VIRGINIUS
\vɜːd͡ʒˈɪnɪəs], \vɜːdʒˈɪnɪəs], \v_ɜː_dʒ_ˈɪ_n_ɪ__ə_s]\
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An American merchant vessel, captured on the high seas near Jamaica by the Spanish man-of-war "Tornado," October 31, 1873, on the ground that it intended landing men to assist in the Cuban insurrection then in progress. Four Cubans found among the passengers, and Captain Fry, with a number of others, were executed. This caused considerable excitement in the United States. Spain, however, made immediate and ample reparation. The incident served to foment the filibustering spirit against Cuba, still rife among a certain class of statesmen in this country
By John Franklin Jameson
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