New-York tribune., 1898-10-24

nortanD, so that your direction may not be no.
iiced. and be at Santiago a. m May -. ,.,r
II is thought that the Spanish squadron VIII
nrobablv be still al Santiago, as they must h"'e
some repairs 20 make and coal 10 take -,
The ST Paul and the Minneapolis nave peSn zen
+olegranhed TO scout off Santiago, and II the
Spanish squadron goes westward, one Is 10 NJ
touch and the other 10 go west ana attempt ~
meet YOU; II the Spanish squadron goes eas,' or
will keep in touch and the other go nv 80, h ~
Mole 10 telegraph me at Key west. snaI pe on
Cav Frances. two hundred miles east or havana
If you arrive of Santiago. and no scout ma I'D
Won send a vessel call at Nicholas Mole aio
set information to be left there by scout as W
direction taken by Spanish in case they ma!
have left Santiago de CuDa. .,,.o T., tho
rhe vale has been ordered TO cruise IN tie
Rahana Channel until May II 1t is though'
possible that the Spanish. hearing or your oe o
parture from Cienfuegos may attempt u 81
there , ,o,oro dav-
II this word does not reach YOU oei9re ia:. Gay
LIGHT u is suggested to mask your real dlrectoh
as much as possible. Follow tne SPANS" Sp""N
ron, whichever direction they take
ApMIRALs ORDERS FOR BATTLE
Tho Admiral then gives copies Of orders OF
hattie which were to be followed in case Ger
vera left Santiago on the approach OF o'hieH
eaet from CienfuegOs and attempted 10 VI"lSV
around the coast TO Havana. In tnlS CASE ''o
lI.,.or, SQUADRON would attempt 10 intercept
him by going east about two hunareu Hilles' ~
vond the junction of Santarcn and Nicholas
ing all lights and to see that none were acci-
dentally shown The squadron was TO cruise
generally 10 the eastward in the day ana
westward during the night. In one or MS ais
patches the Admiral complains that his move
Inents are greatly hampered by monitors con-
sttuting the principal force under his COM
man6.
SCHI.EY'S LACK OF COAl"
.-....4 .ho Admiral az II a
on MAY % with a dispatch from Schley an,
,o,,c,,,e h,s arrival off Cienfuegos May II, and
that he was standing in on May - within four
thousand yards Of the entrance. but could no'
,av whether the Spanish fleet was in port OF not
=. ~. same time the Admiral received the fol-
lowing dispatch from Captain Cotton. Of the
Harvard dated AT Mole ST. Nicholas, May -:
Sampson Key West ,.,.
sent by Schley here with official dispatChes' es
Left at Santiago de Cuba. May - 1ale anu o.
Paul Minneapolis left yesterday lor C'eh!uesoS CLte
90 renort Schlcv Yale rccOnnoitred santiago
10 cuba on May y. He reports strongly loru-
fed. saw nothing in harbor | nave not seen
Spanish fleet. have not ascer'alned an! INNS
rsspect{ng recent movements Spanish Hee''
pr6cood for coal to Key West May 70 nave
onIv go tons Of coal The Minpeapohs must
coal within the next few days. laie' cary
next week. Schley directs me 10 ii1ln ,aa r1e
Department Sampson decided TO have the com, com,
rnsnd Of SChley stationed at Clenluesos' anu
his own off Havana. Minneapolis reconnoitred
San Juan May p. Spanish fleet was not 'heIe'
Three hours later the Vesuvius started to Key
West with the following dispatch TO the cap
,ains Of the Yale, the Minneapolis and the st.
Paul:
Spanish squadron is at Santiago. II schey
has no; arrived there 90 10 ClenfuegoS anu III
form him.
SIMPSONS ORDERS IGNORED.
Admiral Sampson continues his narrative as
follows:
At $50 p m. Of this day, May 20, the Dol
phin came alongside with dispatches, ana re-
norted that Commodore Schley had the span
ish squadron bottled up in Cienfuesos. Inc
reason for believing this to be the case is con
tained in the following letters from Comhouore
Schey off CienfuegOs. May -:
sir: In reply TO your letter No :. WouId
state that ! am by no means satished thal ti ule
Spanish squadron is not at Cientuegos Ine
iarqa amount Of smoke seen in the harbor would
indicate the presence of a number OF Eessels'
and under such circumstances II "oulu seeni
TO he extremely unwise TO chase up proDa-
bnty at Santiago de Cuba reported VIA havana
no doubt as ruSe. III, .1,
81 shall therefore remain off this port with this
SQUADRON. avang myself OF every opportunI.!
for coaling and keeping II ready Tor any eHler-
gency -,. o., % San
tiagO de Cuba to communicate " I,H lHe S'u ~,
off that port. with Instructions u ue3 Wt'g ~ no
there TO return az once 10 ne here, ana eX-
pect her back day after tomorrow.
Il am further satisfied that the des'lhal'oh W or
the Spanish squadron is either Clenfuegos vi
Havana This point, being in communication
with Havana would be better for ther pur-
poses if IL was left exposed and ihliN me me
We ought TO be very careful how we receive
information from Havana, which Is no doupt
sent out for the purpose or misleading Us; Li.
Iowa is coalng to-day haSlhg rtacncI srn9 ,no9
station with only about halt OF heI HUeL u =, 9"p
ply. Very respectfully. w - 'Niii-i1i
Steamer Aduia. chartered by Consul Dent.
win rropcr papers from United states state
Departmcnt to carry neutrals from OleiInueso !,
was stopped Off this port TINS Inornihs. Sh re
no cargo and permitted to enter Sie 20
norris that she left Santiago de Cuba Al f.'V
y m Nav Is and that night she sa" 'he HsIl's
80 seven vessels seventy miles TO the SOUTHWARK
80 Santiaqo Next day Thursday May ~. at
Kingston cable reported Spanish fleet at san
tlago FRIDAY May - the fleet was reported 10
have left Santiago. % ,. e,
Now on Saturday. May 81. when about forty
miles southwest OF this port, heard, Iroln the
bridge OF this vessel firing OF guns toward Zen
fuegos. which | interpreted as welcome 10 the tt
Spanish feet. and the news this morning py lhe
Adula convinces rae that the fleet Is mere LAT
est war bulletin from Jamaica. received tnls
morning asserts trst The feet had lett SANTIAGO
think / have thecl here almost 10 cerlair'y'
Very respectfully, w > I,,Ir I,,
Commodore L. : y. Commander-n-Chiei Fly
ing Squadron.
Memorandum from the Dolphin dated
May 90 - ,,,e.,
The HAWK mas JUS lei'iN ~,
with dispatches from Commodore Schley. Hooc
saws a good many Of officers do not believe th'
Spaniards are there all. although they car
only surmse
SAYS HE CANNOT BLOCKADE SANTIAGO
The next day. May % Sampson received tn
following from Commodore Schley' date'
May "a:
Coaling of CienfuegOs. Cuba. Is very unceI
tain. one collier not sufficient for the worf
,,ben il is nossi0e 10 coal In great need o
two more for this squadron. thoroughly equipped
with hosting engines. buckets. etc. TOT III
most dispatch. The Sterling. not having MOIST
ing engine would not be useful Recommen'
mat She discharge cargo at Key West woul'
snn,nrt nnalifN must enual 10 best POc0hOnta