The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-06-07

Washington, June 5.-This was the
quietest Sunday at the navy depart
ment since the outbreak of the war.
No dispatches had come over night
and it was said that none was expect
ed. The situation at Santiago is such,
in the opinion of the officials, that no
startling developments are to be eX
pected Immediately and the next news
that was to be looked for from that
quarter is of the arrival of troops. AS
far as can be gathered in spite Of all
reports to the contrary, these troops
have not yet started and the naval Of
ficials are impatiently awaiting for the
movement. 1t is possible that a small
| advance attachment has gone forward
| but it is felt here that even that, COM
posed Of an engineer battalion with a
| seige train, is lying off Key West. In
army circles it seems toi be expected
that Sampson is to furnish sufficient
force to convoy the troop transports
| but it is not known whether he is to
/ supply this force from his own squad
| ron onw off Santinago, or whether he
Will call upon Commodore Watson off
Havana to perform this work.
| The officials don't credit the cable re-
| port that troops have landed at point
Cabrera, half a dozen miles west of
| Santiago bay, and they are inclined to
| the opinion that if there has been any
| landing in that vicinity, it was confined
ITO the supply of arms and food to the
| insurgents abounding province.
! Secretary Long is still confined to his
room, and passed restless night with
his sprained leg. which now shows
sign Of inf1ammatory rheumatism OF
| some kindred ailment.
PLENTY OF SPANISH PRISONERS
TO EXCHAGE.
The war department was open for
business in a limited way for half the
| day and Adjutant General Corbin was
| in telegraphic communication with
| army officers in all parts OF the coun-
try. particularly regarding the Spanish
| military prisoners from which selec-
tions will be made for exchange of the
gallant little band that sunk the Mer-
| rlmac. The commanding officer al
| Fort Mcpherson, Georgia, has furnish
| ed the department a full list Of the
| captives to facilitate the work of ex-
| change. This is likely to occupy mora
| time than was originally expected be-
cause of the difficulty of communicat-
ing with the Spanish Admiral at San
| tiagO. The exchange effected at Ha-
| vana was conducted through the Brit
| ish ambassador here, Sir Julian
| Paunceforte, and the British consul
general at Havana, Mr.. Gollan, with
| the aid of the existing cable but it Is
| not likely that there is now any cable
communication with Santiago, so the
| preliminaries must be arranger direct
| ly through Admiral Sampson, a time
| consuming operation, as he can be
reached only through the agency of dis
| patch boats from Jamaica or Hayti.
The war department. officials were
themselves surprised at the nuber OF
| Spanish officers held captive at Fort
| MCPHERSON, and it will be seen that
| there is no lack Of material, as was at
| first feared, for equal exchange. Two
| officers have already been exchanged
| namely: Colonel Vincente de Cortijo
| Of the 3rd cavalry, Principe, and Sur
| geon Major Isidro Garcia Julian, sani.
tary corps. The list remaining is as
| follows:
| First Lieutenant Lucas SaenZ Gas
| taminza, lower paninsula-
Second Lieuteant Luis Giner Fomi-
nya, Chasseuer battalion, Porto Rico.
Second Lieutenant Emilio Mate Ca
bezu, Third cavalry, Principe.
/
clio Zambrana. Fifth battalion. Chilena
Second Lieutenant Juan JimineZ,
| Ninth battalion, Soria-
| Second Lieutenant Pedro Lapido,
Third battalion, Tarcio, paymaster.
| Second Lieutenant Juan Gonzales
| Vargas, Twenty second battalion, Cas-
4 sodores.
| Sergeant Enrique Almos Ollie, Third
| cavalry, Principe.
| Privates Juan Caballero, Twenty
| second CadiZ, Carolas Ovlivan, Third
cavalry, Principe; Jose Bages, Twenty
| second DomingueZ; Antonio Emilio
Esporito Matallonez, Tenth navas;
Jose Nuner, Tenth navas; Igancio
| tine Martinez, Gaurdia, civil; Andres
! Gomez, Third cavalry of Principe;
| Gaustino Albert, Third cavalry, Prin-
| cipe.
| UNITED STATES TROOPSHIP AT
THE MOLE.
Cape Haytien, Hayti, June $40 p.
| m.-The United States troopship Reso-
| lutte, formerly the Yorktown, under
| convoy of the torpedo boat destroyer
Mayfiower, the converted Ogden Go
| elet yacht Of the same name, arrived
at Mole st. Nicholas yesterday and
/ departed shortly after.
| Advices from Mole st. Nicolas, say
that yesterday Saturday some dis
| tance off Jean Rabel. a seaport on the
northwest coast of Hapti, half way be-
tween Port de Paix and Mole St. Nico-
| las, a combat took place between three
Spanish and four American warships
The American ships are said to have
withdrawn from the combat. One OF