Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-05-19
NO. -.
TO DEMotlsu THE ENEMY
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This ss~ms q" D. thr iutsrfs,n ="
niEht uf the naval war l-af,t sn,f
preparation. arr being mais ft 20. q
Inc iunetiru - Rear tdmiraI ~smp
~"u and the ftir- aias.ifau ar.ier
The command af t,faul.-t.tre :. hIeY.
with al r--.eihi~ dispatch tf uss~s-
>srv. tnrnuarirsr ~rhiey. asct,r,i.ne to
one n'.riai with hofn tsikr.i t.-iav.
~til pin Rear Admirai >smrssn ~n thc
south c,,as' ~ Cuba in nr,i~r that she
southwestern section - thr American
hi''rkssiiug squadron may b. protected.
ami e. plsce the American fcr,-s M
,tra'e-ic position H. attack n. Spani n
tset AZ whatever ppin' u may appesr.
II :, n"t necessary nor vould it ~
vo0-i ppiicy. - attach the monitor 20
N" combined feet and the pr,l,atil
tir~ arr that these vcs-sis will D. s-a-
ti"ne'i IN fren, - Havana. ~ AZ s.,uth-
er" I'"rt,. ~ their protection in case
the spanish squadron should attempt
." ionhsr,i a coast city.
With such squadron A. the officials
contemplated fvrr,inw. the enrmy's
h~"i. n met in battle. will. &, b. ,ouH-
IDENTIFY believed b. totally crushed
>s@P."a'- ,ru.siax Squadron.
Rear Aimirai Sampson will have IN
der his command. ~ is expected the
haiilcship> Iowa. Indiana and Massa.
chu>"tts. Second elias, hattie>hip T-1a-.
and armnr-l cruisers Br,-,Alyn amt
New York. Handicapped a> admiral
Sampson now -. bv the Monitor, fh-
el's"d ~ ths>- arr not more than eight
~ Mn" knots an hour. for the reason
that the i"vt spevd b. the .f.-,,i 80 the
>l"'s"~i vessel The Terror aud Amrhi.
trii" arr helm, tnwc,l. b-si,ic- en,Ieasor-
ing :" hasten their VOYAGE hy pfa-.e,,l.
ing under their own s;ram With M
monitors IN bis a~,t. Rear Admiral
Sampson will b. ahl, tn steam 81 the
rat" ~ twelve knots an hour aud keep
his squadron well together. and un.lrr
f"rcc'l draught may h, able ta reach
fifteen knots. The New Work aud
iir-pssi yn. with the AUXILIARY steamer.
and torpedo huat> a. BE- attached TO his
Force. will b. ahl, Ia speed ~ such a
rate A. tn be able To- uv.rhaui the
spanish arnore,i cruisers and huid thew
engaged until the Texas followed o.,
thu heavier ships of the line. ,smc 10
their ,upr-,rt
The DYING squadron Is no'v well an
iis way to Cuban water aud should
reach them. officials state. by t"mar.
row afternoon. It, culiicr. th, Sterl-
ing. Is trailing along behind. and the
vessels will c,al either from her or At
Key West
Rear Admiral sAmpsnn las colliers
with him and can coal his ship, fr,m
them, hut should hc change hi, plan II
proceeding to cienfucg,,s and como -
Key West, there will bc plentiful
eaal supply for ht. r'..,ct>thsrr. aud h.
csn cnli a, rapidit a. he may drsire.
Hut whatever Is the plan 81 the ear
t"ard, y h-lievcs u will have ample
time to perfect rs preparation, 10 en-
so'npass the destructi"u - thu spanish
fleet \ hart "f distance which That
h'-iy has studied shows that ih.s.-e ,-,n
be- junction II the American Hr,'s
without interference IN the part # tue
Spaniaris.
Nshsrt >tady.
Frnn Caraeau tp tisufuegors Is -ono
milr>. and Il that point he Rear Ad-
mtral samr~ons destination II. sill
reach IL st.ou' the siu. time the span
t,h squadron arrives there. provided IL
sailed yesterday from raraeap for thar
port. n the spanish fleet j. coming. q.
is believed. then the operations 81 The
board can tc completed without undue
haste. and the combined artuor-clad
squadron can tsc stationed a. ,hs. STRAIT
si,ie ps,sitinn - b. selected from IS hich
- will strike IN any direction that the
en.m, NAV make his appearance
An important feature - the boari's
plan - campaign g., the ~cauts which
have been thrown out IA all directions.
hut particularly af the s..versl passages
leading out - the tarihhean Sea Il +,
proposed to keep thes.. scouts on the
lockout fer information and IN constant
communication with the American fleet.
-u that they can forward - Rear td-
niiral sampson. as rapidly a. possible.
anything they may learn regarding the
whereabouts " of the enemy's m-u.of-
war
An important reason. in the eyes Of
naval experts. vhy m"uifors ,houid ~.
placed before the city u Havana. o.
the cruiser Newark should boz hurried
t@ that point was the ruisc cNreutsd
yesterday in accordance with capt
ten Elsncos ar,ier rs the cruiser
ronde de Nenediia and the euuh.st
Nru.va Espsua. designed 'o draw thc
american vessels within the radius of
tse 81 IN. shore batteries
II the commanding officer had been
plusky. the experts at the department
sly he could have raised the blockade
in from, of the city - Havana hy lie
stroying th,. small vessels cruising at
that point. With the Terror aud the
Amphi,rite off the city. there would b.
no danger Vt spanish vessels again try
ing the performance of yesterday.
Tho wisdom Of >iIsnse.
wNsuINGroN, MAY ~. An order post