The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1898-05-25
SLIPPED AWAY.
Adm Cervera's Fleet Thought to Have
Lift Santiago De Cuba DestIna-
tioa Not known.

the Philippines is on. 1t will be the
most thrilling sea chase of modern
times. The United states viii 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 lsthmus of Suez and the Red sea,
across the Arabian sea, along the
southern extremity of the Bay of Ben
gal, around the Malayan peninsula and
up the China sea to Manila, a total dis
tance of 5000 miles.
The difference in distance the rival
neets have TO so is but three or four
days 10y sea travel And again the ad-
minis,ra ZION realizes how unfortunate
that the relief 70 Dewey was not sent
two weeks ago.
The City of Picking and the City of
Sydney were ordered by the navy de-
partmcnt and the war department to
crowd on all steam and make the best
possible time in reaching their desti-
nation. The United States has the
advantage. Transports taking troops
to Dewey will maintain a greater rate
OF speed than the war vessels Spain is
sending from Barcelona. The conse-
quences of an accident. however, en-
route might be of the most serious
character
WASHINGTON, May 2L-The Spanish
Cape Verde squadron has been def
nitely and officially located at Santiago
De Cuba. Rr. Adm. Sampson, with
a powerful fighting squadron will
soon close in on the enemy on the
south, coming from Key West by way
of the Nindward Passage east of Cuba
Commodore Schley. with the flying
squadron, is sailing around the island
OF Cuba, hemming them in on the west.
Thus located, and being surrounded
by two powerful American fleets, there
now seems no possible help for the
Spanish vessels.
Secretary Long received cabiegram
from Rr. Adm. Sampson announcing
that MS scouts had located the Cape
Verde fleet at Santa 70 de Cuba. The
message Yves sent from n cable station
in the West Indies, and indicated that
the heels OF the Spaniards.
Secretary Long Immediately sum-
moned the members of the strategic
board. and a long and important meet
ing was held. Believing it to be GER
tain that Adm. Ccrvera would make a
desperate effort to slip into Havana on
the west. it took but a few moments
for the board TO decide on a 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 Key West, to put to sea.
The instructions TO the commander of
the flying squadron were to sail around
Cuba to the west and to find Cervera's
fleet and capture or destroy it.
Commodore Schley was instructed to
use his utmost endeavors TO prevent
the Spanish fleet from entering the
harbOr of Cienfuegos or Havana RI
Adm. Sampson and Commodore Schley
were informed as TO each others move
ments. 1t is expected that Adm. Samp-
son will come up with Adm. Cervera
first. He, il is calculated will appear
off Santiago Sunday evening. If the
Spanish feet is still in the hardor
Adm. sampson will blockade the port
and commence bombardmen in order
to bring out the fleet If the fleet has
left the harbor il will, it is thought,
proceed west for CienfuegoS Commo-
dore Schley should reach there in time
to intercept it.
Rr. Adm. Sampson has scouts out
watching for the feet, ard if it leaves
the harbor of Santiago before he ar
rives they will be able to inform the
admiral the direction it is heading.
Should it sail west Adm. Sampson
will follow in its wake. 1t is impos-
sible with accuracy to state what
ships RI. 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
cruiser Buffalo is thought to have ar
rived at Key West for repairs.
ST. PIERRE. Martinique, May %
Notice that the Cape Verde fleet, COM
manded by Adm. Cervera, would re-
main here for coal was received SUM-
day by the Spanish consul This re-
port, coupled with the statement that
Spanish transports laden with coal are
on their way to Fort de France, occa-
stoned much excitement 1t is now
believed that Cervera's wNships may
appear in these waters at any hour. Al
though it is believed in many quarters
that the fleet under Adm. Cervera will
return to these waters, they will not
be allowed to coal inside the harbor.
CADIZ, May est is stated here
very positively that the Pelayo, Carlos
", three of the transatlantic steamers
and two torpedo boats are about to
sail for the Philippines.
The Pelayo is well armed. armored
and manned. The Carlos V. is well
armored and manned, and has good
gums, but her heavy ones Harvard will
not swing owing to defects in the
machinery, and can only be fired di-
-ectly ahead.