The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-05-15

1.-THE only hope Of defeating the United
States lies in his ability to reach Havana
and place himself under the protection Of
the Havana Notifications.
with the start he has he could anchor
in the harbor before Schley heads him
off. l.s 3D.. s.si .,,. is az
III my calculations prove correct we
will have repetition of the battle Of
Manila, and that, too, on a larger and
more grander scale.
II do not believe Cervera will take the
task of putting into Cienfuegos. He will
be bottled up there. The land batteries
on this point have been reduced"
Well Laid Plans
LONDON, May H.-The Star says a
Madrid dispatch via Paris throws interest
ing light, gathered from official source on
Admiral Cervera's movements since he
left the Cape Verde Islands. 1t appears
that he headed for ST. Pierre Miquelon, on
the coast of Newfoundland, where sealed
instructions awaited him. There GOLFERS
from Sydney were met and the Spanish
fleet coaled. Admiral Cervera's instruc-
tions then we're to raid Portland, Boston
and New York and If Rear Admiral Samp-
son bombarded Havana to draw him off.
The news from Manila seems to have
changed the plans.
The next proposed move was to decoy
Rear Admiral Sampson to Porto Rico and
then sail rapidly for Havana and destroy
the few ships left there.
Finally, should Admiral Cervera sue
coed in reaching Santiago de Cuba, learn
that two American squadrons were COM
ing to meet. thus leaving the sea free, his
plan would be to avoid them, sail straight
for Charleston and lombard that city.
Still at Anchor
ST. PIERRE, Island of Martinique, MAY
14-The Spanish torpedo gunboat Terror
Of the Cape Verde fleet is still at Fort de
France, capital of the island, but nothing
can be seen Of tina other vessels from
here. The United States auxiliary cruiser
Harvard, formerly the American Line
steamer New York, is at this port.
Castilian Regrets
NEW YORK, May IA dispatch to the
World from Csdiz, France, says:
The Spanish naval authorities are de-
voutly praying that Admiral Cervera's
squadron, the Cape Verde fleet. will avoid
a fight with the superior force under Ad-
miral Sampson.
They lament because those first-class ar
mored cruisers (Almirante Oquendo, VIZ
caya, Infanta Maria Teresa and Cristobal
Colon) and three torpedo boats destroyers
(Furor, Terror and Pluton) were not or
dered to join the reserved fleet at Cadiz,
unless the Government sent them to
to make dash for some North American
point, and then wheel back to Spain, thus
paralyzing the American offensive opera
lions about Cuba and Porto Rico.
The reserve fleet at Cadiz is being slowly
prepared for service Marines and sailors
have been assembled in greater numbers
than wanted for the vessels ready.
From political motives and In order to
make it appear to the people that the Gov
eminent is about to take revenge for the
Manila defeat, the Madrid authorities
have asked naval officers at Cadiz what
| vessels of war can be made ready soon to
protect the transports carrying 5000 men
F! to Manila.
General Correa, the War Minister, got
seven battalions and four batteries ready,
all armed, equipped and differed, and
large steamship companies undertook to
provide the eight ships required. But the
naval authorities report that 1T would be
impossible to get war vessels ready quick
! ly.
They say the battleship Pelayo Il not