The Sentinel=record., 1913-12-13

the Navy Department that all of the American, Geerman and British yes sells in port were filled with refugees, and that there were still many foreign CTS ashore who would have 10 be taken care of.
 Tn these circumstances, said Mir Bryan's request, "lt seems desirable that an army transport should, if pos sible. be sent from Galveston to Tam pico to take these refugees on board Accommodation will it is said. be needed for not less than 500 persons and for these it is probable that lodg Ting and food will be required for sev- eral days. If you haye at Galveston a transport available for that purpose. have the honor to request that it be sent immediately to Tampico"
 This order was sent at once to Gen. Bliss.
 "Secretary of war directs that the transport Sumner, with not less than 10000 rations, two medical officers and detachments of hospital corps be | sent at once to Tampico, Mexico Send Captain Aloe, quartermaster corps, in charge. On arrival of ship report at once to admiral commanding !, American squadron, with a view to l full cooperation in the matter of fur niahing refuge 10 such people as may he indicated by authorities represent ling the United States at that port Rear Admiral Fletcher, the Ameri- can commander at Tampico, has de
 claTed, according to reports received
 here today, that there shall he no
 bombardment by Mexican warships of
 Tampico proper
 At the Mexican war office, it was
 announced that 500 additional troops
 had been despatched from Vera Cruz
 today to aid in the defense of Tam lpico Achievements, it was added, also had been sent to the beseiged , towns from San Luis Potosi, leaving at the latter place only a very small
 garrison.
 Jacinto De Cologan y Cologan, the ' Spanish minister to Mexico, made 8 demand today on Quedro Moheno, the l provisional foreign minister for the protection of 100 Spanish subjects, ref
 ugees from the city of Chihuahua, whC are trying to reach Torreon. Ths SpaniaTds, Senor Cologan y Cologar l said, were ordered out of Chihuahua
 by the rebel leaders under threat oi death The foreign minister promised to send a detachment of troops from , Torreon to rescue the waylarers. !, The Mexican gunboat Bravo is play ing an important part in standing of
 the rebels who are attacking Tampico the warship directing it's fire from the
 river at the insurgent positions on
 the other side of the town.
 In spite of the heavy firing of both the federals and rebels in the Tampico
 battle, little damage has been done
 to the city. according to private tele- grams received here today. on account
 of the long range at which the engage
 ment is being fought.
 1 The fighting yesterday was confined to the vicinity of Dona Cecelia, sub urb three miles east of Tampico, where are located oil refinery shipping
 wharves and railroad yeards.
 Sir Lionel Garden, the British min ister here. received a message this morning from Admiral Sir Christopher 1 Tra ddOcly Gavino that q number of British subjects and Mexican, includ- ing several women and children, had
 taken refuge on board the British steamer Logician at Tampico Other foreigners, the admiral said were be- ing cared for on the American war ships and German vessels in the har- boT.
 The message contained no informa. | ton as to the result of the fighting