute proceedings against the vessel and
the surviving parties who have violated
the laws Of United States and Spain guar
autces to institute proceedings against any
Of her auth'ritios sho may have violated
either law or treaty stipulations
Nv The snbjoc; Of rGclamatons for
damages is to be considered hereafter, aud
II the Governments of S pain aud the
United States cannot agree this matter will
be left to arbitration"
The adjustment, It will be seen, is con
Rpicuous for the absence Of what it should
have contained. Guarantees Of pecuniary
Indemnity, andscCurly against a repetition
Of wunton insults to the Grg aud barbNrou'
treatment Of American citizeus, are alik,
noticeabIy wanting But modified as it is
emascuatel Of the stern and positive con
ditions that might make acquiesocncc it
it by the Spandiards in Cuba difficult, i
isa matter Of doubt whether the Casels
government will be able 10 give the proc
tocel effect.
The receipt Of the Intelligence of the ad
justneut, and its terms, ia Cuba, was tn
occasion for turbulent demonstration ant
hostile out giVings 90 the. part Of the Span
iards and their supporters And it ma!
yet fall to the lot Of the United States :,
inaict upon these people what their Owl
government is unable to do, deserved pun
;sbment for their gross brutality aud nun
orous violations OF international law
That Grants administration still entertain
a iogeriug notion ofthis kind is evidenced
10 the fact that instead Of suspeuding na
val preparations they are being pushct
forward With increased activity, while d
sign is made Of couutormsudiug the order
for concentrating large feet near CubaI
waters,
Tx Senator Yates Of Illinois died sud
denly at 3emuu's hotel, St. Louis, No
GU Thursday night, December 4th, aOou
8 o'clock Mr.. Yates bad been to Fulton
Ark as United States Commissioner t
examine tue lower end o. the Cairo an
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