Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-05-26
SCHLEY ALSO
At SANTIAGO.
His WaPslips Are Bl0Gkidilg
The Port VlGPGtlG Spanish
Are Bottled Up.
CERVERA CAN NOT GET OUT.
Inc PRESIDENT 10 Call lot seventy
Five Thousand More
Troops Soon.
LAST CABLE CONNECTION CUT.
Particulars of the State of Affairs at
Santiago Observation-Disclosures
Warships Swarming at Mouth
of Harbor at Santiago
The Spanish Fleet
is Cornered.
LAST CABLE CONNECTION CUT.
Special Dispatch to the Ledger.

Special Dispatch to the Ledger.
WASHINGTON, d. O., May 25, $3.50 p.
ma dispatch from Port Au Prince,
Hayti, received this afternoon, says
the report that the Spanish feet is at
Santiago de Cuba is correct. Full par
ticulars are not obtainable, but the
report is fully credited at the War
Department. schley's Squadron is
blockading the port.
The last cable connection between
Cuba and Spain will be cut to-day or
tonight.
The President is expected to issue q
proclamation Immediately calling for
$4,000 more volunteers.
WILL MOVE on HAVANA.
WASHINGTON, May 24.-The Navy
Department has information that the
Spanish feet ia al Santiago de Cuba
and that Commodore SchIey is out
side, ready for attack. A great battle
is looked for at any moment, and the
humiliation of the Cape Verde feet
is counted upon with confidence.
Following Schley's victory at San
tiago, Sampson,s squadron will move
on Havana. There will be a demand
for surrender, and If Blanco refuses,
the forts will be shelled, and the army
at Tampa and other points, will in
wade the island.
While the Spanish fleet is cooped up
in the harbor of Santiago de Cuba,
its destruction OIL capture Is consid.
cred, by officials here, to be merely q
matter of time.
Before the harbor are the armor-
clads of the American navy, ready tc
give battle to Admiral Ceryera's men.
of-war the moment they poke thei,
noses out Of the channel leading tc
the sea.
Official advices announcing these tG
be the positions of the opposing fleets
were received at the Navy Depart
ment last night from the commander.
in-chief of the American force oper'
ating In front of the harbor. 1t wal
these advices which enabled the
authorities to deny emphatically the
reports that an action occurred II
the Windward Passage.
So clarified has become the atmos'
phere as a result of the bottling up o
the Spanish feet in Santiago de Cub.
that the authorities are now eagerly
and earnestly pressing forward thu
military expedition which will invade
| Cuba.
The expedition unquestionably will
start this week, and will be supported
by a formidable force of ironclads
| which will be detailed to bombar(
| Havana under command of Real
Admiral Sampson, while the arm!
makes the land attack.
The Spanish ships arrived at San
tiago late last Wednesday. Commo
dore sohley's squadron sailed from
Key West Thursday evening, ant
Admiral Sampson followed sool
after.
Commodore Schley took the north
ern route to santisgo-5so miles-ant
undoubtedly reached there Saturda!
night Admiral Sampson took thu
longer, western and southern route
OF 745 miles, reaching Santiago Mon
day.
For Admiral Cervera to coal Womb
have taken at least two days, will
the limited facilities Santiago affords
He could not have been ready to leav,
before Friday evening, and by tina
time the liners employed as scout
were on hand, and the departure o
his feet would have been at once re-
ported, both to Warrington and Il
Admiral Sampson.
While there is a possibility that AID
miral Cervera just before the Amer
lean fleets arrived may have run t.
C~ienfuegos, 800 miles west Of San
tiago, the fleets would quickly fine
him there.