, 1873-12-30
And Claims the Right to Be Heard
in tho Investigation
Ordered.
The Report that Spain Claims 1ndem-
nifty Officially Denied.
Later--Arrival of the Gunboat Ossipee
Without the Virginius.
Tho Report Current that tho Latter Vessel Has
Sunk at Sea.


"aeAAeN4uSs - ~, 1ec. AJ.-NNlfe Dill lltEla
l'as boon said publicly regarding tho Attorney
Generals decision in the Flrgnius case, thore
has heon great donl Of quiot criticism of il
among tho most prominent Of Tho legal pro-
fession and wcll-known statesmen, the
senor OF which Is decidedly uncomplimantary
to the aapirant for tho seat TINT las
boen honored BY ouch mon rs Chaso, Tanoy. and
Marshal. That part Of tho decision which says
TINT while tho vc6scl was undoubtedly flying the
American 1lag without the legal right to do 30,
and thereby committing an oirenso against tho
laws OF tho Unitod States slo WAS entitled to tho
protection Of our Government, and hor rnolcsta-
tion was an insult to our national honor such as
would demand that no resort to arms il ncccs-
snrY to compel an apology from Spain, is char
actcrizod as a panderlng to tho tllbus-
torlng spirit, tho display Of which
by our people has disgracod us
in the eyes Of tho world, and does not bocome
nation governed by tho sentiment of justice
aud civilization; that, in thus catering to mis-.
led popular feeling, Alr. Williams was guilty ot
yielding to influences uganst which it should be
his duty to guard himself.
FRIENDS OF CALLER GUSHING
remark iocularly that ho will not probably cnrrv
the decision about III luis pocket and TINT, il he
,a to asccpt tho document Tor his guidance, ha
tn such manner as TINT its author would doubt
less TALL to recognize it. Tho National Rept4b-
!tcon WI contain tomorrow morning the follow
ing article upon
THE srATUs or THE SPANISH Arra1n.
which ia based upon information furnished from
tho Stato Department: 1.-THE policy Of tho Gov
ernfaent regarding orr relations with Spain will
soon assu'no s,toh distinctive aud positive
form m az to prevent tho possibility Ut recurrence
Of tho VirginuB affair. Propositions will soon
20 submitted to Spain Of such character as to
i1's'1ro, in tho event of thoir acceptance,
rEAcE AND QUIET UPON THE 1sLASD OF cuBA,
;asI'.ri,t either through compromise bstwocn the
or some equally otroctual method. It is
sufficient to ndl III this connection that
the Government docs not scok tho annexation
Of the island, aud that it wil bo satisfied with
e eny arrangement which will FREQ tho United
renee OF the many unpleasant controversies
gam"
TIE ATTITUDE or SPAIN.
NO ad'ices OF any character have been received
Government TO demand tho return Of tie Viz
ginitls aud roparaton for damagos, Tic tolo-
grains from Madrid in which these allegations
afo ombracod aro pronounced to DO without
strong feeling naturally exists in Spa;.. .,;..:i4.I
the submission by Castelar, to the requirements
OF tle Polo-Fish protocol, It is nlso known that
the Spanish authorities will pationtly await tue
a arrl'al OF a now Minister from the United
states Ssls.: before attempting it. They
11ay na,;; ro1n .ntona 70 =, attempt to reoron tue
ruMtrosetsy. IL Is not expected, however, TINT
nnuer wy GiTeanstahcea demand Tor the re-
t, Turn o. Tue s!fEnlus VIII 20 made In tho pro-
coso sio pao;.sons 1or mo aandoasion o. hor
.asS .,;si ~ oe1nlIoly Maae, and al spain agreed
MnoIt ita fesefva'o ; , to ths provision tue
MANI fatjT Rt r. @ WI uoIa not sites sho agree,
,nt r. ~. ~ stca uoha1M shonld De made, 1t
"H1 ~ instantly rejected. inc proceedings OF
,,od NJ Mn,aMa srASls s.;, An4InahTl Ina.; COURT
Iie,o, doa VI m"'ala' Whlcti resulted III tho con.
aciana"oa .,c;aa OF Ino 'lFgn1us as O. naval
|",zo ,a ~ ,,,,.a " hoo caraute ~ TIC Spanish
n,hyy, haye noon superseded by TUG higher nu~
tnol.tv % o. tne protocol. and w1ll b. therefore
a, III tue 1"1oFo consideration OF the q''eH-
E'o11; HI. ~, ,,,,
Wnon Mr Ca1shlnE arrives tu tho cIpaolty Of Il
EeSulafiy aeoreaitea M!nlstsr from this Govern
Ment' IL ~ probaplo that tho Spanish Goyern-
s nent ,iay open negotiations for the purpose
u lnaAing treaty bets'oen tho two Govern
lenls. tne PROVISIONS or which shall moro posi-
livery dollno lno authority Of either power to
bo engaged in illegal or Gliiustorinfr cxned;. IT,