Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-11-15

NEW 1Ohhs November 1.-THE S1L
says it is said among the Spanish resi-
dents in this city, that in addition {
those whose execution has been alreadr
reported, every soul found on board tht
Nirginius at the time of her capture
has been put to death. According to thi
statement, not one American Witnes
Of the sffair is left alive
MORE sTRAws.
! PORTSMOUTH, n. H, November II
By an order from the navy Department
all the sailors on board the United STATE
receivlng-ship Sabine, at this station
were this morning dispatched to New
York for service on the United State
vessels in Cuban waters.
TONE OF THE LONDON PRESS
LONDON, November 1.-THE sbootfne
Of the crew and passengers of the steam.
snip NrglnIus Is lscommented on at length
by the LoHdon morning journals. In
Whleh they express the hope that the ex.
scutions will be avenged by the govern.
ment Of the United States.
sPECULATIONs.
WASHINGTON, November I4-It can
be stated on official authority that while
the present naval preparations do not
mean war against Spain or Cuba, thev
are significant of a determination OF
this government to protect the American
interests at any hazard, and TO prevent
IN future such massacres as those which
followed the capture of the Virginius
and which shock the entire civilized
world. The patience Of the government
seems 70 be exhausted, and as nothing
effective can be depended upon from the
Spanish government, Notwithstanding
Us friendly feeling toward the United
States the
Law OF SELE-PROTECTION
is recognized by our government as
applicable to the present condition Of
affairs. There Is among all prominent
ofncers Of our government an earnest
ness IN preparation now in progress to
meet all questions practically as they
arise. Instead Of depending on Spanish
Officials fO- the transmission of COM
municstiOns from our consuls, either bv
letter or telegraph, our naval officers
will be instructed to inquire diligently
and closely into the condition OF the
affairs OF the island, and promptly re-
port the facts to the proper department.
Our government is now waiting to hear
what the Spanish government will do in
response to our earnest protest against
the outrage perpetrated against the
VICTIMS Or THE vIRGINIUs.
1t can be stated on the authority of the
President himself, that be did not, as
reported, personally write s dispatch
to General Sickles, directing the offer
of onr cooperation to be made to the
v,rnGidant of Snafra he
to control the Cubans. Nothing of the
kind has ever been suggested.
PROPOSITIONS THAT MEAN BUSINESS.
NEW YORK, November l4-Walter
Stuart, who says be has every reason
to believe his brother, Colonel G. G.
Stuart, is among the slaughtered pas
sengers of the Virginius, offers to pay
liberally for any information concerning
his fate, and makes the following propo-
sitiOn to the Cuban patriots of this city:
81 will subscribe fifty thousand dollars
to every hundred and fifty thousand
dollars that they will raise. l will do
more; will agree to raise one thousand
men, well Officered, all able-bOdied, and
all having seen service, and put
them on board a suitable vessel,
which the Cubans shall furnish,
properly equipped and prOvisioned, at
some point on our coast that / may Sc
lect. As guarantee to perform what l
propose, will put upa
FORFEIT Or ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND
DOLLARS,
to be used for the benefit of the families
who have lost their protectors by the
Spanish butchery. Stuart's postofice
address will be for the coming week,
Yonkers, New York; afterward, Rich
mOnd, Virginia. The United States
steamer Kansas, started to-day for San
tiago de Cuba.
THE PRESS APPEALED TO.
NEW YORK, November IA depu-
tatiOn Of Cubans called at the leading
offices to-day and asked that
the journals do all in their power in
fsvor Of the cause Of struggling Cuba.
RUMoRs.
WASHINGTON, November l4.-Noth-
ing is known in official circles about the
reported execution of the remainder Of
the crew of the Virginius. The item
was, il is alleged, based on q telegram
from Cuba received in New York, and
which, after being sent here, was re-
telegraphed TO New York.
PATCHING Up THE NAVY.
BOSTON, November I4.-Orders have
been received at the navy-yard
here to fit out the United States frigate
Brooklyn, so that she can sail on the
fifteenth of December. 1t is stated that
she is also TO be got ready for sea. Two
hundred sailors leave the receiving ship
Ohio tomorrow for the Brooklyn ma Wy
yard.
ONLY EIGHTEEN OF THE vIRGINIUs
CREW TO BE SAVED.
HAVANA, November Il The trial of
all the prisoners taken on board the Viz
ginius has been concluded. Only eigh-
teen will be saved from death; OF these
several are engineers or firemen who
were ignorant of the destination OF the
expedition. -Four or five viii be set at
liberty; the others will probably be con-
demned TO the chain-gang.
ANOTHER ENGAGEMENT.
Spanish Brigadier-General Bascores
reports that he encountered a strong
force of the insurgents at Sacria, ia the
central department, on the evening Of
the seventh instant. Fighting began at
four O'Clock and ended at eight in the
evening. The rebels were defeated and
routed, flying in all directions. Over
one hundred men were killed and a
large number wouBded. The loss of the
spanish troops was fifty-four killed.
CUBAN EXCITEMENT IN BALTIMORE.
BALTIloRE, November l4.-This
morning a large number Of Cubans and
American sympathizers c00gregates at
the co-ner of Eutaw and Baltimore
streets for the purpose Of indicating
sympathy with the Cuban cause, by pa
rading through the principal streets, and
holding an indignation meeting IL
Monument square. The procession car.
ried Cuban flags drsped in mourning,
side By side with the flag Of the United
States. Arriving at Monument square,
the meeting organized by calling Coz
onel E. NJ. Emerger TO the chair Rs