, 1875-11-29
OUR NAVAL ACTIVITY.
.c,,,t I}oea II s!<:nn 2-.-ls Cuba
ia tho wind
r,1t Tho President Recommend tho
Recognition OF Cuban Del"
1Igercncg
s;rty.thr1o Tar-ves:cls How Actually
Ready for Active Service.
And E]even Others Will Boon Be Ready
the Whole Carrying goo Guns.

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1v.xu1:aroS. Nov. a9.--ft Is Ihe common
opn;ou, amoag oGlccra Of lilo navy anil in nnsy
s;[rlcs generally htro. that thu recentiy-desel.
en,d ac.,,ity In tito Navy department, and Mt tho
-.,:oau ua7y-ynrsts OIL tito Atlantic coaRt is mcr"-
K apterausittAry measure on tho pars OF tho
co,rruMcnt; aHn tha: It has no Immediate con-
.4rtIon Will, Apy pf tim diplomatic rueetions
,,ntn5 bttwoen the taiineta Of Warrington
I'd Madrid. Naval olico'h na~ ncre express
,ts beltcl however, that President NtADt con-
,.opis!rs, anI hnh, tu tae;. determined, III Aia
,,tssaee TO tho uczt Conaross, to mako = sec-
sasmctdatton tErt
tl1iJEnrSr ltIditTa ne ACCORDED To THE CUBAN
FEpUnLIr;
I'D that tLia preparation ID inteudod 10 nuatsin
ia courao Of tho tioyernn1ent sboull Congress
1,t.uajue to accord Tho Cubans this recognition.
1tisn,suod that This IL the only proper couras
d; tho Government to p1,tsuo al present, II such
decentralization is intou.lad, NJ It would ba il'c
ns.s Congress TO put tho country in R nositson
dmtpaca toward any foreign power unfoBs no
sas prepared for tho rczoEt to armH. by l1av+
il. Ens navy IN Teadsuess, a. 1t doubtless viii bo
IL sbe assembling Of tongresa, 1t could not bo an
..ered thnt ll!d co:Daly HaB not In any condition
txssr slloola sny cio,ncu. In Congress- lostc
aiuterpJGa this Utiocticu.
Regarding lke matter. prominent member Of
he Calihet teceHt'y bata " l don't bo!loyo
tat.a will bo any war with Spain, bn. would not
ue 10 have ttat printed over my NAME" When
Ryas ellgEeHtcd that eou,c o3u should gsy ~
neeh, 1e Enii: How carl NC 2-for va aaut
NOV rha: sp ain will do
I.is ulldauhted that tho subject Of recogui-
liz II Cutau bol!iResency OF independence
II, pI:x gADEH uIsGcasi2a IL yu4. cADlSEr
IATElv,
h; II Is gaid, also, that no final determination
i. been fcnctr:. It ii equally certain that ono
e,tso members Of !i!e CnbIHos aro opposed to
ueb 4 coarAc. No unt.aual nxrenso haa thus far
.t;p INCURRED by fee1vlary IEobcsGn III tho rorI
tr:ad5 III pro5rosH. and tho greater po,t Of Il
,Ni como under Thu nj preparations for repairs.
Iastnt tas i, tho head Under Which, IN tito Navy
Essistar nj July. tim s:$pnnHa OF i!utsalHg cnr-
TIA uev v@usols appei' ind il hoing carried on.
tnsY be romarand l,owoGcr. that thu u1usuR!
ut!apla to Htctsto secrenY for wllsteEer
a,sts ate ieancu trut:1 TIM department, aud tu
lt,d tho creation of TN lsaprcsr!nn tnn! any
x4,l.ks demonstration ii tu ho inttrred from
ten, il omInons. to aay tho least. Tho reAai-
ttss EitA which our navy cut!ll 10 Eut Ill assFe
sFf;eo ia not generally appreciated; but it III \
tet that. siuco Tho Vl1xihti:a complications, tho
usc numDcr of ysHsoIa theu prepared and pus
ut1 commission tlave not bccu allowed to fsll
,sto d;aase Or neglect, aud TINT a very erlali
Ir.us OF y13Ik is nil that would b required.
UE1. NAVAL TGfstE.
Tho following tAite5, Ercp1,etl frcm tho havr
Ess.s.cr IL |n;urt t!ats, mud reysset py ono of
hsuayGi eophtiuctoes ,laT in si.A city. Kivon
II pu;upor Of fApn Of VII ciaAsea ti1At aro now
g;s.iy ready fur Immediate h1rYce il reiui1 cd,
ns.her WITH tht.r tonnage aud tolnl nrtn nsmcut.
Ii spdot, nlau, asc tabten showing thu v+aEelA
~ On tho htocks Undergoing repalss or bong
TIED out, n,tll Il c1aso estimate Of tho t,n,o
Eahin Thich they coulu 10 put III lighting trim: !: