The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-06-08
Washington Letter.
(From our regular Correspond dent.

(From Our regular Correspondent.)
Washington, D. c., June THE
Spanish feet is surely bottled up in
the harbor at Santiago de Cuba, as
the navy department bulietined yes
terday the following report from
Commodore ScLley: Made recon
noisance this afternoon, May 81, with
the Massachusetts, Iowa and New Or
leans to develop fortitications, with
their character Tie fire WIS re-
turned without delay by the heavy
batteries to the east and to the west.
Large caliber, long range; the range
was 1000 yards. Reconnaissance de-
veloped satisfactorily the presence of
the Spanish squadron lying behind
the island near the upper port, as
they fired over the hill at raudom.
Quite satisfied tie Spanish fleet is
here. ScuLEY
Although the whole world has
been apprised for forty-eisht hours
past that he has fired upon the bat
te1es at the entrance OF the harbor
ID order to unmask their position and
determine tnelr strength, this oulIe-
TN makes tie information ofnclai.
But there are two Developments aoont
the Santiago hArb"r torllhcationS That
are not altogether pleasing: thny are
much stronger than Was 1t tlrst SOP
posed; and by the use OF Sin"keiesS
powder 'he opaEla:''s are aoie 10
conceal tue dctlulte ;"c','!"N OF thelr
batteries. LIE saline deFe!"pmehts
were made at San Jntn by t'ear Al.
mirai sampson "Aeh ne ooHi "afdeo
1t; so that our forces VIII lave some
'T0uo!e ana may meet WIN consl"sf-
a0ie disaster ;sr N Sl"Eali''@ ;I!tSe s,f'hS
holds: ne Hes'fur!'',' o. TIE Alerl-
mac III Santiago haI Dor Yesterday
(althonsh 1t was evlHehily intended
to be sunk ana ssht IN there by Adj
mlral sampson Tor tnat P9rPoSs 10
lenoeI '"e 'aloor l'nI''SSa0is) SLOWS
,na' 'ne n'll"" c'ta"'!el 10 ,Ne ''"t,
DOR IS not oHlf wei mined ou' '""
the opaoiaf"s are very skll!ut IL t&e
use OF submarine mines. II they are
not sood suAnefs nom THE aechs OF
their war snlPs: AlnouSu mere are
many tneofieS IN lhe DOORS as 10 20" .,
couh'eih'lii'nS can oe 80 SueGeSS'uiiS
oone as 10 tenoer 'neiii 'a'!n'eSS' 'Ee
ues' a"'noii'ies asssi' '':'' ~ - "n!s =
Ineois' aS d: 'ns'ahoe - t'osi:'HeiS
hno%n III Which sucu coun1e'i1l0',,S
mas oeeh actually accomplished ."
'hat lie oetermlhallon' heretofore
mace to send land forces INTO H0fFo
laco ana CUBA Tor the purpose OF
navlng them cooperate with tne war
snips mas not oeen changed IN view nnH
OF 'neSe eon new oGveioP'nsots. T., IS,ooo
ol t''ooo fes"iatS WIZ "g sem -
'"t''i'ooo ~ "s 9ooN ~: d. =, l''SsiO'e; anu
anotner 4 eAPeol!lon VII, soon HePat'
lol 'ae fn!hpPipes. Du'' as oeiole
ln,lm"teu . ID 'ciS cotteSPonucnce' ,7e
aulnln!slla'ion Las Geen lneAcuSaols
taroy IN senainS admiral Dewey
adequate relief, NO" II Ge'e!0Ps
trat the Cadlz heet has actually salied
for Manila. Its formidable fleet,
consisting of some seven or elght
good lighting vessels, including the
armed cruisers Pelayo, Carlos and
Mumancla-mnch more formidable
IN fact, than our Aslatlc squadron IS
able to successfully meet; and the
most apprehensive part of the situa-
ton is the fact that this fleet can
reach Manila before any re'enforce-
ments OF our Aslatlc fleet can reach
Admiral Dewey. 1t has been almost
crime that our gallant deet over
there has been so long and shame
lessly neglected.; and, If disaster
should overtake it, the blood will be
upon the hands OF the Admlnlstra.
ton for It's uQDarQODaDlc neGlect ana |