The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-17
! OF CAMPAIGN.
ks.Is Are to Be punched for
the Fight.
or SAMPSON AND sCHLEY
rrying to Form the Proposed
Junction.
fORS ON THE BLOCKADE.
reyent Any More schemes on
anco's Part TO Destroy
the American Fleet.
(ORS ON THE BLOCKADE
second Edition.)

d copyrighted, 1898. by Jamcs Coz
eennett.)
ngton, May 16. -Spain's fleet in
bbean is TO be INST by a squadron
e Of the armorclads of the United
h North Atlantic waters. This
be the intention tonight of the
oard, and preparations are being
effsct the junction of Rear Adj
kmpson's fleet and the flying squad
oil necessary. nor would it be good
% attach the monitors to the com
eet, and the probabilities are that
ksssls will be stationed in front of
or at Southern ports for their pro-
n case the Spanish squadron should
to lombard a coast city.
such a squadron as the officials
blate forming, the enemy's feet, IL
battle, will. It is confidently be-
be totally crushed.
Admiral Sampson will have under
mand, it is expected, the battle
bwa, Indiana, Massachusetts and
krmored cruisers Brooklyn and New
with no monitor in his fleet. Rear
Sampson will be able to steam at
: of twelve knots an hour and keep
hadron we'll together, and under
raueht may be able to reach fifteen
rbe New York and Brooklyn, with
Hillary steamers and torpedo boats,
Mill be attached to his force, will
TO speed at such rate as to be
overhaul the Spanish armored cruis-
hold them together until the Texas,
by the heavier ships of the line,
J their support.
)lying squadron is now well on its
Cuban waters and should reach
officials state. by tomorrow after
Whatever is tho plan of the was
ID believes that IL will Rave ample
perfect preparations to encompass
3truction of the Spanish fleet. A
5tich that body haa studied shows
ere can be a junction of the Amer
fts without interference on the part
Spanish From Curacao TO Cienfue
1000 miles. and il that'point be Rear
! SIMPSONS destination he will
ahou. the same time the Spanish
IN does. provided it sailed YESTERDAY
bracoa for that port, II the Spanish
ealing. as Is believed, Their the
Ens Of the boarl can be completed
undue haste and the combined ar
ID squadron can be stationed at the
c position to be selected from which
Etrike in any direction that the en-
BY make Its appearance.
bpnrtant feature of the boards plaI
eaign is the scouts Which have been
out In ali directions, but particular
PIE several passages leading OFT OF
fibbean sea 1t is proposed to keel
lts on the lockout fer information
constant communication with III
IN fleet, so that they can forwarG
Admiral Sampson. as rapidly CT
anything they may learn regarding
ereabouts of the enemy's men o.
IN important reason in the eyes Of
experts why monitors should b.
before the city of Havana. or The
Newark should be hurried to that
Was the ruse executed yesterday IN
nee with Captain General Blanco'
y the cruiser Condo de Venedita and
hboat Nueva Espana, designed &c
e American vessels within a radius
fire of the shore batteries. If the
commanding officer had been
the experts at the department say
have raised the blockade in front
city of Havana by destroying tn:
essels cruising at that point. With
ror and the Amphitrite off the city
ill be no danger of the Spanish veS-
ing the performance Of yesterday.