Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1898-06-29
SPANS SEACOASr.
American Squadron to lie Sent to Bonn
Lard seaport Towns Which Camara
Leaves Unprotected.

w AsHlNGION. June 25.-Ihe war is
to be carried into Africa, metaphor
ically speaking. il Spain is foolhardy
enough TO send the Cadiz fleet through
the Suez canal TO attack Dewey in the
Philippines. 1t is announced on good
authority that before the last Spanish
vessel has passed through the canal,
an American squadron will be steam.
ing at full speed across the Atlantic.
straight for the coast of Spain. tc
bring the war home to the Spanish
people. There is no doubt thai
Dewey can take care of himself against
this Cadiz fleet, since his own squad.
ron will be reinforced by ironclads
long before Camara's ships sight the
Bay of Manila, and he viii have the
shore batteries with him instead OF
against him in the struggle. But il
has been concluded by the administra.
tion that nothing save the most severe
measures Will suffice 20 bring the span.
iSh people TO n realizing sense OF
the hopelessness of the continuance
OF the present war and even kind.
ness, it is held will dictate
such blow rs that il is proposed to
administer If the Spanish persist in
this last project, After the fan of
Santiago and the capture or destruc.
ton of Cervera's squadron Sampson
Will have an abundance of vessels to
SPARE for the task set for MIN. Prob
ably he will constitute the attacking
fleet in two squadrons, the first fly.
ing squadron TO be composed of the
swiftest vessels of the fleet. such rs
the Columbia, Minneapolis, Harvard.
Yale, st. Louis, st. Paul, New Orleans
and such craft. This will be followed
under another command, either
Sampson or Schley, by the bat.
tie ships and which Capt. Clarl<'s
experience with the Oregon has shown
can easily be counted on for the vov.
age across the Atlantic With the
Iowa, Oregon, Indiana, Massachusetts
and Texas, all battle ships supple.
menting the New York and BROOKLYN.
armored cruisers, and the less power.
full but speedy vessels of the ivinr
squadron, the Spanish coast would be
speedily swept clear of all commerce.
All Spanish shipping would be de.
stroyed and some of the best ports
blockaded or bombarded. No official
news came to the war department dur.
ing office hours from our army near
Santiago.
This was cause for mild surprise
Mt Ia.
has cable at his command and it was
expected he would report the measure
of success he has attained in the de.
barkation of his army on Cuban soil
and the beginning of operations
against Santiago. However, the gen.
eral has the reputation here of being
man of deeds rather than words.
and of not being given 10 over MANY
official reports. Not hearing from him.
the officials were obliged to RELY for
information entirely upon the press
reports They found these highly salts.
factory, and Secretary Alger expressed
particular qualification that the troops
had reached point within seven miles
OF MORO castle without encounter.
ing any serious resistance The di.
rection taken by the troops after
their landing at notwithstanding
generally westward-is taken in some
quarters here to indicate n purpose to
unite with SIMPSONS fleet in an at
tack on MORO Castle and the other
forts at the entrance of Santiago har-
Dor before turning their attention to
the town itself