Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1898-05-26
SLIPPED AWAY.
Adm. Ceryera's Fleet Thought tn Have
Left santiago DE Cuba Drstina-
tion Not known.

| most thrilling sea chase Of modern
times. The United States will dis
patch its transports for the relief of
Dewey from san Francisco across the
placid Pacific, 1850 miles Spain will
send its fleet. which has for its object
the accompanying of the islands, from
barcelona, through the Mediterranean,
the l>thmuS of SurZ and the Re" sea.
acru>, TIL Arabian sea, along the
southern extremity of the BAY of lien
gal, around the Malayan peninsula and
up the China sea t. Manila, II total dis
tancc of 5000 miles.
The difference in distance the rival
fleets have To go is but three or four
days 10y sea travel. And again the adj
miniSiration realizes how unfortunate
that the relief To Dewey was not sent
two weeks ago
The City of Pcking and the City of
Sydney were ordered by the navy de-
crowd on all steam and make the be II
possible time in reaching their desti-
nation. The United States has the
advantage. Transports taking troops
to Dewey will maintain greater rate
of speed than the war vessels Spain i
sending from barcelona. The consc-
quences of an accident, however, en-
route might be of the most serious
character.
| NASHINGToN, MAY 3l.-Thc Spanish
Cape Verde squadron has been def
nitely and officially located at Santiago
DE Cuba. Rr. Adm sampson, with
powerful fighting squadron will
soon close in on the enemy ON the
south, coming from Key West 10y way
of the Windward Passage east of Cuba.
Commodore Schlcy. with the flying
squadron, is sailing around the island
of Cuba, hcmming them in on the west.
Thus located, and being surrounded
| 10y two powerful American fleets. there
now seems no possible help for the
| spanish vessels.
Secretary Long received cablegram
from RI Adm. ssSS .s,...a announcing
Verde feet at sansir.s9 !s..ISss,A The
message ives SER FrH!u cable station
in the West Indies, and indicated that
| the American commander was close on
the heels of the Spaniards.
Secretary Long Immediately sum-
moned the members OF the strategic
| board and long and important meet
ing was held. Relieving 1t to he GER
tain that Adm. Cervera would make a
desperate effort to slip into Havana on
the west, 1T took but few moments
FOR the board to decide on plan.
knowing Rr. Adm. Sampson could be
depended upon To prevent Adm Ger
vera from sailing north, orders were
quickly dispatched to Commodore
Schley, at hey West, TO put to sea
The instructions To the commander OF
the hylng squadron were 10 SAIL around
Cuba to the west and to find Cervera's
fleet and capture or destroy 1t.
Commo lore Schley was instructed to
use ms utmost endeavors to prevent
the Spanish fleet from entering the
haroor OF Clenfuegos or Havana. Rr.
Adm sampson and Commodore Schley
were informed as TO each Others move
ments 1t Is expected that Adm, Samp-
son VIII come up with Adm. 'ervera
hrst. lie, II Is calculated VIII appear
on santiago sunday evening. II the
spanish Meet Is still In the hardor
Adm. Sampson will blockade the Tort
and commence lombard ment IN order
TO bring out the fleet IL the fleet has
lett the haroor II VIII, IL Is thought'
proceed west Tor oieniuegos' Commo-
dore sehley should reach there In time
TO intercept It,
kr. Adm sampson has scouts out
watching for the Meet, and II 1t leaves
the haroor OF santiago before he ar
rives they VIII be able to inform the
admiral the direction It rs heading.
should 1t SAIL west Adm. sampson
Will follow in its wake. 1t is impos-
slble with accuracy to state what
ships Rr. Adm. Sampson and Commo-
dore Schley have in their respective
squadrons. The battle ship Oregon
and the gunboat Marietta are now
with Rr. Adm. Simpsons fleet. The