The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-11

that tho weather was clearing. the Admlrs
again convened the officers Aforesaid. Doubts
a. ~ whether the prevailing swell would por.
nit the going out Of the ships were expressed
moro iofciby than at the meeting ~ the morn.
called. who had plotted In the flagship
and who. In the op Mon Oi the Captain oil this
H nhI fbc ssc sns 81 the chsi po Who is ill.,
Miguel stated that with the Gather prevailing
there would be no trowr6Ie whatSSver snon,
only ilem 70 40 InS,reS; 6Si that ' r!
metres. might present Jincuti,es on account
of q fiat rock In tho water of Point Morrillo.
where the water IL only 2ii English rect
''''fho pilot was sent To the harbor en- rance
TO form y more exact opinion on the state OF the
sea. aud returned. saying thai he thought II
very probable that. owing to the sSell. the
Colon might touch bottom on ne , tst f9 PIX
Admiral propoundcd the following question. on
the arSuinIt ion that the whole squadron should
20 out together. leaving only the tor.
cxpedicnt to rick the Colon icing injured. or
should the sorte not be effected. awaiting
more favorable ciIcumstancesr The question
being put in this form. Cart. Concas
aud Bustamente were IN iayor OF the s0rtie.
for rtasons hereinafter set forth. and all the
With the exception OF the Admiral who re.
served his opinion, Upon his instruction the
OF the majority II the ideas Of Capt. joaquin
Eu-ianiente. Cervera's Chief Of stan. and cant.
followed. the spanish squadron would have
ESCAPED to San Juan without opposition. Bus
tampnte IL shown by the cOrtespondence to
have had the cloaLest notion Of any Of the other
Spanish naval nfficers concerning the con-
dltions then prevailing with regard 10 me
who was XII cd IN the trenches In deiendinR
Santa. o, was the leading torpedo exrert OF the
spanish Navy. AMI un inventor. II was he who
saw that Hobson and the Nerrmac men were
treated with consideration while prisoners IN
no hale h ,En r"is sf hrter 10 envs the
Colon Ia SAINT ago harbor than to risk the en-.
tire squadron By remaining here Longer. VI
W. are certain that they are not OH this har-
Dor; they are almost sure to BE- there to-mor-
row.
following morning. May "a. CHI ey's squadron
WA on santiago. wi h engines stopped. Tut too
far away to witness any attempt on ne TART ot
Ger eras ships 20 ESCAPE. Late In IN" a ter;
noon Of MAY 21 tn" Flying Squadron had
r, a, he'd a point about twenty-five miles south
OF ,Hntiaso. but ma e no attempt TO earn.
NJ the Department had directed. VIII ther
the Spanish ncrt was IN the harOor. Three
houis later Svhcy sent NJ tuc order 70 The
squadron to proceed I" Key West TIE f.ytug
Squadron IiOrcrdrd ives war; tovari hey
7, N American vr-s"l- and Cnrvora could have
gulc I" Porto itcp with, At even being seen by
on The i@ii' wins morning, Nay y; the Hlr.
ard found the wins SIdtr,n. ~ ~l'lI lni.
'ary / No.. 4 .nn,,.i.a Iir.r' M a. 4, In ~.
main az -alilnE" Ynd a-trr,",u h"'hrF !ne
90 -, ,r,, .,y 4. tI,n, lac Yns IIisri
to ,",,,n t. k.S Wet nnI could nov n'oS
Tie Bog iwrrts 'i"'s. Al !. VI. The ! -.
tiYs rIii t4 nr w,s nm s,or,r
+ aud = uc'nrk On the a teruoun al May -
and az Su'c urf 'Il' I,-r, '"g"hrd he near I
n,iut Il tat Nc. "u.u- 80 santiago, about Twelve
Ini."s from III nhr'nr rane" Thus erv'ra
ha two u.Iunys aI,rr ~" hour So i,r he
/" could have lett san, Hs,'''" nurGor
Nan Juuu % am otter p.iut To the east Sow
cogting krr' 'or'r 'g,in unk NJ amy AZ:
SAINT son TI'' and he enforcement Of Gloss
b.ICkd,l" lr.g .i.''f .. p e.. ,II.r.
The Communications con aimed in the rero~t
Earactrr O. hocsa.t.. established y Sampson
Il hU~ loau SAL tat the scare ntight
/ lht hln. XIII, WON'T rot hay, nesH
n ct.ye Ce.ycrI'. ships hal attempted
This ~ 'hsprtv.i ~ I'ervrr,'s own wor'is lis
30 :. re- son Tor moi making n n :ht sortie was
ina, ins ,sare6,Eh's, d The inerIcan sh IS
shown t. the {" lowing note from eryers to
Gen Linnrrs. tbs eommenirr, Of the spanish
'HgNoRED s l.: Last evening l made Per.
to' Al Observations from tho high huttary ~
s2SarG as p have 1nS 70 Of the hostile
hat Il wOud be- nbsou'"ly impSssiSin Tor he
quadron under nv comment t. 90 out with
,ut beng seen. taking advantage OF the lark
ness ~ the ighr as long A, the coast dc fauc"s
10 no, succeed in removing he hostile shirs 10
greater distance, az they constantly iliumin-
re the whole harbor entrance with their eiec-
"f,scr,1, Crpvrr,"
Tho s,,rish ,d-,tro, ,,,',i,,,ai - 80
,var b y, 70 ,oGS 'ot
nrsant ;,sif ,,,, ~ NY " M NJ.
pn,r oM'hs % te hlSnt o,ocKale ~
~ "IIeta, hs.s'hs e.canr I'M.
10 a,d , III inc u"teheo oil the fort surrounding
On Jnne % Cs,v.ra ,a,,cr,,,od 90, >,,,,
istrr Of Marin. as ,hiin,s !Hp"ru 70 wig iIii-
i'm NOS nj, inr ., ~ ~ 10 hpSoLuIe'y