The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-08

Washington. July SIT Is confidently
believed that General Linares will SUR
render when ne sees that the Ameri-
can army is to be reinforced by Is. 900 or
10000 men. No intimation to this effect
has been received from any quarter. but
1t is believed that the Spanish general
will see the utter hopelessness of the
situation and yield to the inevitable.
II, however. the Spanards persist in
needlessly. sacrificing the lives of their
own men and ours. all the strength of
the army and navy will be hurled
against them with view to putting an
end to the struggle in the shortest pos
sible time
The officials Of the war department
thought they saw encouraging signs OF
Santiago's surrender In General Shaf-
were deserving to the American side.
II is believed that this is the immediate
result OF the sending back to the Span
ish lines In safety Of wounded officers
and men who had fallen on the field,
thus dispelling the impression high
Spanish officials have sought to create
among their ignorant troops that the
Americans were barbarians. II is
earnestly hoped that the conclusions
drawn from Shafter's dispatch are
sound, for pyivate advices received here
speak of the appearance Of contagious
disease within the Spanish lines
Secretary Long has ordered Admiral
Sampson to detach from his own COM
mand Immediately the vessels to be en-
braced in Commodore Watson's eastern
squadron and to direct the commodore
to proceed on his mission. The vessels
of the squadron will not be the same as
those originally selected. for the reason
probably that the recent engagement
with Cervera's squadron necessitated
consist of the battleships Iowa and
Oregon. the protected cruiser Newark
and the auxiliary cruisers carrying side
armor) Dixie, Yankee and Yosemite
the colliers Averend, Cassius. Caesar,
Leonidas and Justin. and the supply
boat Delmonico. The Iowa, Oregon,
Newark and Yosemite. are all in the
south with Sampson; the Dixie and
Yankee are at New York. and the coll
liers are at Hampton roads with the
Delmonico. The ships are to set sail
as soon as they can coal and supply.
The order provides that each ship
shall make her way across the Atlantic
to a marine rendezvous, which will be
designated in sealed orders, and which
will be at some point off the Spanish
coast. 1t probably will not be long af-
ter that before the American squadron
will be in full pursuit OF Camara with
his remnant OF the Spanish navy.
Meanwhile the gathering of the Ameri-
can feet of the Spanish ports Is ex-
pected to have SOLDERING effect upon the
infamed people. The number of coll
Hers accompanying the expedition is
evidence that long cruise lies ahead.
Three OF the torpedo boat destroyers
that started with Admiral Camara for
the Philippines have returned. Our
secret agents IN Europe have discovered
them lying at an obscure port called
Pharo, in southern Portugal, a good
place to run into the Mediterranean or
up to Cadlz upon the appearance Of an
enemy. while !n the meantime serving
well as scouting boats. Nothing fur
ther has been heard from Camara's
squadron, and therefore IL is officially
assumed that n is proceeding eastward
through the Red sea to the Philippines
1t is said here that so far as officially
known Valdez. the reputed agent Of
Aguinaldo in London, made his pub
Iished statement as to the future of the
Philippines absolutely without author
ization. Consequently all that he says
as to independence based on Cuban
models and other things relating to the.
future government of the islands have
no basis in the shape of Official agree
ments. Admiral Dewey has expressly
stated to the navy department that he
has no Official intercourse with Acui-
naldo. so that our government cannot
be said to have been bound by the ad-
mirars action.
General Miles, accompa MED by the en-
tire STAFF OF army headquarters. left last
night for Charleston. where the party
will embark for Santiago. On the eve
of his departure the general expressed
satisfaction in starting to join the
troops. He spoke Of the sacrifices and
hardships they had passed through re-
Gently. and of those yet TO come. The
climate has operated severely against
the general officers and General Miles
feels that he too is not entirely in
Vulnerable In a country OF heat. swamps
and disease: but he has strong ply
eique. his muscles are az hard as iron.
and he goes expecting TO stand "a good
deal of knocksbout service. General
Miles himself has no other purpose In
going to Santiago than TO look over the
military situation and to strengthen
the hand OF Shafter. There is no inten-
hion on his part to take In any manner