The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-31

MOLE ST NICHOLAS. HAyTf. May
sO.-The following dispatch has been re-
ceiyed from the correspondent OF tho As
sociated Press with the American heet
of Santiago de Cuba:
OFF SANTIAGO DE CUBA, May 2s.--
Commodore schley and the Flying squad
ron have the Spanish feet bottled up IN
the harbor of Santiago de Cuba. BY the
most clever manoeuvring, the Commodore
allowed the spanlards to think he had LETT
IN disgust. They took tho bait and ran
into the harbor. Commodore Schley
moved down this morning and at O'Clock
going close TO the harbor. he saw the
CrIstobal Colon, the Maria Teresa and
two torpedo boats. lie believes the entlFe
fleet IS there
Schlev has acted on his own informa
tion and Judgment for the past six days
and believes the whole Spanish fleet Is
there.
He sat on tho after triangle of tho
Brooklyn until after the discovery OF the
feet and no then went TO breakfast say
ing:
Il have got them, and they Will never
get home"
The United States auxiliary cruiser 81.
Paul arrived here this morning and was
sent 20 the Mole st. Licholas with dis
patches. She captured a coal ship which
was sent TO Key West by Captain sigs-
bee in charge Of a prize crew. The coal
was undoubtedly intended for the span
ish fleet. Ii is believed that there Is not
much coal at Santiago de Cuba.
The officers and men OF the Flying
Squadron are jubilant over the TACT mat
the location of the Spanish fleet has fin-
allv been definitely established. The tenn
perature here is 10 degrees in the shade,
and I'm the steel turrots the heat Is Sct-
ually beyond the power of imagiDasion,
The American ships here are the bfoos-
lyn Texas, Massachusetts,. Iowa. Marpie-
head and Vixen, an auxiliary torpeoo
gunboat
CAPTURED A COLLIER.
KEY WEST. FLA. May 30.--The Brit
,sh steamer Restormel was brought IN
here this morning under her own steam
Nv prize crew. She was captured by
tho auxiliary cruiser st. Paul Captain
Sigsbee, while trying 10 put into Santi-
ago de Cuba with a cargo or coal Inc
steamer was bound from Cardiff TO Porto
Rico.
AS the Restormel came in the British
flag was flying half way down her main
mast. She was leaking badly. News
paper men were not permitted 20 ap~
proach within hundred yards OF her.
CAPTURED UNDER GUNS.
The Restormel was ctptured under tho
very guns OF MORO Castle at Santiago
de Cuba. at a. NJ. on May 18th, SIZE
carried 2. 400 tons OF best Welsh coal from
Cardiff. presumably for Admiral Ger
eera's fleet. The 81. Paul had been lying
OF Santiago de Cuba for SIX days and
early last wednesday the big collier was
sighted making at full speed FOR SAN
tiago fortress
The St PauI fired n blank shot and the
Restormel came to four miles from SAN
tiagO foreress.
The forts did not fire on the cruiser.
prize crew under command or Lieuten-
ant J. A. Pattson. WAS put on board and
dspossesscd the British officers. who
made no protest.
NON-COMSnTTAL MANIFEST.
Not line was found among the ships
papers relative 10 tho destination, or
consignee OF the cargo. The Rest0ffn6l
was headed az once for Key West. Sho
was leaking badly when captured and ~
still in serious condition. The Res
tormel now lies IN the harbor. near
wharf, The British flag 10 lying NJ her
stern. Marines patrol the prise and Will
allow no one aboard the steamer. The
members OF the crew are not even allow
ed to take newspapers from launches
that come along side.
when the Restormel left Santiago De
Cuba IL was believed by those on the 81.
paul and the other United states vessels
that the Spanish feet was inside. In sd-
dItlon to tho 81. Paul there were hso
osher fast naval scouts outside Santiaeo
dc Cuba establishing definite blockade
I'm the sense that no merchant vessels
are allowed 20 enter. The departure 81
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