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Show Tli' Viruiiiiits Alluir. ( Washington, .". The diplomatic ! branch of our Government is not so hopejul now as it was several days figo. of the ability of Spain lo carry 1 .lit its orders. The suggestion of a modification of the portocol that Ihe i ,!"'". may he delivered to a thin! party, to await adjudication, does not at present meet ivith any ollicial favor. The statement published to-dav to-dav that thern was not one I'nited Stale naval vrs.-el at Havana yesterday yester-day is aivounlitl for by the fact that it was part of the arrangement he-j 1 ween Secretary Fish and the Spanish Minister that ("heie should be no show of menace whatever on our part, which could increase Ihe excitement at Havana and elsewhere in Cuba, while the plan of velciue was intended to bo die, clod yesterday in the (piicf-est (piicf-est manner possible. OOVIIllXMliNT JXKLS I.LMKNI. There is no excitement in any 1 pi arte r concerning the ' ic;oc-v HUeslioii, allhoiigh some curiosity is expn:(:d to Varu the Condition of allaii-s at Havana. GJlicial advices arc withheld from the pulilic for prudential pru-dential considerations. The Cabinet to-day .talked ovnr the situation, hut nothing was done to change the position posi-tion of allairs. The embarrassments surrounding the Spanish Government ;ire apireciatetl, and therefore without with-out a formal prolongation ol time, Ibis Government will wait lill a delivery deliv-ery c:in lie etlectevl in a way that will gie the least oilciue h, tlic Spanish princ. - It is believtid from what hits born privately kdd in oilicial ipiartcrsv that it -was not asrrccd between Si'crcUtry Fish and . Admiral 1'oJo that the i wiiix'h.--should be surrendered at tho port ol Havanti. but that the vessel should be taken from the harbor and Cuveyed beyond its jurisdiction, and then delivered de-livered to such I'nited Stales vessels a might be sent to receive it. i're paraiionJiK being m;ultt to give j-imely notice of the transfer. It U consjid-mil consjid-mil that IhU course would ive les occasion for olleuce than it one or more of our ships sliould go -directly tu Havana for that purpose. Government Govern-ment leaves lo Spain the tullillinent of its obligations, btit if this should prove impracticable,' the facij will be reported to Congress for its action. |