Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-16
lcnnrrirht. Aesociated Press.N

cess "a bAlC l. 49,
copyright, Associated Press)
kew West, Fla, May 15.-The steam
or Gussie, which left Tampa, Fla, May
NTH. with two companies of the First
infantry on board, in charge of seven
.pausand rifles and two hundred thous-
anl rounds of ammunition, intendd for
the insurgents in the province OF Pinar
rMu sday, Friday ard yesterday, con-
vowed by the auxiliary gunboat Man
ming in a vain attempt to land her car
g9 Captain j. IL. Dorst, Of the staff of
Gen. Miles, and formerly United States
military attache at Vienna, headed the
expedition, which returned here this
morning. Her commander, who dp-
paagtd to be much crestfallen, having
failed 70 accomplish the mission en-
trusted to him, refused to discuss the
matter beyond admitting the failure and
saving the Gussie will return to Tampa,
Fla
Previous to leaving Cuban waters, the
D9,sJ eNpedluonary force
HAD A SKIRMISH
with Spanish cavalry near Cabanas. fiji
t.5u miles west OF Havana, where an at
Tempt was made to land part OF the
crel On Friday morning Captain
abandoned the attempt at that
roia, and steamed eastward to Matan-
zas where an arrangement had been
.f, . i,,~,
Plies ashore at Point Maya, a mile or
So east Of the entrance Of the harbor.
The Gussie and her convoy yesterday
No liug steamed until about two miles
eli shore when the rattle of musketry
from a considerable force of Spanish
soldiers concealed behind underbrush
ashore warned them that they would re-
csive a lively welcome if they landed.
The Spanish troops seemed to have
been furnished information Of the con
tampated landing at both points.
After this second failure Capt. DOrst
decided to abandon the attempt to land
the arms and ammunition and returned
to Key West, where, as already cabed,
he arrived his morning.
A more Disguised lot of troopers than
those aboard the Gussie this morning it
would be hard to find They had re-
ceEed orders not to speak of their trip
and sullenly lined the rail CT the Gus
sic as the Associated Press launch ran
alongside Of her. But
GBtNTS WE'RE THE ONLY AN
SWERS,
which could be obtained to the uues-
tons asked.
soon after the arrival of the Gussie
Cap;. Dorsl was rowed ashore and re-
ported the failure Of his expedition by
cable to the War Department.
Naval officers here say that if Cap
tain Eorsl had secured the co-opera-
ton Of some of the ships of the block
aiding squadron at the point selected
fer the landing, the Spanish troops
ashore could have been shelled and a
way would have been cleared for the
landing Of the soldiers and the cargo
they had in charge, but no instructions
were given to the ships to cooperate
With Captain DorSt's expedition and
the Gussie was several times
COMPELLED TO HEAVE TO.
while cruising up and down the coast
by the blockade vessels, whose COM
mandfrs were under the apprehension
that She was trying to run the block
ade
The United States gunboat Machias,
which was lying off Matanzas on Fri
gay night, reported that signal lights
We're ssen ashore east of Point Sa-
pile, and some Of her officers say they
believe the insurgents, having ascer-
tanned that cDdo1x-0,1c az Eoin+
Maya had been discovered by the ala-
ily desired landing to be made at
another point but Capt. Dorst held to
ms original plans and found the Span
lSn troops awaiting him.
Captain Dorst says that the fail
u'e ol the expedition was due to the
laet inat the Cubans were unable to meet
'Ae landing party at the rendezvous, and
W. Americans could not land supplies
NItA ~ one to receive them.
ihe arrangements for making a land
Ms at Cabanas were made ten days ago
n Captain Dorst with General Delgado,
m command Of The insurgent forces in the
i.'Nhee of Pinar del Rio, and the sup
'leS 70 be landed near Matanzas were to
Ue conveyed to General Gomez by force
Y Insurgents eneamped three miles back
-io'9 ihe coast line. Both of the Cuban
I1rdes We're apparently unable to appear
N1e ren.izvous owing to the activity Of
TIE Spaniards
"P'ah Dorst is convinced that the
Nftniards have a good system of com
-".NIcaJion along the coast, and that they
'" quickly raise enough troops to pre-
N 'he landing of a small force such as
", "Ne he commanded and the captain
HeFes the only way arms and ammu-
''3A ean be sent to the insurgents is to
- llem under the cover of warships
"'.A E.iAs sufficient to
BEAT OFF ANY ATTACK.
''h ne adds, the arms and ammunition
pc conveyed inland by United
states soldiers.
'Ae captain says the company which
'o through the surf at Cabanas had a
'W escape. The soldiers were fired
- NY Spanish cavalry concealed in the
s0 underbrush and the fire was re-
20 with the result that one Spanish
ana three men were hit. Only one
'h The American side was wounded.
alter newspaper correspondent,
'aa slight flesh wound in the arm
wasp and the Manning shelled the
Is and covered the retreat of the sol
's 10 the Gussie.
Ill, '.aa% the spaaiards tried to hit the
IN "om a masked battery and some
e.r shells burst close on board, but
~ lhe fragments struck
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