The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-24
{ Is Done TO Allay Excitement Of
Friends and Relatives Of Men
In the Navy.
MATERIAL HELP TOGO
TO ADMIRAL DEWEY.
Besides the Troops That viii De Sent
10 Manila. One Monitor. Two
Cruisers and Two Gunboats
viii Go.

Washington, May 23-The rumors Of
n great naval battle between the Amer.
lean feet and that Of Spain under the
command Of Ceryera, were disposed Of
by the navy department in the follow.
ing official bulletin:
NO truth In the published statement
concerning an engagement Oh Mole s.
Nicholas, Hayti, in which " spanish
ships were sunk.
This was posted not only for general
information, but also 20 quiet the alarm
among relatives aud frienss % those on
board the American ships A. a rule
the department adopts the cautions
phraseology Of stating tina, no Official In.
formation has been received, but 20
make assurance doubly SURE in this case
the department declared there was "no
truth" In the reports This indicates
that the official information l. such A.
20 warrant the statement that the Amer.
lean aud Spanish squadrons have not
met.
In the absence of exact information as
10 the location Of the fleets, this serenity
In naval circles was a fair Indication
that the official adviccs did not give
promise Of an immediate engagement
II j. evidently the view Of the war board
that an engagement, II it can b. brought
ON, will b. decisive Of the whole war.
and there l. no purpose 10 allow such
momentous results 10 go on a flukc, or
on a too PERCEPTIONS move In Difference
60 the public pressure for results, but 20
move firmly yet cautiously and insure a
/ victory when there is a fight.
Admiral Dowey's squadron viii b. ro.
inforced by five warships, The Charles.
ton and the Monterey. a monitor have
alrcady becn ordered, aud orders have
been tclcgnphed 20 the Philadelphia,
now at Marc island roftting, 90 hasten
repair work on that vessel The Charles
ton will pick up the Bennington AZ Hon.
olulu and the Yorktown. of the same
elias. and armament a. the Bennington
will b. got rcady at Maru island yard AZ
quickly a. possible.
The Bennington aud the Yorktown
although third class gunboats, are equa
10 the Spanish guuboats Of tho typ,
blown up by Dewey at Manila.
Army headquarters werc a. bus
Sunday As ON week days, as the moyin.
Of large bodies Of men gives scant tim0
for Sunday rest. An extended dispatcl
was received from san Francisco, civ
ing the final details Of the embarkatioi
Of troops for the Philippines tomorrow
II is stated that the City Of Pekin. IN
Sydney and the Australia would sal
then with the First regiment Of Califor
mia volunteers, the First Oregon volun
tecrs, one officer and 10 men from th
heavy artillery Of the California volun
tecrs, making In all l25 officers and 2iO
, men under Bngadier General Thoma
Anderson. Although General Andcr
. son takes charge Of the command, 10
understood that General Otis, who l. q
San Francisco, will accompany the e,
petition.
The report from Madrid that the oiil
, cials there threaten to cut the cable froi
Galveston II our ships Isolate Bianco b
cutting the cables at Santiago de Cub
are received with much amusement b
4 officials familiar with cable routes. m
cable from Galveston runs 90 Vera Cru
and other Mexican Ports. Il Is so I.
west that the Spanish admiral could M
!, reach it without a phenomenal run, an
" he succeeded In cutting it there wou
> be no strategic advantage against q
United States as the line Is rarely use
for government business
A.