Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-12-21

IN no particular OIQcF. AT niEnt Inef
formed In column of vessels headed OFF,
shore, and moved at only sufficient speed
for keeping positions. The small vessels
performed picket duty inshore of the large
ships
Commodore schley did not proceed with
utmost dispatch off Cienfuegos and block
ade that port as close as possible.
AT 10 O'Clock a. m. May % the Dupont
arrived at Cienfuegos with dispatch
from the commander in chief dated Key
West, May 90 1885, which informed Com
modore Schley of the probability of the
Spanish squadron being in Santiago de
Cuba and ordered him to hold Cienfuegos
until the receipt of more positive informa-
ton.
AT 1880 D. m. May % the Iowa arrived
at Cienfuegos and at p. m. of the same
date the Scorpion left Cienfuegos for San
tiago.
At sis of May % Commodore schley re-
ceiyed by the dispatch vessel Hawk the
following dispatch and memorandum
from the commander in chief:
Dispatch (No. 81. dated Key West. May
q 1895 which states that the Spanish
squadron was probably at Santiago and
ordered Commodore Schley, If he was sat
isfied tina. the Spanish squadron was not
at Cienfuegos, to proceed with all dis
patch, but cautiously. to Santiago de Gu
ba, and II the enemy is there blockade
him in that port
A memorandum dated off Havana, May
81, 1895 which directed Commodore Schley
to mask his movements in leaving Cienfu-
egos.
n, ,.'...' aluu. 49, sa,,,a ~,
soou ia,as ,.pca,1a .hiu.oer "a NJ,
So,ii'ia 49,. - e,sI'.,, 80. -. ~.
Cubans had perfect knowledge of what
was going on within Cienfuegos. that the
Cuban forces in the San Juan mountains
con'iunsu .iis iaii" az pee 49, 80
anu irlIioau anu .na' .,ieie go, hs,'
ioaus iiohi Ing ia'uhs Pia -
egos.
Al o'Su a. m. May 20 'ne a,sss. a,u
coiiler MerriInac arrived d, Sienluegos.
Al noon on the same aa'e tne Dri.ls ISL
steamer Aouia was perniileeu " 81 nv
SlenIuegos.
AL a. m. May "a the arpieheao' NiAeh
and Eagle arrived at Cienfuegos,
ABOUT ~ a. m the Marpichead ana -
gle proceeded 70 the ianains piace, tn ,,-
teen ana nal1 mics west OF SaVahiiia
point, communicated with the insurgents
lanued stores TOT tnem, Iearheu lnat the
spanish squadr IN was not IN the narpoI
OF Cienfuegos, reJolned the squadron at
S.5U p m. ana reported 70 Commouoxo
Scniey the Information Obtained.
NO work was apparently IN progress on
the fortincations or ClenIuegos Wnhe
commodore Schiey was OH that port.
no enorts were made by Commouofs
Scniey TO communicate with the insur-
gents to discover whether the spanish
squadron was in the harbor OF SienIuegos
prior TO the morning OF May ~
signal nights We're displayed on snore at
night May ~ ana May Is, out commodore
Schley had no information which enabled
MN TO interpret them.
Before sailing from clenfuegos Commo-
core Schiey received reistple iniormati oh
that ships could be coaled in the vicinity
or cape Cruz and IN Gonaives channel.
Inc nylng squadron, with the exception
or the Castine, sailed from Clenfuegos
ABOUT p. m. OF May "a, the heavy SHIPS
IN column OF vessels, the light ships on
the right flank and the collier Merrimac
on the left flank AT 1910 a. M OF May
70 the nght vessels We're shifted 10 the
port beam ana the collier 10 the starDoard
beam.
Before midnight OF May "a, owing to
neavy roiling, the forward compartment
OF the Eagle hlleu with water, when re-
ouced her speed
On May 70 the wind was fresh from the
eastward, the weather was bad ana the
sea heavy Tor small vessels me SQUAD
ron reduced It's speed TO enable the Eagle
10 remain with IT,
On May 70 the weather improved, the
Wind Veered 10 the westward ana became
iight ana the sea moderated
AT l;so p; m. commodore Schiey sent the
Easie 10 FORT antonio 70 coal ana lnen 10
return 70 hey west Al noon OF May 70
tne Eagle had sufhcient coal 10 steam ten
Knots per hour Tor three days,
AT o'so p IN. the squadron stopped ABOUT
twenty-five miles 10 the southward or the
port OF oahtiago ana was joined by the
scouts Mihheapons' ale ana 81 Paul
Az P. m. May 20 the engines or tne
conner Merrlmac were temporarily disa-
nleu- Inc engines Were changed 70 work
coinpouhu, ana az 4;zo p. IN, OF May ~
she was apie 20 make SIX knots with her
own steam. Inc broken parts OF the en-
sihes were repaired on BOARD the nagship,
an repairs neihg completed az midnight
u may %, Inc iaie toWeu the Merrimac
VIII" MY uisapleu.
Ane eoniinahuins oincer OF the ot. raui
visited tne nasship. IN opedlence 10 signal
'oon Mi'n i1iiii Supa'i phot anu hau d
~i.n Soilii1ou l oon'ey
az m nau 40 ~ ss, .,
80 i,,.i. .,a oi,.esl ~ .lo
t;ar fro,s, ,ta sn,',ts ,ro ~ Svns
,sh .1,,odro ~, '''e span
A. 5.s -, Mo-, DC f,a,,,.,o,u~a co,,,o,.
ohansed he co,'rss 81 M ANY, nunsey
siianseu liie course ol she nyins SQUADRON