The times., 1898-09-01
CERVERA IS GOING Home
Will Take His Fellow Prison
ers Back to Spain.
THE PRESIDENTS ORDER
The Admiral liz Preparing To Char
8 ter "a Transport Ship-He and His
seven Hundred Men VIII Be Met
on the English Const by Spanish
Sauadron-Doubt Reception.

Ry direction of President Mckinley,
orders were issued from the Navy De-
partment yesterday to the commandants
of the Naval Academy at Annapolis ana
of the navy yard at Portsmouth, N h,
to replace the Spanish naval prisoners
under their respective charges as soon as
Admiral Cervera makes arrangements for
their transportation to Spain.
This step has been under consideration
for some time, and in anticipation OF IL
the Spanish government several days ago
cabled Cervera $4,000 to be expended in
providing for the transportation of the
sailors and officers under his command
now held as prisoners of war Officials
of the Navy Department were greatly
impressed with the manifest ability OF
Admiral Cervera to deal with the situa-
ton suddenly confronting him.
He Loses No Time.
Some time before the department closed
yesterday there was evidence that he had
promptly entered upon the work of dis
patching the men to Spain. 1t is SUP
posed that he will charter a vessel to
take the sailors from Camp Long. Ports
mouth, and that he with his fellow Off
GERS who have been confined at Annapolis
will sail from New York probably on the
North German Lloyd Line.
Capt. Eulate, the admirars chief of
staff, left Annapolis for New York yes
terday afternoon. Admiral Cervera and
the officers at Annapolis viii doubtless
be paroled by the cOmmandant of the
academy, that they may be free to per-
feet the details of the trip for themselves
and the sailors.
There are about 700 of them altogether
and they are all included within the
terms of the order
Squadron to Meet Him.
BY order of the secretary of the Span
ish navy flying squadron has been
formed at Cadiz, which will proceed 10
Southampton, England, there 10 await
the appearance OF Admiral Cervera and
all that remains of his once proud com
mand.
The squadron is composed of the ships
Alphonso XIII, Buenos Ayres. and the
City of Cadiz, the latter being now at the
port of Ferrol. The Alphonso XIII will
act as flagship and will have on board
/ Admiral Banasa and his second in COM
mand will be Commodore Pidal Ad-
| miraI Cervera will be taken aboard by
! the Alphonso XIII, where his flag will be
raised. and under his command the fleet
will sail back to Cadiz.
A Doubtful Reception
| What manner of a reception the Span
| ish people will give Admiral Cervera is
a question that permits of wide specu-
I iation. The commander himself seems &c
have no fear of facing the indignation o
his countrymen. or if he has, he is su
preme master of his emotions.
Immediately upon receiving permission
| from the Navy Depar sment- he quietl,
went about making preparations for TAX
! ing his fellow officers and prisoners home
/ and no one not even his immediate
! friends. knows what are the conflicting
| emotions Of a man who must return Il
his country with little else but dignit!
and defeat to show for the flower of the
| Spanish navy. But a few weeks sine
| his appearance in Madrid would surel.
have occasioned a burst Of popular rage
/ and II was not thought impossible tina
he would be courJ -martialed.
The preparations now being made 20 re
| ceive him, together with other evidence
/ of Spanish good will for the yanquishe'
commander. are believed TO indicate tina
no penalty will be visited upon the ad
miral for the loss of his ships.