Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1898-06-01
IN SANTIAGO BAY.
Commodore Sehiey Sends informa,;o,
OF Cervera's Whereabouts.
The Admiral l. Coo,.ed Tn and s.h,.x NJ
see" and Recognized the spanish ve.-
sos-Amsricsn ships Guard the
Mouth a. the uarbor.

WASHINGTON, May s0.-The navy do
par'ment has just received at 1850
o'clock this (Monday) morning n ais-
pa'eh from Commodore Schley stating
.hat the Spanish fleet Is in the
Day OF Santiago he Cuba. and that no
has seen and recognized the vessels
While the naval officials have been
morally certain for several DAYS thar
Cervera's squadron was in the
harbor OF Santiago. the official
announcement from Commoaor,
Schley was received by IN.
ouicers on duty at the department
with intense satisfaction. Assurance
rs now doubly sure that the Spanish
fleet Is bottled up and that the cork is
in the bottle.
II Is not believed that Adm. Ccrvern
VIII attempt to escape from the pre-.
dicament In which he now finds him.
self as such course would surely re-
suit in the destruction OF his vessels
aud the loss OF many lives prccious 10
Spain. The suggestion is made
however that the Spaniards may blow
up his ships rather than have them fam
into the hands of Schley. as they Ger.
tainly Will IL they remain in the har.
Dor.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, May so.-The
United States auxiliary cruiser. for
merly the American line steamer New
York, arrived here Saturday mornin,,
after having left the American fleet nj
noon Friday.
Twelve American war ships are n NV
outside the harbor OF Santiago De Cuba
and Adm, Cervcra and the Spanish
Meet arc almost certainly inside But
nothing certain is known as TO the
communication which Commodore
schley has bad with the shore. or as TO
the number OF Spanish fighting YES
sells which are bottled up ia the har-
Dor OF Santiago De Cuba.
IL Is 10 be presumed that the Harvard
has important dispatches for the naval
authorities at Washington.
KEY WEST, Fla. May rs. 1t Is now
almost certain that Commodore Scblev
has the Spanish fleet bottled up I'm tho
harbor of Santiago De Cuba. There ia
so little doubt about this that the navnl
campaign Is proceeding upon the rs
sumption that Adm Cervera is incnpa-
BILE of doing any harm. Within few
days the exact conditions AT
Santiago De Cuba will be known
without shadow of doubt.
In spite of assertions 10 the contrary.
Commodore Schley was not absolutely
sure of his game when he last commu-
nicated with Rr. Adm Sampson. and
the commodore will not take active
steps 20 block up the entrance of SAN
tiago harbor until he Is perfectly Ger
tain that Adm. Cervcra's ships are in
side.
However, he may have done this al
ready as Commodore Schley's last com
munication, forwarded on Thursday.
only reached Rear Adm. Sampson Fri
day. The commodore stayed three
days at Cienfuegos. lie signaled to
his ships: 81 believe the Spanish feet
Is in the harbor" On this belief "a
message was sent 10 the American
admiral. The details of how Com.
modore Schley found out that no
was mistaken are not yet known. At
any rate, acting on the admiraI's in
structions. the commodore then moved
east, arriving outside Santiago DE
Cuba Wednesday morning. May %
The topography OF Cienfuegos and
'''AaNAtArV iPt Nhbd - utmost lAt ntlcal.
Both harbors are about six miles long.
with narrow entrances about 800 yards
wide and protected by high land.
whole feet could lie in the harbor
of either place and be invisible from
the outside. After his experience at
Cienfuegos. IL is probable that COM
modore Schlcy was very conservative
in deciding whether or not he had
caught Adm. Cervera. From the tone
OF his dispatches IL is evident that the
commodore soon gained much second
hand and external evidence which
pointed to Adm Ccrvcra's presence in
the inner harbor The evidence
was apparently strong enough TO
make the commodore feel certain. the
object OF his trip had been accom-
plished, but in view OF his previous ex-
perience, ne would not risk a decisive
statment until after ascertaining the
fact for himself Before this dispatch
IS published IL is likely that Com.no-
dore Schlcy has sent some vessel into
the entrance OF the harbor Of Santiago
DE Cuba, or has obtained from IA reli-
able source ashore information as TO
the exact number and the names Of
the Spanish war ships sheltered by the
hills about that place. Contrary 70 the
generally expressed opinion. the har-
Dor Of Santiago DE Cuba is poorly
protected.