The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-05-28
AT THE SAME PORT.
THE "ESMERALOA' AND "CHARLES,
TON" IN STRIKING DISTANCE.

Now What will be Done?-The Gillian
Likely to bo Crippled for Lack of Fuel !
Our "San Francisco" and "Baltimore"
Among tho Insurgcnt Fleet.
WASHINGTON, d. c., May lG.-Ai- |
ter weeks waiting some tangible news
was received at the navy department
from the "Charlcston." First came a
dispatch from Acapulco stating that the |
Gillian insurgent cruiser "Esmcralda" |
had put cut of Acapulco harbor ycStcr- !
day and had returned to port today.
Later on through the state department
Il dispatch came saying the "Charlcs-
ton" had arrived at Acapulco and that
the ''Esmcralda" was still in port. but
giving no news Of the "ltata.n
What next step will be taken no one
at the state department knows or is free
TO tell.
The "Charlcston" will take ON coal
as her supply probably ran out during
the weeks chase. Whether the "Esmc-
ralda" is to have the privilege of taking
coal aboard can not be answered here,
as it is matter entirely within the
pleasure OF the Mexican government.
but the opinion here is against it, as the
neutrality laws would be strained by
the Mexican government if it allo we'd
anything more than water and food to
be supplied to thc insurgents. AS to the
"Charleston" it is quite probable that
commander, Captain Tcmcy, has orders
admitting large discretionary move
ments and will lie at or near Acapulco
Tor time trusting that the "Itata.n
which is slow seven knot ship, has not
yet passed down the coast, and will try
TO coal IN that neighborhooG. If she is
sighted the "Charlcston" will doubtless
try to seize her. She can not do this in
Mexican waters, so thai it would be nee.
essary to head her of outside the three
mile line, or if unsuccessful to follow
her to sea when she goes out. Wha
the ''IIsmerelda" will do in the mean
time is problcmatlral. The general cX
preston is that the officers OF the vcssc
Will rely more upon strategy than fore,
to obtain the supplies carried by th,
"Itata" and some officers believe tina
she is trying to lure her into truI
where she can be easily taken.
Recourse to force to prevent tn,
"Charleston" from capturing tn,
"ltata," however, it is said would, b,
the death blow of the insurwcnt caus,
In Chile, as the entire naval iorlc of the
United States in the Pacific would, il
necessary, be called INTO play TO dcstro,
the nsurGcnt navy.
The cablcgram received AT the depart.
ment from Admiral McCaEu on the
"San Francisco' announced that the
Baltimore" and ''San Francisco" were
ut lQulquc together. SO il appears that
the "BaltimOrc" has come north and
the "San Francisco" has been STAYED
III her southern course Just at the point
where tho Chilan jnsurgcnt navy is now
nearly altogether assembled. This
point is almost in the extreme north oI
Chill, and the place where the "itata'
would naturally find her dies :natlon i
she cluded the "CharlcS;Ou."
WAsIIINGToN, May lS.-,Ilst before
4 O'Clock this afternoon the Navy De
partmcnt received confirmation Of ;
dispatch to the effect that the Charleston
sailed Southward from Acapulco las
evening leaving the Esmcralda in lort
There was no word of the ltata. Tin
presumption is that the Charlcston
commander was satisfied that the Itat;
had passed Acapulco either before h
arrived there or while he lay in port
1t Is estimated that the Itata has beer
stcaminG along at about seven kno.s
and as she was ten days out last friday
night she should, at that time, have beer
just oil Acapulco, where it is report C.
from that place that she met ESmcralda
AS she is much smaller vessel than the
Emeralda and burns very much less coal,
1t is regarded rs within probabilities that
latter rcsstl might have supplied her
with this necessary article, which would
account for the strange war ship which
was IN port getting new supply focal.
II 1t be true that the Itlta was OF
Acapulco Friday night she had two full
days start Of the Charleston when the
latter started again in pursuit last night
This is about the same lead that she ha d
when she started from san Diego but it
does not appear that the chase is any
nearer conclusion. But if the two vcs-
sells now follow the same course, the
Charleston stcaming at fourteen knots
should come up with the Itata by To-,
morrow night. This event of cours" Is
based upon the assumption which is not
founded upon strong probability that the
two vessels are steering exactly the
same course. If the Charleston passes
ltata the next port where they are likely
to be heard from is Panama, about
1900 miles from Acapulco or Payta,
Peru, still further down the coast. AS
it Is the vessels have probably covered
less than half the distance to luuiuur.
the nearest Chilian port.
NO CHANCE OF 4 tnNFLICT.
CITY OF MEXICo VIA GALVESTON,
May lS.-The war department. having
asked Tor n?ws in regard to Gillian IN.
surgent vessels from Acapulco. has been
informed that there Is no probability OF
light between the United States steam.
er Charleston and the Chilian steamer
r. >eralda. There is no sign OF the
-, and tits thought that If she has not
fallen in with an American war ship she
Is undoubtedly oil the coast Of Central
America by this time, having been lurn-
ishcd with fuel by the E.smcralda.
Gen Pedro IIlnaiosa, secretary #
war, declares to an Associated Press
correspondent that Mexico only insists
that her neutrality be respected and will
noc Interfere in the matter. Gen Hin
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