Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-07-09
AS VIEWED IN spain.
The People Jubilant Over Admiral
Cervera's Reported Escape.
GOVERNMENTS LYING REPORTS

WIN Doubtless Arouse the Fury of
the Populace When the Real Facts
OF Cervera's Overwhelming Defeat
and Capture Become known.
Madrid. July 6.-Almost indescriba-
bic enthusiasm continues TO prevail
here and elsewhere througout Spain
over the supposed escape OF Admiral
Cervera and his squadron from the har-
Dor of Santiago de Cuba The admirals
name is on every tongue, and 1t Is
claimed that Il was he who saved San
tiago de Cuba by adding TO General
Llnare's handful of soldiers his brave
eailors to man the guns ashore and re-
pei the Americans under General Shat
ter
Such is about the exultant eulogy OF
Admiral Cervera heard on all sides. 1
this state of public feeling being due to :
the official announcements from San
, tiago. For instance, one statement ,
from Santiago is as follows:
when Admiral Cervera found that 1t
was certain Colonel Escario's reinforce
| ments were in proximity to Santiago
! the admiral held a council with the
| commanders of his squadron, disclos-
ing to them a plan to force the block
ade in broad daylight. The command
ers responded unanimously 'Ad lante'
! (forward).
TT was then arranged that the tor
| pedo boat destroyers should take the
I lead, feigning an attack, and discharge
the torpedoes against the enemy ships.
the Cristobal Colon protecting their ad-
vance, sheltered by the batteries of
MORO Castle and distracting the enc
my's attention, while the remainder Of
the squadron sailed out of the harbor.
THE Americans at first were taken
by surprise Then. recovering. they
orened q tremendous fire. especially
against the torpedo boat destroyers.
which vessels Admiral Cervera had in
structed to steer an opposite course to
the squadron. The Americans were de-
ceived and Unanswered toward the sup
posed course of the Spaniards while
Admiral Cervera went full steam
ahead. maintaining a continuous fire un-
: til clear Of the American lines. and then
= steamed away westward. pursued and
breasted for some distance by the
I swiftest American vessels. until they
were lost sight OF from MORO Castle
a I'm the meantime the torpedo boat
q destroyers sank under q rain Of shells
from the numerous American warships
! 1t is presumed part Of their crew were
saved by the enemy CT swan ashore
A number of life buoys were provided
!
whose crews anticipated that thai
vessels would be destroyed"
The foregoing is the popular 6parhsl
version of the sortie of Admiral Ger
. vera from the harhor Of Santiago d.
q Cuba, and the sacrifice Of the crews o
IS the torpedo boat destrsyers is said &
= be highly appreciated BY the queen re
?. ! gent. while the general public is over
q Seyed at their conduct
10 It Is supposed here that Admiral Ger
:, ! vera Is running for Havana, since h
:: has not been reported as arriving a
10 Cienfuegos and there will be tremen
D. dous anxiety here until Il is reporte
Is that Admiral Cervers and his sduadro
n are safe In Havana harboT. Hopes ar
re expressed In this city that the SPANS
10 admiral may capture or destroy som
"a American vessels while on his way
IA Havana
5s Foreign news giving oontradictor
a. versions OF the sortie have cast tins
W OF perplexity and dampness upon I'll
o general rejoicing.
30 In military circles IL is considere
it that General Shafter has been checke
IL that Rear Admiral Sampson has bee
n bafied. ana that the aspect OF the VIZ
Mt has been changed, but the univers;
he expression of opinion is that peace
an impossible until something occurs whic
- Is satisfactory 70 the national feShng.
'o' Late last night Premier Sagasta al
w nounced officially that Admiral Ce
en- vera's squadron has been defeate
that the Almironte OQuendo was bur
ed ana the Infanta Maria Teresa sun
end that Admiral CerverA himself Is
prisoner Of war. The dispatch CO..
- tanning the infoTmatk~u has not y
Is been given 70 the public
u Disorder Is spreading among Il
ne military. The crowds in the city a
les getting rietous. and everywhere sig
M. are apparent that the population
It arming Ser civil war. Marshal Ma
ir- tinez CamPos and the captain gener
nd Of Madrid have held long consultatie
ant as TO the ways and means Of preser
o. ing order.