The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-08-20
This is the Cause of These Vessels
Leaving the Southern Ports.
TERMS OF MANILA SURRENDER,
The Department still Waiting TO
Hear Whether the Islands or Only
the City Were Included
Spain's Claims VIII Not BE
Discussed 10y the
Officials.

WASHINGTON, Aug. Bone Of the
largest fleets OF warships over assembled
I'm an American port will be brought to-
gether in the next few days at Fort Mon
roe Already nfty-seven warships are un-
der orders to rendezvous there and the
orders st.ll 10 be issued will raise the to-
tai 10 the neighborhood Of seventy Ma
val officials say il is difficult 90 realize
the extent Of such u marine aggregation
iu one harb0r. Those included In to-day 8
orders are the Newport. Rodgers, --eoa-
non. Wamputuck. Morriss. Gwynn, Ian
caster. Machias, Osceia, Peoria. Massa-
solt. Sioux Cheyenne Waban, Chickasaw
Helena Detroit and Yankton. These ana
the ships previously ordered are mainly
small craft, although there are a num-
ber OF large cruisers and gunboats, IN
cluding the San Francisco, Helena, De-
troit, Topeka Marietta and Castine.
TO ESCAPE FEVER.
The movement Of these ships northward
IS due 20 the close of hostilities and more
particularly 20 the desire TO get the ships
away from points Of possible fever infec-
ton They will now be put in thorough
repair and their crews gradually Will be
iNaAAtA lANlN IAh ~ l4iliAiihitiNtA ~ '-N''N--
OF the regular navy.
The Navy Department has not yet de-
termlnei what ships will go 20 Havana,
san Juan and other points I'm, Cuba and
Porto Rico There is felt % be no hurry
about this until the authority OF the
United States is fully established
throughout the islands
COAST PATROL
In the meantime the matter Of policing
the shore points Is being considered and
in due time number Of the light
draught auxiliary craft and Some Of the
single turreted monitors will be used FOR
this coast patrol Il Is found, however,
that only four of the old monitors OF the
civil war are ft for this service Ia south
ern waters.
As many naval vessels viii DE cente-ed
about the West Indies from this time for
ward. the Navy Department Will send
fha new floating dock recently bought In
New York. down the coast 10 Pensacola
Fla. where it VIII Doe kept FOR docking
the warships At that point, also, there
are good naval workshops 10 bee used IN
conjunction with the floating dock. The
dock is now being cOppered and viii De
t0wed 10 Pensacola as soon as the Sep
temler gales are over.
There We're few developments Of inn
portance I'm the postwar situation to-
dav The authorities are stll waitin4
for General Merritts report OF the list of
casualties and the State. War and Navy
Departments are interested In knowing
the cyact terms ON which Manila was
surrendcrel-w whether the city alone or
if au the Philippines were included.
COMMISSION WILL DECIDE.
II was stated by officials that nothing
additional on this point had been receiv-
eI up ro the close of office hours to-day.
The efforts t0 restore the Manila cable
continue. but they have not proved sue
cessfu thus far The claims made IN
Madrid that the protocol and not TIE
canitulatiou controls the status of affairs
IN tho philippines VIII not ne discussed
hv the State Department officials. The
Madrid discussion is looked upon as rahei
academic. as 90 is taken for granted that
claims will be made ON both sides and
that the Paris tribunal will De the tnal
arbiter Of the case.
so OFFICIAL NEWS.
Neither the state Department nor rhe
French embassy has recdyed word that
su1fn has chosen her military commits
.i3us for Cuba and Porto Rico, and some
doiibt is expressed as 90 the accuracy OF
the names given in London press adviees.
THE names given IN these reports are
those Of Spanish generals and admirals
nov stationed in cuba and Porto Rico,
So that II the names are correct no tine
wW he lost in bringing the commission
ers together
Tho understanding here IS that fhe
sessions will begin at Havana and san
Juan about the first week In september.