The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-26

The Chase After CcfverA.
Tn chase after Csrvers's feet and the
operations OF Santiago are treated more
az length. AMI constitute the first official
account yet gwen 81 the movements OF
s. ehley's squadron and ire reasons tor The
Clearly spfsarect delay IL reaching the
station alter the entrance 10 Santiago:
"On May = TIE flying squadron. conn
posed OF the Brooklyn. Texas Massachu-
sets ard Scorpion. sailed from Key West
FOR CsenfUegos with Instructions 10 estab-
Ilsn a blockade az th2s place as sool as
possible.
@'on May % the Iowa, Cas;ina and the
collier MerTimac sailed 30 toia commodore
Schley's squadron OF Cienfuegos On this
day the department. informed AdmlrA.
Sampson OF a report that Ceryera's squad
ron was al Santiago De Cuba. and advised
him 20 order Commodore Schiey - proceed
Of that port with tie vessels under lis
command.
Admiral Sampson left Key West for the
Havana blockade on ths slSt. having pre-
vioGsly sent the Dufont with dispatches
70 Coulro3ore Schiey and ordered the Mar
hlehsa2 and Eagle 10 join the flying squad
ron. By the Marhlehead orders were sent
10 Commodore Scfsley advising him that the
Spanish squadron was probably at San
tiago lie Cuba, and directing him, II he
10 proceed with all Dispatch 10 Santiago ds
Cuba. and upon arrival there 10 establish
communication with some Of the inhablt-
anis and ascertain definitely whether the
ships were n port OF net The Hawk fol-
lowed with duplicate dispatches, which
ware delivered 10 Commodore Scniey on
the sd
ON May - Admiral Sampson received a
dispatch from Key West stating that Ger
n y yfSsaS feT~ rs "a
tiago Ce Cuba on the morning of the list:
also i telegram from tie department that
Il was expected 70 visit San Juan. PoTso
Rice. and II Commodore Schiey found that
* had left Santiago he should follow It
A; a. II. on the morning OF the al
Admiral Sampson left OF Havana with
view 10 Occupying Nicholas channel IN such
manner as 10 prevent the approach or the
Spanish squadron. The Montgoulery Joined
h.m on the 24th with dispa; ches stating
tha, information had been received 10 the
effect that CerveTa's squadron had no; left
Santiago
"on the 36ih Admiral Sampson received
from Commodore Schley letter dated
May =. stating that he VAS by no means
satisfied that the Spanish squadron was not
al Cieafuegos. ard that he would. there
fore. remain 0I thai pert with his squad
ron.
The Wasp was sen; on May 3 20 carry
advises 10 Commodore Schlev, informing
him that daily confidential. reports received
al Key West from Havana stated that the
Spanish squadron had been IN Santiago de
Cuba from The 18th 20 the 18th. inclusive,
and directing him 70 proceed with all pos
sihle dispatch 20 fha. port AT ta!s time two
teiegrams dated Cienfuegos~ May 2t, were
received by Admiral Sampson from Com
modore Sehley. stating that coaling of that
port was very uncertain: that he had ascer-
tanned that the Spanish fleet was not in
Csenfuegos. and would go eastward OF the
next day, the e5th. but that on account OF
short coal supply in ships he could not
blockade IL the Spanish squadron was IN
Santiago. but would proceed 10 the vicin-
ity Of Nicholas mole. from which point be
would communicate.
Upon the receipt OF this information
Admsra, Sampson &; once decided 10 go 10
Key West for coal, and. il authorized by
the department. TO proceed 20 Santiago in
ssss<sn. The New Orleans was instructed
on this same day. May q. TO proceed as
rapidly as possible to that port. In com
pany with the collier Sterling and with
orders 20 Commodore SchIey TO remain on
the blockade at Santiago az all hazards
assuming that the Spanish vessels are in
that port This order further directed tha.
the collier Sterling should be used 20 OBJ
strtIC; the channel leading into the harbor.
and that in the meantime tGa utmost care
should be exercised that none OF the Span
kh vessels in that port be allowed 70
escape. Admiral Sampson arrived at Key
West on May y and cabled 20 Commodore
Schiey. advising him that the New Orleans
would meet him of Santiago on May -
with important dispatches. and further