The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-24
WARSHIPS ON THE MOVE
Admiral iiigginsOn Is Sharply Watch.
ing for the Enemy.
MAY HAVE ELUDED ALL VIGILANCE
Commander Pillsbury $ Watching for a
Chance to Slip Into Some Harbor
and Win : Victory.

Rockport, Mass, August 3,-rhe line
OF battle ships of Admiral Higginson' S
fest which are defending lengthy
stretch of New England coast, put to
sea at $3.50 tonight Indicating that some
news has been received OF Commander
Piilsbpry The weather conditions al 10
O'Clock. We're slightly IN faHsr OF the enc
my the sky being overcast and an east
eriy blow preyaiHag. Many dispatches
came during the early evening, the tenor
Of them indicating that the White
Squadron was not far az sea oil the
Isle or Shoas Oh Portsmouth At U
clock tonight the cruiser Olympia was
inside the islands, he Brooklyn was
aulsing to seward OH the shore and
the Decatur was patrolliug Portsmouth
harbor with Admiral HigBlnson's battle
SHIPS To the nOrlhWard IL would appear
that Commander Pillsbury Is expected
TO make nus run IN towards land ION. gnl
OH the Portsmouth or York hArbors
This afternoon IT was understood that
one OF Commander Plllsbury's cruisers
mad been reported Off ROckaud, Ne
This Is Il long distance beyond the ugrLn-
eriy limit OF the blockade, but 1t was
suggested that the enemy was making
telnt 70 draw preponderauce OF the
nghtlng ships of Admiral Hlgginson
fleet to Portland SO that quick counter
dash could be made into Massachusetts
bay or else Commander pihsDdry de-
sired information as TO the blockade con-
ditions.
The Blue Squadron officers are certain
that the enemy has its own intelligence
bureau along the shore, and has landed
officers at Rockland, Me, and Province
town, Mass. Suspicious signals al Cape
Porpoise on the Isle of Shoals, and even
here at Hockport Indicate that the block
ade running plan mas not been entirely
drawn up at sea.
During the afternoon the trial OF the
Maine engaged the attention of both the
sailors and the landsmen on the battle
ship. The enemy was not forgotten bv
any means, but the eyes of both men
and officers We're kept on the horizon
as the Maine Went by on It's speed trial
About this time one OF the torpedo boats
under the lee of the Kearsage received
orders 70 DO transmitted to the Brooklyn.
On receipt or these orders both cruisers
went In northerly direction. A dis
patch had reached Admiral Hieginson
that one OF the eneny's ship had been
sighted off Rockland, Me-, and 1t was
to that point the cruisers set sail.
A signal from the Blue Squadron AZ II
O'Clock tonight reported to the naval base
officer that he had sighted three large ves-
sells going TO the northward NJ a fourteen
knot clip. but they were too far on sbnre
for him to Identify them Many of The
naval officers have conJectured that Com.
mander Pillsburg would delay his attack
as long as possible and then hy strategy on.
deayor 20 strike the naval base.
Something appeared to have gone wrong
with the line or communication during the
evening, rather perplcXing the naval intel
ligence ofhcers, The wires at several points
are reported crossed or cut and some ines.
sages received We're rather mixed
In view OF what has happened In the
central station here. there Is now some
wonderment II admiral Higginson will ind
line.