Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-07-15
WAR PARAGRAPHS
A Brief Compilation Of Daily
Occurrences

| Occurrences.
American seige guns have been
placed on the hills surrounding Santi-
ago and trained upon the bapless ca.
ban city.
Camaras squadron was perempto.
rilIy refused coal at Port Said
Commodore John G. Watson has
been ordered to proceed from the West
Indies to attack the Spanish coast.
With him no will take a formidable.
feet Of wsrships.
The brig Amapala, which was oap-.
tured some days ago by the United
States gunboat vicksburg, will, be sent
to the Tortugas for quarantine and
fumigation for ten days. She will
then return to Key West, where the
prize court will render q decision in
her caee.
Thirty thousand troops, more than
half tho big army at Chickamauga have
been ordered to Cuba. The army
will be under the command of General
j. II. Brooke, and the entire first corps
and twenty-seven regiments will go.
A Spanish spy, who was captured
by the Cubsns, reports that the Span
iards in Santiago de Cuba believe the
Americans suffered heavy loss during
the fighting near Seyilla, both in killed
and wounded.
The publication by the president
announcing the blockade Of the ports
on the southern coast of Cuba as we'll
as the blockading Of San Juan, Porto
Rico, is the first official announcement
Of the beginning of the Porto Rican
campaign. Several vessels have already
been sent TO- San Juan and the block.
ade there, il is thought at the navy de-
pertinent, is already on. The attack
on the island of Porto Rico depends
entirelyupen the situation A. Santiago.
A dispatch from Madrid says: Pre-.
misr Sagasta liz planning to provoke a
crisis, form q monarchial ministry,
proclaim the whole peninsula in a
state Of siege and appeal TO friendly
nation, probably France or Prussia, to
Seeufe terins Ior peace.
II is said at the navy department
that IL is the present intention to start
Commodore Watson's eastern squad
ron from Santiago. This, however, is
subject to Admiral SIMPSONS report
upon the condition of the vessels and
their needs in the matter of supplies
and equipment for the long voyage
ahead Of them. Is ,~ s. 80
Permanent hospital arrangements
are to be provided at Jaragua at once.
The president sent two special mes,
sages to congress providing for recog-
milton of the gallant deeds OF Lieut..
Hobson, Lieut.. Newcomb and the
crew of the Hudson, which rescued
the Winslow at Cardenas; Captain
Hogsdon, OF the McCulloch, and Ma
val Cadet Powell.
The sick IN the hospitals at Santiago,
the pacifieos soy, are suffering from
lack of food, and they also report that
seventy-seven Spaniards were killed
and that eighty-nine were wounded as
the result Of the engagement with
Colonel Woods and General Young's
commands.
Governor Johnston. of Alabama.
has received letter from Senator
Pettus inclosing one from the secretary
Of war, in which it is stated that the
law does not permit the appointment
of third major for volunteer regi-
ment. On May 21st Adjutant General
Corbin wrote TO the governor, direct
ing him to appoint third major for
each of bis volunteer regiments.
General Wheeler has sent an OFF.
cial report to Major General Shafter
Of what is known as the battle Of Sc
honey. The soldiers who were en-
gagged in the fight are highly compli.
mented.
General Merritt has taken with him
to the Philippines a large staff OF
civilians, who are expected to assist in
the executive duties connected with
the form of government he is author
lied by the president to establish.
The headquarters of the National
Volunteer Reserves at New York have
been closed on account of lack of
funds. The object of the organiza-
tion was to form an adjunct to theland
and sea forces of the United States.
from which the government could
draw its men when they were needed
in war. There were enlisted in from
5000 to 5000 men from oil parts OF
the country. The organization had
furnished large number of volun-
teers to the various regiments. and in
mauy parts Of the west it sent out
whole companies and whole regiments.
A. W. Greedy, chief signal officer.
received q dispatch from I,isptepant