8 MOVEMENT ON MANILA First Battle May Occur at the Philippines. OUR SQUADRON EN ROUTE. Easy Victory For the Americans Is Predicted. Our Klilp* Carry One Hundred and Twenty-Two (Jung to Nlnety-Sl* of That of the Kneniy—Admiral Dewey Cares More For the Capture of the Kpanluli Fleet Than Ho I>oen For the Possession of the City Every Preparation Ha* Ileen Made For a llattle The Co operation of the American Fleet With the Insurgent* Ha* Ileen Kept an En tire Secret—Strict Order* ,\gain*t Any Barbarity. LONDON, April 28.—The Hong Kong correspondent of The Daily Mall says: "United States Consul General Will lams, after spending the evening ashore with United States Consul Wiidman, accompanied the American squadron. Thirty Insurgent leaders? here wanted to accompany it; but Chief Aguinaldo goes as their repre sentative. He will take charge of the insurgent forces at Manila. Admiral Dewey has issued strict orders that no barbarous or inhuman acts are to be perpetrated by the insurgents. "The primary object is the capture of the Spanish fleet, which Admiral Dewey thinks more important than capturing Manila. He Is determined to prevent its preying upon American vessels. On reaching Manila he will demand its capitulation within half an hour of his arrival. His men are in the best of spirits and excellent health. There have been nine desertions. In cluding six Chinamen, one Italian and one German during the fleet's stay at Hong Kong. "Every preparation has been made. The ships are cleaned and painted for battle, and the general opinion Is that the fight in these waters will re sult in an easy victory for America. Her ships carry 122 guns, as against % or thereabouts in the Spanish fleet. "The co-operation of the American fleet wt i the rebels has been kept a strict secret The latter await the ar rival of the fleet, when Manila must soon succumb. Its defenses are in a wretched state. The Americans in the Philippines are anxious to see British rule established there, and the proposal has been favorably received here. The Manila press on the contrary says there is great enthusiasm among the population for Spain, and that an ob stinate resistance will be offered to the Americans; but the papers qualify thi3 bold allegation by referring to the 'phlegmatic character of the natives, which prevents any excited expression of opinion.' These journals say too, that the treason of a few hundreds or a few thousands of the rebels does not affect the virtue of the race: and they haughtily add that the Philippines will prove worthy of Spain. "The governor of the Philippines has issued several proclamations. One re quired all able-bodied Spaniards to en roll themselves for military service, and accords permission to foreigners to join. Exemption is granted to all American citizens. One extraordinary proclamation has excited great dis trust here. It asserts that the Ameri can people are composed of all social excrescences, who have exhausted our patience and provoked war with then perfidious machinations, their acts of treachery and their outrages against the law of nations and international conventions. MADRID UNMOVED. She Await* the Outcome With I'erfect Confidence. MADRID, April 28.—Madrid is abso lutely unmoved. The capture of the American Saranac by a Spanish gun boat near Manila caused a momentary excitement, but the town is expectant of the result of the action likely to oc cur off the Philippines and awaits the outcome with perfect confidence. As a counterpoise to the growing sympathy toward the Carlists among the people since Don Carlos raised a vigorous war note against the United States, the Spanish cardinals and pre lates are now assembling here to visit the queen regent collectively, declar ing their adhesion to and support of the reigning dynasty. They will endeavor to convince the people that the queen regent has never advocated peace at any price, but thoroughly participated in the enthusiasm of the people to de fend the honor and rights of Spain. Watching tin? Straits. GIBRALTAR, April 28.—A1l day a Span.sh warship and a torpedo boat destroyer were seen cruising in the Straits of Gibraltar, evidently on the lookout for vessels carrying the Amer ican (lag. .Later in the afternoon the torpedo boat destroyer anchored off Ceutq!, Morrocco, opposite Gibraltar, and the warship preceded westward. IJestroy American Commerce. MADRID, April 2fc. —There is a report In circulation here that some of the Spanish cruisers now gathering about Manila will be used later to scour the Pacific, anil destroy American com merce in those waters. Nictlieroy Coming. PARIS, April 28. —A dispatch re ceived from Rio Janeiro announces that the dynamite cruiser Nictheroy, purchased by the United States, sails northward on Saturday next, escorted by a Braz'lian warship Made Good Time. MADRID. April 28.—The Spanish tor pedo boat d-stroyer Audaz has arrived at Ferrcl, steaming 600 miles in 31 hours. HAVANA DISPATCHES! News Sent by Permission of j the Censorship. FIRST NAVAL ENG AGEMENT American Torpedo Boat Fires on a Spanish Warship. SlioU It ft nrned, the American Ve««'l Hit and Compelled to Itetreat—Ameri can Torpedo I lout Driven Out of llie Harbor of Matanzaa—Two Spanish Vm hclk Have Kim the Havana Hloekade. Mistake* Made l>y American Monitor*. Italian Cruiser Welcomed Into Havana. Money and Ammunition landed In Cuba For the Spanish Soldiers —Pre- paring to l'*iglit Against tlie Vnltcd Statin Troop* Klgliteen Insurgents Killed In an Kngagement With the Spaniardn Havana Kenidents Are Anxioll* I'or llostilitieK to Hcgill. HAVANA, April 28.—The Spanish gunboat Libera, It is announced here, encountered at Cayo Piedra, not far trom Malaniu:, s.n American torpedo boat destroyer which opened fire on the Spanish warship. The gunboat It is added, answered with 11 shots. It is claimed the American destroyer was damaged and retreated. Dispatches from Matanzas say that an American torpedo boat destroyer has twice entered the port of Ma tanzas. The second time, it is stated, six shots were fired at her and she re tired. The Spanish coasting steamer Cosme Herrera, which ran the blockade on Saturday last, is, it appears, not the only vessel to have reached this port since the blockade was established, as the arrival of the steamer Avlles from Nuevitas is also reported. It is announced form Cayo Frances, near (,'aibarien, that two United States monitors captured f, vo schooners load ed with coal; but, discovering that they were German vessels they were released. The Italian cruiser Giovanni Bausan arrived here on Saturday. Her band played the Spanish national hymn, and the forts and Spanish warships an swered. their bands playing the Italian national hymn. The usual salutes were exchanged. The Spanish steamer Montsermat, from Cadiz 011 April 10, via Las Palmas on April 13, for Havana, has arrived, it is announced, safely at Cienfuegos. She had on board $3,000,000 iri silver and a quantity of ammunition. It is officially announced that the insurgent Brigadier General Masso has been authorized to form a division of natives to light against the United States troops. The Spanish officials say that the well known Insurgent leader, Juan Dtl gado, with 17 of his folowers, has l'.-en killed near Cano. The situation here is one of expecta tion and quiet, patriotic enthusiasm, combined with a desire, upon the part of the Spaniards, for the opening of real hostilities. BLOCKADE EFFECTUAL. Havana Already Feeling the Effect* ol the War. KEY WEST April 28.—The block ade continues without incident. No casualties have been reported to the flagship. The torpedo boat Dupont ar rived from Matanzas, reporting that there had been no more firing there and that the blockade was effectively es tablished. No prizes have been se cured by the Matanzas squadron. News has been received that the La Lucha asserted that two coasting steamers had sneaked into Havana harbor on Saturday; but it should be remembered that at that time the blockade was only in its initial stages. The fighting squadron is equipped with a force of small boats, which un der cover of darkness can get close in shore, where they are likely to prevent blockade running by little craft bug ging the coast. The incident cannot be taken as in any way a criterion of the blockade's effectiveness, or as ef fecting in the slightest the chance of our success. Havana even now feels the pinch of the blockade. M r hen Spanish need of food becomes imperative, then, if there is money enough in the city to make it worth while there are likely to be many attempts at blockade run ning; but ltear Admiral Sampson says they will be unsuccessful. Then will come the inevitable and Havana will be forced to surrender and beg for food. Information regarding the move ments of the insurgents is meagre; but it is known that as many as can are leaving Havana. The insurgent army is believed to be active and is trusted to shut off all communication between North and South Cuba, though com munication between Havana and Ils tabaiio still appears to exist. Mu
  • per cent, of the guard, who are to remain home will be immediately organized into six regiments to be used for local defense If necessary. "The two regiments to be organized from the Third brigade will be com prised of the following organizations: "First regiment First battalion. Tenth battalion, Second battalion, Third, Thirty-third, Twentieth and Forty-fourth separate companies; Third battalion, Fifth, Sixteenth, Fourteent and Twenty-fourth separ ate companies. "Second regiment —First battalion, Sixth. Seventh, Twelfth and Twenty first separate companies; Second bat talion, Thirty-sixth, Thirty-seventh, Thirty-first and Forty-sixth separate companies; Third battalion, Ninth, Eighteenth Twenty-second and Thirty second separate companies." RESPONTDED NOBLY. National Guardsmen Obey the Call of Duty. BUFFALO, April 28.—The showing made by the National Guard in volun teering for service whenever the pres ident may direct is very gratifying. In this city, out of a total of 623 men in the Sixty-fifth regiment, 524 have signi fied their willingness togo to the front, while in the Seventy-fourth regiment 453 out of 598 have enlisted for regular service. The separate companies also show up well in most cases. In Rochester the First company signed with but 12 exceptions, while the Eighth will go entire. Sixty-nine out of 78, comprising the Thirteenth I company of Elmira, have volunteered 52 out of 86 at Niagara Falls. Forty second company; 86 out of 99 at Olean, Forty-third company; 61 out of 86 at Hornellsville Forty-seventh company; and 15 out of 80 at Medina, Twenty ninth company. BASE BALL. I The following is the result of the National league base ball games: At Cincinnati it. 11. k. Cincinnati . 000221011* 5 8 0 Chicago. l' 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0— !J 11 2 Batteries—Dwyer and Peitz; Thornton and j Donohue. Umpires —McDonald and O'Day. At St. Louis— it.it. k. Bt, Louis 00000100 1— 811 3 Pittsburg... 0 4 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 911 0 Battories—Daniels, Hudhoff and Sudden; Hastings and Sihrivor. Umpires—t'ushmuu and Heydler. ! Second game— it. 11. k I St. Louis ..0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0— 2 S I . Pittsburg 1002 1043 0— 911 0 Batteries—Hltghey and Sugden; Tannihiil j and Sehriver. Umpires—Cushman and Hoydlcr. ! At Louisville— It. n. E. i Louisville . 000110480—9 10 3 Cleveland.... 03 3 00200 0— 8 13 3 ! Batteries —IS'nrnt and Wilson; Young, Mc- Allister and O'Connor, Umpires Swarfcwood and Woods. | At Philadelphia— 11. n. K I Philadelphia. 01000000 0— 1 u 4 I Boston 20101 100 1— « 10 0 Batteries —Dunkle and Boyle; Nichols and ' Bergen. Umpires—Snyder and Curry. At Baltimore- H. 11. i\ ! Baltimore 012001000—49 1 Brooklyn 10000221 1— 7 11 0 Batteries—Hughes and Clarke; Kennedy s and Ityan. Umpires—Lynch and Connelly. 1 At Washington— R. n. r. Washington 0 2 2 0 0 3 0— 6 8 8 i llevv York 4 0 8 0 6 2 1-20 14 1 Batteries—Donovan, JAmole and Mcttuire; j Seymour and Grady. 1 Umpires Kmslie and Andrews. WAR SITUATION. Bluc.ade Complete mill No Intention* to Komlmrd. WASHINGTON, April 28.—The war situath 11 iK substantially this: The blockading squadron remains passive before Havana with 110 presnii pur pose of bombarding, or of drawing the lire of the shore batteries. The strat egic purpose of effective blockade of the Cuban capital is being accom plished to the entire satisfaction of the authorities here. There is no indi cation that a part of the lleet will be withdrawn for the purpose of afford ing additional protection to North At lantic ports. As to the report of the imminence of a naval battle off the Philippine islands the naval authorities here seriously doubt whether the Spanish fleet will make a stand against the American ships. Their reason for this belief is that the Spanish lleet is very inferior in number i.nd quality to the American force under Admiral Dewey. The de partment, therefore, is satisfied that the Spanish lleet will not goto do bat tle on the high seas with Admiral Dewey, but will remain In port to se cure the protection of the battalion of Manila, and are not expecting an en gagement for about two days. Without giving any explanation for setting this time the department al lows it to be surmised that the estimate is based on its knowledge of Admiral Dewey's whereabouts. There is no cer tainty that there will be an engage ment at al< .n the immediate future, the main purpose of the American expedi tion being to seize and hold some suit able Spanish territory in the Philip pines as a base of operations in Asiatic waters, it is possible that this can be done without attacking the other at all, by seizing a suitable port on some adjacent Island without fortifications, the sympathies of whose inhabitats are toward the insurgents. No Wui'u l.aU i-iune tj iha d&partment up to the close of office hours of the ar rival of the Montserrat at Cienfuegos. Ths officials are inclined to believe that if she 1 as gotten in that port she did so before the o.ockade of Cienfuegos had begun. The very fact that the Madrid offi cials have rather ostentatiously de cjared that the fpanish fleet has sailed to bombard the cities on the North American coast is taken as a certain indication at the navy department of the utter improbability of such a move ment. If this were contemplated, the Spanish officials would be the very last to make their purpose public. CUSHING DAMAGED. Not the Krault of an Encounter With m Spanish Vessel. WASHINGTON, April 28.—1t was learned that the torpedo boat Cushing is on her way north in order that re pairs may be made to her starboard engine, which is wrecked as the result, at is said, of an attempt to show off hsr fine qualities by Naval Cadet Boyd, who was temporarily in chargs of her. The repairs, it is expected, will take about a month, and probably will be done at the Norfolk navy yard. It is said that the vessel has had no en counter of any sort with the Spanish, and that there is nothing in reports current that the Spanish gunboat Li jeria had fired at and hit it. WILL REMAIN NEUTRAL. A Number of Countries Have .So In formed tlie United Slates. WASHINGTON, April 2S.—The state department posted a notice stating it had been officially advised of the is suance of neutrality orders by Italy, the Netherlands. Switzerland, Norway and Sweden, Russia and Colombia. To these should be added Great Brit ain, that country having issued a neu trality proclamation, although the state department has not yet been offi cially advised of the fact. It is sup posed also that the official notice of Prance's neutrality will soon be re ceived. Including France, four of the six great powers of Europe have declared their neutrality, namely, flreat Brit ain, France, Italy and Russia. There are more of the great powers, Germany and Austria, neither of which have yet acted. The delay of Austria does not cause surprise, as Austria's sympathy with Spain is no more pronounced than that of any other country of Europe. It is doubted, however, that Austria »ill assume a neutral attitude eventually. The delay of Germany is felt to be due solely to Germany's con sulting her own commercial interests before shaping the exact terms of her neutrality proclamation. HOSTILITIES DELAYED. Actual Fighting May Not Begin Until Next Fall. WASHINGTON, April 24.— 1n the war department there is a growing belief that the campaign proper in Cuba will not be in full swing beiore next fall, when the rainy season has ended. That belief, however, has not prevented the officers whose duty it is to get the troops together from pushing their work with the greatest energy. Thus, within 12 ..ours after the Hull bill be came a law, the department was able to begin to send out circulars pre scribing the methods to be followed in recruiting the regular army up to its full war strength of 61,000 men. The enormous amount of work in volved in thus increasing the army, regular ant' volunteer, has caused Gen eral Miles to abandon his southern trip fir the present. The officials of the department were overwhelmed with all sorts of protests and appeals against their action in making the as signments of troops among the volun teer forces and many changes may be looked for. READY TO SAIL. Ten Complete Vessels Now In tlie New York Navy Yaril. NEW YORK, April 28.—The auxil iary cruiser Scorpion, in command of Lieutenant Adolph Marix, is ready to sail. Besides the dismantled cruisers Chi cago and Atlanta there are 10 vessels now in they d. The Yankee and Prairie, which will be manned by the re-enlisted members of the Massachusetts and the New York naval reserves respectively, will not be ready to accommodate the sail ors for a week at least. Captain Weeks, In command of the Massachusetts naval brigade, has re turned from Washington, and said that his trip to the capital, where ne nan an interveiew with Secretary Long, had been a very satisfactory one. 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