The Red Cloud chief., 1898-05-20
BOTH FLEETS MOVING.
Sam rson'~ squadron Has sailed Again
Passed Cape Hayticn.

Inc squadron passed Cape Hayticn
yesterday. II is uncertain whether it
will turn southwark to meet the
Spanish fleet or go first to Key West.
NEW IoEK. May IA Key West
dispatch To the New York Evening
Post sny,: The blockadcrs upon the
south coast Of Cuba have deem warned
that the Spanish squadron is reported
off Ncdczurla, bound northwest and
to double their vigilance.
Powerful vessels, which it is not
necessary to name, will b, ready 20
aid the ships stationed there in resist
ing the progress of the cnemy. And
there is small chance that the Span.
iards will bo able 10 enter ~Cicnfucyos,
n fortified port desirable to them on
account Of the large c%oaling facilities
and machine shop,
Boil, our ~squadronS are informed
abou; the course of the Spanish
f1otilla.
NV ioEh, MAY IA dispatch to
the New York Herald from William.
stad, Clracoa, May -. says: The
Spanish cruisers Nizcaya and Maria
Teresa LETT this port Mt u o'clock YES.
tcr,iay afternoon. Their destination
is unknown.
The four other Spanish warships,
which were of the harbor, disap.
pcared about noon, but last night one
of the torpedo boat d~eStrovers was
sighted again.
While here the two warshipS took
on a small quantity OF coal and pro.
visions Their departure was due TO
the Dutch government demanding
them to leave rs provided in the de.
cree of neutrality.
There were no Golfers with the fleet.
Nothing is known rs to their boilers.
A rumor says there are some CONNER.
cial ships in this vicinity.
A dispItch To tn. Herald from S.
Thomas, ID w. l., says: The United
states auxiliary cruiser Yale left this
port ut } o'clock yesterday afternoon
heading west Her officers and crew
were well.
over the capture of The Rita lie re.
GREETED that the Palma had cscaped
by lodging behind 4 reef off Cape San
Juan and was escorted to San Juan by
a transport, believed TO DO the AL.
fonso MI, which fired on the Yale.
The French cruiser Geneoilly has
gone to Martinique. The steamer
Twickcnham, with 300 tons of coal
from New Castle, arrived here and re-
ccived orders TO so on to Martinique.
The Pretoria has sailed for New York
with forty passengers, the majority
of whom are refugees. There were
on board the families OF Seniors Van
Sykel, Weiman, Azcarate de- Vale.
Hanna, Jircz and Mariani. They arc
all Americans who werc offered an
opportunity and assistance 10 leave
Porto Rico
NEw York, May - "A dispatch to
the New York World from st.
Thomas, says: Captain General Ma.
cias and the government at san Juan
are anxiously expecting the Cape
Verde fleet to come to the rescue OF
the island. While putting a bold
front before the people, the authori.
ties are fearful of another disastrous
onslaught by Rear Admiral SIMPSONS
squadron and are hoping that Ad.
miral Cervera will put in an appear.
ance in the harbor.
Inquiries are made here from San
Juan rs To the probable location OF
the Spanish warships. and the dis.
quoting news has been sent To Cap
tain General Macias that a fleet is far
away from the troubled capital.
Macias Scnds word that no was vic.
torious in the engagement with Sanp-
son, that his loss in soldiers was trl-
fling, that n few civilians were killed
and only two guns wcro dismo united.
Tho American ships, no declares,
withdrew under "a tire that was main.
tanned until they were out Of danger.
Tho damage to his new battery was
repaired over night and the brick and
mortar of the ancient stone fortified.
tions were merely shaken up.
The band played in the plaza tn
night after the bombardment, he de.
~clarcs, and the people gradually re-
covered from their fright and the bad
effects of the bombardment. The up.
parent retreat OF the Americans
fleet cheered the volunteers Before
the battle a large portion Of the citi.
zen soldiery was disaffccted and
awaited an opportunity to revolt
They now believe that the Americans
were defeated.
The French corvette do Gcnouilly,
which lay in San Juan harbor, and
suffered from shells thrown by the
American ships, has sailed from Mar
Unique, Her officers take the dangers
to which he was exposed humorously,
but there will certainly be no inter.
national episode growing out of the
matter,
clad WE not been in range of the
fire. said the De ~GenouiIly's captain,
would not have been hit"
\ Lasting Struggle.
81 don't believe in long engag
ments," said Robcly. Il say get mar
ried and have 1t over" Marriage"
murmured Henry Peek, rs one long
engagement; a sort of n running fight.