Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-16
IMPOSSIBLE 70 LAND
Steamer Gussie Fails in
Her Mission.
Several Vain ATTEMPTS
Spanish Troops Hold Ameri-
cans at Bay.
THE PROJECT ABANDON
Captain isorst Certain That Arms and
Ammunition for the InsurE.nts Can
not be Landed In Cuba Ezcep.
Under Cover OF Furm,-
dsble warships.
THE PROJECT ABANDONED

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Az Copyright 1898. by Associated Press)
5sSs&ss KEY WEST, May 15.-The steamer
aSSusste. which left Tampa Fla May
3ss1o with two companies of the First In
E$fantry on board, in charge of seven
q Thousand rifles and two hundred tho,,
+ sand rounds of ammunition, intended
n Tor the insurgents in the province OF
i flnar Del Rio. remained off the coast
Cuba Thursday, Friday and yester-
95S DAY, conveyed by the auxiliary gun
" boat Manning. in a vain attempt to
f;kiand her cargo Captain J. II. Dorst,
s8oI the starr OF General Miles, and for
& merry United States military attache
i at Vienna. headed the expedition,
Miilcn returned mere this morning. He
a3t says the Gussie will go to Tampa. Fla.
5frevious to leaving Cuban waters the
Is Dorst evolutionary force had n skirm-
y isH Win spanish cavalry near Caban-
as. n1teen miles west OF Havana.
* "here an attempt was made to land
III. o. tne cargo. On Friday morning
SaptAn Dorst abandoned the attempt
a.. ia. po'lli ana steamed eastward to
7S.L a.aaHaS' "nere an arrangement had
tpeeA !''aoe Win tne insurgents to send
ppiies ashore at Point Maya. Il mile
80 east Of the entrance of the har-
nor, me Gussle and her convoy yes
.eroay morning steamed until about
lushetrs from considerable force of
Y 2pahisli soluiers' concealed behind I'M
= s W VI ush ashore, warned them that
"ouio receive ilVely welcome II
'unuea' me spanish troops SEEM
eo - nave pceh furnished with infor-
iHaelon OF the contemplated landing at
: so.n ~. poi MS.
- -. ms SECOND laiiure Captain
aeIlueu 70 apanhon me attempt
~ .alu eie arIas ana ammunition and
l lI.'.' 70 hey west. "A more dis
q + $500 .ooni,e oe VI troopers than
,, aooaiu .he Gussle TINS morning
'I'! We ndru 70 ma. Ihey had re
uioeis hos 70 speak or their trip
aiAu eui,eAiy iihed 1he rail OF the Gus
s sis as .,ie associated Press launch ran
9 ea.unss.ue % net; Hut srunts We're the
s oily answers winch could be obtained
So Inc questions asked. soon after the
Z arrival OF the Gussie Captain Dorst
y IVES 49, lo"eu ashore ana reported the
S1ataure Oh MS expedition by cable to
- a. department..
1SaSai ollieers mere say that, X Cap
+ tam Dorst had secured the co-opera-
lion OF some OF the ships of the block
.iolns SQUADRON Ut the point selected
LOT Lac lanuln:r. The Spanish troops
ashore could have been shellei and a
q way would hay. been cleared fer the
landing OF the soldi RS ana the cargo
2Ihey MAD in charge, but no instructions
81 - - S'iS 'hIllS - ~ operate
Win captain D1rStS expedition ard
stne Gussle was several times compel
60 10 neaFe-to. while cruising up and
/ Gown tne coast. by the blockade yes
sels, whose commanders We're Under
the apprehension thao she was trying
10 run the blo~l:ada.
Inc United States gunboat Machi;,s,
which was lying off Matanzas. on Fri
DAY night reported that signal lights
We're seen ashore east OF Point Sabil
Ia. and some of her officers say they
Deileve the insurgents having sscer
tanned that the rendezvous at Point
Maya had been discovered by the enc
my, desired a landing to be made at
another point. but Captain Do.st held
to his original plans and found the
Spanish troops awaiting him He cid
not return empty haEdca. however Al
Cabanas the American party captured
a prisoner of war In skill
S Captain DorSt siys that the reason
that the expedition was failure was
On account Of the Insurgents being I'M
able to meet the landing party at tle
place designated.
s ,fhe supplies to be landed at Matan-
Z zas We're to be conveyed to General
Gomez by force of insurgents The