The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-07-28
roro obliged to withdraw to III. coast )"

The Navy Department. today posted .
following dispatch from Captain Aiggin-
son, In command Of the naval expedition
which went to Porto Rico with General
Miles:
st Thomas, July 20, 1898 (rto,ived In
Washington, July sO,
"Secrotary Of Navy. Washington:
ARRIVED here with General Miles and
tho United States troops to-day at 915a.
M. Landed them safely. There are no
batteries outside Gloucester entered the
harbor landed company Of sailors under
command Of Lieut.. Harry P. Huse, U. S.
~, and Lieut. Wood. Dispersed small
flag. Commend Lieut.. Commander Rich
ard Wainwright and officers for gallantry
In capturing Guanica. Transports dis
charged without any opposition. assisted
by boats of Massachu setts.
II have telegraphed Admiral Sampson.
"HIGGINSON."
Port Guanica, Porto Rico. July 25, 1898
Madrid, July 2S..A despatch from Cap
tain Gen. MGcias says that the Americans
who landed at Guanica0n Monday advanc
cd Tuesday toward Yauco They encount-
erod Lieutenant Colonel Pulg, VINO COM
mandel 700 regulars and volunteers.
Skirmishing took place during the even-
ing and night, and at da, break yesterday
morning the Americans returned to the
positions formerly occupied by them.
(.anarn1 Enrnan NJ nj mr. Of Wnr
thai General Macias Captain-General OF
Porto Rico, reports that the Porto Ricans
are indifferent rs to tho result of the
American invasion.
The Cabinet has considered the conse-
quences which are likely to ensuo from the
landing Of the Americans In Porto Rico. >.
At tho Cabinet meeting yesterday d tale
gram was read saying that Tho Spaniards
had sunk Il vessel at the entrance # San
Juan harbor, eifcctually closing the chan
mel.
Madrid. July IS, by way of Biarritz,
July 27.-As Prime Minister Sagasta was
leaving tn palace this evening he admit
led that tie American expedition under
command of General Miles had succeeded
In landing at Guanica, on the south coast
Of Porto Rico. after u vigorous attack.
AS soon as tho Ministry of the Interior
learned OF the admission mado by Senior
Sagasta 1t issued an Order forbidding the
telegraph AMI telephone companies to
t,Ansmit his sta ement.
Yuuco, towards which city the Spanish
Captain General says the American force
advanced On Tuesday, is only about four
miles distant from the landing place OF our
troop, in Guanica Bay.
Our army would not be likely to find
moro difficult marching in any part of
Porto Rico than along this short stretch.
Unless II good II, al has quito recently
been built along tAe low, marshy COASTAL
plain, IL Is not very easy to traverse, par
tlcularly for artillery.
The difficulty of transportation acruss
this plain to the higher ground few miles
distant is the reason that has long boen
given why tho bay OF Guanica, tho best
natural harbor in Porto Rico, has played
only an Insignificant part in the commerce
of the island.
Yauco is situated on the southern foot of
the low mountains of the interior and is
place Of much commercial importance,
collecting tho sugar, tobacco and other
pro luc5s OF IL considerable area and send.
ing them to Ponce for shipment with
which city IT is connected by rail
1t would apparently not BIO difficult to
close the entrance to San Juan harbUr by
sinking Il vessel. While the harbor is deep
and the communication with the open sea
is wide the channel itself is narrowed and
tortuous
London, July 2S.-The Gibraltar cores.
pendent of the Daily News" says:
IA curiousi Exchange of cvilities has pas.
ed between Great Britain and Spaii. The
Spanish Consul here under Instructions
from Madrid, called on Sir Robt. Bddulph,
Governor and commander in chief at Glib
raltar, expressing concern lest tho Ameri.
can shonld find facilities at Gibraltar.
The Governor replied that the Spanish
Government might rest quite easy for, If
Commnnore Watson came the authorities
would act strictly according to the Queens
proclamation, copies of which, no said,
had just boon distributed to all the chief
officials Of tho garrisons
Spain, for the last fortnight has been
making extensive preparations in tho bay
of Gibrnlter. Twenty guns have Just been
shipped to Ceuta, and forty have boon
mounted around the bay.
There are II 90 mon at Algcciras and
lOOO onginecis arc daily working at tho
batteries and fortified trenches behind tho
cemetery of Linca, milo north of tho
British lines.
"A couple of guns have been dragged up
behind the Queen of Spain's chair, COM
handing the north front of those works.
Even if intended for the Americans they
might become, not IL danger but an event.
ual annoyance to Gihralter and at any
rate they are M infringement of he treaty
cession sipulating that no guns should
be placed within range of tho rock
Sir Robert Biddulph is reporting tho
matter to the home government and strong
representations are Icing made at Madrid.
AS result, all the works thore have bosn
discontinued.
high Spanish military authority at
Algcciras informs mo that Great Britain,
having objected to Notifications on tho
Spanish side of Gibraltar, guarantees in
return tnat tho Americans will conduct no
military operations whatsoever in this 50
to SPEAK neutralizcd district.
Guns were landed yesterday at Algerci-
ras, but not mounted. in consequence of
the British representations The half.
finished cartEworks are doomed to speedy
decay
Spain, while complying with British
representations, protested privately that
treaty Of Utrecht had been broken 80 often
by the English that it had become obse.
lste."
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