The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-11-17

anxious to proceed to the tropics and
protect our flag. From recent accounts
.t would appear that all the way from
-daine 10 Florida are mutitudes of men who
"ouid BE eager volunteers for q winters
campaign. From Washington private in
FORMATION gives US the situation. They
seem to think there, In official circles, that
the United States has every cause to proceed
in demanding redress for the Virginius out
rage. The first official step was to demand
it through General Sickles, our minister at
Madrid. In order that the demand might be
emphatic it was repeated in the strongest
terms. The Spanish representatives in this
country feel quite aggrieyed about the matter.
The attitude of the two Governments Of
Spain and the United States towards each
other before this was encouraging. The
spanish Republic is struggling against two
opponents in Spain, and the United States
has officially rendered all its sympathes TO
the Republic. The Spanish Republicans,
looking to us for the moral support Of the
only great Republic, naturally sympathize
with Us. and regret the occurrence which
Castelar's order could not prevent. 1t felt
that Spain cannot afford to have war with
this country, because it would end ter power
and her revenues in the West Indies, and
would serve to increase the complications,
political and financial. at home. In the pres
ent condition OF affairs Cuba cannot DE gov.
erned except by consent of the volunteers.
taken in large measure from the least estima-
bic class OF the city population. They cam
not be managed at all. They are ready
on slight provocation to aSsassinate
their own officers. They hate the
trnnns -
but they hate the Cuban insurgents worse.
1t is expected by those best informed in
diplomatic affairs that Castelar,, who tried to
avert the Virglnius massacre, will, in an-
swer to the official remonstrances from
Washington, make the most ample apology.
But the most frequently.eX sentiment
among our people is that if Mr.. Fish accepts
that he will cease to he considered q man
suited to his office. Some of the best in-
formed say that the only alternative is 4
frank acknowledgment that the home Gov
ernment Of Spain cannot manage the yolun-
teers. Then we are to chastise the Havana
volunteers and take Cuba. 1t is confidently
affirmed that : in struggle with the
Spanish navy the result would be
a butting and tearing to pieces of
the big, numbering Spanish men.of-
le>sly laid up ut League island. These could
bug the coast in clear weather to Key West,
and opportunely, with no fear of any gun
boat IN the Spanish navy-with no fear en-
cept OF the weather ut sea-overcome every
obstacle that can be presented by any exist
ing engine of war in Havana, or at any
place in the neighborhood of Cuba or Porto
Rico. The only trouble would be to get our
monitors there. II they could resist storms,
any two of them (thcse prophets assert,
could sink the whole Spanish navy. In
order that the American and Spanish navics
tive statement from the recent registers will
be useful:
UNITED STATES NAVY.
Ships in the Different SQuadronS.-NortL
Atlantic Squadron, 8; South Atlantic Squad.
ron, 8; European Squadron, 5; North Pa
| citic Squadron, 4; South Pacific Squadron
i; Asiatic Squadron, 0; on the the lakes, l
Oh special service, 10.
FIRST Rate.--Colorado. screw, 45 guns
Franklin, 50; Minnesota, 45; Niagara, Il
! Wabash, 10.
Second Rate.-Nevada, screw, % guns
| Connecticut, u; Florida, 23; Iowa, %
| Tennessee, %; Antietam, 2l: California
q; Delaware, 21; Java,21; New York, Il
Pennsylvania, 81; Susquehannah, %; Ian
caster, %; Brooklyn, 20; Pensacola, y
Hartford, IS; Richmond, Il; Congress, IL
Severn, 10; Worcester, Is; Alaska, II; BE
nica, Il; Omaha, 12; Plymouth, Il; Lack
awanna, 10; Ticonderoga, II; CanaAdaigua
10; Monongabela, II; Shenandoah, IL
Pow hatan, paddle, Il; Saranac, II.
Third Rate.-Juniata, screw, Sguns; Ossi
pee, s; Quinnebaug, Suatara, 7; Galena, I
Iroquois, 6; kearsage, q Wachusett, 6; Mo
, hicau, 6 Tuscarora, E; Wyoming,6; Nan
tasket, !; Narragansett, 3; Kansas, 3 Nip
SIC, 3; Saco, 3; Nyack, 3; Shawmut, 3
Yautic, 8; Ashuelot, paddle, 6; Monocacy
s; Mchigan,S
Fourth Rate.-Frolc, paddle, S guns
Gettysburg, l; Tallapoosa, -; Wasp,
PaloS, screw, 6; Pawnee,2.
Second Rate Sathng.-New Hompshrs
Is guns; New Orleans, -; Ohio, 5; We
mont, 16; Virginia, -; Constellation, 10
Constitution, 6; Independence, %; ldah'
7; Macedonian, 16; Potomac, Is; sabln
3G; Savannah, IA; st. Lawrence, 10; Vai
dala, IL; Marion, -; Portsmouth, ID; Z.
une, IA; Jamestown, 16; Saratoga, s; 5
Louis, -; st. 1lary's, 10; Dale, 8; Sante
40.
Fourth Rate.-Guard, guns; Onward,
| Relief 2; Supply, 4. =
SPANISH NAVY. =
| Iron -Clads.-Numancia 81 guns Tetua
40; Victoria, %; Afapiles. 80; Zaragoss
21; Sagunto, 15; Resolution, 40; Dol
Maria de Molns, 15; Tornado, Il.
These vessels are from 1900 to II on
tons English, and from 500 To 1000 hors
power.
Wooden F1gates-Frst Gnss.-yille
Madrid, 43 guns; Alamauza, 48; Nevaser
Tolosa, 4S; Corona, 4S; Princess de Ast
ras, 81; Carmen, IL; LeaItad, Al ; Conce
scion, 80; Blanca, 50; Bencusuela, 20.
Wooden FrigateS-Second Class.-Isabel
Segunda, II guns; francisco dc Asia, Il
Isabella Ia Catolica, IS; Andaluza, 3; Gu
diana, 8 Huelya, 8; Liycna, 3; Sigera,
Favorita, 5 Saula Filomena, 9; Constance
2; Valientc, 2; AmmoSa, 2: Properidad,
Isabel Francisco, .; Sata Teresa, 2; Bue
ventura, 2; Cavidao, =; Concordia, 2; Ed
luna, .; Ceres, 9; Diana, 5; Sinners, =; VII
ilantc, 2; Alcrta, 2: Venadto,2.
Wooden FrigdtsS- Third Cidss.-Chu
; vac, guns; Blasco de Garay, 9; Colen, II
D. George Juan, s.. ID. Antonio Ulloa,
Pizarro, q; Herman Cortez, 6; Vasco Nune
8; Leon, = Vulcano, 6; Lepante, 2.
GunJoatS. 2 guns; Vence
dora, 3; Narvaez, 3; Santa Lucia, 3 :; Afr!c
3; Ead Rls, 3; Circe,3.
Lively Times In the New York Nav.
Yard.
The New York Stu. Of Friday says inspi
, ing amount OF hot haste in the way OF equl
4 III. hD., ,sI -
screw sloop-ol-wor Kansas, Command
Reed, aud the sloop-of-war Juniata, Cor
munder Baiue, yesterday, in the Brookly