Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-08-05
PORTO RICO PLANS.
FLANK MOVEMENT on SPANISH
NOW BEING EXECUTED.
TREMENDOUS MILITARY SENSATION.
Colonel. Northumberland, One of
the Majors, the Chaplain. and One
Of the Captains Of the sixth Mnssa-
cbusctts Regiment Resign.

PONCE. August 3. Evening. via ST.
THOMAS. August 3.-Delayed in trans
mission THE plan OF campaign Is not
s,ny determined upon. but the natural
.,rcoeth OF the Spanish position at Aibo-
-., and the character OF the defensive
y,.r,ls erected there neccssitatcs a flank
,ooycmcnt The turning movement was
.,sYc1,ratcd to-day, when General Brooke
r.r9ed $500 men at Arroyo. sixty miles
cast OF here.
From there ne can strike the military
road leading 20 san Juan at Cavey be
,,-d Aibonito. This will compel the
s-sr.sh commander. General Otega. who
has great reputation, 10 abandon his
stronghold or be caught between two
lrts
II Is possible that a second column may
move on his left flank also, in which
case the present advance on his front
,r.u be- shown to be only a feint
BASIING RECONNAISSANCE.
General stone is making dashing re-
comma ssaucc north. In the direction OF
trarth1. lie went into Aluntas last
rtrHt. with 1--WE men and four correspond
,r.s and to-day he brought his com
m.aI on al0ng the Uuado road as iar as
sfrrf4s. The road rises west Of The
-.-a.. range. and SIS rough, but practicable
t.r ..vaI-y and infantry IL it is found
r4ssaJIc 40 Utuado, "a light column Of
.--ops mal. be pushed across TO the north
coast. and strike iu on San Juan on the
r.s. aauk. But n General Brooke is
..n.assfu, it is probable that General
u..sn will find AibOnito untenabe in
which case the whole of our army. after
erecting a juncture Will move IN the
main road.
ENTHUSIASTIC WELCOME.
General stone met with a most en-
tr.l.aslic welcome from the natives IN
... VILLAGES and towns through which
-. r-s-a4 Women and children strewed
tla streets with flowers, and as he passed
houses and town halls flew homemade
American flags. Behind him moved =
company. of the Second Wisconsin Regi-
mert. under Lieutenant Bodiner Inc
enemy. numbering about 400 preceded
him.
Tba enemy has been for hours In full
retreat our advance has not been eX-
tended beyond JuGna Diaz, although re-
c.ruoltcrug parties have touched Coamo.
General GarretsOn's Brigade and the
batteries are campcd just beyond Ponce.
ADVANCE WILL BE RAPID.
4 general advance will not be ordered
until AN of General Miles's plans are pre-
f.C'ci, but when the advance is once De-
gun 60 Will be very rapid.
The fleet will lombard san Juan, ana
make other diversions 10 keep lhe eHtihS
busy az every point ,-
in the harbor OF Ponce ana NJ AIIoyo'
ON board ship, are the Inira lllliois' t,le
Ilrst ONO iht TN ,l''.sg Ia 10
l.. .lla anu IN ,,.[,,t,,,
There are constant alarms at the out
posts. but there has been no fighting as
set.
TREMENDOUS SENSATION.
ROSTON. August A special cable
,,r.m 10 the Journa, from Ponce, Porto
Efro savs.
"A tremendous sensation has occurred
in the sixth MASSACHUSETTS I'tslIhel''
which SIS iu General GaiTelsoh bflsade.
The friction between the line uHeeIs oil
the regiment ana me oihctia oi lhe pIl-
EaIc, which has been growing ever since
the command left Cu-A reached ljs
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