The herald., 1898-04-26
= LANDS THE FIRST PARTY OF
INVADERS
NOT A SHOT HAS BEEN FIRED
But Yankee Enthusiasm Shows NO
Decrease, and Vigilance Is Not
All Relaxed
Associated Press Special Wire

j vopK OFF Havana, April %, 10 a. M
Copyrighted, 1898, by the Associated Press
The early morning hours today were takel
up by a vigorous chasing OF moving hsh's
The only vessel spoken to was the Brltls
schooner Iolanthe, of Windsor, N ). sh
was allowed to proceed. She was just ou
of Matanzas. No shots have been hre'
since yesterday morning on either side
The Dolphin and the converted yacht Easl
arrived from Key West this morning. IN
Dolphin carried the officers and men WIZ
had been placed on the steamer PEDRO ant
the schooner Antonio. All were glad t.
get back, although they said they had hat
no trouble with their prizes.
The torpedo boat Porter made daring
trip into the shore under cover of darkness
last night, and Lieutenant Fremont, hel
commander, landed with small party
and obtained valuable information.
The blockade continues under beautiful
weather conditions. The flagship returned
to the blockade line about 4:3O o'clock last
evening after an uneventful trip. Moth
ing of Importance apparently, had occur
red during her absence. When darkness
came on last night Moro Castle showed a
powerful searchlight, and flashed it nerv-
ously around the horizon. Another
search light was seen. 1t looked to be
from the direction of the Santa Clara bat
teries to the westward of Ell Moro. The
searchlight itself could not be distinguish
ed, only its rays being visible. This is due
either to the extremely low position of the
light or it's distance from the blockade line.
The Moro light is placed higher, and is an
excellent one. Last night was the first
time the searchlights have been used.
What benefit they will be to the Spaniards
no one knows. They may possibly induce
the batteries to eXpend some more ammu-
milton in futile shots at the squadron, but
that blockade continues as before, search
light or no searchlight, as, of course, they
do not reach far enough to show our ships.
If any ships run the blockade they will
have to run a gauntlet of vigilance that has
never been surpassed. Alertness of the
officers and men continues at the same
pitch that was exhibited the first night the
squadron arrived.
Admiral Sampson is more Handicapped
in his blockade than were naval COM
manders during the civil war. In man.
miral SIMPSONS fleet is obliged to drift
around in a two-knot current, with no sta
tionary shore light for guide. 1t is be-
lieved that every steamer which has at
tempted to enter Havana since the block
ade began has been captured.
The Spanish Fleet
LONDON, April ga dispatch to the
Daily Mail from st. Vincent, Cape Verde
Islands, dated Monday, says:
Visiting the Spanish fleet has been for
hidden, and no maneuvering, target prac-
tice or exercising whatever is proceeding.
All the ships have been painted black. No
shore leave is granted. The cruisers have
been all day coaling. All the stores and
supplies in st. Vincent have been pur-
chased to supply the squadron, and even
passing vessels are laid under contribu-
ton. The bay is busy with launches, and
boats carrying stores and the port is bril-
liantly Illuminated at night with electric
searchlights and signals. Two Portuguese
men-of-war are here. The Portuguese
consider the Spanish fleet very strong, ami
believe that Spain will be victorious a;
the commencement, but that America S
money will eventually triumph.
Gable Not Cut
LONDON, April 26.-The Madrid CORE.
spondent ON the Daily Mail says: Despite
the reports from America the forts at
Havana have not opened fire yet upon the
American fleet, which has never yet beer
within range. The Americans have not
cut the cable at Key West. The govern.
ment is receiving kilograms via Jamaica
and Bermuda.
The Spanish torpedo boat Temerario
according to a dispatch to the Daily Mai
from Buenos Ayres, is still there awaiting
orders.
Spain's Memorandum
LONDON, April 26-The Times this
morning publishes Spains memorandum
to the powers, dated April IS, and signed
by Senor Gullon, the Spanish minister of
foreign affairs. The memorandum begins
by recording the moral and material aid
the Cuban rebels have received from the
United States in filibustering expeditions
and the operations of the Junta 1t men,
tions Spain's repeated and persistent de-
malls to the allegations of cruelty towards
the Cubans and lays great stress upon
President Cleveland's dispatch of Decen-
ber II, 1886, to the effect that peace will be
possible if Spain gave a sufficient autono-
my to Cuba. The memorandum contends
that in the face of the new liberal consti-
tuition granted Cuba, which has already
borne fruit, it is difficult to understand
why President Mckinley in his message of
December 6, 1897, and Gen. Woodford, in
the note of December s, 1897 should still
doubt Spain's loyalty.
The document then speaks at some
length of the Maine incident and asserts
that the Americans, under the pretext of
Xtra-territorialty of the vessel never al
lowed the Spanish authorities to visit the
wreck for purposes of Investigations; and
1t most solemnly asserts the absolute in.
nocence of Spains officials and of Spanish
subjects generally.
The fairness and loyalty of Spain are
then shown by a reference to the equitable
treatment which American filibusters
more especially those of the Connection
have received at the hands of Spain and
in order to show more fully how pacific
and correct has been the attitude of the
Spanish government the memorandum
cnumerates the four clauses of the Span.
ish proposals. These are:
Tristan offer to submit all questions