The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-05-27

Madrid, May 25.-7 p. ma dispatch
has just been published giving details
of the arrival Of Admiral Cervera's
squadron at Santiago de Cuba. 1t says:
Al o'clock on the morning Of May
18th the Infanta Maria Teresa enter
ed the port Of Santiago dc Cuba, fly
ing the flag of Admiral Cervera. She
was followed almost Immediately by
the Vizcaya, the Alicante OqpendO,
the Christobal Colon and the torpedo
boat destroyer Pluton, Soon afterward
the torpedo boat destroyer FurOr,
which had been accommodating, arriv-
ed. The inhabitants swarnaed to the
shores of the bag, displaying the ut
most JOY and enthusiasm. All the ves-
sells in the port were dressed in gala
array.
The dispatch is not dated.
Pensacola, Fla, May 25.-Major Cen
eral Coppinger remained here until
noon today. He spent the morning
with his staff locating the ground at
Magnolia Bluff for I1e location of
camps for about 10000 troops. Wells
will be sunk at once to give an abun-
dant supply of pure drinking wa
ter. Magnolia Bluff is about one mile
east of the city, is nearly 100 feet
above the bay and is one of the finest
locations for an encampment 20 be
found in the country.
GENERAL LEE AT TAMPA.
Tampa. Fla, May 25.-Major General
Fitzhugh Lee, accompanied by Colonel
Curtis Guild and his staff, arrived in
Tampa tonight and established tempo
rorary headquarters at the Tampa
Bay hotel. General Lee had nothing
to say on the general situation. THE
fact is," said he, II have not seen a
paper for two days, and don't know
what has happened All l know is that
I was sent here from Washington to
take command of the Seventh army
corps
General Lee and General Shafter
had quite an extended conference
during the evening, in which the situ-
alton here was fully explained to Gen
eral Lee. Tomorrow will be spent by
the latter in inspecting the different
camps Of the volunteer troops in and
around Tampa, all of which regiments
will be embraced in the Seventh army
corps General Lee was given an en-
thusiastic reception when he appeared
in the general reception room of the
Tampa Bay hotel. He was instantly
SuIIOuHueu ny 'a cFOWu Oh army OIL
GERS and friends, but he smiiingly
turned first to the pretty Cuban wo-
men, the wives and daughters of
prominent refugees who were anxious
to greet him.
CEARVERA HEMMED IN.
London, May 26 The Madrid CORE
spondent of The Daily Mail says: Of
fetal kilograms from Cuba confirm the
report that Rear Admiral Sampson
and Commodore Schley, with their
combined squadrons are now in front
of Santiago de Cuba, blockading Ad-
miral Cervera. Ministers consider
that Santiago de Cuba possesses sxf-
ficient defences to render null and void
any aggressive action. the enemy may
take.
The position of the American SQUAD
rons will cause the government to take
immediate action, though it is un-
known as yet what form this action
will assume.
Rumors that a battle has already oc-
CURED are officially denied.
A special dispatch from Madrid says:
There has been AN active, exchange Of
dispatches between the government
and the authorities at Havana and
San Juan de Porte Rico on the subject
, Of sending coal and provisions to
:, Santiago de Cuba. 1t is alleged that
Admiral Cervera has wired confirming
%NHc report lHdl CdftNidSO ucsGuDd IS
cut off from communication with the
interior by strong bands of insurgents
and that in consequence coal and
provisions are getting scarce and dear.
Copyright by Associated Press)
On Board the Associated Press Dis
patch Boat Wanda, on Havana, May
<23.-Fked at Key West, Fla, -May 25,
@6 rs p NAT daybreak on 'Monady
morning the entire squadron under
<Rear Admiral Sampson was lying di-
etrectly opposite the entrance to Ha-
rssana hartor, about ten miles off shore,
u :fOrmidakle mOuse-colored f1Otilla OF
bA4tleships, monitors, cruisers, yachts,
|. clubhouse tenders and torpedo boats
r be peaceful activity noticed the day
he Tore on board the vessels Of the fleet
had gwen way to great scenes of life
and hustle. Around the flagship, from
whose naainmast fiuttered the crimson
pennant of precedence, rocked on the
choppy waves, a score of launches ana
gigs from surrounding warshlpS, eacn
manned by sailors in spotless white.
They had brought aboard the flagship
the commanding officers of their re-.
spective vessels, where they had ap-
parently been summoned for orders.
A half hour later, the gigs and laun- !
ches left the flagship ana returned
with their officers aboard their own
vessels, almost Immediately thick COL
un1ns of black smoke began to pour
from the smokestacks of the assembled
feet, and slowly, almost imperceptibly
the flagship began to move to the east
ward. number of vessels were lett
uehind on blocks ding duty, the acting .
flagship flying blue penant. About