The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-04

topecial Gable 10 The Post and New YORK
Herald. Copyrighted, 1885, by James
Gordon Bennett)
On Board The Post Herald's Dispa Gu
Boat OF Santiago de Cuba via Port An
tonic. jamaica, June 3.-There Is little
prospect OF an engagement IN rs locality
soon. Since the exchange Of shots Tues
day Cervera has withdrawn his ships fur
Their Into the harbor. where he can not be
seen by our vessels, ns a ridge 100 feet
high lnterposes between the hostile f!eets
The Spanish admiral evinces no inclination
to place his ships In jeopardy.
The guns OF the blockadiug fleet were
further strengthened early yesterday by the
arrival OF Sampson with the New York.
Oregon and Mayflower.
MORO Castle slsnalaed the arrival by
firing two uhots which fell short Later
the torpedo boats Porter, Dolphin aud the
steamer Adria arrived. The Adria is load
ed with supplies and is fitted for graphing
and cutting of marine cables.
The Harvard also joined the fleet, bring
Ing needed supplies Of fresh meat and Ice.
Az soon as tho New York came Commo-
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conference with Admiral Sampson. The re
suit, as affecting the movements OF the
fleet, ~ not known.
saupAons and schley's retleent manner
indicates they are somewhat hampered bY
Washington in taking measures 10 destroy
the spanish fleet.
Officers aud men are eager for an en-
gagemcnt but thtrr is vide diversity of
opinion az to the advisaoiltty OF an al
tempt to enter the harb1r. some favor
augmentiuK the fleet with the oregon,
four monitors, the Helena, WllmBSton
Cincinnati, Montgomery, Detroit, Nesuyus
and destroying the Qualifications by per-
siatent bombardulent This done only the
mines in the channel would inlperll the en-
trance of the harbor. and 1t Is thought the
yeauviu4 could Ia ore hour clean them
out The channel Ia too deep TO b. ef
fectively obstructcd by sinking hunks. Tho
nllLeA once exploded, the way would DO
clear except for the opposition OF the span
ish vessel, THIS is not regarded 80 for
midabe as TO preclude tbs powerful fleet
forcing an entrance. and once inside, COM
pletely destroying Cerveras fleet.
Certain OF the fleet officers are confident
II would be repetition Of Mlntla and en-
tlrely break SPANS laval power.
At first 1t was expected thai Sampsoa's
arrival would result in Immediate action,
but the day wore on without indicating an
ateack. About neon tide New York. tpl-
lowed by the MArblehead teamed close
five miles west OF Nero Castle some
hours before the g,lnhoat Vixen Ind dsap-
pcared IN that direction. The New York
went within 1000 yards OF the shore and
Sampson made close examination OF the
coast line with a view to finding suitable
place TO land troops,
To take the batteries protectlng the har-
Dor entrance Is one plan being considered.
steam launch put Oft fro the New
York and carefully explored every inlet To
within two miles OF MORO Castle. The
Vixen ran into several small creeks in
search OF Spanish gunhoats. Several hours
were spent In this examination,
When Admiral Sampson returned he had
q conference with his captains on board
the New York
Darkness brought heavy rain ana
squat, which made the work OF preventing
the escape OF the spanish fless douhy al
heult, A thick curtain OF clouds came
from behind the high mountains that wall
In Santiago and spread canopy like oysr
the sea. Soon a veil OF rain obscurcd
the. shore and ohliterated Moro. As gloom
gathered Schley took the New Orleans.
Iowa, Texas. Massachusetts, Maynowcr and
Vixen and formed an inner guard line
about three miles on the barber while
sampson. with the remainder OF the fleet
took position three miles further out
with the Oregon extremely eastward and
close in to prvent Cerveras vesseIs ain.
PINK along shore unohserved
The newspaper boats wsre warned 10
Keep at least I'VE miles outside the fleet
the penalty being a shot from the fleet
without warning.
Thea tbs rain came down aud wrappei
the entire landscape In glooa. The s.area-
lights on the warships could not penetrate
1t fifty yards.
Cervera could not have chosen more
favorable hour TO sin through the block.
ade. hut he apparently had no idea o,
making the attempt
Three hours later the suuai passed ana
the neon shed It's white radiance over