The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-01-24
THE SO-CALLED CIRCULAR.

NEXT STEPS INSTRUMENTATION TO OUR
OTHER EUROPEAN MINIsTERs-wHAT THEY
ARE TO SAY TO THE EUROPEAN POWERS
CUsHING's REPLY = SPAIN PROMISES TO
MEND MATTERS.
On the 5th of November, the same date as the
letter to Mr.. Cushing, Mr.. Fish addressed note
to Mr.. Schenck, at London, saying: Herewith
you will receive a confidential copy Of the i'll
structions this day addressed to Mr. Cushing,
containing the presidents conclusion as to
Cuba. He then briefly recites the tenor of the
letter and says: This being the case, the pres;-
cate to Great Britain the conclusions arrived at
in the note to MI. Cushing and
to suggest that, In his opinion, an ex-
approval OF the view of this government and
its influence to induce settlement viii tend TO
q more speedy acknowledgment, and will more
surely induce the government Of Spain by some
wise and conclusive measure to render all
thought or necessity of Intervention from any
Britain may possibly, OF its own accord, think
proper, In view Of It's own interests, to cooper
cruel war of devastation. Humanity
its own great interests, and regard for the
preservation OF the peace of the world WILL it is
question which this government has at length
been forced TO assume and TO address its repre-
sentative at Madrid to that end. Mr.. Cushing
has to-day been instructed to defer his Inter
view with the minister OF state until you have
communicated TO this department the result OF
your interview with Lord Derby. You will
take the earliest occasion practicable to comply
with this instruction, and Will promptly com
munlcate With the department by telegraph and
In cipher the result thereof. Similar letters
were ADDRESSED to the United States ministers
Rome, and instructions given TO ask in effect
the moral support OF the governments to which
they were accredited: On November 18th, M.
Fish telegraphed to Mr.. Schenck that
ADvIcEs HAD BEEN RECEIVED FROM MR..
CUSHING,
which suorestad a DELAY in readfn tba ir,struc.
lions to Lord Derby. On the 10Th of November
Mr.. Fish directed Mr. Schenck to read the in
structions received to Lord Derby as soon as an
opportunity permitted, and to explain that in
terventton Is not contemplated as an immedia. e
Contest be prosecuted and satisfaetory aSinsts
ment OF the existing grlefs be not reached, and
MANY rnat we n sincerely desire TO avoid any
and establish our relations with Spain on
permanent basis of friendship. Mr..
Schenck and other ministers were informed that
the president would discountenanceth the recogni-
uon OF oelligerency or Independence, and that
siructions 70 the Spanish minister OF state with
out waiting the result of Mr.. Schenck's inter-
view with Lord Derby. On the 3Oth OF Novem-
dispatch of November o had been delivered to
the minister of state, with a verbal explanation
as near as the foreign idiom would permit. on
December 4 Mr.. Gushing autographed TO secre-
tary Fish as follows: have had an interview
our srevances He e Is OPPOSED pe admits
principe to the sequestration of the property Of
foreigners, condemns the delays OF redress and
will take up and promptly settle each case. He
Will remove all cause OF complaint as to the
treaty, and reprobates the conduct of the local
authorities In Cuba as more injurious to Spain
than 10 the United States. The correspondence
contains no responses from our representative,
TO whom the instructions were sent to be read
TO the governments to which they were ac-
cre dited, nor is there any correspondence later
tnan december 4. 1873, relating to the special in
structions OF November s.