Show OFFER TO PATROL SPANIARDS but spain is unable to accept the kindness new york aug 9 A special to the tribune from washington says the united states hag magnanimously offered to parole the 1303 spanish naval pria onera taken at the destruction of admiral cerveria veraa fleet whenever spain is ready to repatriate them with the exception of officers who are enjoying american hospitality within the limits f balk of thesa prisoners the naval station at a ca confined ta portsmouth whore they leavo the liberty of ft larga picturesque island and are comfortably quartered and fed in temporary buildings erected especially for their use the offer of this government wae made regardless gard less of the approaching culmination and simply with a of peace negotiations view of sending home a large number of national ruesta who bad considerably their welcome and become overstated overstayed over stayed burdensome upon the boat these spaniards have buffered scarcely any of the usually imposed upon prisoners of war but have been cared for as tenderly as it they bad been americans the most of them were terribly debilitated from privations they bad and a large percentage hajeh to be nursed and cared for in hopie hc pie instead of turning them ove Q spain in the pitiful condition they presented when they sought refuge from their burning ships and the cubans aboard the american naval vessels they have been fully restored to health and vigor and the offer of the united states contemplates biving them back to spain more able bodied than they were when they left the peninsula six months ago although this barik ing instance of american generosity to a helpless enemy waa officially laid before the madrid authorities through the representative of B neutral nation some days ago no re epopee whatever has been received beyond the simple ac will the statement that it would receive con eide ration there was every reabun to believe ahn spain would eagerly embrace the opp x eunity to secure these prisoner cone I 1 as they do ane flower of the force as an important source of to the government at this time i cgee domestic dissatisfaction dimensions which could be controller con trolle only with much difficulty th offer however did not the transportation of th men to spanish territory as in the casi of morals karrison at santiago but pro aided vided only for their delivery on neutra vessels under guarantee of security ii the ports of the united states and perhaps the spanish delay is caused by th difficulty of se curine a eingle transport at the present time during the next two or three months the prisoners will be a source of little 0 no concern to the united states th trouble and cost of maintaining them being confined to the furnishing of food and clochin but as winter approaches it will ba necessary as early as novem her first to erect more substantial build inns for keeping them warm or it may be necessary to transfer them to with it is a remarkable fact that spain does not possess a eleele american prisoner to offer in exchange for the number of spaniard 3 who have been captured in the philippines aa well ac in the west indies and this inequality makes the present offer of parole all ih more charitable on the part ot this government ern ment |