Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-01
The CAbANAS AFFAIR
Continued From First Page.)

came to standstIi and the gunboat
cast:ne, which is guarding that port.
vas hailed. Captain Berry thereupon
Nsnt on board the flagship and had :;
&oEsusta ton with the admiral. A care
fu' lnSpsetio of the Mariel harbor re-
Neal@u the presence of two small Span
ISL sunboats and four schooners, we'll
IN behind an old fashioned martello
tower on one side and Il timSy little
Tort on the other. The combined bat
terry Of the two Notifications" is one
notwithstanding cannon.
The last blockade house Of the west
ward trocha doomed up on a sharp
h'uii ShadowinS the littl. town.
Alter lying for forty minutes close
ltio this picturesque harbor with it's
low. red rooted Warehouses; royal
palms ana mountainous setting the
nhiniral proceeded to cabanls. saying
l"kins'y to the correspondent:
M;'rl"l looked altogether too peace
ful To be disturbed"
u is believed. however. that in Slit,.
of its peaceful appearance, mines have
been laid beneath the smooth waters
Of Cabanas harbor.
Copyright 1898. by Associated Presso
oN BOARD THE DISPATCH BOAT
Quantities.. VIA KEY WEST. FLA.
April 80. The Dauntless. dispatch boat
= 'he Associated Press. returned to
NY West This afternoon. after fifty
our hours cruise of one hundred miles
,l"n= tha northern coast of Cuba.
Tn" Cincinnati was visited by the
b.n0tlesS YES .erdly. Captain Chester
ana an NE officers OF the cruiser are
muah pleased with the result of the
li-ve they rendered the batteries of Ma
tanZlS useless. as they have given no
signs Of activity since then. The Span
-sh troops can easily be seen on shore
f.om The deck of the Cincinnati
No seizures have been made recently
tine Cincinnati held up fishing schoon-
CT, whose crew was badly frightened.
They offered their entire catch for their
release. The schooner was allowed TO
go. There are TWO small Spanish gun
boats which are evidently trying to
escape from Cuban waters. Captain
Evans, of ihe Iowa. told the correspond
ent that he had seen them long dis
lance off. but they were very shy, and
would not come near enough to be shot
al. and aft-rward ran back into port.
II viii be next TO Impossible for them
10 escape the vigilance OF the squad
ron now. .. VI
Except the Spanish cruiser Alfonso
Nil. a hopeless cripple. there is moth
ing in Havana harbor which could not
BE blown out of the water by the May
flower or Mangtove. lAll the officers OF
from the United States. particularly re
rarting the movements of the army
or the dongs of the Spanish ships al
Cape Verde Islands
N'hri,ia straits is not a sheet Of water
a. ne selected for a pleasure cruise
particularly for $50 ton dispatch boat
Tor yacht, such as are used for carry
ing dispatches. The Lee sides of the
boats are under water half the time
great volumes Of spray dashinG over the
pilot house and land luhberng wal
cores pouients are thrown violently gu
of their b2ruhs at night In addition
they have TO take their meals whll.
holding onto "a stanchion with one hand
which has been the common order o
things on board since the blockade com
nenced a Week ago. The prevailins
east.-rly winds. blowing in a direction
opposite to that of the course of th'
gulf stream. stir up an ugly sea II
the narrow channel between the islant
Of cuba and the Florida Keys, which
| presents more rerrorS to the newspape
men than any contemplated engage
ment between the American and Span
| Sh fleet