Evening Star Newspaper, July 5, 1898, Page 1

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Terms: 13 cents per week; 25 cents for two weeks, or 50 cents per month. Invariably in advance. Sub- ecribers changing their address from one Post-office to another should Hl give the last address as well as (he | new one. CERVERA TELLS WHY Spanish Admiral Makes a Statement of His Course. FORMED AN HEROIC RESOLVE 1 Would “Rather Lose My Ships at Sea, Like ‘a Sailor!” ae WO OTHER WAY OPEN ————— Cervera explains that he chose to lose his ships at sea rather than in a harbor. e President McKinley has sent a telegram to Gen. Shafter and Ad- miral Sampson to confer as to the advisability of the fleet entering the harbor to assist in the bombardment of Santiago, which, it is said, is likely to be postponed. Commander J. P. Harrell has been detached from the Scipio and order- ed to command the supply ship Del- monico. Transports with troops will be started immediately to reinforce Gen. Shafter and will continue to go for- ward as long as the general may think it necessary to make his vic- tory certain and decisive. The brigade under Gen. Garret- son at Camp Alger will leave this evening for Santiago. The 8th Ohio Regiment goes to New York to board the St. Paul. The 6th Massachusetts and 6th Illinois go to Charleston, S. C., to take the Yale and Harvard. The foreign consuls at Santiago yesterday concluded to demand the surrender of the city, but did not ex- pect Gen. Linares to comply because oi his fear of Spanish public opinion. British and Austrian warships yesterday began to remove foreign residents from the doomed city The Cristobal Colon cannot be saved from destruction on the rocks where she sought refuge from Samp- son’s vessels. Representative Berry of Kentucky today introduced in the House a joint resolution tendering the thanks of Congress to Commodore Schley and the officers and men under his command for the destruction of the Spanish fleet. Camara’s squadron has passed through Suez Canal. The British consul at Hong Kong notified Dewey. The officials at Madrid are keep- ing the Spanish public in ignorance of Cervera’s fate. They declare the fleet victoriously escaped. (Copyright, 1896, by the Associated Press.] Off Santiago de Cuba, July 4, via Port Antonio, Jamaica, July 5, per the Asso- *eiated Press boat Cynthia, via Kingston, jamaica, July 5, 10:15 am—The first and only statement concerning the recent Raval battle made by the Spanish com- wander, Admiral Cervera, was to a cor- Tespondent of the Associated Press on board the battleship Iowa. It was as fol- low: “I would rather lose my ships at seca, like a saflor, than in a harbor. It was the tnly thing left for me to 4o.” Soon after Admiral Ccrvera reached the shore and surrendered he was taken to the loucester at his own request. There was no mistaking the heartbroken expression upon the old head searffan’s face as hee took the proffered hand of Capt. Wain- wright and was shown to the latter's cabin, but he made every effort to bear bravely the bitter defeat that had come to him. He thanked the captain of the Gloucester for the words of congratulation offered on the gallant fight, and then spoke earnestly his solicitude for the safety of his men on ekcre. He informed Cipt. Wainwright that Cu- ban soldiers were on the hills preparing to attack his unarmed men, and said he thought his sailors had suffered enough in thelr battle with the American forces, and that he was willing to surrender his entire command, but he asked that some Protection be given to his men until they could be taken off in the American vessels. = Capt. Wainwright had heard si: lar re- Ports from his own officers regarding the Presence of Cubans in the brush, and. he sent @ guard cf armed sailors ashore to prevent the Spanish prisoners from being molested. FREPARING FOR THE END. Shafter’s Several Demands for the Surrender of Santiago. (Copyright, 1808, by the Associated Press.) In Advance of the American Lines, One Mile South of Santiage de Cuba, July 4, via Port Antonio, Jamaica, July 5, per the As- sociated Press Dispatch Boat Cynthia II, via Kingston, Jamaica, July 5, 9 a.m—Aat noon yesterday, acting under instructions from Washington, Major General Shafter, the commander of the American troops, ment @ letter to General Linares, in com- mand of the Spanish forces defending San- Uago, demandirg the surrender of the city. ‘The message was delivered by Colonel Derat. Three hours eiapsed before the fit- ing could be stopped. General Linares re- sponded promptly with an absolute re- fusal to surrender. General Shafter at noon today repeated his demand for the surrender of the city and notified General Linares that unless Sontiago surrendered hostilities would be resumed at noon on Tuesday. Up to this evening General Linares has not replied to the second request for the surrender of the city. } The Consuls Request. Conferences with the consuls of the for- eign powers have been conducted near General Wheeler's headquarters. The con- suls said there were 10,600 men, woinen and children, foreign subjects, in the city and they requested a cessation of hostili- ties in order to enable them to be removed outside Santiago, and to be placed under the protection of the United States. This was definitely refused by the American commander, who declined to accept any such responsibility. The consuls were teld that it rested with them to insist upon Gen. Linares’ surren- der. The conference was resumed at 9 o'clock this morning, when the consuls ex- pressed grave deubts as to Gen. Idnares’ surrender, on account of the false tele- grams in regard to Spanish victories and yellow fever among the American troops sent daily to Madrid, which caused the Spaniards to think they dare not surrender and retura to Spain. However, the forelgn consuls will demand the surrender of the c'ty, but it is doubtful whether they wili prevail. Washington Informed. All the negotiations sre submitted direct to Washington, thus causing some delay. Gen. Waeele= telepheres to Gen. Shafter, and the latter, over the military wire lead- ing from his tent to the cable station at Guantanamo bay, con.municates direct with Washington. A courier of the Associated Press at 4 o'clock this afternoon said no conclusions had been reached. Gen. Shafter denies the existence of a general armistice under the white flag, and it fs believed hostilities will recommence on Tuesday at 10 o'clock in the morning, be- fore which time the exodus of the 31,000 fcreigners will be accemplished. The British warships Pallas and Alert and the Austrian warship Maria Teresa have been allowed by Rear Admiral Samp- son to enter the harbor of Santiago and re- move foreign subjects. One British vesscl has already cleared for Kingston, Jamaica. The Spanish armored cruiser Cristobal Colon has listed on her beam ends on the recks aad it is now practically impossible to save her. FEW AMPUTATIONS NECESSARY. Remarkable Condition of the Woung- ed in Santiago's Battles. At General Shafter’s Headquarters, July 2, 3 am., by the Associated Press Dispatch Boat Dauntless, via Port Antonio, Jamai- ca, July 3, by way of Kingston, Jamaica, July 3, 10:15 p.m.—As the wounded con- tinved to come in it was found that the early estimate of the killed and wounded had been largely underestimated. It is re- markable that in sc large a number of wounded so few amputations are neces- sary. The character of the fighting in storming the main redoubt was not fully realized until after the firing ceased last night. The entrenchments lay west of the hills. With- out cover the Americans, in their advance up the slope, were for fully 300 yards ex- posed to the volley firing of men protected to the shoulders In rifle pit But they carried the trenches by successive rushes, pausing and huddling behind every bush or rut for temporary shelter from the rain of bullets, ike storm-driven sheep. The wounded were dragged out of the death hail. After each pause, the men, un- daunted, pushed on, firing as they ran. When they reached the trenches, the latter were full to the brim with the enemy’s dead. The Spaniards had fled over the sum- mit of the hills, but standing upon the bodies of their fallen comrades, there they remained fighting valiantly to the end. Brave Hawkins and Lyons. They refused to give way, but continued the work with their Mausers, enfilading the Amerigan line, as it came over the trench- es. One volley, which a company of the 6th Cavalry fired, under the direction of Lieutenant Short, tumbled them forward on their faces, This was tae charge in which the 6th, 3d, 9th and 10th Cavalry and the Rough Riders all dismounted, and in which the 26th, 16th and 22d Infantry and the” Tist New York were engaged, led in person by General Hawkins He was almost the first man on the summit, standing there sword in hand, a target for bullets, cheer- ing on his men. Lieut. Henry Lyon of the 24th Infantry distinguished himself by deeds of personal gallantry. There were many others. Afier the trenches and redoubts were taken, came a bold attempt by the Span- fa:ds to recover them. ‘This occasioned the fiercest fighting and the great loss of the day. When the Span- iards broke behind the hill and passed be- tween the reserves, who came forward, with a rush upon our breathless men, strik- ing and breaking the line in several places, their impetuosity for several minutes well nigh made our boys waver. Then, rallying gallantly, they staggered forward, carrying confusion into the enemy. As the Spaniards fled toward the city they were shot down like rats. In all nineteen Red Cross hospital flags floated from -the buildings of Santiago during the day, From at least two the tiring was continuous. Sev- eral of our regiments became entangled during the day in the bush and fired into one another, The stragglers were excep- tionally few. —_—_.__ COLORED TROOPS. Secretary Alger Favors Raising 25,- 000—A Local Regiment. If the bill which Secretary Alger submit- ted to the House today, providing for rais- ing 25,000 colored troops from th enation at large, becomes a law a-full r2giment can be quickly raised by the patriotic colored men of the District of Columbia. Secretary Alger in Fis letter transmitting a draft of the pro- posed bill to Congres says: “In view of the special adaptability of colored troops for service under the condi- tions of a@ tropical climate, the passage of this bill is regarded as very important to Successful military operations in the war in which we are now engaged.” The bill was introduced by Representa- tive Gibson of Tennessee. ——__o—_____. FLEET GUNS RESHIPPED. Cervera’s Preparations for His Sortie From the Harbor. LONDON, July 5.—A dispatch to the Evening News from Madrid says that after Friday’s battle at Santiago de Cuba the marines and guns belonging to Admiral Cervera’s fleet were reshipped, pr2paratory to the squedron’s sortie from the harbor. PORTO RICO NEXT | THROUGH THE Suez caNAL/DID NOT BOMBARD The Expedition to Sail After Santiago Has Fallen. PLANS OF THE ADMINISTRATION Attack on Havana to Be Deferred for Some Time. PORTO RICANS HERE It is said on good authority today that, beyond the decision to at once get a squad- ron ready to go to Spain, no definite plans have been reached as to when the invasion of Porto Rico will be made. All that is known Is that unless plans change Porto Rico will be the next place against which troops will operate. The entire question of the plans as to Porto Rico will be held until Santiago has fallen. That is expected to be almost im- mediately, and therefore the taking of Porto Rico will not be long postponed. The reinforcements going to Gen. Shafter may or may not be needed by him, but they will be close enough to Porto Rico to be sent there to join whatever forces may 0 direct from southern shores. Value of Regular Troops. In all future land operations it is intend- ed to have a large sprinkling of regular troops, the assertion being that the pres- ence of regulars, officered by graduates of West Point, tends to stiffen and strengthen the volunteers. This makes it probable that when Santiago has fallen and the campaign against Porto Rico begins a num- ber of the regular regiments at Santiago will be withdrawn for work in Porto Rico. About 10,000 troops will be left in Santiago for garrison duty. They will not be needed to prevent the recapture of the city by Spaniards, but they will be required to pre- serve the peace and prevent excesses by the Cubans. They will have to take care of practically the entire province of Santi- ago. Of the force to be left not over one regiment will be from the regular army. To Take Havana. The administration is said to have come to the conclusion that frum $0,000 to 100,- G00 men will have to be sent against the city of Havana. This is more apparent since the game fight put up by the Span- iards at Santiago. It is seen that unless Spain soon seeks peace the fighting around Havana will be fierce and protracted. The campaign may go on for a month after Uncle Sam’s forces land unless Blanco is compelled, by starvation and interns! trou- bles, to surrender. There are said to be thirty miles of in- trenchments in front of Havana. Line after line of strong fortifications have becn erected for this distance. That mears fighting from the first line all the way back to the city of Havana. The Spaniards will sullenly fall back from line to line. Blanco is strengthening the fortifications in every way. He has a fighting force of from 7! 000 io 100,000. This will be increased, as the Spanish troops in all the provinces will- retire to Havana just before the landing of the Americans. Every available weapon of war and every man will be concentrated to deferd tie city. Blanco’s Present Position. Locking at the situation as now seen the administration will not send a hastily equipped army to Havana. Weeks will be taken to prepare th2 invading force and to make it large enough to succeed. Under these circumstances Havana will be left un- molested for a good while. It may even be d:cided to take the Canaries before Ha- vana is attacked. Nothing will be lost to allow Blanco to have his own way for weeks. His circumstances will grow more serious with each passing day. Hunger will breed discontent and possibly revolution. He has already put in his best work strengthening his defenses and carnot do much more in that line. Portu HKicuns in the City. Evidences that Porto Rico is the next number cn the program is found in the fact that members*of the revolutionary party of that island are in the city co-operating with War Department officials in preparing correct maps of the harbors, rivers, roads, mountains, towns, etc. The maps in pos- session of the War Department lack much of ‘being correct. The Porto Ricans who are at work here know the geography of their country well and will bs of great as- sistance to War Department officials. NO NEW CASES. F orable Outlook for Suppressing the Yellow Fever. The official dispatches to the marine hos- Pital service from Camp Fontainebleau, the yellow fever detention camp near Mc- Henry, Miss., give @ most favorable out- lcok for the fever situation. The cases at McHenry have been reduced until now there is but one, and there are no new cases. The authorities have agreed to nar- row the quarantine limits at the end of this week. The coast is officially report- ed clear from New Orleans to Mobile. —<—<—___-< Recruiting the Engineers. The headquarters of the Ist United States Volunteer Engineer Regiment has been re- moved from New York city to Camp Town- send, near Peekskill, N. Y., to which point the colonel and all officers not otherwise attached will repair without delay. Re- cruiting offices for the 34 Regiment of Vol- unteer Engineers are to be established at Richmond, Va., Charlotte, N. C., Savannah, Ga., Mobile, Ala., New Orleans, Austin’ Tex., Albuquerque, N. M., Nashville, ‘Tenn., Louisville, Ky., St. Louis, Mo., and Little Rock, Ark. The rendezvous for the regi- ment will be at Jefferson Barracks, Mo. —————_____ ORDERED TO CUBA. Brig. Gen. Ames to Go on the St. Paul— . Gen. Brooke to Leave Chickamauga. The Sceretery of War iesued an order today fer Brig. Gen. Adelbert L. Ames, re- cently appointed brigadier general volun- teers, to take passage on the auxiliary cruiser St. Paul, leaving New York tomor- row for Santiago, where he is to report to Maj. Gen. Shafter for assignment to duty under his command, Orders have been given for Maj. Gen. Wade to relieve “Maj. Gen. Brooke of com- mand of Camp George H. Thomas, Chicka- mauga, Ga. Gen. Brooke, commanding the ist Army Corps, will accompany his troops to Cuba. ————-o-_______ Arrivals of Steamers. NEW YORK, July 5.—Arrived: Spaarn- dam, from Rotterdam; MobiJe, from Lon- don; Kensington, from Antwerp. Oamara’s Fleet Has Accomplished the Passage. British Consal Tells Dewey—He Sent a Dispatch Beat From Hong Koug to Manila. PORT SAID, July 5.—The Spanish fleet, under the command of Admiral Camara, consisting of the Pelayo, Carlos V, Patro, Rapido, Buenos Ayres, Isla De Panay, San Framcisco, Isla De Luzon,’ San Augustin and San Ignacio De Loyola, has re-entered and passed through the Suez canal. The Spanish torpedo boats which were with the fleet have been ordered to Messina, Sicily. The Criticism at Madrid. MADRID, July 5, ncon.—The news re- ceived here that the British consul at Hong Kong has sent a dispatch boat to Manila for the purpose of informing Rear Admiral Dewey of the fact that Admiral Camara’s squadron has traversed the Suez canal is much commented upon, and the newspapers assert that the Egyptian and British au- thorities purposely placed obstacles in the way of Admiral Camara’s departure, in order to delay his arrival at Manila as long as possible. It is added that the British have been more scrupulous in maintaining the neu- trality of the Suez canal.than they were when they allowed a steamer to leave Hong Kong loaded with arms for the Manila in- surgents. * INSOLENCE OF GERMANY Shown by Her Warship's Actions in Manila Harbor. The American Re-Inforcing Squadron Closely Followed by the Kuaiserin Augusta Up the Bay. LONDON, July 5.—The Hong Kong cor- respondent of the Daily Mail says: “The triumphal entry of the reinforcing squadron into Manila harbor was marred by an unpleasant incident, for which the Germans wers responsible. As the ships came up the bay they were closely follow- ed by the German warship Kalserin Au- gusta, which had been cruising about Mari- velee for some tims. The impression given every one who watched her was that she was not only making a close observation of the American forces, but endeavoring to show both Americans and Spanish that sh> represented a nation which must be reckon- ed with in the present crisis. “The feeling among beth Americans and Englishmen in the bay ds,that Germany's attitud2, as shown by these movements, is highly reprehensible, and anything but re- spectful to the United States. “Many German merchants at Manila are almost as much displeased by the incident as are the English. aes “Tha annexation of the Ladrone Islands was marked by a ludicrous incident. The Charleston entered the harbor of Guahan and fired seven guns at the forts. The governor, thinking this was a salute, sent word that he regratted his inability to re- turn it as he was without powder. Waen informed that he was a prisoner of war he indignantly protested, saying that he had no idea that war had broken out. “An American citizen residing in the town was appointed provisional governor of the Ladrones, “Among those on board the captured Spanish gunboat Leyte was the governor of Pampangas with 180 officers and men. Harass2d by the rebels and believing that Starvation was at hand they evacuated Pampangas and were trying to cross to Manila harbor when they were captured. “The United States cruiser Baltimore met the transports off Cape Engano, on the northern coast of Luzon, on Tu2sday, June 28. When the troopships were sighted by the American squadron in the mouth of the bay the crews of the latter crowded upon the decks and received th3ir comrades with enthusiastic cheers. Complete preparations had been made for the reception of the re- inforcements at Cavite, the navy yard, arsenal, forts and barracks having been transformed into an admirable camp, which has been christened Camp Dewey.” ae LAKE CITY OUTRAGE. Four More of the Alleged Participants Have Been Capturd. Another quartet of suspects in the Lake city outrage have been captured by Chief Hamlet's men of the post office inspection service. They are Oscar Kelly, Marion Clark, Edmund Rodgers and Charles Joiner. Following the arrest of the men a pre- liminary hearing was had and all sent to jail without bail to @wait the action of the grand jury, Chief Hamlet is in constant communica- tion with his inspectors at Lake City, and is personally directing the case. —_—__e-—____ TO BE MILITARY STOREKEEPER. ~ Charl D. A. Loefiler Nominated by the President. Amorg the nominations made by the President today is that of Charles D. A. Loeffler of the District wf Columbia to be nilitary storekeeper in the regular army, with the rank of captain. No man is bet- ter known in political. circles than Mr. Loeffler. Every public man who has gone to the White House during the last genera- tion has met Mr. Loeffier, who is the door- keeper cf the cabinet room at the White House. He has been known (for his cour- teous deportment en all occagions and for his thorough trustwerthiness. The position to which he has been naminated gives him @ salary of $1,800 a year during the time he is in the service and a pension upon re- tirement: i —-o-—__—_ REVOLT IN URUGUAY. Many Killed and Wounded and Mar- dal Law Prociaimed. Official telegrams received at the State Department show that. military revolt has been made at Montevideo cgainst :he government of Urvguay, in which many Persons have been killed and wounded. Martiat law has been declared, and cit- izens are being armed in defense of the government, which fs sald to be holding its own, although a ren the revolutionist: kd May Court-Martial Volunteers. A recent decision of the Secretary of War ecnstrues existing law so as to provide that Fleet May Participate in the At- tack. : SHAFTER AND SAMPSON 70 CONFER Assault on Santiago Will Be Post- poned. SEC’Y ALGER’S STATEMENT —— There will be no bombardment of San- tilago today, and possibly not during the present week. This is the opinion of mem- bers of the cabinet as expressed on leaving the White House after the cabinet meet- ing. Secretary Alger and Secretary Long have been in almost constant communica- tion with Gen. Shafter and Admiral Samp- scn upon the situation, and the conclusion has been reached that it would not be ad- visable to attempt to carry the city of San- tiago by storm with our present force: Gen. Shafter, in a dispatch received last Lieut. Com. Richard Wainwright, Commanding the Gloucester. night, confirmed the report that Gen. Pando with about six thousand Spaniards had ar- rived in the city, and were already dis- tributed among the fortifications. This reinforcement makes the Spanish forces defending the city from 16,000 to 18,000. The very great advantage of being intrenched adds materially { to their strength, and, in the opinion of military men, makes their effective fighting force from a third to a half greater than our own. Gen. Shafter, in his dispatches, states that the excessive heat and rains of the lest two weeks have contributed nearly as much as the Spanish bullets to the ineffec- tiveness of our army. Under these circum- stances it is his opinion that it would be unwise to attempt to carry the city by as- sault. This view is shared by the officials here, and also, it is understood, by Ad- miral Sampson, in command of the fleet. Secretary Alger stated at the close of the cabinet mecting today that while General Shafter has full authority to proceed as he thinks best, it is likely that the assault on Santiago will be postponed. The Secre- tary is of the opinion that General Shafter will delay the bombardiaent until the ar- rival of reinforcements or until Admiral Sampson forces the harbor and is able to co-operate with the army. President McKinley today sent a message to Admiral Sampson and General Shafter suggesting that they confer fully as to the situation and as to the desirability of the fleet entering the harbor. This cable mes- sagé did not suggest delay, but did suggest caution. Admiral Sampson has given the adminis- tration to understand that he will force the entrance to the harbor at the first oppor- tunity. He did not have the least fear of the Spanish ships, but he has learned that the Spanish gunners in Morro’ castle and on the other fortifications are not to be looked upon lightly. The mines are also to be gotten rid of. If Admiral Sampson could enter the harbor the fall of Santiago would be certain in a few hours. The campaign has gone along so well that the President does not care to see hundreds more lives sacrificed when a little prudence might serve to carry out the desired ends without much loss. Shafter’s Sunday Telegram. There was some talk in the cabinet about the telegram General Shafter sent Sunday morning to the effect that he would have to have reinforcements before he could pro- ceed. Just what was said is not known. It is learned that the telegram contained suggestions which were stricken out. It is claimed that if these statements had been made public the country would have been greatly worried Sunday. General Shafter Lieut. James M. Helm, Commanding the Hornet. appears to have written a telegram, after short consideration, which indicated that he would have to take a backward step pending the arrival of reinforcements. An hour or so later he changed his mind and decided to hold his ground. The assembled cabinet officers and the President read with much amusement tele- grams from Madrid telling of the Spanish fleet dashing through the center of the American squadron and escaping. Some of the cabinet officials believe that within a few days the Spanish cabinet will work off some story -on the Spanish people, probably that the fleet ‘was caught in a ‘West Indian storm and sunk. No Bulletins of News. No word reached the War Department during the early hours of the day that San- fully reviewing the situation, and these, it was understood, were supplemented pb; further dispatches today. But no bulletins were given out at the War Department or other centers of information, and the morn- ing passed in watching and waiting for some official word from the front. Secre- tary Alger, General Miles and Adjutant General Corbin had nothing to give to the Public, The many public men who made their usual calls of inquiry received the impres- sion that General Shafter had hard fighting ahead of him, and that the Spanish forces now reinforced by General Pando'’s men are Prepared to make a desperate stand behind their entrenchments. In the absence of off- cial information, there was only speculation as to what the outcome would be. This had the same bouyant tone that was inspired by the annthilation of the Spanish fleet and the confident expressions of General Shaf- ter in his several dispatches early yester- day. But with no word of the surrender it was apparent that General Shafter must fight his way to final victory, and this in the face of @ desperate enemy, driven to the last ditch. One senator, who talked with the military officials, said there was no doubt of the outcome if the American fleet could get inside the harbor and thus place the city between the land and sea bombardments. But whether the fleet had made such a move, or would make it, was not disclosed in any official quarter. The arrival of Gen. Pando with reinforce- ments received careful attention from the military authorities. This had been made known officially by Gen. Shafter in addition to the press reports. It occasioned some comment on the course of Gen. Garcia and his Cuban troops in not holding Pando back, particularly in view of the fact that Gen. Lawton’s brigade was co-operating with Garcia. At the same time the disposi- tion of the authorities was mainly to meet the situation now presented rather than to question how it had come about. q Reinforcements for Shafter. In meeting this, the most active steps toward getting large reinforcements to Gen. Shafter are in progress. These were decided upon in part last night, and the orders are in course of execution today. The move- ment of troops covers approximately 12,000 men. Three regiments of Gen. Garretson’s brigade go from Camp Alger, one of them, the 8th Ohio, under Col. Curtis V. Hard, Proceeding to New York, where they will embark immediately on the St. Paul, The other regiments of this brigade—the 6th Li- linois and 6th Massachusette—go to Charies- ton, 8. where they take the cruisers Harvard and Yale. At the s=me time the brigades of Gen. Ernst and Gen. Hains, now t Chickamauga, will move with all pos- sible dispatch to Charleston, Savannah, Mo- bile and other Atlantic coast points, there to take transports for Santiago. ‘ In detail the commands making up this important body of reinforcements are as follows: Gen. Ernst’s Brigade; 1st Brigade, Ist Di- vision, Ist Army Corps; 84 Wisconsin, Col. Martin T. Moore; 5th Ilinois, Col. James 8. Culver; Ist Kentucky, Col. John B. Castie- man. Gen. Hains’ 8d Brigade, 3d Division of 1st Army Corps; 9th Pennsylvania, Col. Chas. B. Dougherty; 2d Missouri, Col. William K. Caffey; lst New Hampshire, Col. Robert H. Rolfe. Gen. Garretson’s Brigade; 8th Ohio, Col. Curtis V. Hard; 6th Illinois, Col. D. Jack Foster; 6th Massachusetts, Col. Charles F. Woodward. The brigades at Chickamauga are order- ed to move with all possible dispatch, the exact hour b2ing left with those on the field to make the best arrangements with the railroads for moving southward toward Charleston, Savannah and the other coast towns of embarkation. The three regiments at Camp Alger will move today. Gen. Gar- r2tson will probably go with the Ohio regi- ment to New York and thence to Santiago on the St. Paul. Gen. Miles’ statement in his dispatch to Gen. Shafter that he ex- pected to be with him in a week, led to the belief that Gen. Miles would go with some of the organizations now about to depart. But the general himself would not discuss his movements or give any intimation as to when he would leave. Those about him seem to think he may go at any moment. Destruction of Cervera’s Fleet. Th: Navy Department has no additional details on the annihilation of the Spanish ficet, and it was sald that the dispatches from Sampson and Watson, giving the es- sential facts, were not likely to bé foilowed by minuter details, except through th2 mail, The officials are not entirely clear as to just what officer was in command dur- ing the naval battle. Although Admiral Sampson was a few miles away when the engagement began, it Was said that he might still have retained command, and his sending of the report is cited as a further evidence of this. The second officer in com- mand is Commodore Watson, and the next in rank Commodore Schley. Commodore Watson’s dispatch of last night indicated that he had reached Santiago after the fight. In the absence of both Sampson and Watson, the dirsction of the fight would have fallen to Commodore Schley, and be- ing in the heat of the engagement on the flagship Brooklyn, it seems probable that he gave the signals by which the American ships maneuvered and selected their va- rious points of attack. ‘The department officials feel the same sentiments of gratitude for all th: officers Participating in the great battle, as it is felt that each of them contributed to the utmost, according to the circumstances of his position. The disposition of Admiral Cervera and the 1,500 prisoners is receiving the attention of naval officials today, but no exact determination has yet been reach- ed. Admiral Cervera will be treated with the consideration due his rank, and the department officials expressed a sense of gratification that Lieut. Com. Wainwright had shown the gallantry characteristic of the American navy when he received the defeated Spanish admiral on board the lit- tle cruiser Gloucaster. ——_—__e—______ THANKS TO SCHLEY. Resolution Introduced Today by Rep- resentative Berry. Representative Berry of Kentucky today introduced in the House a joint resolution tendering the thanks of Congress to Com- modore Schley and the officers and men under his command. The resolution reads: Resolyed by the Senate and House of Representatives, etc., that thanks of Congress and of the Ameri- can people are hereby tendered to Commo- dore Bchley for heroic and [AUGUSTI’S SORTIE Manila Insurgents Forced Him t Abandon It. HE TRIED 10 REACH GEN. MONET Fifty Spaniards Killed and One Hundred and Fifty Wounded. THE WARSHIPS GONE LONDON, July 5—A special dispatch from Manila, dated July 2, says Captain General August! made a sortie for the pur- pose of repairing the aqueduct which sup- plies the walled city and in an endeavor to communicate with General Monet. The insurgents concentrated their troops and opposed the sortie, forcing the Spanish commanéer to return to Manila. The in- surgents are said to have suffered severe loss and the Spantards are reported to have had fifty killed and 150 wounded. Fears of the Foreigners. It is reported that Manila is In a state of excitement bordering on panic. Thousands of foreigners, anticipating bombardment, have taken refuge on the neutral ships in the harbor. Meanwhile, General Aguinal- do's wild levies contine to attack the Span- ish outposts incessantly. They have tightened the cordon around Manila on the south side and have capture’ and destroyed a Spanish magazine. Gen eral Aguinaldo is confident of being able to prevent General Monet frora effecting a Junction with the garrison at Manila. The Talk in Madrid. MADRID, July 5—Noon.—There 1s much comment here over the news of the de- parture of the foreign warships from Ma- nila at the moment of the arrival there of the American reinforcements. Only two German, two French and four British war- ships now remain at Manila, and people are asking if international politics have under- gone a change and if the Americans are to be given a free hand in the Philippine Islands, peer arenes LONDON PAPE COMMENT, All Eulogize the Bravery on Both Sides. LONDON, July 5.—All the papers today comment on the sudden and dramatic transformation resulting from Admiral Cervera’s mysterious and suicidal ma- neuver, which various theories are ad- vanced to explain. All eulogize the bravery displayed on both sides and strongly coun- sel Spain to accept the inevitable and sue for peace, which would entail no dishonor. The Daily Graphic says: “If Senor Sagasta elects to risk further disasters for fear of the frothy jingoes in Madrid, he will incur a terrible responsi bility. The Spanish flag has been borne with undying glory in the face of tre- mendous odds, and the punctilious of honor has been generally satisfied.” The Daily News tenders similar advice. It says: “Spaniards can fight and die. So can the Americans. Ambassador Hay, in his glow- ing and eloquent speech of yesterday, gloried in this thought; but to their equal courage Americans add in this unequal combat with Spain not only vastly superior material resources, but a devising mind and a skilled organization without which bravery is nothing but a means of provid- ing stutf for the shambles. Our Officers Criticised. The Daily Telegraph comments upon the way in which the American commanders at Santiago, and probably at Manila aise, have fuli'ed their predictions for the Fourth of July. It says: “The Americans rushed San Juan in a manner, displaying the immense virility of American manhood. Unfitness upon the part of the American officers to conduct military operations and unflinching persen- al bravery upon the part of both officers and men were, in the educated Judgment of our special correspondent, the characteris- tics of the desperate fight of Friday and Saturday. “The prospects of Europea. intervention on behalf of Spain have vanished, and the significant fraternization of Englishmen and Americans on Independence day in the United States and London may well give cause to those continental statesmen who are credited with a design to dictate to America the terms of peace. Spain, if her statesmen have any fragments of political wisdom ieft, will make terms with her ad- versary quickly. Delay is dangerous on many grounds. The Standard suggests that the war cabinet at Washington on che receipt of Gen. Shafter’s dispatch saying it was im- possible to take Santiago till he had been reinforced ordered him to demand its suc- render. The Daily Chronicle comments on the “blood brotherhood of Engiand and Amer- ica on the glorious Fourth of July, which is an important outcome of grim war.” The Morning Post advises Spatn to treat directly with her foe, but expresses a fear that even this course will nardly save ber from the grasping propensitics of sume of her European neighbors. Displayea —_———— ROUGH RIDERS’ RECRUITS. One Hundred Six-Footers and Daring Men Going to Cuba, SANTA FE, N. M., July 5.—One hundre4 recruits for Col. Wood's Rough Riders have left here to join the regiment at Santiago. They are routed to Kansas City via the Santa Fe,thence they go via Memphis and Birmingham to Savannah, Ga., where they will embark on board transports. They are an excepticnally fine body of men, more than one-half being well-built _ six-footers and daring riders. saeco onael TO OBSERVE THE WAR. Russian Officers Are on Their Way to the Battlefield. ST. THOMAS, D. W. L., Juty 5.—Captain a : 4 bound for Their ‘ultimate " is Cw