The New York herald., 1875-12-28

'Ihe nations which may coalesce Tor TINS
purpose are not named.
GRANT AND HIS CABINET WARNED.
s'The United States government is probably
forewarned of the fact, as am assured. that
lengthy dispatches, in cipher, are passing
Between Madrid and Washington"
THE QUESTION IN WASHINGTON.
EHE PRESIDENTS DESIRE TO PREVENT FURTHER
DEVASTATION AND EFFORTS TO THAT END
THE PRESENT DIPLOMATIC CONDITIONING
IMMEDIATE TROUBLE ANTICIPATED.
WASHINGTON Dec 81 1876
report has been very quietly circulating for several
days among people not unfrcquently well informed,
Chat the object of proposed Intervention in Cuban
nairs to save the cultivated parts Of island
from greater devastation and prevent further de-
morazation OF the sugar producing industry that with
bhis object the President had consulted with the British
French and German governments, Offering TO join
them in such mediation would produce cessation
pf hostilties and leave time for arrangement be
perfected between the Cubans and Spain Rumor
added that these negotiations gone some length
snd that they not likely to succeed but that the
President would probably send in a Cuban Message
goon after the reassembing of Congress- 1t not pos.
ribc to trace these any authentic source 1t
be stated, however, that
NEGOTIATIONS WITH SPAIN
pro continually going on, that the Cuban question is
Tti open aud the subject of animated discussion at
uadrd, and that unless Spain, who appears TO have
acted IN her intercourse with Mr. Gushing with remark
Ible moderation and selfpossession, should lose
her temper and take offensive initiative there not
bny immediate prospect Of action this side SO far
IS be ascertaned the President does not intend to
yend a special message Cuban affairs to Congress
yery after it reassembes. He is not at present
Engaged upon such document AT the time
here is doubt that Cuba engages good deal of his
lttention and that he has been led complain of the
destruction Of valuable plantations in Cuba Thirty
tne said to have been laid during the pres
INT year. He has been persuaded that we get less
iugar from the island than formerly and forced
pay higher price for what get He is extremely
ynxioas Tor some way TO put
HosTImrrEs.
Tho Impoverished condition Of Spain is Watched here
md il has become known that her lnances are in such
disorder that she has lately borrowed millions
LONDON aud Paris at fifteen cents on the dollar A
tation reduced to
SUCH ExTREMiTIEs
Is sad, cannot long avert entire prostration and
litter hcpIessness and is possible that President
watts for expected climax in the Spanish affairs
w. possibly Tor such removal OF the Spanish ruling
hmy @ Cuba would be parallel to the removal OF
he Bragan1as from Portugal to Brazil 1t is believed
acre that with the exception the Havana volunteers
sho spaniards the Spanish population Of Cuba
IS ready 70
WELCOME PEACE
almost any terms and that the property owners or
gle lsIand though apparently faithful SPAIN would
Iejoice any event which brought them peace and
yetef from cxactions which are runous TO them and
security from misgovernment and spolation in the
uture Spain, It is said, lives nowby
RoBBNc CUBA
She would lose the greater part Of her If she
sost the Stand But she has shown herself incapable.
or giving peace and an economical administration
End the question asked Are we obliged to suffer the
gun her rule works to continue any longerY There IS
yeason to believe that such representations as the
above have been very freely made TO the Spanish
government quite recently and that government has no
doubt forced by its receive them pa.
sientIy Whether Mr.. Cushing has any recent orders
70 "push SPAIN" is not known but, for the present
at least no trouble is expected. How long the ex.
oectaut poscy will continue knows.
raE QUESTION or ANNEXATION
There IS general belief in administration circles
Shat the American people almost UNANIMOUSLY op.
posed acquisition Of Cuba part Of the Union.
Che President has 10 several messages expressed him
self as averse to such a solution OF the question. The
secent Cuban alarm drew forth from the press
or the country such general expression
OF opinion adverse TO the acquisition OF
she island as has, perhaps embarrassed the
Presidont by showing him that any against
Spain which would lead to our capture OF Cuba would be
opIoUs TO
The weakness Of the nsurgeni forces is known here,
and IL is not believed that the cubans, they
gevcd from their contest with Spain would be able to
naiutau an independent government
PRoTEcroRArE
ls sometimes spoken or but il does not seem to be
promising experiment Finally, what is absolutely
pertain at this moment concerning our relations
9Th Spain is that the Cuban question Is