The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-07-01
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WE'VE GOT CAMARA'S COAL
rWo SHLPLOADS IN TEE BED SEA
BOUGHr UP UNDER sPAIE'S nose

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WASHINGTON. June so.-The United States
Government is having lots Of fun at the oxpsnSs
Of the CAmarA obsoura feet. The digninsd
State Department IL the main mover in the
practical jokes which are being played on the
Spanish Admiral, and has arranged q series u
entertaining incidents that will not be Viewed In
Spain with the amusement they win create IN
this country. 1t was . very neat trick the
Washington authorities worked on CamaRa By
buying up all the coal he expected 70 ret al
Port Said. But the enemy should have
credit for making preparations to overcomO
Just such q contingency. Two c~olliers, said 10
bo British, loaded deep with fuel. had been en-
| gagged to meet the Spanish feet In the Red ssa.
Unfortunately for the plans Of the Madrid Min
istry, It deferred paying for the coal until the
question of whether Camara'S ships would suo-
coed in getting through the canal had been sOt-
tied. Meanwhile this Government heard OF the
bargain with the colliors and made Q proposition
for the purchase of the coal on them. An spot
cash was better than Spanish promises. the
offer was accepted. and the coal now
belongs to the United States. II 10 the
intention to hold IL In the Red See for
the use of Commodore Watson's squadron when
1t passes through the SueE Canal on Its chase
after CamSra. Agents OF this Government are
buying coal and other supplies at places along
the route to the Philippines. and wherever bids
are made by Spanish agents better terms win be
offered by those representing the United statss,
30 that CRmara will have Q pretty hard time
making his voyage at q fair rate Of speed, and
perhaps will be OBLIGED to delay for some time
until GOLFERS sent from Spain overtakO him..
Although surprised over the intention Of
Camara to proceed on his much-advOrtised mis-
sion, naval of1cials arc not worried over the
prospect Of an attempt to retakO Manila
The preparations for organizing the Eastern
squadron will be hurried, now that the Spanish
fleet appears actually to DO bound fort the Philip.
pines. and the second American naval division
will have everything ready for following Wat
son just as soon as the Porto Rico campaign u
over. 1t 10 supposed that tho flagship Newark.
with { Immodore Watson on board, reached
Santiago do Cuba to-day. She will probably 70"
main there until Santiago has been taken and
will then join the oolliers and other vessels Of
Il the IOTmHIlOn AC q CDuV0ulCnb E0uQC1NOubs Inv
administrator Is very much in earnest in Its
declaration that CamAra's feet IL TO be run
down and destroyed. All the plans to carry ous
that programme arc not known, but Il 10 boz
lieved that some surprises are in store for the
enemy. No apprehension 10 felt ~ to the
ability OF Admiral Dewey to Withstand an
attack from Camara, and naval officers think 10
not improbable that the hero Of Manila Bay
will have another naval victory to his credit
before the war IL over. The decision Of
Camara to leave behind his torpedo boat
destroyers Audaz, Proserpina. and 0sad0
will greatly reduce his lighting strength. Only
two Of the remaining vessels are real fighting
ships. They are the battleship Pelayo and
the armored cruiser Carlos ", and this Govern.
ment has information that both Of them arc In
a bad way. While the statement that the ma
chinery of the destroyer 10 out OF order through
incompetent handling is accepted as true In
naval circles, it is believed that they were
dropped from Camara's foroe moro on account
Of the delay caused by the necessity Of coaling
them frequently.
Camara ought to be able to make good speed
from now on. with the deStroyers detached. II
will take him nine days to go through tho canal
with his remaining vessels. No two warshipo
arc allowed in the canal at once, and each OF
those under Camara must make the passage
alone. The passage consumes from fifteen 70
twenty hours. When the arrival of one war
vessel is reported at the eastern entrance an
other will be permitted to enter ut Port Said.
OF course Commodore Watson will have the
Same tedious process to encounter, and with
time as Camara.