The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-22
rprED,s suRRrvDER fxPLiINED.

TUEED'S SURREVDER IXPLiINED.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 21.--After the shock
ing butcherv 81 the oficcrs aud sehmen IN
board he Virgintus. tich hlt been captured
on the hign seas. while flying the Ametic' Il =.
by the So nish ship Of war Tornado, and c1rricd
into the port 81 Slntiigo de Cuba wncrc Gen.
Juan Busricl was then Governor, the Adm us
ttation, with all Its synp tthes for the ,vern
ment II VI drd, and al It's proiudices enlisted
az Inst the patriots - cuba, was forced 10y pub
lie opinion to take some action in regard to the
| darkest crime Of this age.
MIR. Fi-h affected zeal for the moment, while
the indignation Of the country, demanding the
sterncst redress. Numbered at the doors Of tire
| Department Of state. He transferred the nego-
tiations which nd been commenced at Madrid
to Washington, and there entered into proto-
col with the Spanish Minister, dated the ~ h OF
November. 1873, one Of the terms Of which Is
mat 50 In VIII
proceed to investigate the conduct Of those OF
irraty obigitioes anj viii arraisn them ncfore com.
ncteu court. anu mhci pun hment on those Who may
This clause was specially directed against Bur
riel, though It included others who had on
ciafed with him In the tutchery. Five months
| after that protocol was -iEned, letter from
Burricl defending his conduct ut Santiago,
and written Mt Madrid. right under the eve Of
the Government. was reproduced I'm the Epocr,
a leading pager, from the Rfrue dcs Dur
Monds. at Paris. to which It vas protessedly ad-
dressed on the 18th Of Aprll, 1874, though 1t
never appeared there.
When this offensive publication was brought
to the notice OF the Spanish Minister OF Foreign
Arairs. he snubbed Caleb Cushing, who vas act
ing under direct instructions from MIR. Fish, in
this style;
d. S ind ' S no Wien w. Ba na' i"f gpHc We
deemed It eNgedient TO publish IN ma Or any Other
parts after sins to hold tue oincial post a. nei in
doe pertain TO the exc utve puNcr to resrlu, in
auv w whatever, the right nee ed pi tne laws To
6r ass Tie e S1s Of the press s' ''''"S ' ''''
How that rebuke was taken will be best
known by Cushius's reply, Is follows
affords me SINGER Qualification To- oe 9pi; TO sly In
uoe- ul Justice 10 the rankntss aud eXpicness with
Uh YOUR Exec eucy ha. been Pleased 10 dlsayow al
responsibility Of the ,pan Governmeni tyr the pno.
lap.rs Of Madrid 30 Apfi. last
The first duty OF the Administration under
the protocol II 1873 was to bring Burricl to jus
tice. TOR one ~ the most sign ! acts Of barb srty
ten the present age has witnessed. He Ia I'd
violated the Laws of Spain. ~ well a. those Of
humanity aud Justice, besides outraging treaty
stipulallus. In tetd " insisting upon this
.rinci al point and commanding duty, Mr. Fish
nd Mr. Gus line cnntented themselves with re-
mon-trance. aud entered into a neg ,tation 81
indenni Tor the lives II tho hfty-three men
~no were shot IN cold llood at santiago.
spin was too glad to escape oy paying eighty
Thousand dollars and the Administration
rloried in that achievement. as n the national
honor had Mt Jeen stained Nv thrusting aside
the great question between the two Govern
ments, and accepting biood-money 10 atone
meut for crime Of the greatest atrocity.
While Caleb Gushing was writing long letters
20 succeeding Ministers OF stat. and accepting
IN II inequalities without any Thought Of re
turning them, he was astonished one bright
moruing-the 81 Of August, ls5j--to learn th Il
ID. Juan Burrlel had "oeen promoted from the
grade Il brigadier to that OF Marsca de Campo
in the military service Of So in" OF course h
sent terrinl, note TO the Minister Of Sttte. ana
many dcsratcaes to tne ven rattle Fish, Ia one
4 which he said
rcported the statement ~ fha Mint ter OF stare that
'he ~ mo o. ~ bnshi rr horfir a a. pee m,lr ~
10 has forced me- s'''.t'rron - reecivc in.
l".ln .i'n lnr ,nc prom ',i.n va, naia N ,nr
Fr'iuetAY Mln.stcf q ID. Jov iD.r.
Mott Truth IS. Blfiel WIS promoted out
-ile II his lined 'fi-f. jItt ASH BrIeiiier-
raj IA this ulut,s should jump ail tle
Major-Grueris aud te made Leut-na Gen
ei-l ia case u aya,Arcs. ~ moral dou1t exist
that THIS elevation was given to him In rev ,rd
fpr rs conduct at santiago. To pretend III ,
his high rank was CONFER. 8 without th- knoNl-
- fine Minister 4 stat. tw Of his col
league, As CIsIiu- alleges, is :. ilsult pIlac
int,iiseuco.
fui- news stirre even the cold blood OF our
-eerelarf ~ state. Hc did Llt eg eco spain
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