The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-26

4 neen keep = Cess<sess Patroa.
orrHg FLAGSHIP NEW YORK OFF
nsgAEA April a.-io y. u,.-The second
j liz AZ tie war has come TO close and
- arh,inx squadron has no casualties to
I,~xt Altar The excitement this morn
j - syss shs Italian nan-of-war and the
sspsrs Of "a schooner by the
tapess boat Porter nothing occurred
1 !. me- tsie peaceful routine. Opinions as
"a .As ,engfh of time the blockade viii
exssue PAGES IL varioas.y a. from one 10
IL xseks. Admiral Sampson has 50 far
serexd 20 disposition 10 take the offensive
salss. the Spanish batteries. IL is GER
s.a that the Insurgents are By no means
sssssl,s a, this critical period. Naval en-
! x.ae.aenis between the formidable fleets
void be mssch TO the liking Of ths officers
Il toe feet. IA body they are anxious
. put 70 test thousands sf theories 10
xaseh shes have aeen devoiing their time
sscs entering the naval academy, apart
sam the fact thai their fighting blood Is
VI a pacific blockade IL poor work from
professional polni OF siew. despite the
szfssemsnl Of occasional ehases
Many Of ihs naval officers maintain that
|. lard hasa % operations In Cuba should
b seeasri before the Spanish feet ar
nsss fhs general idea Is that the
Ebpanisrds viii sndeayor to recuperate at
+. Thomas from the effects Of the voyage.
befcrs coming to Havana.
After the DauEtiess had towea The prize
schooner away N triumph this afternoon,
% Der Nay TO Key West, the blockade
aaa Sas exteadsd. The ships we're mostly
separated BY several miles Of water, max
ing u Formidable ssml-eircle around El
More. fifteen mics from point TO point.
The entire blockade line stretches for
saeai isa miles from Mar!el. sixty miles
west II Havana. 10 cardeuas. six4 miles
sSzs ef he beleagufed city. These dis
iaEsss are approximate.
Ias Iawa ~as the ossiy one OF The saips
afaura FL More that remained fairy
szailsaary today. She stood away out ia
too npxthwe.t. The Inalana. Detroit and
Eay5swsr erulsea around in that vicinity.
~h.sa the Wilmington and Marblehead
sept 10 sae northeast. The tug Algonquin
seich arrived to-day frem Key West. and
he torpegia boat Dupont sept close TO tns
lsva TiEr New York cruised around close
y ssi0tr- Fnr two hours this afternoon
sse sas @iah.n easy range of the GONNA
ssiiefX M :, ia the eastward Of Fl Moro
sflA It's l3~.no,s guns. hat the span.ards
sspssen.ly thoaga; Il hopeless to shoot
a. the alssanee Of ave mates IT was hard
= tSsiixe waile the asgsaip's hand played
sseraiic airs during dinner that s.raigh.
sAes sTasn Spanish FORT might coma
essnairg out and make music of another
kiza Few kelleve. however. tina, the
ssas can easty with any accuracy the dis
ssess iEsy arc credited on paper
Ths Msnsfove arrived from Key Yves,
sAs eveEsag, /, was reported that the
Saseswsr had Stopesd tramp steamer
sesai ns'eea mites northwest Of I'll Moro
ans taat tie steamer VAS Allowed 10 pro-
sss1. 80 is is presumed sac ieionged 10 a
hss'Fal nation. Several shots were II was
al AIRED Al her.
Aaea d&rkaess came tonight. after =
sssTaaas su0sc;. the svmsciseie OF blockai-
rs salEs closna in considerably In order
e EstFsni anything slipping in or ous OF
h-Fa7s aatAer. Nct light was show n.
ne 'ar1*fe beats Porter and Dupont
2sa' ~ a cSaseiess patrol They were
asae Invisible The isreprsssth.c sp.ri; Of
ssfla- Il Lieut.. Fremont and lieut.
"eas, Their respective commanders. prob
sey 'osk shs b. Ayers so within 4 re-
'aaFSahiy ssert distance Of ~ Moro.
sasss iae EseSson picked up her smau
Ras 'asS evsalng see wss only two miles
'saa' sae Spanish batteries
n Gag has bsen a busy one ter sAe o.
aeF's SD nsea and The slight relaxation
'"@ ss's4oea wss very acceptable. Al
STA Sampson aa,l capt. Chadwick have
r." sa II" AFTER bridge most of the time
vs. Always as ESQ., As caeumbers. Tbs
'.sa's, asspts his y ysars. is as ener-
80 Is ne senaGes. aaan cmshaard. HE
. save 81 eve for everything and
@sa 8 defss ;has i astounding.
ssss;'y ssoagnt tAat tho stesrnsr
N' ne H''soa hopea sor prize. Will
's aSfase tNsnesraw tsaaaavl.