The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-07-06
AS VIEWED IN SPAIN.
Tie People Jubilant Over Admiral
:. Cervera's Reported Escape. y
GOVERNMENTS LYING REPORTS
VIII Doubtless Arouse the Fury of
the Populace When the Real Facts
of Cervera's Overwhelming Defeat
ood Contura RecOme Known.

the Populace When the Real Facts
of Cervera's Overwhelming Defeat
and Capture Become Known.
Madrid, July 6.-Almost indescriba-
BILE enthusiasm continues to prevail
here and elsewhere througout Spain
over the supposed escape Of Admiral
Cervera and his squadron from the har-
bor of Santiago de Cuba. The admirars
name Is on every tongue, and 1t Is
claimed that 1t was he who saved San
tiago de Cuba by adding to General
Linares handful Of soldiers his brave
sailors to man the guns ashore and re-
pei the Americans under General Shaf-
ter"
Such is about the exultant eulogy Of
Admiral Cervera heard on all sides.
this state of public feeling being due TO
the official announcements from San
tiago. For instance, one statement
from Santiago is as follows
"When Admiral Cervera found that 1t
was certain Colonel Escario's reinforce
ments were in proximity to Santiago
the admiral held council with the
commanders of his squadron. disclos-
lib u lucLl O Piui " iolSS thS o'SNss
ade In broad daylight. The command
ers responded unanimously 'Ad lante'
(forward).
1T was then arranged that the tor
pedo boat destroyers should take the
lead. feigning an attack, and discharge
the torpedoes against the enemy's ships,
the Cristobal Colon protecting their ad-
vance, sheltered by the batteries OF
Moro Castle and distracting the ene-
my's attention, while the remainder OF
the squadron sailed out Of the harbor
1.-THE Americans at first were taken
by surprise Then, recovering. they
orened tremendous fire, especially
against the torpedo boat destroyers.
which vessels Admiral Cervera had in
structed to steer an opposite course to
the squadron. The Americans were de-
ceived and maneuvered toward the sup
posed course of the Spaniards while
Admiral Cervera went full steam
ahead. maintaining continuous fire un-
til clear of the American lines, and then
steamed away westward, pursued and
breasted for some distance by the
s.yiftest American vessels, until they
were lost sight of from Moro Castle.
I'm the meantime the torpedo boat
destroyers sank under a rain of shells
from the numerous American warships.
1t is presumed part of their crew were
saved by the enemy or swan ashore.
A number Of life buoys were provided
on board the torpedo boat destroyers.
whose crews anticipated that their
vessels would be destroyed"
The foregoing Is the popular Spanish
version of the sortie of Admiral Ger
vera from the harbor of Santiago de
Cuba. and the sacrifice of the crews of
the torpedo boat destroyers is said to
be highly appreciated by the queen re-
gent while the general public is over
joyed at their conduct.
1t is supposed here that Admiral Ger
vera is running for Havana, since he
has not been reported as arriving at
Cienfuegos, and there will be tremen-
dous anxiety here until it is reported
that Admiral Cervera and his squadron
are safe in Havana harbor. Hopes are
expressed in this city that the Spanish
admiral may capture or destroy some
American vessels while on his way to
Havana.
Foreign news giving contradictory
versions of the sorte have cast a tinge
of perpeXity and dampness upon the
general rejoicing.
In military circles it Is considered
that General Shafter has been checked,
that Rear Admiral Sampson has been
batiled, and that the aspect of the war
has been changed, but the universal
expression of opinion is that peace Is
impossible until something occurs which
is satisfactory to the national feeling.
Late last night Premier Sagasta an
nounced officially that Admiral Ger
vera's squadron has been defeated,
that the Almirante Oquendo was burn
ed and the Infanta Maria Teresa sunk,
and that Admiral Cervera himself is a
prisoner of war. The dispatch con-
tn,nlng the information has not yet
been given to the public.
Disorder Is spreading among the
military. The crowds in the city are
getting riotous, and everywhere signs
are apparent that the population is
arming for civil war. Marshal Mar
tinez Campos and the captain general
of Madrid have held long consultations
as to the ways and means of preserv-
ing order.
London, July 6-The press dispatches
telling of the destruction of Admiral
Cervera's fleet, including the Official
accounts of the battle. have been tel
egraphed to Madrid, and the dispatch
just received from Madrid for trans
mission to the United States, giving
the Spanish version Of the sortie, shows
that the Spanish censor has suppressed
the press dispatches o. that they are
reg Garded by the Spanlards as being i'll
credible.