Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, Transmitted to Congress, With the Annual Message of the President, December 7, 1874

No. 732.
Mr. Hall to Mr. Fish.

[Telgram.]

Havana, November 18, 1873. (Received Nov. 18—10.10 p.m.)

The consul at Santiago de Cuba reports, under date 13th instant? that the total number of executions of persons from the Virginius was fifty-three, and that there had been no executions since 8th instant Statements published here on 14th instant respecting fifty-seven additional executions prove untrue. The British steamer Niobe was at Santiago, and the Wyoming expected there on the 14th. The Virginius arrived here to-day.

HALL.