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Show Many inlluential Spanianls in conversation con-versation to-night expressed the opinion opin-ion that further difficulties can bo. avoided, provided the conditions of the surrender of the 'iymirs be changed. They arc lint unwillinn Lo see her delivered into the hands of I a neutral power, and the question of her right tu bear the American Hag decided by an arbitration. The ma-jory ma-jory of the people are determined not 'to permit the surrender of the I uynt-lus uynt-lus directly to Americans, and if this is insisted "on there will be a serious conflict. Calm people express the hope that the United States will waive the (piestion of direct deliveiy. The authorities arc well willing to obey thc mandates of Castellar. but the Spanianls will not consent to the di J root surrender to the Americans. It Castellar and the government of the United States insist upon it the authorities au-thorities will be compelled toalxlicate. The situation is extremely complicated, complica-ted, and nobody can tell the result. There is no naval vessel of the United Stales in this port. One Hrit-ish Hrit-ish man-of-war is hero. A number of Knghhmen have arrived in Havana Hav-ana to look after their commercial interests in-terests in person. It seems that CasLclar inquired by telegraph as to the state of the popular feeling in Cuba on the settlement of the l'byu-ius l'byu-ius aJliiir. The Captain-General replied re-plied that the people were unanimously unanim-ously opposed to the steamer's surrender, sur-render, but before the answers could be received at' Madrid, Castclar telegraphed tele-graphed thi terms of Lhe deliveiy in the port of Havana. This caused Lhe greatest surprise among the Spaniards. |
