San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-04-02
THE BERMUDA's MOVEMENTS.
speCulations in New York as How She
Game in Honduran Waters.


Game in HOnduran Waters.
NEW YORK, April IA special
to the Herald from La Libertidad
San Salvador, via. Galveston. says:
The Bermuda arrived at Puerto
Cortez, Honduras, on the 29th, OF
March with cargo OF ammunition
which has been seized by the port
authorities.
NEW YORK, April 1.-The Her.
aid, locally, concerning the re-
ports Of the seizure of the Bermuda
by the Spanish authorities says:
l he cable message from La Liber-
tidsd, Salvador, stating that the
arms on the steamer Bermuda, Of
filibustering fame, had been seized
at Puerto CorteZ on the north coast
OF Honduraz would apparently in
dicate:that the Bermuda had been
intercepted while attempting to
make landing in Cuba, and had
been compelled to fly with at least
part Of the cargo to avoid Span
ism cruisers. There is reason to be-
lieve that the expedition reported
by Havana special cable dispatches
TO have landed at Muriela, or on
the north coast of Pinar del Rio,
was not the Bermuda, but another
expedition. Cargoes OF arms aud
ammunition carried by fast sailing
vessels are known TO slip across
under cover of darkness from the
Florida coast to Cuba at intervals.
The successful landing Of at least
five OF these expeditions have been
announced during the last month.
These small filiburstering parties
have all landed at different points
| on the north coast Of the island
and sometimes close to Havana.
The sailing OF the Bermuda from
New York with CaliXto Garcia on
board was, OF course, known to the
Spanish officials. All eyes were on
the look out for her and it is not
strange under the circumstances
that the small expedition which
landed in the dark at Murielo on
the northeast coast was mistaken
for, and reported as the Bermuda.
When Capt. O'Brien picked up
Garcia and his party off the Jersey
coast and steamed out to sea, it
was not his intention to endanger
life and property by steaming
down the Atlantic coast, thus run
ming the risk OF interrogation and
capture by Spanish cruisers which
L. fn no or, hn fph for
him.
The experienced old blockade
runner laid his course almost
south of south east, which would
take him hundreds of miles from
danger OF interception. He left
the Bermudas we'll to the west,
sighting land first on the extreme
western edge of Catlin's island,
which would have been made in
about four days as the Bermuda
steams easy at eleven knots an
hour. From this point towards
Cape Maysi on the eastern end Of
Cuba, the course is almost
due south and on the coast
of the province OF Santi-
ago de Cuba there is every
reason to believe the Bermuda at
temple to land. AS the Bermuda
approached the Cuban coast great
care was, OF course, a necessity.
To pick safe place for landing
and avoid the cruisers Of Spain
consumed considerable time and
caused much delay, and it is
quite possible that il was the
steamer Horsa which is said to
have landed Aiguerre and Castillo
near Guanatamo and the steamer
Three Friends, which recently
landed Enrique Collaso near Car
denas. The Bermuda may have
been "caught in the act" and
after, perhaps, taking Gen. Garcia's
party, may have been chased away
from the coast across the Caribbean
sea toward the southwest.
Flying the British flag with so
| much noteriety, as tilibusterer
attached to her name, she would
hardly dare to put in any port on
| the island OF Jamaica. Towards
Honduras she either sailed on her
own accord or was chased thither
by Spanish mon OF war.
The Cubans in New York, have
heard nothing from the Bermuda
since her arrival was cabled to
them from Puerto Cortez. They
were greatly surprised to hear
that her arms had been seized by
the Honduras authorities.