The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-11-15


AND DEATH. &O., 40.
LONDON, November 14-The steam.
ship City Of Durham hes been sent in
search of the missing steamship City of
Richmond.
The British Government has iuetruct
ed its consuls at Havana and Santiago
de Cuba, to watch the proceedihgs
against the csptives of tho Virginius, az
IL has been informed that one ofs.heu,'is
q subject of Great Britain. ii q E :
LONDON, November II. The shooting
OF the Grew and passengers OF. .thH steam.
ship Virginius, -is commented, on at
length by the London morning journals,
ell OF which express the hope that the
executions will be avenged by the Go.
vernment Of the United States,
Intelligence has been reoeived here
that famine prevails in Greenland,
caused by the failure OF the fisheries. In
one village alone, one hundred and Atty
persons have starved to death.
Teiegraphlc-Anerica Matters.
FURTHER ABOUT THE vIRaINIus- NAVAL
PREFAhATIONs--YRLLO FEVER RE.
PoRTs-AN OLD SUIT DECIDED, &C., &C.
WASHINGTON, November l3 - Mid
mght.-The news received yesterday was
SO startling in character, not only from
the atrocity, but from the fact, that the
Cuban authorities were ordered by the
Madrid Government to stay futther exc
cutions. created at first. in official cir
oles. doubts as to its truth, but these
have now been removed, and while the
credit OF good .aith is given to the Ma
drid Government. emphatic oondemna-
ton of the Cuban authorities for their
swift vengeance and disregard of the
commands OF the Home Government il
everywhere expressed. The Secretary
OF State. yesterday, on the receipt of
the dispatch, announcing tho wholesale
execution at Santiago de Cuba, tele.
graphed to Consul General Hall ut Hu.
vana to instruct the Vice-Consul at that
port, to inquire irto the matter, aud to
enter an earnest protest against the haste
OF the trial, in the fuce Of the orders of
the Spanish Government for delay, until
full examination could be made into
ell the facts attending the capture of the
Yirginins. Mr.. Hall replied. that the
Vice-Oonsul had already protested in the
strongest terms against the proceedings,
but that hie action was seriously OBJ
sttuoted by Spanish officials, all avenues
OF communication being closed against
him. The telegraph line between San
tia8o and Havana being interrupted, he
was prevented from tslegraphing to
Kingston, in order to make inquiry re-
lative to the Virginius when she was
brought into port. There was nothing
left to him but the slow process of the
mails. and this mode Of communication
was OF no advantage under the circum-
stances. Immediately on receipt OF
Oonsul-G General Halls despatch, the
Secretary OF State instructed Minis
ter Sickles to enter with the Spanish
Government, strong protest against
the proceedings at Santiago. character
lzing them as an outrage on civilization
American Government. Gen. Sickles
has replied that he had had an interview
with the Minister of Foreign Affairs,
and acted in accordance with his in
structions, and further, the Spanish
Government, duly impressed with a
sense OF responsibility, had promised 10
act in such q manner as would chow it's
disapprobation Of the proceedings at
Santiago, and, at the same time, mani
lest friedship for this Government. The
above refers to the latest correspondence
on the subject
NEW YORK. November 13.-The Of
acers at the Brooklyn Navy Yard pro-
less Ignorance in regard to the receipt
OF orders from Washington. but at the
same time, every man that could be OBJ.
tained was set to work on the war yes.
sels-Powhattsn, Kansas and Juniata..
The Kansas received supply of stores
this afternoon, and it is thought she will
sail tonight. The Jur;a.a win be ready
to sail tomorrow night. The Brooklyn
Eagle says executive officor Ransom, OF
the Navy Yard, in an interview with it's
reporter, this afternoon. said orders had
been received from Washington about
fitting out vessels. but he was not Mt
liberty to make them public. He
thonght there was prospect of war
with Spain. and that the Government
would undoubtedly proceed by taking
Cuba. The Spanish frigate Arapilos,
undergoing repairs at the Brooklyn
Navy Yard, has had her plates removed,
and could not possibly be got in trim for
service in less than ten weeks.
NEW YORK, November 14.--Ths Sun
publishes report, that David Crawford,
OF the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Rail.
road, is defaulter in the sun, of six
hundred thousand dollars.
The Sun says the Spanish residents of
New York report that every soul
aboard the Virginius were executed.