The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-05-14
S|PEACE Is NOW IN SIGHT,

Berlin, May 1.-The North German
Gazette" has advices from MaDlla to the
effect that Admiral Dewey has taken all
the artillery, rifles and ammunition from
the forts at Cavits and Corregldor Island.
He has also landed men to cut off tho
NJ anila gar ison from the interior Of the
island of Luzon.
London, May 14,-The Madrid corres.
pendent of the STANDARD says. "Sone
Of the papers echo the popular expectation
of prompt and happy results from the ap.
pearance of tho Spanish fleet in West In
dian waters. If only allowed to have fair
and not too unequal test Of their power to
resist the American warships. In this
claim OF reasoning, the Spaniards put
much confidence in the three torpedo boat
destroyers with Admiral Cervera. the four
fist class cruisers and the ability of the
admiral himself.
1T is supposed that the preservation of
the Spanish squadron would enable the
colonies to proong their resistance to the
American plans OF invasion. These opti-
| IiilbJ fiohs lnNC puch "iho'S
the lower and mldll, CLASSES by the re.
pulse of the Americans at Cardenas and
Cienfuegos. Among the moro thoughtful
and far.seeing, and in military aud naval
circles, tho nows of the arrival Of the 1oet
at Martinique has increased anxiety and
patriotic concern" s@S
Manila, via Hong Kong, May.-People
are in state of terror hero over the condi-
ton Of affairs The victory Of Admiral
Dewey at Cavite and the destruction Of
tho Spanish feet, on one hand, and the
obs,inacy of the Spaniards in holding the
city puts them between two fires, and
some are half wild with worry and terror,
:. The blockade continues, but the public
Is calm. 1t thinks that the Europeanapow-
ers have interviewed to prevent the bonn
bardment Of Manila. The country is
quiet The natives will not actively or
openly favor the Americans unless assured
that Spanish rule is over forever, for fear
of reprisals. The desire to break the
Spanish rule is general throughout the
country, and tho American Invasion is
popular as means to gaining this end.
But the native mind is only influenced by
an exhibition of strength.
They think the blockade is weak and
that thi. Is due to foreign Intervention.
Manila can draw supplies from the in
terror and hold out for months. The troops
at Manila consist of about 10000 regulars
and Is, 900 volunteers. The utility of the
volunteers, even If they be patriotic Is
doubted. They have no instructions, and
their fire is wild and dangerous to the
troops. The artillery has no machine
guns
The Captain General ordered Admiral
Montoio to anchor his fleet off Manila
and unite the strength Of his fleet to the
batteries. Montojo replied that his place
was to defend the arsenal of Cavite The
defence of Manila without fleet was i'm
possible.
Public opinion, which first favored Ad
miral Montojo, has now changed. Tho
Spaniards freely criticise his defence OF
Cnvite. They say the Americans came
within range of his guns ard that bis ar
tilery was good enough to do great DAM
J age to the American fleet II well handled.
Washington, May 14,--There is some
fear for the blockading ships on the south
coast Of Cuba. A dispatch boat has been
sent from Key West to warn them Of the
coming of the Spanish fleet. But it is $40
miles from Key West to Cicnfuegos, and
there are American ships east of CienFue-
goj. If some e the small boats should be
captured 1t would DO no great surprise
hare.
At the least the blockade of Confuegos
and the southern coast vii have to be ten.
/ porarily raised, which will allow the escape
, Of some Of the Spanish merchant vessel :,
like the Moltserrat, which are now bottled
up there.
There is still anolhor phase of the quos
> ton, which Is regarded by some OF the ex-
, perts a very probable and that is that the
spanish feet has started off with O view OF
= capturing the ship Oregon anu tho
t gunbuut Marietta, now on the Brazilian
, coast
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