The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-15

WASHINGTON. Jan. 1.-THE situation
in Cuba was briefly discussed by the cab
| fnet today eabiegram from Consul GEN.
eral Lee sent from Havana last night
tended 10 convey assurances OF peace and
quiet Gen. Lees cablegram also stated.
il is learned. that while he did NOT antic-
. pate another outbreak yet. he would not
The cabinet discussion showed that
/ while the president decided not TO
/ send warship TO Cuba at pres
eat. be intends 10 keep one or more
! vessels within reasonable distance Of Ha-
yana. The north Atlantic squadron.
which has been gathering at Hampton
/ roads, is to sail southwark tomorrow. The
| navy department says the squadrons
| movements have no relation to Cuba.
! Orders are made by Admiral Sica~d. and
/ are issued in Identical form to he conn
| nlanders Of the various ships making up
! the squadron.
/ They are dated Fortress Monroe. Janu-
, ary II, on board the flagship New York,
/ and begin as follows:
/ Sir: The squadron Is To be prepared 10
| sail from Hampton Roads. weather and
/ contingent circumstances permitting. with
/ steam for ten knots. at / a m, On Satur-
| day. January Il, for the vicinity Of Dry
Tortugas, of the coast OF Florida YES
! seis Will unInoor in the morning watch,
/ unless signal Is made 10 the contrary.
| Squadron under sailing orders al a..
The order Of ships will b.: First divis-
| ion-tD New York, t@b Iowa, making the
| first section: 81 Massachusetts,. (s) Indiana,
| making the second section.
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! The Fern viii proceed singly IN Key
! West. unless otherwise directed
| The New York. Iowa and Indiana will
| proceed from Hampton Roads 20 the first
/ sea rendezvous. of Carrituek. y. c. iati-
/ tude IS deg. 30 min north longitude % deg.
/ ~ min. west. in about fifteen fathorus of
/ water. the lighthouse bearing west-south-
west = west distant twenty-five nIiles, and
viii remain in that vicinity. weather per-
/ mit;ing. until noon, Sunday the 18TH. They
| VIII then proceed 10 a second rendezvous
| Off Cape Fear. y. c. IN eighteen fathoms
/ OF water. Frying Pan shoaI light bearing
/ north. distant about seventeen miles. and
remaining IN that vicinity until .. m.
! Tuesday. January II, when they Will pro-
| ceed TO Dry Tortngas. communicating pos
/ sioiy by some light draft vessel with Key
| West. in passing that port.
| 1T Is expected that the Massachusetts,
| viii leave the navy yard on Friday. the
I itth. and the Texas or Saturday. the 18th
inst. The Massachusetts viii endeavor 20
/ join the flagship first on the Carrituck
| rendezvous. and II that is missed then on
/ the Cape Fear rendezvous IL is hardly ex-
| pected that the Texas Will be able to ioEn
| The flag on the Carrituck rendezvous;
| therefore. directly tfls Massachusetts joins
there tprior 10 noon OF the 18th Instant
( the squadron will not then awai; the
| Texas. but viii proceed 70 the Cape Fear
rendezvous and there IL is expected that
/ 80 TSx ksa 9b 70 20 in ETvy <
! on Tuesday. January =
! Should the Massachusetts, miss tire flag
az both rendezvous ard should any ship
/ be separated from the flag BY weather con-
/ tingencies. the next. third and final rem
! devious Will bs the har5or of Dry Tortu-
+ gas. where they will await the flag
While the squadron Is on the Florida
/ drill ground. w1!ch viii include occasional
: anchorages IN Dry Tortugas harbo-, the
( post and telegraphic address Will be Key
/ West.
The above dates for sailing and rendez-
Z vous are subject 70 change. due 70 the COM
pletio1 n repairs 20 vessels az New York
/ o. 20 heavy weather.
Should the Brooklyn. Maine or other
vessels participate IN the drills on tas
! Florida drill grounds. detailed orders will
4 ha given. II Is not intended tina; any of
! the bsttleshtps or srnored cruisers (ex-
/ eert The Maine} shall enter the harbor OF
Key West except by special order Of the
1 commander-in-chief. or IN case Of efner-
ge1cy.
/ tsgr.eD 'sSICARD.
5 Rear Admiral
/ Commanding e. S. y. Force on the
North Atlantic Stasion-''
! KEY WEST. Fla. Jan. 1.-THE cruiser
/ Detroit arrived here az midday from Port
+ al Prince and reports all quiet there. The
cruiser is short % coal ard Il taking al
/ large quantities The MaTale1ead has 5esn
awaiting instructions expected oy fou2o--
rows mail The Montgomery arrived from
Pensacola today win barge n to~ wlth
coal for the battieshlps. The Maine. the
+ TORPEDO boa:s and the other wa-saiPs are
under fs.u steam awaiting orders
/ JACKSONVILLE Fla. Jan IA spe-
e,ss % the Times -Unicn ard Cgtize2 from
Key weSt. Fla. says: Ths Marale5ead
sailed torlxht a. 1e:45 ?. n. The Maine
1 received teleerapasc instructions PreTtoss
+ p, ;hA sarIaE Of TIE NaToIe1ead-
! Havana Remains auiet.
WASHINGTON Jar. 1t-The last news
/ r. tha fszv from Consul General Lev came
- me state department about o'clock.
ard vas A. ouce sent over - the Waite
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