The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-05-31
So Says the New York Tri-
bune This Afternoon.
A LARGE EXPEDITION LANDS,
Captain Dorst Successfully
Carries Arms to the In
surgents on the East
Coast of the Island.
There Was No Resis=
lance.
MOVEMENT OF SPANIARDS,

" washington, May 5l.-The invasion o
| Cuba has begun. The President ordere,
| 1t afterC Commodore Schley's cable messag
came to the Navy Department, and Gener
/ al Miles gave tao word to General Shafter
OF Tampa, that at last would set tn
| Army in motion.
1t IL absolutely known that at daylight
yes.erday the loading Of the numerou
! transports at Tampa was begun. Between
200 and 10000 troops, with heavy gun
add complete equipments, were aboard tn,
transport ships before noon. The siegt
guns and the other heavy artillery already
were aboard the vessels,
TX Whether these transports have actually
sailed, and whittier they have gone 1t would
Tampa has not been reported to the Wa
Department. It's known that the forward
movement Of the Army will not be delay.
cd beyond Thursday at the furthest,
1t is also fact that Acting Rear Admi
/ raj sampson. with the flagship New Yort
/ and several other warships, sailed yester-
Eday from Key West. The preponderanct
ls6f the Speculation as to his objective i!
THAT he has gone to Tampa to convoy the
big expedition Of the army. 1t is not wist
! at this time to disclose all that Is known
! mars as to the movements of the troops Il
can do no harm to the arms Of tho United
States however. to say that Havana is NOT
the objective point of the Army and Navy
mThree movements are possible In thu
! early future; the invasion of Cuba on the
i north shore, the occupation of SanJuan by
. large force,sand the sending of troops tc
| Hantiago The opinion has gained ground
steadily that the first action will be in the
81, neighborhood of Santiago. The Presiden
believes that tbs despatch Of 1000 OF
1900 soldiers to land at and takeSantiago
would be an effective blow at Spain.
It Commodore Schley should be ordered
to force his way into the harbor and en-
gage the Spanish ships, it would be neces-
/ sary, even after he destroyed them, to take
! care of IA coo Spanish prisoners. There arc
that number Of Spanish soldiers now at
! Santiago.
In aify event. whether 1t is to be a
blockade or an immediate battle between
| The naval forces, it is considered wise to
| hsye American soldiers at hand. There
| ArB 5000 insurgents In the country back OF
T, the city
1t Is said that with the aid of M effective
! force of American soldiers landed by trans
ports, the city could be completely invest
cd by sea and shore, ard it would then be
, question of few weeks when the Span
| lacls must yield for starvation would con-
! front them.
The Typographical situation of Santiago
matter for the invaders. The city is sur
rounded by precipitous hills of such height
that the guns of Cervcra's ships could not
be elevated to shell them with good effect.
: Moreover, the lines Of siege would be es.
tablished at such distance that Cervera
would only waste his already scanty stock
OF ammunition in shooting it into the
woods. On the other hand our field guns
gould shell the city and even the fleet from
the surrounding heights.
Washington. May 3l.-With the hope
taa. Ccrvera's warships may be taken as
prizes, Secretary Long Is not in favor of
ordering Commodore Schley to force an
entrance to Santiago barbor. Commodore
Schley Is anxious to enter the harbor and
attack the Spaniards. but Secretary Long
said that the department had not yet de-
eided as the course that would be pur-
sued.
Cipher dispatches were sent TO Schley
and Sampson. Schley in his message to
nation Than the department has made
public, He fully explained The situation
and, showing full appreciation of the
risk that he would take in passing
through the channel leading to the interi-
or of the harbor, asked for instructions
before making the move. His orders
were:
Cnuer no circumstances permit span.
lsh ships to escape; destroy or capture
mem. But 1t Is believed they were modi-
He'd by instructions sent him yesterday All
orders sont to Schley have been with the
view to capturing the ships rather than
their destruction, but the commander of
the flying squadron is not enjoined from
hiring If au engagement is eminent.
Secretary Long said that nothing but a
storm could remove the guard that now
awaits outside the entrance to the harbor
at Santiago.
SIMPSONS fleet is held in readiness in
the vicinity Of Havana to escort troops to
such points as may be decided upon and
70 co.ol crate with the army. Admiral
Sampson is confident of Schiey's ability to
handle the Spanish squadron
The Navy Department has noted he ar
rival OF the Spanish torpedo boat DESTROY
or Terror at San Juan, Porto Rico, and the
remark was made that the Terror would
never leave that port under Spanish flag
1t is proposed to either bl, ok that port
with II sufficient number of ships or fl, de-
s;roy tho torpedo boat.
tap.t.n slIsUle'5 efforts in locating and
Ike ling watch Of the Spanish fleet for
eight days have not been overlooked by
tn department, and he is heartily praised
Key West, Fla, May 3l,--Advices ro-
ceivei here from the American fleets ar,
that an effort will soon be made to draw
out the Spanish squadron.
10 this end the bonbardment of the
Qualifications at Santiago may soon DO or
dered.
Naval officers hero are jubliant at ths
bottling up of Corvera'S Il let. They say
the Spanish ships will never return to
Spain.
Four ba looms are on the balloon train
now preparing for Cuba. Work is rushing
on the two which arrived recently from
france, and which are at Governors Is
land. 1t Will AXE about three days to ret
them ready for shipment to Tnnpa, Il
Includes vanishing the silk bags, Quitting
tho netting over them and adjusting tho
baskets
Ole b OBJ is already at Tampa. A
iourth hoh"n ordered from an American
manufacturer win be sent with the French
Ions. One Of tho French balloons will he
tried first and will probably be sent w
from one of the warshps off Santiago.
.Ias will be carried in steel cylinders
Eh'nt son. jamaica May 81. "A rapid OK.
o ange OF dispatches between Commodore
l'ehler. in command of the American fleet
OF Santiago de Cuba, and the naval au.
- r.ties at Wasblng ton, has occurred