The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-06-03

AT SANTIAGO.
The Cincinnati at Norfolk
B Taking On Coal. j..

66 johns, N. f., June S.-The bnrk
Nelly, Captain Sheppard, which has just
arrived here, sixteen days out from the
Barbados, reports that while she was there
the Alfonso XIII, arrived from The Cape
Verd Islands with 1000 troops and
Quantity of guns and ammunition.
The commanding officer OF the Alfonso
XIII went ashore TO wire his arrival and
20 get orders, but the authorities forbade
his cabling and gave him tWecty-iour
hours to leave port. He remained six
hours and left for Cuba shortly before the
Nelly sailed for St Johns.
Kingston, june 3. Should tie dynamite
cruiser VesuSius-i Q on the scene near San
tiago the battle will BIO commenced by
general attack on the entrance forts by all
tho fighting ships, with The idea of silenc-
ang the guns at the mouth OF the harbor
and then giving the Vcsuvius an oppor,u-
nifty 10 detonate the triple line of mines
which are understood to have been placed
IN the channel.
1t is believed by experts that all the
mines can be exploded by few discharges
among them Of the dynamite projectiles.
With the entrance batteries silenced and
the mines exploded there would be no
hesitation in sending i'll our ships. even
should they bo forced to proceed in single
dle up the narrow and tOrtuous channel.
1t is felt that thu Massachusetts or the
Iowa could steam in and take up tho bat.
tie single handed until the other vessels
could get into the broader portion o. the
bay where they could manocuyre SUCCESS
fully and bring all their guns to bear.
In fact, Fighting Bob Evans ha, asked
for an assignment to the perilous position
of leading III the fleet with tine Iowa, and
II the matter were put to q vote OF his men
they would unanimously declare for an OPP
portunity to take his post Of DANCE.
n No doubt the SpanlardS will BIO able to
do some harm to the leading ship, for they
can concentrate their fire upon her, and
the clo:e range will make il impossible for
The unframed Spanish gunner 70 Waste all
their shots.
So the fast vessel in tho fighting line
will have to make hero.c dash, with he
: chances 100 to that deaths on her will
be numerous. Those who hnow the quiet
Commodore Schley insist that this is just
tho post of danger he covets, anu unless
Admiral Sampson elects to SO in himself
with The Oregon Or Indiana, it Is probable
that Fighting Bob" and the Iowa will
have to give up tho heros place to Schiey
and the Massachusetts.
Washington, ID. G., June 3.-"Jerry"
Simpson wants to fight They wouldn't
let him command regiment of Kansas
volunteers, but he declares no will fight on
the seas. Mr. Simpson began his career
as sailor, and formerly sailed the blue
waters Of the Great Lakes, commanding
large vessels.
Will go TO the Secretary OF the Navy ut m
early day, and volunteer his services wher-
ever needed during the present war.
An afternoon paper says: The Pope
wants the Queen to give up tho fight and
nave peace. Another bulletin says the in
surgents are at Santiago.
London, June IA despatch from
II
commenced II forward movement against
the Spanish outposts a. Santiago. A force
OF insurgents, five hundred strong, under
command Of Garcia, attacked hill fort
near llolguin, but the garrison composed
OF fitty volunteers made determined re-
sistaDce and moved down The Cubans ut
short range.
Garcia retired leaving sxty.eipht killed
and wounded, exclusive of many that were
carried off the field
Norfolk, Va, June The cruiser Gin.
cinnati arrived here last evening and is
now preparing to coal.
This movement apparently indicates
that she will not be repaired at tho Nor
folk Navy Yard as was expected, but that
she Will either proceed to some yard
further north or will 20 out on some
special service.
Washington, June The contingency,
clearly ioreseen and provided for in the
orders sent to Major General Shafter last
Sunday, which might render supe-Quous
the beginning Of extended army opera
tions in the vicinity of Santiago has now
acquired important proportions in view
OF the extremely formidable naval cou.
centration which is reported off the SOUTH
ern coast of Cuba, and there has been at
consequent improvement in tho prospects
OF an immediate invasion of Porto Rico.
Army officers in Washington believe
that the reported arrival OF Admiral Samp
so1 of Santiago and tho presence there of
the peerless Oregon, signalzc tho conf
dence OF the naval commanders that Cor
vera's squadron may lie destroyed without
depending on assistance ashore, and that,
quickly following the reconnotring skir-
mish of the Iowa, tho Massachusetts and
the Now Orleans, a decisive engagement
would be undert AIKEN
Should this conviction prove we'll found
cd the troops now on the way to Mole ST.
Nicholas will not go south through the
Windward Passage, but will continue
their casterly course past Cape Haytien,
and promptly begin the vigorous cam.
pagn which has been mapped out for tho
seizure of Porto Rico.