New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-01-10
nnr Yirriniua nemnnhs.

A letter Just received in Washington from
high authority in London contains the inn
portant announcement that Immediately
upon the receipt in Madrid of the text of
the Presidents message regarding Cuba the
Spanish government addressed note to all
the foreign powers, asking them if they had
any intention of uniting with the United
States government to interfere in the affairs
of Spain OF in her management Of affairs in
the island of Cuba, and what would be the
attitude of these powers in case the govern
ment of the United States should interfere
alone. The response of Great Britain through
the foreign office was that the government
of Great Britain had no intention of inter
fering in the affairs of Spain or her manage
ment of her colonial possessions; that her
majesty's government entertained the most
friendly feeling toward the government of
Spain, and that its conduct and especially
the arrangements made for indemnity for
the Virginius affair were entirely sRtisfao-
tory.
The letter does not state whether other
answers have been received to the note of
Spain, but il is asserted explicitly that if
the United States government had been
satisfied with the same terms as those on
which England's claim had been adjusted,
existing differences growing out Of the Vir
ginius troubles could have been as easily
arranged by the government of Spain, it
reserVing the right to the question whether
the Virginius was or was not treated accord
ing to international law. The letter goes
on to say that the points involve those
originally set forth in the protocol ageed
upon between Secretary Fish and Admiral
Polo, with the following concessions: First
Yielding to the same consideration of hu-
manity which animated Spain as regards
England, it comedies to the families of the
American citizens seized on board the ViF-
ginius and shot at Santiago de Cuba, a sum
equal per head to that conceded TO the
British, viz: to the British white sub.
jects sum of S500 for each person, and
as all the citizens of the United States shot
were white the discrimination made by
England in regard to her cOlored subjects
does not eater into the agreement between
Spain and the United States. SecOnd-The
Spanish government offered to open an in
vestigation upon the conduct of its authOri-
ties to ascertain whether their proceedings
we're in accordance with the internal laws
of Spain, and with international treaties.
Third-In case these concessions were not
accepted by the government of the United
States, the government of Spain proposed
arbitration, in accordance with the protocol
of November %, 1873. In the protocol t is
stipulated that ''Other reciprocal reclama-
tions are to be the subject of consideration
and arrangement between the two govern
ments, and in case OF no agreement are to
be the subject of arbitration, if the cOnsti
tntiOnal assent of the Senate of the United
States DO given thereto"
The Attorney General of the United
States, it will be remembered, gave an
opinion, accepted by the President, 70 the
effect that "the Virginins was &c the time
OF her capture not entitled TO carry tine
flag OF the United States, and was carrying
it without right and improperly" The
United States, ia q note TO Admiral Polo,
and by him transmitted TO the home gov
eFnment, made this appear. The letter
concludes; 's'rhe answer Of the United
States to the last proposition of Spain is, in
view of the recent excitement over tho
PfeEidents message, awaited with much
interest,". p-Nea0 Yssk Herald.