The record-union., 1898-05-12
Said That Formidable Expeditions
Will Be Sent 10 the Islands.
Believed, However, That the Rear Admiral
Will Be Able to Hold His Own if
Immediately Sent Troops
and Supplies.

patches from Madrid say it is officially
declared that the Government of Spain
has no intimation of allowing Rear
Admiral Dewey to rest upon his lau-
rels. About 10000 men of the re-
serves of the Spanish army have been
ordered to rejoin the colors, and it is
added that formidable expeditions are
being organized for dispatch to the
Philippines.
PLANS TO RECAPTURE THE PHIL
IPPINES
NEW YORK, May 11.-A dispatch to
the World from Cadiz says:
The War and Naval Departments are
advancing preparations for a relief eX-
pedition to the Philippines which, it is
said, will be composed of 5000 regular
soldiers and two battalions of marines
Instructions have been sent to General
August to hold out as long as possible,
forty days being required for the ar
rival of an expedition going by way of
the SueZ Canal and the Red Sea.
The commander of the squadron con-
veying the relief will be Admiral But
Ter, if Admiral Camera elects to remain
in charge of the remaining vessels of
the reserve fleet.
TREATED AS A BLUFF.
NEW YORK, May IA dispatch to
the World" from London says:
i,o'c
relief expedition to the Philippines is
treated by military and naval experts
here as a mere bluff In the first
place, it is considered that the Spanish
Government needs all the troops it can
muster to maintain the dynasty at
home.
Secondly, the reserve squadron cannot
possibly be ready for a month
Thirdly, there would be the insup-
portable coal difficulty for the ships
for a voyage of S,G00 miles Some
doubt is expressed whether Spain could
send relief expedition through the
Suez Canal, but the World CORE
spondent finds that the convention be-
tween the great Powers concluded in
1888 expressly provides that the canal
shall be open to ships Of all nations il
time of peace or war, on condition that
mo right of war, no act of hostility, Or
any act having for its object the prep
aration or operation of war shall be
committed in the canal, any of the ap-
approaches or ports of access. The
vessels of war of belligerents shall not
revictual or take stores in the canal OF
it's approaches or ports of access, ex-
cept so far as may be strictly neces-
sary."
fleet could coal at neutral ports on The
way to the Philippines raises a novel
point of international law, and if the
fleet sails at all it will probably have
a rendezvous with Golfers sent in ad-
vance at different points along the
route.
HOW DEWEY NIGHT STAND OFF
THE SPANISH.
NEW YORK, May 11.-Captain E. l.
Zalinski says of the new situation Gre
ated by the return of the Spanish fleet
to Cadiz:
"If the report is true it would ap-
pear to indicate that it is the intention
Of Spain to practically abandon Cuba
and Porto Rico, with the hope of re-
gaining and holding the Philippine ISL
ands. They would in that case send
this fleet, with additions. to the Philip
pines via the Suez Canal. Withou,
any possibility of Dewey receiving any
notable reinforcements except the
Charleston and some land troops, tht
Spanish fleet would be much superior
to the United States fleet at Manila
No other reinforcements are possible
1t would seem that the Spaniards. be-
ing hopeless of success in American
waters. are reaching out for the only
direction in which they can force c
success.
ITO meet this the Charleston and the
troops being assembled on the Pacific
Coast should be dispatched to Manila
as quickly as possible. The expedition
should be accompanied by vessels con
veying ample supplies of coal, food and
ammunition not omitting an outfit fol
defending the entrance of Manila har
Dor with submarine mines.
Admiral Dewey, thus reinforced
could stand some chance of holding tn,