Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-07-27
THE SAND0V AL SUNK.
BREACH OF FAITH on PART OF.
SPANISH xT cAIMAxERA.
MOVEMENTS OF OUR FEET.
oa,cers Think "a inadvfsabIc 10 Send
squadron 10 Spain without Full
preparation of the Vessels to

GUANTANAMO BAY, SANTIAGO DE
from Nipe bay last evening. and reported
all duiet.
The Spaniards last night sunk the Span
,sb eunboat Sandoval. which has been
wing near Caimanera. This is looked
,,ron as being a gross breach of the terms
~ the surrender. which the Spanlards
,hen had knowledge Of. especially consld-
,rl,g the fact that food has been sent
nv the United States navy into Caima-
ncra.
First-Sergeant-of Kinnie. OF the
Vow York, went North yesterday eve
ming on the Texas. 10 get his commission
&c second lieutenant OF marines. This
&c almost the only case Of such promo
ton on record In this branch of the SER
vice.
The Montgomery left yesterday evening.
II Is difficult 10 see how the large body
~ Spanish troops at Holguin can fail TO
surrender very soon, although reinforced
bv the Spanish forces from Gibara. Hol-
rulr IS one Of the commanding points in
Eastern Cuba, and the surrender of its
garrison will be an important event in the
yar News from there is expected short
~ and upon II will depend some of the
,lans OF our commanders.
THE FLEETS FUTURE.
The Vixen and Suwanee returned TO
Santiago yesterday morning, conveying
the prize ships brought here for disinfec-
ZION.
The main body OF the fleet Is here coal
{nr and cleaning as well as the facilities
Of the bay permit. The Texas will leave
FOR New York shortly, in order to under
20 repairs.
The movements of the other ships under
Rear-Admiral SIMPSONS command, ex-
cent those engaged In tho Porto Rico ex-
petition, depend upon the decision of tho
authorities at Washington, and the i'm
preston is growing among the naval Of
fcers Of high rank in these waters that
q is not advisable 10 send q feet TO Spain
without previously enabling the ships 10
undergo thorough preparation. including
going into dry-dock in several cases.
The list of vessels in Guantanamo bay
Includes the flagship New York, the Brrok-
lyn. Iowa. Indiana, oregon Marblehead,
Detroit Newark. Yankee, Yankton. Hor-
net, Ericsson. Rogers. Wampatuck. Samo-
SCI. Vesuvius. Celtic, Vulcan, Alvarado,
FIVE golfers. and one transport
FRUIT FREE OF CHARGE.
A Boston fruit steamer arrived here
yesterday morning loaded with fruit in
Consequence OF a request upon the part
OF Admiral Sampson, but the steamer re-
fused 20 sell anything, and each ship was
given a supply of fruit, which was much
appreciated
Colonel Hewer who was sent by Gene
raj Shafter 10 receive the surrender OF
the 300 Spanish troops at Guantanamo.
arrived here on Sunday night with two OF
General Toral's officers. and proceeded to
Caimanera and Guantanamo yesterday.
The Colonel expected TO return last
might
II Is said that 100 OF the Spanish troops
OF the Guantanamo district are on the
sick list. After they have surrendered the
work of tending the sick, feeding the
hoalthy. and maintaining order among
the prisoners will probably devolve upon
the navy.
The Nlpe bay engagement was quite
hot. but there were no casualties on the
American side. The Spanish gunboat
Jorge Juan was riddIed by our shells. 1t
is believed that about 200 men deserted
from her after opening the Kingston
valves.
THE NAVY'S FIRE.
A fleet bulletin just issued in regard to
the investigation OF the navy's shells at
the bombardment OF Santiago de Cuba
says:
Twelve houses were completely wreck
ed inside and one house was burned Six
teen S-inch shells struck within three
blocks on the Gale de Marina These ex-
cayated the ground to a depth of about 4
feet and 10 a length of about 10 feet. The
street was macadamized. 1t is judged
from the fact that many OF them struck
near the waters edge that a number of
shells must have gone into the bay. Army
officers have stated that thirty or forty
went beyond the northern edge of the bay
into the Spanish lines.
"a dozen or more of the shells had not
exploded. in four of them the base had
been simply thrown out. In one case
i-inch shell, which was probably a stray
shell. fired during the demonstration at
Aguadores on July 1st. had gone through
q tree, and had exploded i'm the ground be-
yOnd. When the severe effect Of the S-inch
shells is considered, IL is a matter for con-
graduation that IL was not necessary to
continue the bombardment longer and fire
l3-inch shells, as the squadron had pre-
pared to do. The effect Of these latter
would undoubtedly have been of most
disastrous character 10 the town"