New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-11-13
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CUBA.
Moro Blood shed tor Cuba.

cuted at Santiago de Cuba, and OR the next
day, the eighth, twelve more of the Cuban
volunteers on the vessel were shot; among
the latter was Franchi Aferro.
Later.
A dispatch from Santiago de Cuba, an
nouncing the execution of Captain Fry
the crew of the Virginias and twelve more
OF the Cuban patriots. Gays that Franchi
Alferro, who was among the latter number,
offered the Spanish authorities $l,OOO,OOO
to spare his life. Alferro is said to have
come to assume the presidency Of the So
called Cuban republic.
Several passengers men and women, who
arrived per steamship City of New York
from New York, November 6, were arrested
on landing yesterday, charged with COM
plicity with the insurgents.
The Massacre Applnuded by the Havana
Press.
The I,o- dc CubG of to day says, editorial
ly, that it is as humane as anybody, more
so than many who make ostentatious pro-
fessions of philanthropy, but it can not do
lees than approve Of the energy displayed
toward all rebels, and particularly toward
those whom the flibustering steamer Eir
ginius brought to make more bloody war IN
Cuba.
The Courtmar,ial Still ia Session.
The courtmartial for the trial of those
captured on the Virginius is still in session,
working with all possible dispatch.
The Personnel of the Prisoners.
Among the crew, and disguised as fire.
men, were IgnaciO AlfarO, Basa Arce, Va
roma Cas.ellanos, Pineda Mola, Boitel and
other persons of Importance.
Captain Fry.
Captain Joseph Fry was manifestly aware
of the object of the expedition and nature
&c %I,oo vr-hi int, ho fan rod <o tol-
charge of by large sum OF money offered
him. thinking that there were ninety nine
chances in a hundred of his landing in
safety.
1t is thought that this will be the final
effort of the einsurrectionists.
The Shooting.
The captain and crew were shot by
squad of marines in the public square.
Twelve of the insurgents were shot in front
of the slaughterhouse wall.
The Insurgents Attack Nlanzaniiio.
Manzsnillo was attacked yesterday morn
ing at half past eleven o'clock from every
direction by the insurgents IN considerable
force. The fighting lasted until 3 2. NJ,
when the rebels were driven of.
Feeling in New York Raised to Boiling
Pitch.
New York, November 12-The Erenilg
Post says editoriaily:
The feeling of citizens, raised to fever
heat by the execution of the four Cuban
leaders, will now rise to the boiling pitch
Cuba and her friends will hereafter need
neither money nor men. Have those butch
ers no fear of the Indignation of the civil
ICED words The report makes the blood
run cold.
An Immense Petition to be Presented to
ihe President.
w A. Scathron, chairman of the Cuban
anti-savery committee, and Rev. Highland
Cornell, the secretary, will leave the city
to morrow morning to present to President
Grant a petition. signed by over 100000
representative colored men in every State
of the Union, praying for belligerent rights
to the Cu6ans, whose success will insure
freedom to the colored race in Cuba, while
a Spanish triumph would perpetuate their
slavery.
Nhnt the Tribune says.
The Tribune will say editorially tolnOr-
row that the flag of the United States has
been dishonored i'll Cuba and that the gov
ernment OF Spain Is powerless to prevent or
20 punish the repetition Of such outrages.
We are, therefore, forced to act, but the
situation must not be made worse by rash
or inconsiderate action. The almost unani-
nous cry yesterday was for immediate
granting of balligerent rights to Cubans.
Nothing could BE- more futile or i'll ogi gical
The seizure of the Virginius was unlaw-
full precisely because we do not recognize a
state OF war between Spain and Cuba. The
massacre at Santiago affords no additional
reason for recognition of the insurrection,
and such recognition would do nothing to-
ward ending the civil war. Our govern
ment, we hope, has already demanded full
and Immediate reparation and punishment
OF the leaders under whose orders this out
rage has been accomplished
If, as We fear, the Spanish government
can not enforce this, we must in future pro-
tect our own flag and our own citizens in
Cuban waters. If there had been one or
two ironclads in the harbor of Santiago TO
sustain the demand of the consular repre-
sentative, it is not likely that the prisoners
Of the Flrginius would have been shot in
such hot haste.
The Government Thoroughly Aroused and
Cuban Interference Probable.
WASHINGToN, November 12.-The govern
ment seems to be more in earnest than
heretofore in protecting her waters between
the United States and Cuba - the great
highway of all nations-from Spanish mo-
lestaIon.
The Madrid government being unable to
enforce Its authority i'll Cuba that of the
United States will be impelled to assert its
power in all cases where the citizens of the
country and its own honor require decisive
action. The President and all the members
OF his Cabinet are i'll accord on this subject
Ii is not believed in official circles that the
contest in Cuba has at any time assumed
the conditions which amount to a war in
the sense of international law, or which
would show the existence Of de
facto political organization of the iu-
surgents sufficient to Justify re-
cognition of the belligerency; but, as
President Grant said in one of his annual
messages, 1.-THE principle is maintained that
this nation is its own judge when to accord |
the right Of belligerency, either to people |
struggling to free themselves from gov
ernnent which they believe to be oppres-
sive, or to independent nations at war with
each other"
Press Reports Confirmed.
The State Department has dispatches |
from Cuba confirming the press reports |
from Santiago de Cuba in all their details. |
In Cabinet 1Ieeting-yiews of Secretary
Fish and President Grnnt-It is Time |
to interfere. |
The Star publishes the following: At !
the meeting OF the Cabinet yesterday, the |
Secretary OF State laid before the President |
all the kilograms received and sent in re-
gard to the capture Of the EIrginius, and |
the execution OF General Ryan and others, |
and the instructions sent to Minister Sickles, !
at Madrid, and Consul General Hall, at !
Havana.
He said that he was unable at the time |
to formally present the matter as the State /
Department was without official dispatches |
owing to the interruption of telegra phic
facilities between Havana and Santiago de |
Cuba, but that he hoped shortly to be in
possession of such details as would enable |
the government TO act definitely.
This allusion to the matter was followed |
by general remarks on the part of all the
members Of the Cabinet. The Secretary of
STA te said that 1t Waa iTnnnsai hla now u |