The herald., 1898-05-03
PERIODICALLY OBSERVED IN
>sPITE OF BLOCKADE
THE ENGAGEMENT AT CABANAS
Reported in Typical Spanish Style.
Cuban Volunteers Are Arriving
Numerously at Tampa
Associated Press Special Wire

HAVANA, May To-day was the span
ish national holiday in commemoration of
the victory ninety years ago at Madrid over
the French, and it passed off with consid-
cradle enthusiasm.
The Spanish are confident that soon will
occur another glorious deed of valor
against the stranger, thus perpetuating
Spanish renown."
At 4:30 o'clock this afternoon, when this
dispatch is sent, three American warships
are in sight. off Havana.
At $3.50 p m. last Friday evening an
American ironclad. three smaller vessels
and six boats, evidently intended to be
used in landing marines, appeared in front
of Herradura beach, on Cabanas bay. The
Spanish guerrillas fired upon them and
the American ships answered the fire with
cannon. The guerrilla troops were then
reinforced by Spanish regulars. The
| American fleet retired and about two hours
afterward moved in the direction of Dom
mica beach. The Spanish troops suffered
no losses, and nothing is known as to the
loss of any of the Americans.
Yesterday morning, about o'clock, the
American squadron began to move in front
of Havana. From the shore, the principal
vessel seemed to be the battleship Iowa,
and not the Indiana, judging from the tall
smokestack and the abundant deck work.
About 1880 in the morning the CORE
spondent saw six vessels formed in battle
line and moving toward Florida. At the
same time fast vessel going at full speed,
and at a great distance from the Shore
passed from west to east returning II 80
a. m. and joining three other vessels,
which in the meantime had come together
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up in battle line.
At II 80 D. m. Sunday all but one had
disappeared.
At 8 o'clock this afternoon the British
cruiser Talbot appeared in front of MORO
castle and saluted, the salutation being
answered from Cabanas fortress. The
Talbot did not enter the harbor, but sent
an officer in a launch, who delivered docu-
ments to Mr.. Gollan, the British consul,
after which he accompanied Mr.. Gollan to
pay his respects to the Spanish admiral.
Mr.. Gollan and Mr. Jerome. the British
vice consul, later visited the palace, where
they had a conference with Gen. Blanco
and his chief of staff, Gen. Pando.
Cuban Volunteers
TAMPA, Fla, May 1.-TWO hundred ma
| tive Cubans, who have been quietly en-
listed in New York by Gen. Julio Sanguil-
ly, arrived here tonight They will be
formed into cavalry regiment, and, under
the leadership of the famous Cuban who
enlisted them, will probably embark for
Cuba with the American troops. The rest
of the regiment will be made up of Cubans
from Tampa and vicinity.
Slowly but surely arrangements are be-
ing made for the landing Of an American
force in Cuba. Friday the following fleet
Of vessels is expected to be in waiting at
the wharves at Tampa for the reception of
the United States troops: The Florida,
Olivette and Mascotte of the Plant line. the
Alan and Comalo of the Mallory line, the
Arkansas and possibly the Lampasas of the
Oregon line, and the Allegheny and Berk-
shire of the Merchants and Miners line.
The boats have all been contracted for and
have carrying capacity of about 5000
troops. 1t is not believed. however, that
the embarkation will take place before
! Sunday.
Much remains to be done in the way of
gathering ammunition and supplies, and
several days must elapse before all Is in
readiness 1t is believed that the force will
be made up Of 5000 infantry, 1000 cavalry and
ten batteries of artillery, in all close to
5000 men. Only one regiment of cavalry,
the Ninth is now in camp at Tampa, but
the Tenth, now at Chickamauga, will, it is
believed, be brought down here to fill out
the quota.
With the Fleet
KEY WEST, May 2.-More naval officers
from the big ship were ashore today than
at any time since the fleet sailed for Cuban
waters.
No prizes were brought in, and the sole
topic of conversation was the overwhelm-
ing victory of the Asiatic squadron at Ma
Mia. The officers and men of the fleet
here are jubilant at Commodore Dewey S
draing in running the batteries and achiev-
ing what is considered likely to be the
greatest triumph of the war.
The cruiser Marblehead is bringing in the
Spanish ships Agonauta, captured by the
gunboat Nashville off the south coast of
Cuba last Friday. The Argonauta was
bound for Havana, and had on obard a
colonel of the Spanish army, a surgeon, six
officers and eight on-commissioned Off
GERS. The Marblehead will not reach here
until late tonight, or early tomorrow morn
ing The auxiliary cruiser Eagle, a trans
; formed yacht, was securing along tho
southern coast of Cuba, near Cienfuegos
when she sighted the Argonauta, and
started in pursuit. She was fired upon
from the shore, but continued the chase
and drove the big steamer along the coasi
toward the Marblehead and the Nashvill
into which the Spaniard almost ran. The!
put a couple Of shots across her bows, anu
che quickly hove to and surrendered. The
Nashville took the Spanish army officers Or
board as prisoners Of war and brought
them into Key West. She lies out in tbs
, stream, and no further particulars of tn,
capture can be learned from her.
An Important Capture
KEY WEST, May 2.-One of the mos
important captures made since the out
break of hostilities was that Of the Span
ish steamer Argonauta by the gunboa
Nashville last Friday, news Of which
reached here tonight when the warshiI
arrived. The Argonauta had on boart
Colonel Corijo of the Third Spanish cav
airy, his first lieutenant, sergeant major
seven other lieutenants and ten private!
and non-commissioned officers. All Will
be held as prisoners of war.
The steamer also carried large cargo
of arms and Mauser ammunition. She wal
bound from Batabano, Spain, for Cienfue
gos stopping at Port Louis, Trinidad ant
Manzanillo. Her capture was exciting ant
occurred in this way.
The Nashville, the Marblehead and thu
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