The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1873-12-25
The Virginius Not Entitled co Sail
Under the United States FlagIThe'
POint Decided in Favor OF Spain.

The VirRinius Not Entitled co SaTI
Under the United States ElaS-The
Point Decidedi in Favor OF Spain.
WAsHIEafoS,- December N2I-It-has
beeshlknown for some days thattheSpan
ish GoYernment has furnished evidence
with regard to the Virginius and her
claim to the right TO bear the flag of the
United States, and that the Presidentsub-
hitted the evidence to the Attorney Gem
eral for his opinion thereon. The Attor-
ney General mas given the opinion that
the vessel had ferfeIted her right to bear
/ the flag of the United States, and-at the
time of her carrying it without night and
Improperly. In view of this opinion our
Government viii, IN accordaneeswith the
terms of the protocol, institute inquiry
and adopt proceedings against the-Vir-
ginius and against any of the persons who
may appear TO have been g~uiitysof illegal
acts in connection herewith 3
As Spain has proven to the satisfaction.
Of the United States, according to the ATT
torney Generals opinion, hat the Yir-
L SlnTus was at the time Of her capture car
ryins the UnItsd. States ga without right
and improperly, the salute to the flag on
the 5 u day December will be dispensed
With, as now not Necessarily requlrabie.
D4S a. OALNCAON8lC HnEmG4pCCN A-44l
damSr Of inbentaof 4ndiSnisy to It's Tag.
ia the act which was committed.
From preof submittsa bylSpain it aP-
pears that the clearance papers Of the
Virgnius we're obtsined bylpe11ry- 4
Rear Admiral Scott has sent TO the Sec
rotary of the-Nsvy q Iaiee number Of
documents connected with the capture of
the Virginius. and the executions which
folioVsdit. These. nGlnde the hat Of one
hundred 4 three who were h1prson ct
Santiago de, Cuba, thirteen of whom were
shot. But four americans are zmoug the
nUmhkr gwen. Those who Wereexscuted
in addltons &c the thirtesn above men-,
toned, wererin iaiL only D few hours with
1.-THE exception Of Captain Fry, who was
| not taken to that place. According to
the Official report eoncsfning the mode of
the trial by coaTt-hAffiAl, EeAptain Fry
dseliEed to answer all the questions put to
him, protesting that by the laws Of Ma
tons Be and his crews had committed ne
offense that justified bis ortheirimpFlson-
ment or trial As piratss, claiming 70 bsin
command Of an American merchant yes
sci, furnished with all the properly csrtl-
fed papers, which he had delivered 70 the
boarding officer of the capturing vessel p.
/ J. N. Rowe, of Rockland, Maine, de-.
posed at Kingston, Jamaicas that from his
knowledge Of navigation; the Virginius,
when captured, could not have been less
than seventy miles JfFom THE coast lof.
Cuba. oT ban e5s4sd sssas .sssessbasH
Commander Blaine, in his letter to the
Secretary of the Navy, dated Santiago de
Cuba, November 80, communicating infor-
nation he obtained about the Virginius,
says Il .s,l e.. sr zss.l 80 ~ -
| You will see by my letter to His Ex-
celIency, Senior. Brigadier Cammandante
General A. MO1eles, that l. protested
against any further punishment 70 any of
the omcerss crew, or passengers of b
pNirglnlus, irrespective of their nationali-
ty, and If any more were ordered to be
executed, 1~must be informed before it
tookplace a. iclaimed the American flag
pFotected ALI have taken means to cir-
cpIate 1t ashore in the city, that if any of
the prisoners taken from the Virpiniusare
executed, 1 wilLsink every Spanish gun
boat and other Spanish men-of-war here
that l can get at. feel assured that this
rumor has had goodaefeet.- You will OBJ
serve byJmy lnteryiew5 that the General
saks@nl5eply- to nay suggestion that an
easy, partial solution to this a~lreadylcom-
phcated affair would be to deliver up all
the people now alive belonging to the
Vlrglnius-In what manner could that
be doner IIeplled, by putting them in
Doatsland putting them on board the ship
l have the honor to command, restoring
them under the flag FROM which t~heylwere
taken. THE Governor replied that he
could not do so without orders from his
supetiors.'h Eal q Sal ---" slsu7