The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1898-06-10
FROM THE SEAT OF IEAR.

1t has been reported from Jamaica
that the Cadiz squadron is due to ar
rive at Santiago to reinforce Admiral
Cervera.
Several thousand additional troops
have been assigned tog go to the Philip
pines, Col. William Jennings Bryan's,
Nebraska regiment being among
them.
Twelve thousand troops under Gen.
Shafter are to be employed against
Santiago.
The Fifth Maryland Regiment ar
rived at Tampa, Florida, on Sunday.
Rumors were rife on Sunday Of a
naval combat between three Spanish
and four American warships, the
American ships retiring. The Span
iards are suspected to he a part Of
the Cadiz fleet.
A feat was performed at the en-
trance of the channel which leads to
the harbor Of Santiago de Cuba, on
Friday, June 3, which for its audacity,
bravery and devotion to country, as
founded the world, and even aroused
the admiration of the Spanish Ad-
miral Cervera, and evoked the cheers
of his sailors. Lieut.. Richmond P.
Hobson, assistant naval constructor,
a native of Alabama and a son of q
gallant Confederate soldier, conceived
ha Of nj tho IN
the harbor of Santiago by sinking a
large vessel in the channel, and taking
with him seven volunteers, started ON
an errand which promised sudden,
terrible and sure death to all of them.
Their names, which are surely de-
signed to be emblazoned ON the
pages of history among the grandest
of the worlds heroes, are: Daniel
Montague, machinist; George Charette,
gunner's mate; J. c. Murphy, cox
swain; George Phillips. machinist;
Francis Kelly, water tender and
Randolph Clausen, coxswain. The
collier Merrimac, Il famous name in
American Naval combats,) started
from the fleet at A. NJ. with 900 tons
of coal on board. Nothing could be
seen of her in the darkness until the
flash of gun was seen from Moro.
The battery opposite MORO joined in
and for twenty minutes the joint
batteries, separated by stream not
more than 800 yards wide. poured
their concentrated fire upon the ves-
sci and her gallant crew. When she
reached the proper point, Lieut.. Hob
son dropped anchor and as the huge
hulk swung into position, he touched
the button and exploded q torpedo
inside of the vessel which sank i'm
mediately across the channel, effect
ually closing it. The brave men find
ing their boat destroyed, plunged into
the water, safely reaching a raft, and
proceeded to the Spanish Flag ship
and surrendered themselves as prison.
ers of war. tits reported that as the
eight men who had SO coursgeously
courted a horrible death in their
country's cause, assembled the ladders
of the Flagship, they were received
with cheers by the Spanish sailors
Admiral Cervera himself was SO struck
with their patriotism and exalted
courage that he sent Oviedo, his
chief of staff with flag of truce to
Admiral Sampson, stating that his
men had been captured, were safe,
were prisoners of war and held sub
ject to exchange. The ordinary usages
of war seemed to have been dispensed
with, for the flag of-truce boat carried
back money and clothes for the
heroes. One thing should not be
omitted, seven volunteers were asked
for. Four thousand responded.
At an Anglo-American banquet in
London, which was attended by many
prominent men, the guests wore the
union jack and the stars and stripes
blended, which they called the flag
of the future" Many references to
the proposed British and American
alliance were made.
Five thousand American soldiers
were reported to have landed at Punta
CABRERA, six miles west Of Santiago and
Joined Calixto Garcia's forces. The
Spanish General Linarez is massing
troops to oppose them.
Admiral Cervera is said to have con-
fined Lieut.. Hobson and his heroic
comrades in ward in Moro Castle,
Santiago, directly in the line of fire,
should the Americans lombard the
Castle This is Spanish chivalry.
A dispatch from Hayti tells of an
attack on Santiago on Monday. Two
Spanish ships are sal i to have been |
sunk, aid one American ship blown
up.
Dispatches from Hong Kong report |
tremendous fighting near Manila, the \