Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-06-25
Cervera TO he Dealt with from the
Sea side I'm Order to Prevent Him
from Aiding the Spanish Land
Forces.
Forces.

WASHINGTON, June 2f-The war IS to
be carried into Africa, metaphorically
speaking, if Spain is foolhardy enough
to send the Cadiz fleet through the Suez
canal 10 attack Dewey in the Philippines.
1t is announced on good authority that
before the last Spanish vessel has passed
thorligh the canal an American squad
ron will be steaming at full speed across
the Atlantic, straight for the coast oil
Spain, to bring the war home to the
Spanish people.
There is no doubt Dewey can take care
! of himself against this Cadiz fleet, since
his own squadron viii be reinforced by
| ironclads long before Camara's SHIPS
| sight the Bay of Manila, and he VIII also
have the hore-batteries with him, In
| stead of against him, in the struggle IL
| has been concluded by the administra-
| tion that nothing save the most severe
measure will suffice to bring the Spanish
people 70 a realizing sense Of the hope
| Iessness Of the continuance OF the pres
| ent war and even kindness, 1t Is held
| will dictate such blow as that 1t Is pro-
| posed 20 administer II the Spanish per-
| sist in this last project
TWO SQUADRONS.
After the fall OF Santiago and the cap
ture or destruction Of Cerveras squad
ron Sampson will have an abundance oil
vessels TO spare for the task set for him.
probablv he will constitute the attack
1 ing fleet In two squadrons, the hrst
dying squadron. TO be composed OF the
swift vessels OF the feet, such as the
| Columbia. Minneapolis. Yale, HarVard'
st Louis. St. Paul, and New orleans;
this TO be followed by battleships' WHICH,
in view of Captain Clark's experience
with the Oregon, can easily be counted
on for the voyage across the Atiahtici
and the Spanish coast would speedily De
s,,,ert clear of all commerce, Spanish
shipping would be destroyed ana SUM
+ Of the best ports blockaded or bomDard'
ed.
NO NEWS FROM SHAFTER.
No official news came to the war De-
,ortment during office hours from oul
army near Santiago. This was cause
for mild surprise at the department al
General Shafter has cable at MS cohl
nand and it was expected he woulu re
MORT the measure Of success he mas at
tained in the debarkation of his army oi
Cuban soil and the beginning OF opera
I ao,s against Santiago. However, IN
= General has the reputation here OF oeih!
ba words ana U
not being given to over many olliciai &c
ports. Not hearing from him. the onlciai
: were obliged 10 rely for information ell
: tirely upon press reports. Ihey louh
r these highly satisfactory, and secreIal
q Alger expressed particular gratlncauo
At the news that the troops had reache
point within seven miles OF MOTT
Castle without encountering serious Fe
sistance.
8 MAY TAKE MORRO FIRST.
Ia The direction taken by the troops atte
a their landing at Baiquiri, rending gene
rally westward, is taken in some quarter
here To indicate a purpose TO unite Wit
Sampsons fleet in an attack on MOTT
!" Castle and the other forts at the ei
ii trance of Santiago harbor before turhli
,e thoir attention TO the town itself ono
the fort is captured, Sampson, with sina
heats could remove the mines, ana H.
reported. the Merrimac does not con
,,a,eIv obstruct the channel. some of II
battleships might be sent In TO deai VII
o. Cervera's squadron.
- Something OF this kind is believed
no necessary in order to relieve our trool
from the fire of the Spanish fleet wht
thew attack Santiago directly. one
two Of the battleships, supplemented
a few torpedo-boat could be relied up'
N 10 keep Cervers's squadron SO fully occ
MED that he would have no time to get
p the troops attacking Santiago in the rea
y MILES GOING TO CUBA
n, For the first time to-day there was
or re,,able announcement Of the intention
s. General Niles to go TO Cuba 10 paru'
pate in the operations there peiore
s' campaisn is extended to Porto RICO. Il
IL time Of his departure is unsettled.
40 HOBsON AND HIS MEN o. X.
r. With great satisfaction the Navy u
a nartment to-day published Sampson
statement that Hobson and his men a
well and are not in the line OF nre'
FLAG OF TRUCE RESPECTED.
1t was also noted that Sampson finds
difficulty in having hts nag Of truce
he spected, which is gratifying, in view
the statement, coming from Habana sol
e. days ago that there was to be LAP
10 into barbarism through the refusal
the spaniards to recognize nags OF tru