Year: 1872

loJer NV NJ De v0ero was no pr0pclng or upellluR
power behind him. But the Presldent's instruc-
tons in this new case did not admit OF any delay.
The ministers were informed that the demand was
answer before Congress adjourned, rs I'm the event
OF refusal to release DR.. HOuard, the Pres-
Gonrress on the snniect n va Sagasta had re-.
NAMED IN power, the minister who resigned the
other day, Decause Of the mysterious disappear.
there would probably have been an issue made
upon the H0uard case-suspensiOn OF diplomatic
derstand the character Of Mr. sagasta he
that school Of truculent statesmen to whom re-
ferred moment since, when spoke OF mep who
OF the country but war with the United States
Gucuent, ambitious, unscrupulous man-the
men, the influence Of sSras has oPe 1aT@
to Spain, and to the new dynasty which is striving
to ma root here, than can well be imagined. Mar
hoped rom the plain blunt, large-minded soldier,
who had the courage to pardon the Basque rebels
painting and impatient, than from any of The men
now IN power or apt to gain power AS II is there
FORE the effect Of the new policy OF the President as
expressed by General Sickles, was seen In the con-
duct OF the Serran0 ministry. Instead OF waiting
for month and permitting the note to drift
through the bureaus and translation clerks of the
Foreign office, a. soon as it was known that the
President was In earnest. That he meant what his
Minister said, and good deal more, perhaps; that
refusal that In fact II there were any complications
In the matter man-0war would be around at
III,
General Sickles in simplifying matters as soon as
the Ministry had really cOmprehended the fact that
an earnest word had been spoken at last--the note
was taken up and considered In Cabinet. Within
three days from the delivery OF the note the Gen.
eral was informed that it had been under debate,
and that there was no doubt that the Doctor would
GENERAL sIcxLEs AND THE NEW SECRETARY OF


STATE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS.


The Spanish government, through N. MartOs,
the new Secretary OF State for Foreign Affairs
informed General slckles that the Doctor, who
is now at Cadiz, would be released. Consider


Ing that Martos has only been one week In once,
the promptitude with which the demand OF
the american government was conceded is as
felt here conspired to hasten the demand. General
Sickles' note demanding the release is said to have
been peremptOry in its t0ne and indicated that his
visit home had been followed by new policy in
Cuban matters. In adltion to the note the General
is reported to have lost no occasion to press upon
the Spanish Minister the absolute Importance
OF settling the matter at once. Serrano as have
already mentioned, had promised to release the
before he was warmly in in It, and could not carry
out his intentions. Then came the American
feet to Gibraltar and Lisbon, within an easy
sail of Cadiz And suddenly the yVmor
spread that the American ships had come to take
the Doctor, that they were under the command of
Sickles and that they meant to lombard Cadiz. So
when our minister made his formal call to-day up
on Martos the question Of HOuard came up The
Minister, according to the most authentic narra-
ment would change the tenor fits demand for the
delivery OF the Doctor, and instead OF arguing
question OF citizenship or the right Of the two
nations In the premises, to make the request on
the ground OF mercy and as an act OF grace, as a
personal favor from the King Amadeus to President
Grant and there would be no trouble. Our Minister
said he had made his case and he wanted it cOnsi-
sidered upon its merits The Spanish Secretary
replied that he understood that instructions had
been sent out from Washington directing the appli
cation to be made upon the ground OF cemency,
that the Spanish Minister had so instructed. Gene
raj Scks replied na n OF Go MS
But at the same time M. Martos could
not exaggerate the gravity of the situation; that
the President was very mitch In earnest about 1t.
M. MartOs suggested that under the treaty, and
even conceding all that the American government
o send IN sm 10 na hcsre h be
civil courts. All that the American government
complained of was that he had been tried by
NAMED, and unless the Americans would make
the application for release Upon the ground of
mercy there might be danger of his returning to
Cuba. In that case the General Is reported to have
said he would demand copy OF the record of the
Doctors conviction, and show that even upon the
record there would be no ground for remandng
him to Cuba, and that he could not but think the
result Of the remand would be to increase the
gravity of the situation. M. Martos then replied
that there was no idea Of remanding the Doctor


that he would be released and that he merely threw
out this Idea to show that the Spanish ground was
not altogether untenable 1t is expected the order
| for release will be sent to Cadiz without delay


| NEW AMERICAN POLICY REGARDING CUBA.
| SO ends the HOuard case, and SO begins our new
| policy with Cuba. You will no doubt hear of the
release OF the Doctor before you receive this letter
As was said In the beginning, General Grant means
to fight at least one OF his Presidential battles here
in SPAN. II he wins the Houard case-and think
1t has been wOn--the whole Cuban question will be
reopened and America will demonstrate as she
has not done before against the whole course of
the Spanish policy in that colony. The cruelties OF
the volunteers, the shooting Of the Students and,
above all things, the circumstance that slavery is
permitted in Cuba, will be brought to the attention
OF the Spanish government deep interest Is felt
here as to the policy of the President, and unless
everything should be submerged in new revOu-
ton, with another king or pretender coming over
the border and Amadeus in flight for Savoy or going
down to a ditch as poor Mexican Maxmilian did to
meet his fate at the hands OF cOrpOral's guard
unless this burning shame Of shams and fOllies and
misrule should break into new eruption, the
most interesting question to Spanish and American
men for the next six months, will be the develop
ment Of General Grants new policy with Spain.