La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-07-16
'wATsoN's MISSION.
IS EXPECTED TO CHASE cAMARA
Large Number Of co,iiers to Go with Him
Indicate . Long Soyage-shafssr and
Sampson May Take Their Time to Cap
! eure santiago

Washington. July THE President
called n council Of war to-day 10 meet
ut the White House. According TO one
OF the members present. Ii was decided
TO abide by the plans already Laid. Al
ter n conference with the members OF
the war board. Secretary Long an
nounced that he had orderel Admiral
Sampson to detach from his own COM
mnnd Immediately the vessels TO be
embraced in Commodore Watson's
eastern squadron and to direct the COM
modore TO proceed on his mission.
The vessels Of the squadron will not
spe the same as those originally select
sed, for the reason that the recent en-
gagement with Cervera's squadron ne
cessitated some changes. The new
eastern squadron will consists OF the
battleships Iowa and Oregon. the pro-
tecied cruiser Newark and the auNil-
sinry cruisers carrying side armorl
Dixie. Yankee and Yosemite, the col
lIers Averenda. CasSius, Caesar, Leon
idas and Justin. and the supply boat
Delmonico. The Iowa. Oregon and
Newark are all In the south with
Sampson. So Is the Yosemite. The
Dixie is at Newport aud the Yankee
at Tompkinsyillc. The colliers are at
Hampton Roads with the Dclmonico.
The ships are TO set sail as soon as
they can coal and supply. II will not
be required, in the case OF the south
ern vessels, TO come north, which
would mean the loss of several days,
hut they will start directly from the
points where they are now located.
The order provides that each ship
shall make her way across the Atlantic
to n marine rendezvous. which will be
designated in sealed orders, 10 prevent
AvY ta stt tph rnSGih1a
danger from the enemy and the most
that is known is that 1t will be ut some
point on the Spanish coast. 1t probably
s&ill not be long after that before the
American squadron will be In full
pursuit of Camara. with his remnant Of
the Spanish navy.
Meanwhile the gathering Of the
American fleet Off the Spanish ports Is
I. expected to have n SOLDERING effect upon
the infamed people. The number of
golfers accompanying the expedition
is evidence that long cruise lies
ahead and tina. our naval authorities
propose to be caught in no such posi-
tion as was Camara Mt Port Said
obliged to submit 10 a refusal of coal
tIing privileges. telegram received
at the State Department this afternoon
announced that Camara was still lying
with his squadron at Suez. the SOUTH
ern and eastern entrance to the canal.
The torpedo boats Osada, Proserpina
and Audaz (Which We're yesterday re-
r,ported at Pharo. Portugal. arrived to-
day at Cadiz their home port. Ad-
mirnl Dewey has been notified of all
these movements.
At the conference mentioned above
the situation at Santiago was dis
scussed
=. 1t was agreed that the Indications
that the city would surrender withou,
more fighting were very encouraging.
1t was also agreed that it would be
foolish to risk losing ships by letting
Sampson attempt to force an en-
.,trance to the harbor. or TO allow Shat
ster to renew the attack until his men
recover from the effects of the heat
and are reinforced. Therefore II was
decided to send word to the two COM
manders at Santiago not TO hurry mat
ters. but to allow the influences work
ing within the city for its capitulation
ample time to have effect. while IN the
meantime advantage is taken of the de-
lay to improve the condition and posi-
;ion OF the American forces and to get
the reinforcements well posted.