The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-07
DEWEY CAUSES NEW DELIGHT.
GOVERNMENT GLAD TO LEARN OF
INSURGENT SUCCESSES.

tnry Operations Against the Span
iards Placed Upon the Insurgents.
Has Secured Cooperation of
AguinaIdO.
Washington, June 6-After a lot of con-
fIcdng rumors of naval engagements, the
landing of troops and such matters at the
navy department there came at the close
of the day one important bit of news en-
bodied in a report from Admiral Dewey of
important successes achieved by the insur-
gents at Manila.
The navy department at o'clock, post
ed the following bulletin:
Admiral Dewey reports that the insur-
gents have been actively engaged within
the province of Cavite during the past
week. They have won several Victories
taken prisoner about 1890 men, fifty Of
fcers of the Spanish troops not native.
THE arsenal at Cavite has been pre-
pared for occupation by United States
troops upon their arrival on transports
Admiral Sampson is engaged in ar
ranging with Admiral Cervera for the ex-
change of Naval Constructor Hobson and
the men with him, now prisoners at San
tiago, for some of the officers and men
held prisoners by the United States at
Fort Mcpherson"
The officials have been more anxious
than they cared to betray as to Admiral
DeWey's condition. They were not serious
ly apprehensive of personal danger to the
fleet, but an impression was gaining
ground that the admiral had not main-
tained the same measure of success In his
operations in Manila bay that rewarded
his first effort
Now the report received goes to show
that his plans are working out admirably; ;
that he has succeeded in placing upon the
&C
tary operations against the Spaniards
while he himself is lying in enforced idle
ness awaiting the arrival of the troops, and
that he has succeeded in preventing the
corruption Of the insurgent leaders by the
Spaniards, which appeared to be al one
time threatening.
There is some speculation here by anx-
ious minds as to how the insurgents will
treat the prisoners they have taken who
are more numerous, it is said, than all the
captures made by the Cuban insurgents
since their war began.
Ii Is reported by caNe soon after he
had secured the cooperation of the in
surgent chief, Aguinaldo, that Admiral
Dewey would see to it that the insurgents
observed the rules of civilized warfare.
This caution was made necessary by the
terrible tales that had been circulated of
the barbarOus treatment of prisoners cap
tured by the insurgents.
It is sincerely hoped that Aguinaldo will
see to it that this agreement is observed In
the case of the 1850 prisoners he now
holds, for it is believed in official circles
that the nations of the civilized world will
hold the United States wholly responsible
for any great excuses that may be COM
mitted in the Philippines as a result of
our action there.
The navy department officials declare
that Admiral Dewey is not responsible for
he ca fa- nd int Of
prisoners, which is most fortunate, con-
sde,inG the limited resources of the ad-
miral in the matter of provisions.
The navy department telegraphed orders
to-day that the double turreted monitor
Monadnock, now at Mare Island, Cal,
should be made ready to sail for Manila
within ten days. The Monterey will not
wait for the company of the Monadnock,
bur should be off in the course of a few
hours, under the convoy of the Brutus.
The navy department will Immediately
procure another merchant ship to accom-
pany the Monadnock on her 6,000-mile voy
age. With twin screws and 3,0O0-horse-
power engines she ought easily to make
12l2 knots an hour. Built on the general
lines of the Amphitrite, she has better en-
gines and more power than that monitor.
She carries four 10-inch guns in two tur-
rets, besides two finch rapid-fire guns in
casemate and numerous secondary bat
terry.
Her coal capacity is $50 tons, in bunkers,
and almost as much more storage room
can be found on the decks. Consequently,
the MOnadnock has the ability to make
longer cruise than the Monterey without
repleushing her coal supply, yet her ca
pac!ty is still too small to permit her to
make the passage from Honolulu to the
philippines unaided.
with these two monitors, Admiral Dewey
will be fully able to take care of himself,
even should the much-tallxed-of Cadiz
fleet undertake to attack him in Manila
harbor.
The monitors, at their maximum, draw
only l41a feet of water, or ten feet less than
the Spanish battleship Peayo, and, there
Tore would be able 10 pick their position
IN the shallow water where the Spanish
pattleships could not possibly reach them,
ana hammer away at the latter to their
oearts content, presenting themselves so
small a mark as to render it very diff
cut for the Spanish gunners to reply ef-
feetively.
There Is no doubt entertained of the
Monadnocks seaworthiness, for before be-
ing reconstructed at the Mare Island navy
yard she made the entire voyage from
the delaware clear around the Horn to
San Francisco voyage longer really,
than that made by the Oregon.
Inc Cadiz fleet, which was reported to
NNAllS strange luEuSS IN the west IN
uies Yesterday, is not giving the naval Off
clals any concern. They have learned
ulronSh the state department, that the
spanish ships were at Cadiz last Friday so
JheI could not well have been In the West
Indies two days later.
% to the close of office hours it could
hol be learned at the war or navy depart
mehts that any news had been reported
10 snow that the troopes had landed in
force near Santiago and the officials high
una low made no concealment of their
hcredulity
Maj. de Grandpray military attache of
1ue French embassy, left tonight for
Tampa, where he VIII proceed with the
CoopS embarking for Cuba. Prince Luven
Cl kusslaa captain Of the Russian Royal
NTulery uud recently assigned for special
services in connection with the war, call
"a on the war and navy officials today and
idlet left for the South.
lhese are the last Of the foreign observ-
elS 70 leave for the scene of action.
BLOCKADE INEFFECTIVE.
spanish Cabinet to Send Notification