The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-06-04
is Alleged that Sixteen Spanish Warships Are Fastening
TO Admiral Cervera's Aid.
DOUBTS AS 70 csRVERA BEING ATsANTIAGo.
Copyright, 1893, BY Associated Press.

KINGSTON Jun SO: A.MThc correspondent here OF the
Associated Press has been informed from apparently authentic
source at Port Antonio this island that Spanish fleet from Cadz
nearing West Indian waters and should preaanged
schedule will be off Santiago de Cuba tomorrow order
force the fleet Of Admiral Ccrvera The Spanish fleet said to
Of sixteen warsp among them being batehps and three tor
pedo boats. fy
The British second class cruiser interchangeable Captain George a.
Primrose has sailed Santiago with several doctors on board in
der towaci the impending battle and aid the wounded
go VI .i.s5i j ysfSs.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, une 3-4:2o p nThe information that
the Cadz squadron has sailed from English
trustworthy. KS 58
On the other hand Senor Decaso the Spanish consul declares
that he does not think the Caz squadron has sailed for the
Indies as he believes Admiral Cervea defend himself alone
According reports the Cadz feet Spain consists Of the battle
ship Peayo the mored cruisers Carlos and Alfonso
auxiliary cruisers Repdo and Pao the cruisers Cudad de Cad
Leon Kill Bueno and Antonio Lopez several auxiliary
e OF smaller type than the Rapido and the Patoa the torpedo
desoye Audaz Properna and Destuco possibly the
mored cruiser Cardena de Cisneros But many misleading
ports regarding the composition strength Of the Cadz fleet have
been circulated att almost impossible refer its composition
in more than general terms However there only batteshp
s in the Spanish fleet and she is not very formidable.
PARIS June There persistent belief here and Madrid
] that Admiral CeYera is not at Santiago de Cuba
The correspondent Of the Gaulois at Madrid teegraphs from there
saying he has learned from the highest authority that Admiral
has never been the harbo Of Santiago de Cuba and that
Spanish ships there belong to Captain Vm torpedo squadron
appears information gathered by the Gauos
ponden that Admiral Gerv after leaving the Cape Verde Islands,
to deceive the Americans and started full
speed for the Philippine Islands the fleet arrive on Sat
uday Sunday His ordesare destroy Admiral Dewey
and then intercept capture destroy American transports
their way to the Philippine Islands from San Francisco
In conclusion the correspondent Of the Gaulois
CaHaas squadron may be expected join Admiral Cervers
in the Philippine Islands in very few weeks" 81
Copyright. 1898, Associated Ps)
PoRTAU PRINCE, Hayti June 3-9:45 P m:-Thi morning
o'clock the American squadron again began bombarent
the Notifications OF Santiago de Cuba and lively
for two hours, which sienced the Spanish batteries
An American vessel the Merac described in the advce from
Santiago de Cuba auxiliary cruiser making dash to force the
entrance succeeded in passing the first line of defenes but was
torpedoed about 500 feet up the channel
There is great excitement the city. part Of the population
assisted the fighting the heights Everybody asonished at
the audac the American vessel The Amean squadron was
cruising ali the while in the ofhng. u
1t will be noted that there important discrepancy as to the
time at which the bobrdmcnt said to have begun this morning
between the dispatches from Cape Hayen and Port Au Prince
former saying o'clock and the latter s. It possible that arises
from confusion between the figures 3 and g. Il
WASHINGTON, June notwithstanding the rather positive
coming from Jamaica the effect that the second Spanish
feet from Cadz has the Atlantic and about join Ceryea
To-Day Objects OF navy
frightened at what they declare be bugaboo It appears
the basis Of their confidence tlegaphc report OF late
yesterday deang that the Cadz eetis still Cad Moreover
they know that there many sixteen waps
BALTIMORE, Md, June 4-The Merrimac was purchased BY
tie government from the Lone Star Steamship company The
fer made this city early in April She formerly the Nor
wegan steamer Soveg and nearly destroyed by fire Newport
News 1896 Scwas built at New Castle England 1894 was
800 feet long feet beam and had register Of 2o3
Memac left for Norfolk where she fitted for government
poses about month ago.
WASHIN NGTON, June 4The Washington Post this morning
says There absolutely doubt the minds Of the naval
ca Washington that the sending Of the collier into the harbor
pcarrangcd the part Of Admiral Sampson
Of collier the unusual hour Of the morning the necessity
blockadng the channel to relieve Of the ships the
squadron from remaining stationary off Santiago the importance off,
discovering whether the mines these nakc
certan that the Merrinac deliberately guided her destruction
1t not Spanish victory was ceycry arranged scheme
the part Of the American admiral and successful The
eight in Spanish prison the real heroes Of the
If the Merrimac went under her is interesting
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