, 1873-11-21

mako way with It. On this point, how
I Syyea F1 1s Il posoa TO-
than on the questions inyo1vcd IN. the
VirglnuB case. Tho solution OF tho qucstion Of
tho embargoea estates viii probably supcrsedo |
md sntlopSto ths Of tho v1gnIns I ., Tho
mont Of the formcr tor 20 good exoaHo, while |
their demand for timo In tho VirginluB ia regard
% aB made In good faith, and for tho sole pur~
poso Of gotting At tho roal facts OF the easo. 80
as to be ablo to act intcllfgently.
sptctal Dtspatch to Ths chicaao Tribune.
EXTRACT Fnon PRIVATE LETTER.
New YonK, Nov. 20.-Deow ia IN extract from
private lotter from Havana, which camo by tho
steamer City Of New York, Hhioh arrived here
to-day.
"Peoplo arc bclng Imprisoned here daily, on
1imsy pretexts, aud mono arc allowed a honring.
Noitlior Cubans nor Americans dare pass through
tho streets for fear Of arrest: Thore Is truly
Con. Jove1or ia acting in theao executions on
| orders from tho Spanish Government. The
! Captnin- Gonoral ia reported to havo Expressed
! deairo to bring tho tnsurroction speedily to an
also has instructions It is ste!d not
cn1ighten the people on tho subject
| Of their rights; and to assist, shareholders IN
favor Of freodom. In this proclamation to oiti-
zonB Of Cuba lo says that alavor5 will bs main
tained."
4 NEwerAPEn rua11ApE
Tho DiaY{o IL Ia Marina, tic loading Conserve
tive paper says In m article addressed to the Cap
tain-a aonoral thas tho war has lasted flve years,
that s150,000,000 hare been expended In it's
prosecution that $4,000 livos hayo been lost,
mostly by disease; that tho Treasury is unable
to furnished funds with which to carry on tho
war much longer; that commerce is greatly de-
pressed that tho war must be ended within ak
months, for, should It bo otherwise, tho most
disastrous results will ensue.
THE v1RaM1uB At KINGSTON.
| KINGSTON, Jamaica, Nov. l0.-Thero WAS no
| concoaEnont made Of tho actual GRAND Of the
Virginius while she was here. 1t was notorious
The officers had dancing parties on board, and
public meetings woro held in honor Of Cuban in
gniue occupied the Chair. Tho steamcr was re.
pairod vile In port, coaled ut tho expense OF
tie Cuban rofugeoB. While at Port III Prince,
several Jamaica mechanics, all co1orod, on board
tho Virginius, became alarmed and ran away,
but wero hunted up and dragged from their
places Of conoealment and delivered ovor to tho
J officers of tho Virgnius BY whom they wore to-
kon on board again and put in irous, and 80
| forced to 20 on this peri1ous adventure.
!. TIE CHASE.
CApt. Macarthur, of the brig Macarthur, reports
. that Just before tho Virginiua WAS captured,
Varona advised the firing Of tho powder maga:
, ! zinc, and consequent blowing up OF the TeHae
rather than they should fall into tho hands o1
the Bpaniart}B, but the Captain persuaded ant
convinced Gen. Varona that being under tut
r American flag, and
= IN NEUTRAL WATERS,
t they would not daro touch man On board
a Varona and his followers thorenpon became
eatieded. and shortly after an officer from til,
0 Tornado boarded the VirginiuB and demanded
0 | her Papers, The officer, after inspection
: stated that they wero correct, but nude all o,
a board prisoners. Varona replied that lie WAS
prigoner because tloro vas not IN English O
American mnn-of-war near to witness this scan
: dal ou the laws Of nations, He added that u
could have blown up tho vessel, with all O.
4 board, but te had not done 30 since
11En rApEns wEnE CoRnFor
Q and she had not boon seized In Cuban waters
il The American flag was ho considered, their pre-
protection protect Of that dag but believed he would +
victim. sinco Tho SpaniBh Government had q
!, along hated him.
IS EXECUTION OF TIE LEADERS.
10 Cant. Macarthur Witnessed tho execution
Is Ryan, Varona, Jesus dol Sol, and Pedro Ce
s. podess, aud gives the following account: II
kneol, in which position they wero shot In ii
back. Tho soldiers next direeted Ryan aud Va
ono to kneel In the Rame way, but they refuse
and we're seized, thrown down. and handcuifo
All the time tho two victims begged their to
mentors to allow them to die standing, and, la
~ ing offered further resistance they wore Hh
- standing.
u SPANISH OFFICIALS DEG FOR vARoNA's LIFE.
j. Fifteen officers Of tho Spanish Army who b
20 been made prisoners IN tho battlefield
t, Va1oua wore present when ho landed. and we
- to the Governor or the city aud begged that
~ life might be spared, since ho had giVen tue
III thoirs.
20 nYAN'B RELEASE, DEMANDED.
10 Tho Acting American Consul, on hearing Il,
t. Ryan WAS to be shot, waited on the Govern
n and demanded his restoration as an Americ
:" citizen, but tho Governor refused to listcn, I
tho ground that the Consul was not we
informed In regard to The mattor. Tho spantar
or their own responsibility, and did not even ints
10 communicating VIII Maarlu. -
m ,,,..al, ~ NJ, o. ~ aoorst. ~ a.,
in han reonived tia following disnntch from Cons1
N Gen. Hall:
ID HAVANA, Nov. 18.-Ihe Consulate at SANTA
~ reports unaer aate OF teo !otn tnat t ne I 20 q
j. nnna 0t wa ~ ffty.tSree' md that tharo had be
r. 20 oreoutions since tho 8th instant., The stat