The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-07-30
MERRITT. is
AT CAVITb
All Troops Assigned Him
Will be Needed.
STRENGTHENING GIBRALTAR.
Characterization Reach
es Cadiz After Slipping
Through the Straits

70 Vault hl'Si oAlPPnAS
Through the Straits
,
Washington. July 80-The following
telegram has been received at the Wsr
Department.: .' 4
Hong Kong, July 3O.--Adjutant.G ener.
al United States Army. Washington.
Cavite. July g. Arrived to-day about
10. Health Of commands good. Remalnd-
er Of fleet about four days in the rear. All
troops assigned me will probably be need
cd.
(slgnsd) MERRITT, i
Major General, Commanding.
General Merrltts expedition includes
the transports Ohio, City Of Para. Indiana
and Morgan City. which left here June
27. carrying 5000 officers and men, under
Brigattier-G General Macarthur; the stoaln-
or Valencia, which sailed on June2 %. with
600 mon, and transport Newport. which
sailed OH June 3D. with 800 men, under the
immediate command Of G neral Merritt
mon In the third party. the first e1pedi.
tion carried 2,5Ol men, and the second car
ried 3,5l5 men so that General Merritt now
has under his command, II. 0l6 men.
/ Gibraltar, July 30-Admiral Camafa's
squadron, consisting Of the flagship Pelayo
Carlos v, the Rapido, the Patricia tho
Buenos Ayres the Audaz and tho Pielago,
left cnrtagena Tuesday afternoon and,
passing through tho straits at night wi,h-
out being obserYel. arrived on "Wednesday
morning q. Cadiz. !!
The Lepanto and two destroyers remain
at Cartagena.
Admirars Cnmara's arrival at Cadlz
aroused no enthusiasm whatever among
the people, who, on account Of the rigorous
press censorship, remain in ignorance Of
everything going q y N H. outside ,s world;
! While inCadiz IN Wednesday the CORE T.
| pondens noticed that the universal desire
Of tho civilian population remaining there
was for peace at any price. Every enc
| seemed heartily sick OF war. The losses to
commercial classes, owing to the completS
have told terribly upon the merchants. and
the only persons who at all favor CONTINUE
ing tho war are q few military officials
and functionaries.
General Orchan, the newly-appointed
commander Of the defences at Cadiz, 10
haotening the construction of new Lat
teries. Much of the defence artillery in
20 ~ a.
aud thore Is great deficiency in ammuni-
ton for the new Krupp guns recently
mounted.
Santiago de Cuba, July 90 I
General Wood. the military Governor
has issued an order establishing an Off
GERS pae M the day. The first detail.
will ma!s1 the rounds at 6 o'clock In tbs
evening, and the next OF 10.
An officer found in the city Without q
written permit from General Wood wlly
DO requested to report to headquarters.
II he refuses, the patrol is to take him
forcibly.
General Wood, I: is understood has TAX.
On this precautionary measure owing IA
the fact that a few nights ago Spanish
cavalry officer n ade himself very object
ionable ut club here. Insulting, while In
liquor several American officers.
None of the Americans paid any atten-
tion to him, but later the Spaniard got In.
to trouble with some American soldiers ON
duty, and was locked up In the guard
house for forty.eight hours. General
xuil tha ~
saying that he does so because he would
wish report made to him by General 10.
raj Of any American officer who was guilty
Of similar offences
Asa preliminary to strengthen tho case.
General Wood has instituted the officers
patrol.
Port Of Ponce, Porto Rico, July &c.
General Miles has issued the follow
proclamation to the pcople:-
an the prosecution Of the wa agains:
the Kingdom Of Spain by the people Of the
United States, in tho cause of liberty.
justice and humanity, Its military forces
como to occupy the island of Porto Ri 0.
They come bearing the banners Of FREQ
dom, Inspired by a noble purpose, to seek
the enemies Of our Government and OF
yours, and to destroy or capture all In
armed resistance.
"They bring you the fostering arms ofn
free people, whose greatest power Ia JUS
ticc and humanity to all living within
their fold. Hence they release you from
your former political relations, AID ~
Is hoped this will be followed, to insure
your cheerful acceptance Of the. Govern"
nent OF the United States.
Tho chief object of tho American mill
AIRY forcos will be to overthrow tho armeu
authority of Spain and give tho people OF
your beautiful island tho largest measure
If liberty, consistent with this military
They have not come to make war on thu
Ieople of the country, who for centuries
lave been oppressed, but on
he contrary, they bring protection not
'nly to yourselves, but to your property
your prosperity and bestow thu
and blessings OF our enlight.
nnent and liberal ins titutions and Gov
rnment.
ut is not their purpose to Interfere with
ho existing laws and customs, which are
wholesome and beneficial to the people, ST.
ong as they conform to tho rules Of the
military administration, ordcr and justica,
"rhis is not n wa Of devastation ant
isolation, but ono to give all within til
ontrol Of the military and naval forco''
he advantages and blessingo Of enlightY
ned civilization"
Key West, July 20 -Hunger Is claiming
lany victims, rich and poor, IN Havana.
Since the extended blockade has closed
40 ports Of Sagua l.: Granda. Nipe and
'atabano, no provisions have entered the
uban capital and General Blanco's scanty