The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-14
INVASION
Of CUBA
DELAYED.
Spain'S Fleet Must First
Be Destroyed.
ORDERS ARE ISSUED
Movement Of Troops Temporal
rily Checked.
THE PLANS OF GEN. MILES.
He Has Postponed His
Trip to the South.
THE DELAY ONLY TEMPORARY.
it's Confidently Expected That Ad-
miraI Sampson wiliscek and Find
the Spanish Fleet and That the
Result VIII BE the Total De-
struction Of Spain's Ma
yaI Power-Ihc Gov
ernment Secures
More Trans
ports, 20
in All.
THE DELAY ONLY TEMPORARY.

WASHINGTON, May l3.-Dlrect orders
we're given General Miles this morning
suspending for the present the movement
OF the invading army upon cuba. Cen
eral Niles has therefore, postponed MS
departure for the South, and II Is an
nounced authoritatiyey by War Depart
mont officials that It cannot be stated
with dehnitoness when General Miles VIII
leave.
Colonel A. T.. Wagner chief OF the
Military Bureau OF the Army. who is one
OF General Miles stafr decided not 90
wait for the general but with one OF
the officers of his bureau left for the
South last night.
TCO GREAT A RISK.
The suspension Of the movement % tho
invading army upon Cuba was induced
by the proximity OF the Spanish Cape
Verde squadron 10 Cuban waters. IL Is
deemed by the department officials IN be
the part OF wisdom not 10 risk the land
ing OF troops on Cuban soil until the
landing can be effected under the protec-
ton OF a stronger feet than Is now avail
able for the purposes OF mere protection.
The fact that the army movement has
been postponed Is indirect evidence that
a decisive naval battle Is expected 10 oc-
cur within few days. IL Is not Doubt
ed that the squadron under the command
OF Admiral Sampson will Immediately
seek an engagement with the spanish
fleet. and II is with the idea OF awaiting
the result Of that conflict that the orders
for the movement OF the land forces are
temporarily held In abeyance.
TWO MORE TRANSPORTS.
Assistant Secretary of War Meiklejohn
announced to-day that the Department
acquired yesterday two additional yes
sells for transport purposes. They are the
saltwater and Breakwater. both or New
Orleans. In common with the other
twenty-seven vessels OF tho transport
feet they are fine sea-going shirs. No
chances have been taken by the Depart
ment I'm securing transport vessels. Sec
retary Meiklejohn says that every one
OF them IS capable OF crossing the Atlan-
tic safely in any kind OF weather, carry
ing cargo to the utmost capacity OF the
vessel.
The twenty-nine transport ships now at
the disposal OF the War Department on
the Atlantic coast are capable In the az
gregate OF carrying $500 troops and 1900
animals. AS soon as tho department. ~
prepared 10 start the army expedition
TO Cuba the vessels will be concentrated
at points on the southern coast and tho
entire fleet will move 20 Cuba as body
under suitable escort OF war vessels.
ORDERS COUNTERMANDED.
IL was announced yesterday that me
transports at New York would proceed
south Immediately with regiments OF tho
New York and Massachusetts, volunteers.
To-day. however. the vessels were order
ed not to movo until further sdvices had
been given them. These orders were Is
sued I'm view OF the reports from several
sources that two or moro Spanisn war
vessels had been sighted on the upper
Atlantic coast In view OF the suspen-
sion OF the land movement upon CUBA u
was not deemed advisable 10 sond tho
transports loaded with troops south &C
this time.