Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1898-05-12
i IS Now War |nd66d.
OUR ARMIES ARE MOVING ON LAND AND SEA.
The Latest News of the Hour, From the Most
Reliable Source, By Telegraph to the Argus.

While there is no definite infor.
nation accessible to the public, as
to the location of Admiral Samp-
sons feet, it is generally conced.
ed that it is now in the neighbor-
hood of Porto Rico, and that il
is in search of the Spanish fee
that left Cape Verde Islands some
ten days ago. We have no re,
liable information az to the where.
abouts of the Spanish feet. The
latest rumor, that may or may not
be true, reported it several days
ago as in the neighborhood OF
Martinique, sailing northward,
and it is assumed that its destina-
ton is Porto Rico.
The Spanish feet may have de-
tached several of its strong ves-
sells to intercept the Oregon, that
left Rio Janeiro a few days ago
accompanied by the Marietta and
the Buffalo, a new dynamite gun.
boat acquired from Brszil. 1t
would seem improbable that the
Spanish admiral would either di-
vide his fleet or sail with his entire
force to overwhelm the Oregon.
The Oregon largely outclasses any
one vessel of the Spanish squadron,
and it would be likely to do great
damage to the Spanish ships be-
fore it could be destroyed; and
with Admiral Sampson in pursuit
and certain to overtake the fleet
before it could return, he would
have an easy task to destroy the
weakened Spanish naval force.
If, as seems most probable, the
Spanish fleet has sailed directly
for Porto Rico the two opposing
lines of b~attleships may have met
yesterday, Or should meet within
the next "a hours, unless one or
the. other has been unexpect-
eddy detained. If the Spanish ad-
miral has sailed for Porto Rico, it
proves that the Spanish authorities
have decided to hazard everything
on a great naval battle; and even
with the greatest force they can
combine in their feet, they would
be compelled to meet an enemy
stronger in equipment, and GER
tainly greatly superior in what has
now proved to be the greatest ole
ment of success in naval warfare
skill in handling modern vessels
in action.
If a naval battle shall be fought
near Porto Rico, we should have
authentic information of it within
"a hours after the conflict. II
fought out in the open sea, our
first reliable information would
probably come from St. Thomas,
the Danish island close by Porto
Rico, with which there is cable
communication by Jamaica, ano
not likely to be interrupted. Early
news might 90 from Porto Rice
to Spain, but if the battle were
for the possession of San Juan
the chief port, the Spanish cable
would be likely to be cut. In any
case, however, dispatches woult
not be very long delayed. Un.
less all calculations are at fault az
to the course of the Spanish fleet
we may expect startling news o
another great naval engagement
any hour.
~LATER:-Since the above wa
put in type, the Spanish fleet i
reported to have returned to Ca
diz, as will be seen from the fol
lowing dispatch. received at i
a. m. this "wednesday morning
SPAIN FURIOUS.
By Cable to The Argus.
Madrid, May 1.-THE peopl
of Spain are furious at the retur
of the Cape Verde fleet to Cadi2
and renewed riots and threat
against the government prevail.
TO SAVE FOREIGN CoNsULs.
By Cable to The Argus.
Hong Kong, May 10.-It
reported here that Commodor
Dewey, unable to control the pc
pulace riots in Manila, is hasten
ing arrangements to take the fol
eign consuls and residents O
board his feet in the bay to say