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WEEKJ VOI). 48 { HEROIC VENTURE OF HOBSON. RAM INTO THE MARROW PASSAGE IN A STORM OF SHELLS. Every Man Aboard the Doomed Col lier Bent on Getting in mid the Improbability of Coming Out Alive Cut No Figure at All in Influencing 1 heir Decision to Go—Hobson Had Hi* PlanM Figured to the Minutest Detail. Copyright, 1898, by the Associated Press. Off Santiago de Cuba, June 3,7 a. m., via Port Antonio, Jamaica, June 4, Per the Associated Frees Dispatch Boat Dauntless. (Delayed in Transmission.)— The Spanish fleet is now helpless, being held captive in Santiago de Cuba harbor. The narrow channel leading into the har bor was completely blocked early this morning, when the United States collier Merrimac was sunk across its entrance. It is now imposeible for the Spaniards to get out, and it is equally impossible for any vessel to get Into the harbor. Therefore the Spanish first-class armor ed cruisers Marla Tereea, Cristobal Colon, Vizcaya and Almirante Oquendo, with the two torpedo boat destroyers, Furor and Pluton, are no longer of any use to Spain. This result was accomplished through the heroism of Lieut. Richmond P. Hob eon, assistant naval constructor, and Dan iel Montague, George Charette, J. C. Mur phy, Oscar De«gnan, John P. Phillips, John Kelly and H. Clausen. The latter, a coxswain of the New York, took part in the expedition against or ders. Montague is chief master-at-arms of the New York. He has served four years in the navy, is 29 years of age, and his home is in Brooklyn. George Charette is a gunnel’s mate of the first class, on board the New York. He has served fourteen years in the navy, is 31 years old, and resides at Lowell, Mass. J. C. Murphy is a coxswain of the iowa. Oscar Deignan is a coxskain of the Mer rimae and is about 24 years old. , John P. Phillips Is a machinist of the L first class, belonging to the Merrimac. He • is 36 years of age and his home Is in Bos ton. John Kejly 1« a water tender, about 35 years old. His home is near Glasgow, Scotland. H. Clausen, who slipped on board the Merrimac without permission in order to take part in the expedition, is a coxswain on the New York. The three men from the Merrimac’s ■HMorcw were all green hands and shipped re- . a. _ The Merrimac had on board 600 tons of coal when she was scuttled across the channel. Llout. Hobson started on his daring er rand at 3 o’clock this morning. The Merrimac was lying to the west ward. Under the cover of jhe clouds over the moon, sho stole in toward the coast and made her way to the eastward, followed by it steam launch from the New York, with the following crew on board: Naval Cadet J. W. Powell of Oswego, N. Y. P. K. Peterson, coxswain. H, Handford, apprentice of the first class. •J. Mullings, coal passer. G, L. Retzell, machinist of the second class. In the launch were bandages and appli ances for the wotinded. From the crowded decks of the New York nothing could be seen of the Merri mac after she had got under the shadow of the hills. For half an hour officers and men strained their eyes peering into the gloom, when, suddenly the flash of a gun streamed out from Morro castle, and then all on board the New York knew the Mer rimac was nearing her end. The gun* from the Spanish battery oppo site Morro Castle answered quickly with more dashes, and for about twenty min ute* flashes of fire seemed to leap across the harbor entrance. The flagship wni too far away to hear the reports, and when the firing ceased It was judged that Lieut. Hobson had blown up the Merrlmnc. For nn hour th* anxious watchers wait ed for daylight. Rcnr Admiral Sampson and Capt. Chadwick ware on the bridge of the New York throughout. At 6 o’clock thin streams of smoke were •sen against the western shore, quite close to the Spanish batteries, and strong I giasacH made out the launch of the New York returning to tho flagship. Scarcely ' had the small craft been sighted before a puff of smoke issued from a butt- ry cn I the western arm of the harbor and n rhot' plunged far over the launch. Then, for fifteen minutes, the big guns I ashore kept up an Irregular tire on the I <. liltl® launch. As the shells fell without hitting the i object they were intended for. the men on ttdnrd the New York Jeered at the Spanish I marksmanship and cheered their ahlp tnates. At 6:15 a. m. the launch cam,' alongside the flagship; but sho did not have on board any of the crew of (he Merrimac. Cadet Powell reported that be had Iwn unable to see any signs of the Merrimac's crew. It developed that. with great bravery, the endet had gone right under the butteries and only returned when nil hope of taking oh board the crew of the Merrimac had to be abandoned. Cadet Towe'.l abo reported that he had clearly been the Merrimac’s masts stick ing up just where Lieut. Hobson hoped to i sink her. north of the Kat re: la battery, and well past the guns of Morro Costlc. j But of the heroes who had panned the ! Bpanlarda In (here was not a sound or •*< n ' ilear Admiral Sampson »nld: atn I pretty aura the attempt was quite sue- | cv*sful. I hope all those brave fellows are not captured." Cadet I’o well believes the torpedoes previously fix«d about the Merrimac were exploded ns planned, as Lieut. Hobson w«» well up the hnrbor before the Bpa*i. lard* opened fire upon th* Merrimac. What actually hnppen.d on board the Merrimac c.au beat be judged from what I Lieut Hobson wud just before leaving the flagship. flitting In hi* cabin, his face browned by the sun and hie eyes flashing with excite- I went, he remarked: "I shill go right into I (hr harbor until •Hv >nr«!w jxiM tho Estrella battery* WiMvh la behind Morro •'I do txrt think they ran »lnk me before ] ranch *om« where mar that point. "Th* M<riknae ha* ab ut T.ox' ton* buoy, •ncy and I shall keep her tub speed ahead, can mu hr about (an Knots. “Wbai ths narrowest part of the • han- I I THE MORNING NEWS. a c Istablishea 1850. • -Incorpcrated 1888 > I J. H. WdTILL* Fresiaeut. ) A. ‘ iOiO HI*V IT tj S’! H1 H MJ ST P S nel is reached I shall put her helm hard v aport, stop the engine, drop the anchors, open the sea connections, touch off the torpedoes and leave the Merrimac a wreck, lying athwart the channel which is not as broad as the Merrimac is long. ‘‘There are ten 8-lnch improvised torpe does below the water line, on the Merri mac’s port side. “They are placed on her side against the bulkheads and vital spots, connected with each other by a wire under the ship’s keel. “Each torpedo contains eighty-two pounds of gunpowder. “Each torpedo is also connected with the bridge, and they should do their work in a minute, and it will be quick work even if done in a minute and a quarter. “On deck there will be four men and myself. In the engine room there will be two other men. This is the total crew, and all of us will be In our underclothing, with revolvers and ammunition in water tight packing strapped around our waists. “Forward there will be a man on deck, and around his waist will be a line, the other end of the line being made fast to the bridge, on which I will stand. “By that man's 1 side will be an ax. “When I stop the engines I shall jerk this cord, and he will thus get the signal to cut The lashing which will be holding the forward anchor. “He will then jump overboard and swim to the four-oared dingy which we nhall tow astern. “The dingy is full of life buoys, and is unsinkable. "In it are rifles. “It is to be held by two ropes, one made fast at her bow and one at her stern. “The first man to reach her will haul in the tow line and pull the dingy out to starboard. “The next to leave the ship are the rest of the crew. The quartermaster at the wheel will not leave until after having put it hard aport and lashed it so, he will then jump overboard. “Down below, the man at the revolving gear will stop the engines, scramble upon deck and get over the sides as quickly as possible. The man in the engine room will break open the sea connections with a sledge hammer and will follow his leader into the water. “This last step insures the sinking of the Merrimac whether the torpedoes work or not. "By this time I calculate the elx men will be in the dingy and the Merrimac will have swung athwart the channel to the full length of her three hundred yards of cdble, which will have been paid out before the anchors were cut loose. “Then all that is left for me is to touch the button. I shall stand on the starboard side of the bridge. The explosion will throw the Merrimac on her starboard side. Nothing on this side of New York city will be able to raise her after that. “And you expect to come out of this alive?" asked a companion of the lieu tenant. , “Ah! that is another thing," said the lieutenant. He was so Interested in the me chanical details of the scheme that he scarcely stopped to talk of life and death. JtJut, in reply to frequent questions, Hob •fcon Tstii<pC«i* itieyErt?zefiM Gattery will fire down on us a bit; but the ships will throw their searchlights in the gun n«TH faces and they wont see much of us. "If we are torpedoed Are should even then be able to make the desired position in the channel. "It won't l>e so easy to hit us, and I think the men should be able to swim to the dingy. "I may jump before I am blown up. But I don't »ee that It makes much difference what 1 do. "I have a fair chance of life either way. "If our dingy gets shot to pieces wc shall then try to swim for the beach right un der Morro Castle. "We shall keep together at all hazards. "Then, we may be able to make our way back to the ship. "We shall tight the sentries or a squad until the last and we shall only surrender to overwhelming numbers, and our sur render will only take place as a last and a most uncontemplated emergency." Lieut. Hobson might have been lecturing to a cihsH of cadets on the theory of how to build ships, so deliberate was his man ner. He was lately al Annapolis, in charge of the |HMit graduate course In naval con struction and Is accounted one of the most able naval constructors in the service, be ing entirely wrapped up in his profession Lieut. Hobson’s chief anxiety was that in the dark he might miss the narrow cut and run on to the shoals at the west of the entrance. To prevent the possibility of thia, the plan of allowing the Merrimac to run in under the Spanish flag with the fleet in feigned pursuit, firing blank car tridges and blazing the path to the harbor entrance with searchlights, was consid ered, but abandoned, because, among other reasons, Lieut. Hobson and his vol unteer crew did not want to die, if their I lives should be sacrificed, under false col ■ ors. They wanted to go down with the i Stats and Stripes floating proudly from ! the Merrimac. The preliminary work of this desperate 1 undertaking was a strain upon the officers I and men. On ’Wednesday morning, direct ly after Rear Admiral Sampson’s arrival, I and as soon as he was certain the Spanish j fleet was in the harbor, the preparations : to scuttle the Merrimac in the .channel I ' were commenced. All day long crews' | from the New York and Brooklyn were on i board the collier, never resting in ’heir I effortl to prepare her. She lay alongside ■ the Massachusetts, discharging coal, when j the work was first begun. 'I he news of the intended expedition trav- ! eled quickly through the fleet, and It soon became known that volunteers wire need I cd foe a desperate undertaking. From the Town’s signal yard quickly fluttered the I announcement that she had one hundred I and forty volunteers, and the other ships i «<■(> not tar behind. On the New York the j enthusiasm was intense. Oxer 300 meml>er* | of the crew volunteered to go into that ' narrow harbor and face death. The junior otficcra literally jumped over i each other in their eagerness to get their I name* on the volunteer list. Commander Miller, who had charge of j the Merrimac, plead* d with the Admiral io I I let him go; but the latter thought he had j better not. When It was learned that only six men and Lieut. Hobson were to go, there was ; I considerable disappointment on all sides, I I and when the New York’s contingent went I over the side late on \\ ednewday night. I some of those who were left, war* almost | I ready, brave and strong as they were, to : I sit down an<l cry. All Wednesday night the crews worked i on boanl the Mrrnmoc. which then lay ! I close to the New York.and the other ships. : I a* they passed the collier, before sundown, i I thran d h<« with the same spirit that the j j DriiUh nK-n-of-war's-men cheered the ! American sailors* heroism at Saxuoa. Lieut. Hob.-on paid a brief visit to the i flag>hip shortly before midnight and then returned to the Merrimac, on board it whl.-n craft he had been all day. A* he started >k>wn -he sea ladder there i wete many hands stretched out to grasp i hte band and many quiet-spoken vainest ] wlshe* for bls aucceM % and II waa jhougbt i then that Hobson would take the Merri mac in early yesterday morning. At 3 o'clock the Admiral and Flag Lieut. Staunton got into the launch to make an inspection of the Merrimac. The working gangs were still on board of her and on board the New York the officers of the flagship stood on the quarter deck, their glas-ts focused on the big, black hull that was to form an impassable obstacle for Spain's best ships. The minutes slipped by, and the crews had not completed their work on the Mer rimac. But at last a boat-load of men, black and tired out, came over to the flag ship. Last of all, at 4:30, came the admiral. He had been delayed by a breakdown of the steam launch. ♦ Dawn was breaking over Santiago de Cuba, and nearly everybody thought it was too late for the attempt to be .made that morning. Then somebody cried: “She’s going in.” Surely enough the seemingly deserted collier was seen heading straight for Morro Cast*. The torpedo boat Porter was lying near the flagship, and, at the admiral’s order, Lieut. Staunton snatched up the maga phone and hailed the Porter, saying: “Porter, there! Tell the Merrimac to re turn immediately.” Smoke quickly poured from the Porter’s smokestacks, and the dark little craft dart ed toward the shore. By that time darkness had quite disap peared, and quickly as the fast torpedo boat tore through the water, it seemed as she would never head off the Merrimac. At last, when within range of the guns of the Spaniards, the Porter crossed the Merrimac’s bows, and a sigh of relief went up from the eager watchers, for they thought it sure death for Hobson to vent ure in at that hour. Some time after 5 o’clock the Porter came tearing back and the Merrimac, to every one’s surprise, kept her position. Admiral Sampson, Capt. Chadwick and Lieut. Staunton could not understand un til Lieut. Fremont, from the deck of the torpedo boat, shouted: “Lieut. Hobson asks permission to continue on his course. He thinks she can make it.” But, in stern tones, the admiral sent Lieut. Hobson a message to the effect that the iMerrimac'must return at once, and, in due course of time, the doonped collier slow ly steamed back, her comm|ander evidently disappointed with the order received from the admiral through the commander of the Porter, Lieut. Hobson’s figure standing out vividly on the lonely bridge of the Merri mac. During the day Lieut. Hobson went aboard the flagship. His once white duck trousers were as black as a coal heaver’s, his old fatigue coat was unbuttoned, and his begrimmed face deeped furrowed by tense drawn lines, but resolution still shone in his eyes. So absorbed was he In the task ahead of him that, unmindful of hl» appearance and of all ceremony and na val etiquette, he told the admiral in a tone of command that he must not again be in terfered with. “I can carry this thing through,” said he, “but there must be no more recalls. My men have been keyed up for twenty four hour? and undec a trapiendogs s.tva'i)- Iron *tvlll break nt last." Such was the indomitable will and cour age with which he faced death and glory. “When Lieut. Hobson left the ship and the extended hands of his shipmates, more than one of the latter turned hastily to hide the unbidden tear. But the lieuten ant waved them adieu with a smile on his handsome face. All day yesterday the collier lay near the flagship and more elaborate preparations were made to carry out the mission of the Merrimac successfully. During these preparations, Lieut. Hob son was tireless, cool and confident, super vising personally every little detail. When finally Lieut. Hobson went on board the Merrimac last night he had been without sleep since Wednesday. His uniform was begrimed, his hands were black, and he looked like a man who had been hard at work in and about an engine room for a long time. As he said good-bye, the lieutenant re marked that his only regret was that all of the New York’s volunteers could not go with him. Rear Admiral Sampson, speaking of the expedition, said: “I think he will have a fair chance to get out. Yes, it is plucky, Very plucky." When the Merrimao started yesterday morning on the trip she had on board of her two men who had no right to be there. They were Assist ant Engineer Crank of the Merrimac and Boatswain Mullin of the New York, who had been working on the collier all day. These two men refused to leave the ship, ami aH their disobedience was of the na ture which produced Cushings and Farra guts for the American navy, it was not oflicially recognized. The spirit shown by the men and officers of the fleet in connection with the Merri mac expedition is really grand, and be yond being merely expressed in words. Under these circumstances one can im agine the immense feeling of satisfaction experience! when it became known that Lieut. Hobson and the crew of the Merri mrfb were safe. Later in the day a boat with a white flag put out from the harbor, and Capt. Iviedo, the chief of staff of Admiral Cervera, boarded the New York and Informed the j admiral that the whole of the party Lad : been captured, and that only two of the ! , heroes had been injured. Lieut. Hobson i ■ had not been injured. It appears that the Spanish admiral i was »o struck with the courage of the! ; Merrimac’s crew that he decided to inform Admiral Sampson that they had not lost their lives, but were prisoners of war and | could be exchanged. The dingy portion of the programme does I not appear to have been carried out. [ which lead* to the belief that she may j have been smashed by a shot, for it seems ' Lieut. Hobson and his men drifted ashore jon an old catamaran, which had been , slung over the Merrimac’s Bide at the last i moment, as an extra precaution. They were captured and sent to Santiago i under guard, previous to being transferred to Morro castle, where they are now un | derstood to be confined. The fleet to-night is In a state of delight- I ed enthusiasm, and the admiral is just as happy as the youngest sailor. The gen i eral opinion is that no man ever deserved I j recognition for personal bravery more than j i docs Lieiu. Hobson. , COLLIER LEAVES FORT DE FRANCE. 1 Ve»Bcl May Have Gone to Coal Spain's Sreond Squadron. ! Copyright, 1896. by the Associated Press. St. Pierre, Martinique, June 5, 8 p. m.— ' The British steamer Twickenham having i remained at Fort de France several weeks without getting permission to land her I cargo of 4.0 X) tons of coal consigned to the I j Spatdsh consul, will leave to-night for Ja- i I tnalca. There are numerous report* that a fleet | Iwaa seen off tho northwest of the island ; yesterday, and it may be that the Twtcken- j ham goes to coal the ships. SAVANNAH. MONDAY. JUNE fl, 1898. SOLDIERS TO GO TO SANTIAGO. REPORT OF THEIR ARRIVAL NEXT NEWS LOOKED FOR. Stories That They Have Already Started Lack Confirmation— Report That Landing Has Already Been Made Discredited—List of the Span ish Prisoners nt Fort McPherson Available for Exchange-,Sketches of the Heroic Men on the Merri inac. Washington, June 5. —This was the quiet est Sunday at the navy department since the outbreak of the war. No dispatches had come over night, and it was said that none was expected. The situation at Santiago is such, in the opinion of the officials, that no startling developments are to be expected immedi ately and the next news that is to be look ed for from that quarter is of the arrival of troops. As far as can be gathered, in spite of all reports to the contrary, these troops have not yet started, and the naval officials are impatiently waiting for the movement. It is possible that a small advance de tachment has gone forward, but it is felt here that even that, composed of an en gineer battalion with seige train, is lying off Kev West. In army circles it seems to be expected that Admiral Sampson is to furnish a suf ficient force to convoy the troop trans ports, but it is not known whether he is to supply this force from his own squadron now off Santiago, ar whether he will call upon Commodore Watson off Havana to perform this work. The officials do not credit the cable re port that troops have landed at Point Cabrera, a half a dozen miles west of Santiago, and they are inclined to the opinion that if there had been any land ing In that vicinity it was confined to the supply of arms and food to the insurgents abounding in Santiago province. Secretary Long is still confined to his room, and passed a restless night with his sprained leg, which now shows signs of inflamatory rheumatism or some kindred ailment. The war department wns open for busi ness in a limited way for half the day, and Adjutant General Corbin was in tele graphic correspondence with army offi cers in all parts of the country, particu larly regarding the Spanish military pris oners from whom selections will be made for exchange of the gallant little band thgt Merr’-nar The commanding officer at r'ort Am. •’’hereon, b»a. i>Las?,,iur nished the department a full list of cap tives to facilitate the work of exchange. This is likely to occupy more time than was originally expected because of the difficulty of communicating with the Span ish admiral at Santiago. The exchange affected at Havana was I conducted through the British ambassa dor here. Sir Julian Pauncefote, and the British consul general at Havana, Mr. Gollan, with the aid of the existing cable, but it is not likely there is now a cable communicating Santiago, so the prelimin aries must be arranged directly through | Admiral Sampson, a time-consuming oper ation, as he can be reached only through the agency of dispatch boats from Ja maica or Hayti. The war department officials were them selves surprised at the numerous Spanish officers held captive at Fort McPherson, and it will be seen that there is no lack of material, as was at first feared, for equal exchange. Two officers have al ready been exchanged, namely, Col. Vi cente de Cortijo of the Third Cavalry, Principe, and Surgeon Major Isidro Gar cia Julian, sanitary corps. The list re maining is as follows: First Lieutenant Lucas Saenz Gamlniza, Sixth Battalion, Lower Peninsula. Second Lieutenant Luis Guiner Fomln aya, Chasseuer Battalion, Porto Rico. Second Lieutenant Emilio Mate Cabezu, Third Cavalry, Wincipe. Second Lieutenant Baldomero Aparicio Zambrana, Fifth Battalion, Chielena. Second Lieutenant Juan Jiminez Rernos, Ninth Battalion, Soria. Second Lieutenant Pedro Lapldo Alza rez. Third Battalion, Tercio, paymaster. Second Lieutenant Juan Gonzales Var gas. Twenty-second Battalion, Caesodores. Sergt. Enrique Almos Olie, Third Cav alry, Principe. Privates—Juan Cabalnellero, Twenty- | second, Cadiz; Carolas Ovlivan, Third Cavalry, Principe; Jose E. Bages, Twen ty-second, Dominguez; Antonio Emilio Es porito Matallonez, Tenth. Navas; Jose Nunez Tenth, Navas; Gancio Ssva, Sec- | ond Regiment, Reina, Valentine Martinez, Guardia Civil; Andres Gomez. Third Cav- I I airy of Principe; Gaustino Albert, Third i Cavalry, Principe. Information afforded by the official rec ords of the navy department as to the full j names and antecedents of the gallant | sailors who made up Lieut. Hobson's little I crew in sinking the Merrimac differs in 1 some essentials from the data furnisned through the dispatch boats this morning. The naval list is about as follows: Daniel Montague, flnst-class machinist j on the New York, born in Ireland. £> years old, last enlistment tn December,, 1896; next of kin. Kate Golden, sister, St Hordtlo street. New York. George Charette, first-class gunner's i mate on the New York, born in Lowell, Mass.. 29 yend-s of age, last enlistment. May 1838: has been in the service siftce 1884; his next of kin, Alexander Charette, | father, Lowell, Mass. Osborn <not Oscar) Delgnan, coxswain | on the Merrimac, bom in Stuart, la., 21 j years of age; last enlistment April 22,1898; I next of kin. Julian Diegnan, Stuart, la. George F. (not John P.) Phillips, ma- | chinist on the Merrimac, born in Boston. 34 years old; last enlistment March 30. 1898; next of kin. Andrew Phillips. Cambridge- ■ port. Mass. Francis (probably instead of John) Kelly, water tender on the Merrimac, born j in Boston. 28 years old; last enlistment at Norfolk April 21 last; next of kin Francis j Kelly. Boston. Randolp Clausen. coxs w, aln on the Netv * York, born in Boston. 28 years old; last en- j llstment Feb. 25. 18&7; next of kin, Teresa | Clausen, wife. 127 Cherry street, New York. ! It is apparent to the department offlclaia ■ that the call for volunteers did not extend beyond the two ships. New York and M- r- 4 I rimae, as nil the men named belong to | those two vessels. Great admiration is expressed at the de- i ! partrnent at the cool pluck and discretion j ’shown by the young cadet, George W. i Powell, who took command of the New York’s steam launch and lay under the batteries for many hours until he was sat isfied from his own observation that the Merrimac had gone down before he return ed to the flagship. It is felt that his feat Involved a display of quite as much cour age as was shown by the Merrimac crew, and he is likely to profit by it. Young Pow ell was known as “one of Hobson’s chick ens.” When Lieut. Hobson joihed the squadron he secured permission from the authorities to take with him three young naval cadets from the academy at An napolis. They were included in his own class of naval cadets at the academy, and he wished to take them with him to sup plement the theoretical force by some practical experience in the effect of explo sives on ships. Ensign Powell was ap pointed to the academy from New York In May, .1893. Commander Hawley has just returned to the navy department to consult officials before proceeding on another tour of the lake ports in search for sailors for the navy. The commander has been remarka bly successful in his quest and has just left 150 men nt Norfolk whom he had pick ed up in Chicago and vicinity, mostly na val reserve men. HOBSON PRAISED IN LONDON. Cervera’s Squadron Believed to Be Unprepared for War. London, June 6, 6 a. m.—All the papers refer in terms of the highest praise to Naval Constructor Hobson’s daring ex ploit at Santiago de Cuba, but some doubts are thrown on the statement that the Merrimac so completely blocks the channel as the American reports assert. The Times, in an article reviewing the operations of the week, says: “It is most probable that Admiral Cervera has a de liberate intention to stay at Santiago, therefore to open the channel would be of very little use to him. It seems clear that his squadron was not prepared for war or fit for sea when it left the Cape Verde Islands, and there is good reason to doubt whether the Cristobal Colon ever shipped her big guns at all. “Hobson’s exploit is one of which the American navy may well be proud. The idea that the wreck can be removed by the use to a little dynamite is opposed to all experience. Madrid describes the af fair as a brilliant Spanish victory, but from dreams of such victories there is an unpleasant awakening. “Admiral Cervera’s period of evasion is now ended, and, beyond creating an unrea soning panic in America, he has accom plished nothing. The naval game in the West Indies remains played out and lit tle can be said of it, except that events have confirmed strictly to law, and that no new expected development can b«s traced. Santiago now invites capture by military action, and Admiral Cervera’s tanr-e.*. cr.-ci* .cap ture.’’ The Times, conimenting editorially on the exploit, says: “The perilous of£era. j tion was executed with splendid gallan- I try by a little band of volunteers, who al most miraculously escaped. The destruc tion and fall of Santiago are now only a question of time, with the disappearance of all hopes founded upon the Spanish j fleet. “Spain’s sympathizers recognize that her case is hopeless, and America will I not distress herself much about sucn warnings as that of the St. Petersburg I Novosti until the combination assumes j more tangible form than there is any prospect of at present! .“Peace is at Spain’s disposal whenever j she seeks it frankly and sincerely, but her game la clearly lost, and it is quite out of the question to define as ‘honora- I ble peace’ one restoring the statu quo.” The Daily Chronicle remarks: “Added to the other dangers was the danger of sharks. The incident gives fresh luster to the renown of the American navy.” The Daily News says: "All English sail ors will join with the Americans in admi ration of this exploit under the jwint blank fire of the Spanish batteries. Whether the Merrimac was intended to be sunk or to clear a fairway through the mines can not affect the praise due men who heroic ally volunteered to face almost certain death in the service of their country. If the United States can count on self-sacri fice of that kind in great emergencies, the Santiago forts will be jtowerless to prevent Admiral Sampson reaching the Spanish squadron, should that measure seem good to him.” The article proceeds to argue that it is premature, however, to suppose that the channel is absolutely closed, or that it would be impossible to destroy the hulk. It says: “English torpedo officers could devise many methods of floating out dy namite charges, unless the hulk lies far outside Morro Castle, in which case it can not be blocking the channel completely. If the Merrimac’s masts and funnels are still visible, she sunk somewhere near the five | fathom mark and has left the deep channel clear. “In any case the feat does not end the I war. If the channel is blocked it is i equally so to the ingress of American ves ; seis, and Admiral Cervera’s squadron can j materially assist in the defense against a I land attack. It is, therefore, probable ! that the American troops are not intended j for Cuba, but for Porto Rico, the seizure 1 of which would be an effective check upon j Spain's naval enterprise, as cutting off her last naval base.” CARRANZA ADMITS THE LETTER. Sny« It Wns the One Stolen From His Residence at Montreal. Montreal, Que., June s.—To-night Lieut. Carranza admitted that he was the author of the letter made public yesterday by | Chief Wilkie of the secret service, and that j ' it was the one stolen a week ago yester- I I day from his residence. “It is a translation,” said he, "of the ' letter I wrote to my cousin, but it Is not j as I wrote it. Words have been changed, | ! and even whole sentences—yes, even para- j ! graphs inserted to make it suit the ends | I of the United States government.” “What paragraphs?” he was asked. “For instance, that ridiculous para ' graph about the spy system. That is ‘ nonsense. I am not the head of the spy system, and I do not know, anti never ! knew, more about the two men captured than you did yourself from reading the i ; newspapers. ; U’Then. again. I have hat no communl ' ration with Gen. Bianco, or Don Pas- < There has been no necessity for ' my communicating with them. • It was simply a friendly letter to my ■ cousin, expressing my sentiments, ana even these have been, distorted in the j I translation.” « ( DAILY, $lO A TEAR. > 4 5 CENTS A COPY. f I WEEKLY 2-TIMES-A-WICEK JI a YEAF I SPIES MUST LEAVE CANADA. Will He Expelled Unless They Leave Voluntarily. Washington, June s.—Steps have been taken by which it is expected that Lieut. Carranza',- who has conducted the Spanish spy system* from Montreal with his asso ciate, Senor du Bose, former first secre tary of the Spanish legation here, will he expelleld from Canada within the next few days, unless they adopt their own means to leave before an international question is raised as to their presence there. The Carranza letter, detailing his spy system, was communicated to the British ambassador, Sir Julian Pauncefote, to gether with all other information bearing on the operations of the Spanish officials in Canada. The ambassador was quick to act in the matter, and without waiting the slow pro cesses of the mail, cabled the entire mat ter to the foreign office. No doubt is en tertained as jto the speedy action of the authorities at London, now that a specific case has been made out against the Spanish officials in Canada. They would have taken the initiative ere this had there been anything more than suspicion as to the operations of Lieut. Carranza and Senor du Bose. But the Carranza let ter was proof positive, and the Brltisn officials moved quickly and on their own volition toward securing adequate redress. It is expected that Lord Salisbury will call the attention of the Spanish govern ment to the undesirability of having Lieut. Carranza and Senor du Bose remain in Canada longer, as their operations are so obviously hostile to the United, States. This, however, may become unnecessary, if the Spanish officials withdraw from Canada at once, as there appears to be no disposition to prosecute them or to give them an enforced expulsion, so long as they are willing to close their operations and depart. The British statutes, as well as those of Canada, have specific provision against the use of British or Canadian tei - ritory by foreigners temporarily seeking asylum there, as the base of hostile oper ations against countries with which Great Britain and her colonies are at peace. About a week ago an effort was made by the Spanish officials to enlist the sympathy of the British embassy here with an al leged British subject imprisoned at Tam pa, who, it is believed, is the Spanish spy alluded to in Lieut. Carranza’s letter. A Canadian lawyer arrived here last Sun day and made a personal appeal to Sir Julian Pauncefote to intervene in behalf of the man imprisoned at Tampa. There were suspicious circumstances connected with the case, and before acting, Che am bassador asked for a specific recital of all the facts. These were not forthcoming, and the ease was not pushed. When MR.Carranza letter appeared stat,- ing that one of his spies had been caught at Tampa, It became apparent for the first time that the efforts toward intervention were designed to secure the release of this spy. ♦ Aside from the official action of the Brit ish government. It is quite likely that the Canadian officials will take some action against ILeut. Carranza and Senor du Bose, under the Canadian statutes. When Sir Louis Davies, minister of marine of the Canadian cabinet, was here recently, he spoke of the determination of the Ca nadian authorities to maintain the strict est neutrality, and to see that the Carranza party did not use Canada as a base for any hostile operations against the United States. BRITISH SHIP READY TO FIGHT. Entered Grnn Cnnnrln Prepared to Avenge Murdered Englishmen. Madrid, June 5, 5 p. m.—Letters received from San Juan de Porto Rico re-assert that Admiral Sampson bombarded the town without notice, firing 700 shells. The Spanish losses are said to have been seven killed and seventy wounded. The governor general’s residence, the barracks and a number of houses were damaged. Mail advices from Gran Canaria dated May 26, say that three Spanish torpedo boats were still in the harbor. A military signal station has been es tablished on the light house island, and a keen watch is kept for suspicious ves sels. Additional fortifications at various points were almost completed at the time the mail left. It appears that when the British second class cruiser Charybdis arrived at Gran Canaria, in response to alarming news as to the condition of the island, she had l.er decks cleared for action, and expected to be fired on on entering the harbor. Her of ficer*’ understood that the wife of the Brit ish consul had been murdered and that the Spaniards had risen against the English. These reports rose from the fact that snots were fired while the consul’s wife was passing, and an American flag had been burned in front of an Englishman’s house. The United States consul, Thomas Miller, who Is an Englishman, and was born on the island, has resigned. Castelnr Not to be Prosecuted. Madrid, June 6,1 a. m.—The Queen Re gent has informed Senor Sagasta that she does not desire a prosecution of Senor Emilio Casteiar, the Republican itates man, for the article attacking her, recent ly published in the Petite Revue Interna cionale, and reprinted in a leading Madrid i paper. SPANISH SHIPS AT SAN JUAN. A Cruiser and Two or Three Torpedo Boats Seen There. Cape Haytien, June s.—The steamer St. i ' Simon, which arrived here this morning I from Havre, reports that one Spanish ; cruiser and two or three Spanish tor i pedo boats were at San Juan de Porto ! Rico on Friday at noon. She saw no war ships elsewhere. No News at St. Thomas. St. Thomas, D. W. 1., June s—Up to a late hour this morning there had been no news received here from the American fleet, or from any point where hostilities are believed to be impending. Cadiz Squadron a Week Ont. London. June A dispatch to the Daily Telegraph from Gibraltar, says; “The Ca diz reserve squadron is now a week out and bound for Cuba.'* MONDAYS ■■■ AN D —■ THURSDAYS —— v* j BATTLE REPORTED OFF HAYTI. THREE SPANISH AND FOUR AMERI , CAN SHIPS ENGAGED. The United States Vevaels Alleged td Have Withdrawn and Supposed ta Have Been Scouts—United Staten troopship Resolute Reported ta Have Arrived at Mole St. Nicholas Under Convoy of the Mayflower, Copyright, 1898, by the Associated Press. Cape Haytien, Hayti, June 5, 7:40 p. m.—> The United States troop ship Resolute, formerly the Yorktown, under convoy ol the torpedo boat destroyer Mayflower, the converted Ogden-Goelet yacht of the same name,arrived at Mole St. Nicolas yesterday} and departed shortly after. Advices from Mole St. Nicolas say that yesterday (Saturday) some distance oft Jean Rabel, a seaport on the northwest coast of Hayti, half way between Port de Paix and Mole St. Nicolas, a combat took place between three Spanish and four! American warships. , The American ships are said to have withdrawn from the combat. One of the Spanish warships entered that harbor of Jean Rabel for water. The officers of ships lying at Moie St. Nicolas were extremely reticent. Jean Rabel is an insignificant seaport, and there is no telegraphic station there. It is thought possible that the Spanish ships encountered were the vanguard of the Cadiz fleet. The names of the American ships ara not ascertain; but it is believed here that they were probably scouts. A dispatch from a government source at Port au Prince says: “A Haytien infor mant, now in Santiago de Cuba, cables that the destitution there has greatly in creased since the bombardment began. and the military commander has been forced to reduce the rations of the soldiers,among whom there is much discontent.” There has been no direct communicaitioni from Santiago thus far to-day. JIMENES’ RAID ON MONTE CRISTO, Divided His Men and Took the For® and Governor’s House. Copyright, 1808, by the Associated Press. Cape Haytien, June 5, 10:30 a. m.—Ac cording to the latest advices from Monte Cristo, Gen. Jlmenes, the leading spirit ir» the revolutionary attempt, divided hie men on landing into two columns, one of which attacked and took the fort, the other, loj by Gen. Jimenes, marching ta the governor’s house. Gov. Galito was seized and the demand was made upon him by Gen. Jlmenes that he sign a paper accepting the leadership of the revolution ists for the northern district. Gov. GaiJit reiUbeZT saying" that he was too old to take part in a revolution. Gen. Jimenes then told him he was a prisoner and he was marched out between flies of in the street, however, a column of government troops met the Jimenes column, and in the fight which ensued Galito escaped. The government force being stronger, pressed back the in surgents, who for half an hour retreated slowly, all the while fighting, toward the shore. The final and most desperate fight took place at the water’s edge. The Morales and Boaz were killed. Al party of insurgents of Gen. Chuchu Mer cedes, seeing that defeat was inevitable, took refuge in the mountains. It is report ed that they were surrounded later, and that Mercedes was shot. Revolutionists here (Monte Cristo) say a, mistake was made in showing any clem ency whatevei- to Gov. Galito, instead of killing him off-hand, for Galito Immediate ly began bloodthirsty measures of ven geance upon all the employes of all the mercantile houses of which Gen. Jimenes was the head. To the number of sixteen they were adjudged guilty of conspiracy and taken out ami shot. Among them wera several lx>ys not more than 17 years old. In the fight six insurgents were killed, and about 24 have been executed since. It is supposed that Gen. Torevio Garcia es caped with Jimenes, but this is uncertain. Advices from Puerto Plata say that all is quiet there to-day. Four more revolutionists have been shot since Friday, among them a Charles Mer cedes. said to be well known in New York city. According to the same informant, the country “appears to be completely paci fied.” CHASED BY SPANISH CORVETTES. Troopalilp Resolute Had to Show IIe«! Heels. Copyright, 1888, by the Associated Press. Port au Prince, Hayti, June 5, 8 p. m.— According to the latest advices from San tiago de Cuba there was not more than seventeen ships in the offing all day yes terday, and it is believed there that tho three missing vessels have gone for pro visions and munitions of war. At 6 o’clock this afternoon the Haytien steamer Nouvelle Voldregue arrived hero from Cape Haytien, after touching at all the ports along the coast. She yeports that yesterday at Mole St. Nicholas she saw the United States troop ship Resolute awaiting instructions. Tho vessel waa under convoy. It was ascertained from passengers of the Nouvelle Voldregue that the Resolute had been pursued between Jean Ravel and Mole St. Nicholas, by two Spanish cor vettes, but had managed to escape them. From the same source it is learned that Admiral Cervera’s squadron in its entire ty is not in the port of Santiago de Cuba, but that only a cruiser, supposed* to be the Cristobal Colon, one torpedo boat and two auxiliary cruisers, are there. There is no direct news from Santiago to-night. It is understood that the vessels which the steamer St. Simon reports having seen last Friday at San Juan de Porto Hico were only a small gunboat and one torpedo boat, which showed considerable damage, said to have been received In the combat with the Americans at Cienfue gos. The injuries to the fortifications here, caused by the bombardment are described as being plainly visible. Nothing Heard nt Port-au-Prince. Port au Prince, Hayti, June s.—No fur ther war news reached here during the early part of the day. Cape Haytien Hears Nothing New. Cape Haytien, June s.—No news ha® been received from Santiago de Cuba since yesterday. NO. 45.