The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-07-22

miral Dewey's Diplomatic Abilities by a
Policy of Non-Interference. watson's
European Squadron Delayed Until After
Porto Rico Is Taken.
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Washington. July 22.--General Miles,
leading the military expedition against
Porto Rico, started at 8 o'clock p. m.
yesterday from Siboney, Cuba, for the
point on the Island of Porto Rico where
it is the intention that the troops shall
land. 1t is expected that General Miles
will wait at some appointed spot on the
route for the expeditions from Tampa,
Newport News and New York to lall
into his column. These expeditions are
already under way, some Of them with
two or three days start Of General
Miles, so that the delay should not be
very great.
After all the difficulty about the ma
val convoy, and the first conclusion Of
the naval authorities that none was
necessary, the strength of tina now
furnished is surprising. There is a bat
tleship of the first class, the Massaciu-
sets; an effective protected cruiser, the
Cincinnati; a speedy and well armed
%gunboat, the Annapolis, and four yes
sells of the auxiliary navy which have
already proved by their performance
in Cuban waters that they are fully
equal to the ordinary gunboGt in Of
fensive power. Inese are the Glouces-
ter, which distinguished herself in the
destruction Of Cervera's squadron; the
Wasp, which has attained an enViable
notoriety as a disturber of Suanish
b~lockhouses. and the Leyden, which for
a time was the sole representative of
United States power in Havana harhCr.
In addition to the above vessels il is
officially admitted for the first tine
that the powerful monitors Terror, Am
phitrite and Puritan, which have been
at Key West, are under orders to pro-
coed to Porto Rico to assist in the re-
duction of the Spanish forces there.
1t is known also to be not unlikely
indeed ii is probable-that still other
vessels of Admiral SIMPSONS fleet will
participate in the reduction Of the for
tiications of San Juan. This was in
dictated clearly by Secretary Longs
statement last evening concerning the
sailing of Commodore Watson's east
ern squadron to Spain. In the course
of that statement the secretary said
the eastern squadron would be sent to
Spain later, when the Porto Rican cam
paign permits" 1t seems clear that
some, at least, of the vessels will be
employed in the bOmbardment of the
Notifications of Porto Rico's principal
city.
Secretary Alger believes that Gen
eral Miles. on the Yale, will arrive at
his destination Sunday morning, with
5000 men under his immediate COM
mand. A day later will come 1000 men
on transports and the day following
that $500 more. Whether the landing
will be deferred until the arrival of
these entire forces, or whether General
Miles will take the initiative and hoist
the flag himself OF Porto Rican soil, is
left to the discretion of that officer.
1t is the departments determination
that he shall not lack for troops or
equipment and this first expedition may
be followed by several others as fast
as the troops can be gotten ready
until word comes from the general that
he needs no more. General Schwan's
brigade. comprising the Fifth. the
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infantry, a splendid body of trained
soldiers. sailed from Tampa yesterday
to join General Miles, and if the Porto
Rican expedition is not an immediate
success it will not be for lack of dis
position in the war department to sup
ply every requisite.
That Admiral Dewey mas the situa-
ton in the Philippines well in hand is
exhibited by his kilograms, the latest
of which was received yesterday, which
without Boosting simply reports, like
the others that nave gone before, that
affairs are quiet and satisfactory. The
state department has come to have
fully as great a sense of apprehension
OF Dewey's diplomatic abilities as the
country has for his naval skill and
courage, and the best evidence Of this is
that it has not found it necessary IN
to this point to interfere in any way
either to protect or to amend his works.
The navy department has now discov-
cred that the big double turreted mont
tor Monterey will not arrive at CaVite
until Aug. 5. The admirars announce
ment of the arrival of the second de-
tachment Of United States troops at
Cavite has given great confidence to
the war department. With these added
troons 1t will now be possible to de-
mand the surrender OF Manila, but 1t is
gathered here that our purpose is to
defer such a movement until all the
United States troops now aioat have
arrived at Manila bay, unless the at
titude of the insurgents forces prompt
er action on the part of the American
commanders.
Secretary Long said today that the
preparations for dispatching the Wat
son squadron to European waters were
going on uninterruptedly, but that the
! departure necessarily would await the
movement of the warships at Porto
Rico, the Massachusetts and other
ships being required for conveying the
troops to that island. This disposed of
a report circulated during the day that
the expedition had been abandoned.
Had the army troopships been able to