ourselves.

This article has stirred up a great deal of feeling, and we shall
probably hear more of it.

In the mean while Spain has sent a note to the various powers, asking
what they would be prepared to do if she should declare war on the
United States.

It is said that the European governments have given Spain to understand
that if such an event occurs she will receive nothing stronger than
diplomatic support from them.

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The cruiser _Montgomery_ and the gunboat _Annapolis_ have been sent in
search of the _Silver Heels_, but have returned to port without finding
any traces of her.

The number of patrol vessels on our coasts has been doubled, and every
possible precaution is being taken to prevent another affair of the
kind; but, in the mean while, the filibuster has got safely away.

Cuban filibustering has, however, received a severe blow from England.

Information was received by the magistrate of Andros Island that the
Cubans had established a depot on one of the Bahamas Islands, of which
Andros is the largest.

These islands lie on the north and east of Cuba, and are a large group