The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-11-17
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HAVANA VIA KEY WEST, Nov. 49,
Great anxiety Is manifested here 10 se
\ the commentsot the American preGEupo
,llth6S capture Of the Fhginius,s and th
shooting OF the prisoners. There Is genel
al feeling that 1t Is desirable to have all th
prisoners executed as quick as possibl
before the Government OF Spain or an,
other power can get q chance TO interfere
although some OF the better feeling portiol
OF the people depreciate the undue haste
and fear II may lead to serious results.
The Ooastdnaa newspaper says no mat
j, terhow5 much our country thas fallen ii
the last years, the Spanish people havt
not become degraded 10 extreme as to b.
frightened by those who might have u
pay dear for their temerity and insolenc'
In the event ol an intervention. We Ia
ment tdebad situation OF the affairs of oul
country, ,ibut are far from being dauntet
\ by foreign complications. May be w
ought TO desire them in order to liberatt
Us from miserable party intriguea. 6pair
isi not degenerated, all bad passions vii
Immediately become quiet, when there Il
any prospect Of foreign war. hestrong
or powers know this, and their intriguing
politicians ought not TO ierget 1t. Unfor
tunatGly the Spaniards give more import
ance toithe latter than tney merit
The ConstdNtiG also says: When the
news OF the capture OF the Virginius was
received here, It was thought something
would be tried TO prevent the pirates from
receiving their just chastisement. The
address Of General Burril TO the soldiers
Is very bombastic. Describing the chase
and capture OF the Virginius, he says the
Tornado belched forth flames instead oi
smoke.- Going satrherlf fullest speed, she
finally came up with and captured the
Virginius, which was taken possession oi
with repeated cries Of "Vivas" from the
Tornado's valiant crew. Without the
slightest resistance, one hundred and
Isixty.three men delivered themselves
quietly up, having cowardly thrown over.
board during the chase the arms which
they ought never to have grasped, and the
military equipage confided TO them TO de.
fend their -ignoble cause. This goes to
show and 10 confirm the poverty OF our
enemies; and q demonstrstess their i'm.
potencc agsinst the armies Of Spain, which
Providence manifestly favors.
The Se0otidad complains OF the mex.
actness OF the press telegram which stated
that the hejYfrginius was captured near ia.
maica. According 10 official statements,
the Virginius was eighteentmiles from
the coast or Cuba when the chase began.
She headed for Jamaica, q distance OF
about one hundred miles. The chase
lasted three hours, both steamers going at
full speed, and both being fast vessels.
They must therefore have been very near
Jamaica when The Virginius was over
hauled, but as the captain. all the e'naVi-
gators and the crew Of the Virginius have
been killed, the Spaniards can put the
distapcs. at what theyyplease.
The malls per the steamer Frankfort,
from New Orleans. were seized by the
government, and their distribution has
not yet been permitted.
HAVANA, VIA KEY WEST, Nov. 15.-
The following account Of the events at
Santiago De Cubs has been receiv edthere.
On Friday morning, the 7th inst, thirty
seven OF the crew OF the iVirginius we're
brought to shore and taken to prison, 10
remain there until their execution, which
was ordered for that afternoon. Captain
Fry, a noble looking old man, fully head
taller than the rest OF the crew, when he
met his men on the wharf, previous 70 the
march To prison, saluted them all. The
salute was returned with affection. At
ado P. NJ. Captain Fry and thirty.six men
and officers were publicly shot, despite
the protest, otsall: competent foreign sau-
thorities. The marines were seven min
utes killing the wtetched prisoners. II
seemed as though they would; never fin
ish. At last the sailors marched of, and
the troops filed past the long row OF
corpses, after which the dead carts were
hurried up and loaded indiscrihinately
with the msgled remains.
The American Consul has done all that
could have been done. Indeed II was
threatened that his equator C0 would be
withdrawn for his exertions In behalf oi
the prisoaers.a In an interview with Gen.
Burrilthat, officer yelled Of him and. 9th.
wise treated bin ,disrespectiully. The
British Cousul also made an Intellectual
protest .sgainst. the, executions 1t i. re-
ported that sixteen Of the victims were
British subjects. , +---'@' " q n
LETTER FROM ONE OF oETHE'vRGrNrUs VIC.
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WAsHINdroS, Nov 15.-A letter from
]. Q. Harris, one Of the Virginius victims,
has been received In this city, dated
Kingston, Jamacs, October 22d, After
stating that the expedition would leave
that evening, be said that the pros.
poets iorsuccess were good, and probably
before the letter reached lis destination
they would be fighting IN Cuba. Which,
he added, depends upon the success oil this
expedition and the contributions abroad.
We fake only three hundred men from this
port, but we will be Joined by two other
parties; and Iaame confident ofseuccess.
The writer says the boat was In debt, and
that much money had to: :becoll llected, and
that General Verona collected Il. Tho
writer Of the letter Is Mai. J. O. Harris.of
Louisa county, Va. He has spent several
years ON the western lplRlns, and in the
mining regions Of the Pacific slope, and
was ever sactuated by'a restless spirit OF
adventure. q
LETTER FROM THE LATE GEN. RYANTo
GEN. O. W. COOK.
ST. Louis, Nov. 15.-The following let.
ter was received IN this city yesterday, by
Gen. W. Cook, intimate friend Of General
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~ ly Dear George 'S q ~
In one hourswe leave for, Cuba. This
Is quite unexpected, as we did not sx-