The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-11-01
CUBA.
More Talk Of Intervention.
New War-ships for the Navy.
Is 1t a Speck Of War?
WAsHINGroN. October 81.

in reply to what j. called by the late
Madrid telegram TO Washington,
J has reference to the unsettled
questions between the countries
The exact points of this official
paper cannot he asccrtained, but they
may he inferred from the views OF the
President which form the basis of the
instructions TO Minister Cushing and
which show that the President regards
the civil dissensions in Cuba and especial
ly tho sanguinary hostilities as producing
effects in the United States second in
gravity only to those which they produce
in Spain. The ultimate issue OF events
in Cuba will be its independence, how
ever that issue may be produced, whether
by means negotiations or as the result
Of miIita-y operations, or one Of those
unexpected incidents which so frequently
determine tho fate of nations.
The continuance of the instruction
grows day by day insupportable to the
United States, and while the attention of
this Government is fixed on Cuba in the
interests of humanity, by the horrors of
civil war prevailing there, It cannot
forbGar to reflect that on the existence Of
slave labor in Cuba, and its influence Of
the feelings and interests OF the pcninsu-
lar Spaniards, lie the foundations of all
the Calamitics which now aiilict the Is
land. But slavery cannot long exist in
Cuba cnvironed rs that Island !, by
communities of cmancpatcd slaves
in the lu!ies and the United States
The President ma not been
without hope thas all these question,
might be settled by the spontaneous act
Of Spain herself she being more deeply
Interested in such settlement than ull the
res. ofthe world. Tie question OF what
decision the United States shall make !,
serious and difficult one, and not to he
determined without careful con>idcra-
tion of its complex clement, OF domestic
and foreign policy.
The President can but regard iudrpcn-
dcncc and emancipation, ot course, as
the only certain, and even the necessary,
solution of the question OF Cuba and in
his mind all incidental questions are sub
ordinate TO these The President does
not mediate or desire the annexation of
Cuba to the United States, but it,
elevation into an independent republic
o! irccmen, in harmony with Oursciyc.
and with the other republics of Amcri
ca. The policy oi the nitcd States in
reference to Cuba, ut the present time,
is declared to be one Of expectancy, but
with positive and fixed convictions r,
To the duty OF the United States when
atime of emergency OF action shall arrive.
New Ships War.
Til" ncw-hips ot war, Alert, Alliance.
Essex. Ranger, Adams, Trenton. Huron,
and the Enterprise, Will y m be- ready
for sea. ani most of these will be in -rr-
vice before the end of the year. TIN
Trenton J., only launched, but she will
bc ready by the 18th of December next.
The Alert Is already in commission.
The Alliance Is now at Philadclphla' and
will soon Doe put IN commission. The
Ranger will, in a Jew days, 90 to Phiis-
dclphia 10 get her outfit The
Adam, and Essex at Boston, the Enter
prise at Portsmouth, y. II the Huron
at Norfolk. Va, are rapidly being pre-
pared for sca, and their officers will soon
bc ordered cn board. 1t Is thought that
the y lert will he ordered to the East
Indies to join our squadron in those
waters. The others will be ordered 10
Join the North Atlantic feet as fast rs
they are put in commission, and Us yes
sells are needed abroad, they will be or.
dered from the North Atlantic to foreign
stations. 1t is the policy Of the Secre-
tary Of the Navy 10 keep large number
Of vessels in the North Atlantic 70 rs 20
relieve the vessels abroad from this
station when necessary, The Worcester at
present is the flagship at that station, and
being very old, will be- ordered to Nor
folk as receiving ship in the place Of the
New Hampshire, which vessel will be
sent to Port ROYAL. North Carolina, as a
shore ship for the North Atlantic fleet.
The Harttort which recently returned
home from an Asiatic station, will re-
main the tlag ship of that station. Dur
ing the troubles growing out of the cap
ture OF the Nirginus by the Spanish
name of-war Tornado, our government
suffered great Inconvenience on account
OF the very weak condition of uGr navy,
but since then, the Department
ba, been dong NIL il il,
power with the limited means at it, di-
posal, to put the navy in good condition,
50 that W. may be ready for any emer-
gcucy. The ironcIads Mantauk, Man
haitian, Saugcs, Mohopac, Nnntuck, Ajax,
Cononicu>, CatskilI, Jason, Dictator ami
othcr- are in seagoing condition, and
should occasion require they could be
putIn service in five days.