Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-05-14
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MAJ Geo. Fnzhugh Lee left here this
morning :or R.cnmond. bat expects TO
I Os bzcz again IL TWO or three daya.
+. Il reported that the only two staH Off
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/ Major Bon Mason.
I. i officially stated Ct the Office OF
.ae adjutant general Of the army that
10 appI.czntz for COMMISSIONS 10 the
L. :. army, under those for field posi-
.!Jus, @ill be examined BY the eIamin
/ iog board, eIeep. tbo=e who may be
/ dominated By the Pfe=ideut. That no
/ company oRcers in the State troops
will nave 70 stand physical GAMMA
ion 1az decided in the Gaze OF Lisut.
Percy Of the Lyrcnburg Z2uaYes.
Some Of .hoss inteseated in the pro
poaed telephone line between this city
and Round Hill, Va, left here today for
L ,eaburg, where meeting OF thoss
8no propo5e 70 build the line will De
held.
Major Thomas Wallace, OF Freder-
| ick= ou.g. formerly Of Corse'g' brigade,
Confederate arny, il here today. Be-
fore he lett home ne directed thata Tee
;ement Be put 10 the knapsack ofeyery
memo Of the colder company that
!eft Ms town to-day for the war.
The Spanish government had fled z
protect At the foreign Office in Paris
4gainet the permission given by the
French authorities at Martinique TO the
L. :. auxiliary cruiser Harvard to re-
main IL the hsrbor OF 81. Pierre, Aar-
Unique, for seven dsys TO make neces-
gary repairs. The French government
insigtE that the cruiser, being disabled,
mas right to remain for such time az
may be necessary 10 complete her re-
pairs. This protest makes clear
the plans OF the Spanish admiral
10 have the Harvard forced out Of
the harbor at Martinique and then cap.
ture her by the swift cruisers and de-
stroyerz.
No Official report has been received
here confirming the published state
nent that the city aud Notifications Of
San Juan had surrendered TO Admiral
Sampson, nor il any expected, for the
reason that the statement ia not given
credence in official circles.
Yesterday the officials were jubilent
OYER the news that the Spaniards had
been located at least at Martinique.
To-day, however, the mystery was al
most az deep az ever until q dispatch
vas received that the feet has been
sighted again, this time about hun.
dred rniles off the coast OF Venezuela
going weat at full speed, and had steam
ed about $50 miles since last heard from
of the west coast of Martinique two
daya ago.
4 telegram came to the Navy De.
psrtment this afternoon from Commo.
dore R9mey at Key West. After Civ.
ing The names and an account of the
casualties which occurred at the cut
ling of the cable at Cienfuegos, the
iatteg says commander McCalla's re-
port; summgry; Lieutenant Winslow
placed in command Of steam and sailing
launches of Nashville: Lieutenant
Anderson second in command. Boats we're TO
drag FOR and cut cables under the protection |
Of the guns OF the Earblehead and Nashville |