The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-08-02
GENERAL MILES DISEMBARKS
WITH TROOPS.
Strict Blockade is Established and all
Vessels at Sea Warned of It-Plan
of Invasion.

ST. THOMAS, July 25.--The Unit
ed States troops under General Miles
are landing today on the Island of
Porto Rico, near Ponce, on the south
ern coast. So far as known no fight
ing has taken place.
Captain Lotze of the German stea-
mer Croatia, which arrived here yes
terday and reported having been fired
upon three times of San Juan. Porto
Rico. on Saturday. by an American
warship, understood to be the United
States cruiser New Orleans, was quo
ted in an interview today as saying
that the first solid shot fell within
two yards of the ship. The steamer
was Immediately stopped, but her
captain adds that two more shots
were fired over the Croatia's bows at
close range.
Later an officer from the New Or
leans boarded the Croatia and asked
if the ship was injured. Captain Lot
ze was highly indignant at being fired
upon, as he considered his ship was
| outside the blockading zone. He says
he saw nothing of the invading fleet.
MADRID, July 25.-A private dis
patch from San Juan de Porto Rico
says a strong American squadron ap-
peared before Bahia Honda. but that
the American attempts to disembark
were repulsed with considerable loss.
NEW YORK, July 2J.-A cable to
the World from Turks Island says;
The British steamer Stella from Ja-
maica, bound to Porto Rico for a car
go, arrived here today. The captain
reports that he saw fourteen Ameri-
can warships off Tortugas Island,
Hayti, Friday, bound for Porto Rico.
The Stella was boarded by men from
the gunboat Dixie and warned not to
proceed to Porto Rico, on account of
the blockade, so she came here to ca
bic her owners for instructions.
Fourteen thousand troops are afoat
today in the wake of General Miles.
He has with him 1000 men. Before
the end of this week he will have an
army of $4,000 soldiers, and early next
week this will be increased to 10000.
Today 5000 troops under the com
mand of General Brooks sailed from
Newport News. In day or so 5000
troops from General Coppinger's corps
will leave Tampa or Fernandina and
11,000 more soldiers are expected to
be sent from Chickamauga to New
port News and New York. Three
thousand troops sailed todays after
General Miles left Guantanamo from
Tampa, under General Schwan, and
3,100 sailed from Charleston under
| General Wilson and General Ernst
! With this great army the admins
tration expects General Miles to make
quick work of the Spanish army in
Porto Rico.
The Administration has decided to
send three separate expeditions tC
! Porto Rico. The first will land at
| Guanica under command of Miles
From Guanica it will go to Jauco, q
large village, where the troops can
establish a stronghold. Thence the
troops will go to Ponce by rail, anc
from Ponce to San Juan on very goot
roads. This expedition is commanded
directly by Miles, who will await il
Guanica for the Porto Rican troop.
under General Antonio Lluveras.
The second expedition will land il
Fajayado, south of San Juan, and tn,
third will land in one of the smal
playas on the north side, from whicl
it will besiege and cut off the retrea
of the Spanish. If the three eXpedi
tions land on three sides they vii
make a circle around Porto Rico, anC
within fifteen days Miles will contro
the entire country.
Immediately after the receipt o
Miles request for tugs and lighters
the department hastened its prepara
tions to send the vessels. Arrange
ments had already been made for
number of ships of this kind, ten il
all having been chartered.
Orders were issued today to Majo
General Brooke to leave Chickamau
ga with his staff for Porto Rico.