Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1873-11-19

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vice. probably 70 repair 10 Cuba. To
War Department has also resolved {
Strengthen she forts CA the Gulf Coast
aud work has slFeady becn begun ca Fsr
jefferson, ia Florida. Much exeiiemeu
exists ihrcsghout the county, particular
" inNcu York. sHi amons the Cuban res
idcnts. Numerous meetings have bseI
held to express adherence at the act o
the Spanish suihoriiies. Among thee
msy be meniiened large assemblaee o
Cubans in Philadelphia aud another a
New OrlrsHs.
FURTHER DETAILS OT rHE CAPTURE on IN
vIEGINIUs.
IL appears that when she lrfi the Pan
ANA isihmus she had papers ia order an'
was despatched for Colon, all passenger
pTearing ON the papers as laborers io
the railroad building there The Virgin
ius left Jamaica on the 9th cit. bat va.
prevented from sailing direct for Cuba b,
slight damage TO her machinery. which
compelled halt at 4 port Of HaytI. Oh
the 30,h they started for Cuba. and OF
the same day the Spanish couusl al King
ton advised the governor al Siniisgo Dc
Cuba. that the Yirginius was in the
vicinity Of Morrant bay, Jamaica. The
Spanish man.of.war Tornado had
that morning. arrived at Santiago de Gu
ba, aud Gov. Burial Immediately com.
municated 10 her commander, COstilla,
his information, which caused her 10 leave
four hours qiterward. The following day,
the 3lst, the Tornado sighted the Nergin,
ius, and the chase soon after began. The
Virgiuius, diviping the hostile intentions
Of the Tornado. headed for Jamaica. ana,
being out Of coal, commenced to burn Pc
troleum, grease, fat aud other combuSti-
blcs from the provision oil board. such as
hams, etc. The chase continued through
the night, a bright moonlight keeping the
Virginius in full view. 10 further IA
cilitatc their flight, the yTginius people
threw overheard horses, caunon and many
cases ofarms and ammuDition--afterward
stated to be 1000 Rcmingions. a mi,rail.
csc, seven horses and quantity of pow
der and small-arms. As soon as they
were within guG-shOt the lorna 10 fred a
gun, followed by three other shots and
. shell, which brought tie Virginius to.
She was imme 1ately taken possession Of.
At the time of the capture the Vir.
ginius was flying the American flag.
but this was pulled down BY the
Spanish officer and tho Spanish ensign
hoistcd in its place, although the papers
OF the vessel, duly despatched for Colon,
were handed 10 him.
The accounts differ very much as TO the
precise location of the vessels at this time,
they were in British waters or
further out on the high seas. The com.
mandcr Of the Tornado publicly stated in
Santiago dc Cuba that an hour later and
the Virginius could have saved herself by
entering some port Of Jamai3a. The YES
sells were headed for Santiago at midnight,
bnt did not reach that place till he follow
ing DAY at 5 o'clock in the afternoon, and
this fact alone ofl7 hours SCANNING would
tend to prove that they were at Il consid-
cradle distance from Cuba and very scar
Jamaica, az the distance between the two
islands is not much above 100 miles.
On their arrival at Santiago. the whole
of the Nirgirius party were taken ashore,
and, guarded by volunteers aud forces
from the men. ot.war, and conducted to
prison. The prisoners walked four in
row aud with their arms tied, mostly all
in their shirt.slceves, and had generally a
dirty appearance,
Nearly all walked firmly, with their heads
up, and with n reckless look on their faces
Many were smiling, and none appeared
much affected by their situation. Benz
BETA was landed by himself, about half
an hour after. He also had his arms tied,
AID was escorted by four marines. cor
poral and an officer. He marched firmly
up the street to the Jail. A grand celc-
bration followed in the evening as has
been reported. 1t is also stated, IN con.
nection with the court-nar,ial, which be-
gan, the next day, that Gen. Burriel de-
clared that within "a hours all should be
tried and executed in order to avsid any
with exleriors -that is, for
eiga Intervention: also that he detained
a telegram which the United States con.
sui desired to forward to the United States
consul at Kingston, reporting the capture
and iaquiring as TO the nationality of the
PRESS AND INDIVIDUAL COMMENTS.
The Tritatne says - While we urge
upon the Government the most energetic
and uoainchiug policy in this matter, We
earnestly hope that no attention will be
paid to clamors Of tho street, or the pas.
sionatc appeals of interested parties.
This is an affair which must be treated
from an American point of view, aud not
from Spanish or Creole. We are not
likely to forget the regard in which all
everywhere hold Lcuor Cas-
tclar and his associates. and We do not
propose to abate anything of our admira-
ton for those Cuban patriots who, like
Cespedes in the mountains and ALBANIA
in New York, have been striving to estab-
fish the independence Of their country
The Boston Journal says I'VE can
not submit in silence to such outrages as
these against humanity and all the forms
of enlightened warfare. Allowing that
the Virginius was engaged IN the insurg-
ent interest, 1t does not get aTrear that
she had ceased to become American prop
erty or had forfeited protection as such,
unless captured in the act of committing
some offence in the Spanish jurisdiction.