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Carranza, the writer of the letter which proved that he was the head of a Spanish spy system on this continent, and Senor Du Bose, were arrested In Montreal yesterday at the instance of Chief Detective Kellert, of that city, ou a charge of causing his arrest ou a false accusation in that he purloined the letter. Owing to the inadequacy of the wa ter supply at Camp Alger an official board of inspectors has recommended that no more troops be sent there un til it is improved. A correspondent who made a tour of the camp found that there was a great lack of equip ments. The Spanish people are deceived by their Government into believing that the act which made captive at San tiago Spain's only effective fleet is proof that the Spaniards are more than a matcli for the Cubans and Americans combined. Lategt Information from Havana is that the Spaniards are amused at our amiable warfare. They do not con sider It serious and are eager to light. There Is great and increasing scarcity of food. ' Secretary Long authorized Admiral Sampson by cable to negotiate for the exchange of Lieut. Ilohson and his men, and cabled a list of Spanish prisoners from which selection is to be made by Admiral Cervera. Gen. Miles has reported tlint the regulars who will Invest Santiago have embarked at Tampa and Mobile mid are now on the way to Key West to meet the warships which will con vey them to Cuba. A correspondent with the fleet off Santiago, after inspecting the Merri mae wreck, says that she lbs in the channel with her upper works show lng above water. A Cadiz correspondent cables from Gibraltar that Camara's fleet has never left Cadiz, and tliat Spanish officials say it is held through fear of revolution. John Wananiaker announces that Major-Gen. George It. Snowden will be colonel mid himself lieutenant-colo nel of the regiment he is organizing. President MeKiuley will ask Con gress to vote thanks to Lieut. Iloh son. He may be made a commander. Representative Ilnrtinan Introduced In Congress a resolution granting medals to Lieut. Uobson and bis men. Ceylon and the Straits Settlement, Hayti and the Dutch West Indies have declared their neutrality. Sampson's fleet shelled the Santiago forts Friday night, it Is said, and crip pled the Cristobal Colon. There arc more than a score of In dians auioug Roosevelt's "Rough Riders." Port-au-Prince reports that Ameri can soldiers have lauded near Sautl ago. Orders assigning the various briga dier-generals were issued. Cape Hnytieu reported heavy flriug off Santiago yesterday. FROM ACROSS THE SEA. London.—The Madrid correspondent of the Telegraph reports: "Gen. Wey ler has arrived at Santander. on the Bay of Biscay, where he had an ova tion. Thousands greeted him nt every railway station on the way, but the demonstration was particularly strung at Santander." London.—"According to private ad vices from Cadiz, the preparation for active service of tlie Spanish cruiser Carlos V., the battleship l'rlnyo ai d the auxiliary cruisers Patriota and Itapldo is proceeding slowly, and these vessels are not yet nearly ready to proceed to sea. Paris. —It is learned that, large quantities of ammunition nro being sent across the Pyrenees Into Spain. The French authorities are not seek ing to prevent tills, and many French nnd Belgian firms are engaging in the profitable traffic. Madrid. —Reports received from sev eral sources say that an American warship cruising off the Spanish const closely scrutinized tlie British steamer Lagitna 011 May Hi, but liu nlly allowetl ber to pfoceed. 188 ilHl Sampson's Fleet Engages the Defences of Santiago de Cuba. ONE SPANISH SHIP SUNK One Report Has It So, and one of Our Ships Damaged—Five Thous and Troops Landed. The Admiral's Purpose Wan to Destroy the Kntranee Forte, Blow Up the Merrliuae, Knter the Bay and t'ervera's Squadron—Batteries on the Sea Front Were Attacked —lt ts Said He Filtered the Harbor uml Sunk Two Spanish Ships. Capo Ilaytiou, Ilayti. June B.—Samp sou's fleet achieved a glorious victory ut the bombardment of Santiago yes terday. From early dawn a territlc bombard ment was carried on. It was exactly 7.43 when the flrst gun was tired from the lowa. It was directed at Morro Castle, where Iloh son and his brave men were reported by Cervera to be Imprisoned. The flrst shot flew wide over Mor ro, but the second was more accur ate and tore one of tlie batteries to flinders. There were ten American ironclads in line formation, passing back and forth, from Fort Cabrera on tlie west, to Iort Aguadores 011 the east, and not a yard of coast escaped the shells of our fleet. Over 1,500 heavy shells, not count ing the 1, 2, ff, 4 and 0 pounders, were hurled at the Spaniards. t VlMo ron \ 1 ' VVW* SA N TI A <W4 E CUBA V- Agvadorce \° 2"* A'A * - r Shortly after 9 o'clock the American ships moved closer toward the mouth of the harbor, where the old cruiser lteina Mercedes had been discerned early in the morning attempting to place explosives about the hull of the Merrimac and blow lier to pieces, thus clearing the channel. A shell from the Oregon—one of her 13-inch monsters—landed squarely abaft lier pilot house and tore all her upper works to shreds. Her "Second Commodore," (accord ing to Spanish naval nomenclature) was killed and live of her sailors blown to pieces. A second lieutenant of the Keiua Mercedes aud sixteen of her seamen were very seriously wounded. One marlue was also killed ou the Spanish vessel. A perfect shower of shot aud shell fell upon and around the old cruiser and she was so badly damaged that her Crew, by orders or Admiral Cer vera. abandoned her and sought the shore lu safety. Ou shore, the Spanish casualties were 'hardly less serious. Besides Colonel Ordonez, Captain Sanchez and Lieutenant Yrizar, also of the artil lery. were bndb° wounded. Lieutenant Garcia and Lieutenant Perez, of the Infantry, and twenty one infantrymen and artillerymen were wounded so badly that they will die. The forts protecting Santiago are now a muss of ruins. The Morro is a shapeless pile of ruined masonry and dismantled guns, while the Us tella battery will he of no further use to the Spaniards. About noon tlie landing party of American marines, near Daiquiri, was attacked by Spanish Infantry and a squad of cavalry. The insurgents were posted in the neighborhood, and with their aid the marines success fully took up a position, holding nnd later making it a base from which they operated. The Spanish force was defeated with heavy loss and driven back toward Santiago, leav ing tlieiv wounded behind them. The Americans are now entrenched near Daiquiri and are lauding heavy guns, preparatory to moving them toward Santiago anil laying siege to tlie city. There Is a panic iu Santiago. The residents who can leave are fleeing to tlie country, joining the insurgents or doing anything to get away from the certain destruction that now awaits Cervera's fleet aud the forces of I'ando aud Linares. There is no report of the damage, if any, done the American fleet, nor of the number of injured. An American military expedition, consisting of 3,000 troops which re cently left Key West. lias been land ed at Puntn Gorda. The expedition Is said to be thoroughly equipped with siege guns, which will he employed in the reduction of Santiago. Tlie landing party comprised three regiments of infantry, three batteries of artillery and a battalion of engin eers. The men landed under the protec tion of the warships. They go? ashore expeditiously aud without serious op position. There are now seventeen American vessels off Santiago. The United States auxiliary cruiser St. Louis, which is acting as a de spatch boat for Admiral Sampson, has arrived at Mole St. Nicholas. SPAIN'S PEOPLE FOR PEACE. Ei'Mlnlater Moret Says That Even the Sol diers Are Tired of the War. London, June 7.—The Morning Post, in a second edition, publishes a de spatch from Madrid giving an inter view with Seuor Moret. Senor Moret said: "The Government does not know where it is going. Nobody in Spain can say what will be the outcome <f the situation, which is far graver than jis generally confessed. I "The ship of state is drifting help lessly on the current of events. Noth ing is done or attempted to be done to control events. The Cabinet is no longer solid, despite its reconstruc tion. "We remain the countrymen of Don I Quixote. It was known that we were not prepared for hostilities, yet we ac cepted war with incredible lighthead edness, though the only outcome could be complete ruin and that we should be lowered still further, if possible, in the eyes of other nations. "I was attacked in the most out rageous manner because I declared that a peaceful arrangement was pre ferable to a rupture. Within a few days the journals have started a cam paign in favor of peace, and this is making progress with the populace. "I am thoroughly convinced that if a plebiscite was taken throughout Spain 011 the question of peace or war, peace would be voted almost unani mously, even by the soldiers, who mainly disapprove of the war." Senor Moret denounced the attacks on the Queen Kegeut, who, he de clared, never hampered the Ministers. She only worked in the interests of the country. Asked whether there was any pos sibility of the enemies of the regency successfully intriguing for its over throw, Senor Moret said: "It would lie an immense misfortune for Spain, but who can foretell what will happen to-morrow in a country j without guidance, with a foreign war on its hands, and in daily fears of new internal complications? "Parliament is divided, differences - exist in the Cabinet, and the affairs i of the country are in complete dis order." We Want a Guarantee of Indemnity Before Havana Fall*, Washington. June 4.—The decision of the Administration to send a mil itary expedition to Porto ltico prior to the general Invasion of Culm is at tributed largely to the iullueuee of Secretary of State Day. In Mr. Day the President found an able advocate of Ids view that Porto ltico should be taken as soon as possi ble and certainly before the general Cuban invasion began. Gen. Miles was tite principal advo cate of this project, and lie was joined by Mr. Day, who added diplomatic reasons to those advanced by the mil itary establishment why the capture of .San Juan was more necessary Just now than the capture of Havana. The gist of Mr. Day's argument was that the capture of Havana would probably be followed by intervention by European Powers or peace propos als by Spain. lie maintained that this virtual end ing of the war might come at any time after Havana fell, thus leaving Porto ltico still in Spanish possession. It is understood that Mr. Day main tained that the capture of Porto ltico should come before tlie subjugation of Havana as a reversal of this pro gramme would leave the United States with meagre means of com pelling Spain to may indemnity or to insure payment for the cost of the war. The advocates of the Porto Itican Invasion won the day, and the Secre tary of State deserves much of the credit ARE NEAR THE TOWN. I long Kong, Juno 7.—Advices re ceived here from Manila show that the insurgents are gradually sur rounding the city. They attacked the Spaniards at San Francisco de Mull bnk on May ill, and the lighting has been continuous since. The vessels released from the Pasig River will be utilized for housiug the foreign residents of Manila on the arrival of the American troops. It is said that the insurgents have captured and are holding as prisoners the Governors of the provinces of Cavite and lhitangas. A spy who is in the employ of the Americans says that ('apt.(Jen. Au gust! wanted to surrender to Admiral Dewey, but ids officers opposed such action and persuaded him to make a further resistance. Refugees are arriving at Cavito from all directions. When the de spatch left Manila on Thursday the in surgents were beseiging 200 Spaniards in the old Cavite church. The British gunboat Swift, which lias arrived here, reports that the in surgents have rut the railroads in tlie neighborhood of Manila. The insur gents were only four miles from the city. One Spanish regiment has mutinied and shot some of the officers. It is reported that the insurgents have cap tured and tortured a number of Span ish priests. The British residents remain in Ma nila. Some of tlie other foreigners have taken refuge ou the foreign ships in thi' bay. The at Cavite are occupy ing buildings that will bo needed by the American troops when they ar rive. * During a pitched battle 011 May 31 a number of native auxiliaries de serted the Spaniards and joined tlie insurgents. In this battle the Span ish lost 100 killed and wounded. , I SPY CARRANZA'S LETTER. How the Famous hotter Ww Obtained In Montreal. Washington, D. C.— Spain's spy sys tem has sustained a serious blow as the result of the seizure uy Secret Service agents of the United States of the famous Carranza letter. Now that the letter has been made public, the otHcials do not Hesitate to tell as to the manner in which it was obtained. Every day since the arrival of Du Bosc and Carranza in Montreal, Se cret Service agents have been in their home, either on the pretense of ex amining the gas meter, attending to the sewerage or inspecting the water pipe. One of these men saw Carranza writing, on May 25, a letter wliuh he surmised might contain highly in teresting information. IIi reported his discovery to Chief Wilkie, who Instructed another agent to call at the house the next morn ing, and that officer, accompanied by a companion, and a woman, was ad mitted soon after eight o'clock and examined the house with a view to renting it. Lieutenant Carranza was at breakfast at the time. When inspecting the bedroom the American officer discovered a sealed envelope lying on the uresser. lie slipped it into itis pocket and left the house, mailing the communication to a fellow detective, who forwarded it to Washington. On the outside of the envelope were tnree Canadian stamps, two three-cent and one two-cent stamps. The letter was written in a line hand, on paper bearing the seal uf the former legation in Washington, and was addressed to Honor Gomez, ap parently Carranza's uncle. , 'J'his is the text of Lieutenant Car ranza's letter, as officially made pub lic here to-day: "Montreal, 2<>th of May, 181)8, "Tapper Street, 42. "To llis Excellency Honor Don Jose j Gomez Imay: "My Dear Don Jose: | "It was my belief that they would have appointed you to command the {Cadiz fleet, and it was my intention to have sent you a telegram asking that you take me with you to lueet you in the Antilles, or wherever you might say. "The election of Honor Camara, I fear, will be fatal, although he may have a good chief of staff. No one could possibly suit him, because he is very capricious, and, besides, is not a hard worker; on the contrary, lie is lazy and would pay no attention to the advice of any one. "I have been left acre to receive anil send telegrams and to look after the spy service which I have organiz ed or, I had better say, am establish ing here, because until a very little while ago I was not permitted to do as I pleased. i "We have had bad luck because I they have captured our two best spies, one in Washington, who hanged him self—or else they did it for him—and the other day before yesterday in Tampa. 1 "The Americans are showing the most extraordinary vigilance. "I am very much afraid lest they attack Porto lUco by sea and laud and put off the attack on Havana. They are not going to do more than try to take the latter, ami they think then, if they destroy our fleet, of tak ing the war into Spain, with Havana already in their power. They have no confidence in tneir army, but they have in their navy, and they are afraid of our army and of yellow fev er, because if the men should begin to die in Cuba there would be a tre mendous row, as they are not like our people. "If the Cadiz squadron is to come to bombard Boston, Portland and Long Island they can do it now, but after a few months it will be too late, i "I think if we are to nave any suc cess in this matter it will be through treating for peace by yielding Cuba and having them recognize the debt. If we do not do this soon it will be too late, and we shall lose Cuba and Porto Rico and all that iliis war has cost us, and, in addition, we shall be charged with the Cuban debt, for which our treasury is responsible. There is no doubt here that we can not continue this war, In which we have nothing to gain and may lose our three colonies and be ruined for iifty years. 1 "In the matter of money, there is no patriotism here. Proof is given by the bunk, which ought to have bought gold, although at a premium of oue hundred per cent, and issued notes against it in the same or a slightly greater quantity. With oue hundred and iifty millions it lias made thirteen bunded million. "This is the moment of the year at which, instead of returning twenty three or twenty-four per cent, it re turns onlv twelve or lifteen. As re gards its buying gold, exchange has gone down, and if in buying four hun dred millions it issues live hundred millions, paying six hundred or seven hundred, in asmuch as the State sub scribes at the rate of live per cent, tills would represent to the bank an Interest of about three per cent, and Its dividend would have gone down very little. "I can imagine your anxiety for Francisco and the rest, an anxiety that we share. Their terrible ships do not go as fast as ours by perhaps two and a half miles. As for the mon itors, they do not count lor much; • they can ho used only to bombard in u smooth sea, and, besides, cannot go fast, and carry very little coal. They have delayed Sampson the whole voy | ft uC. , 1 "RAMON CARRANZA." 11$ MIC 11. After Touching Off a Torpedo the Crew Fled on a Raft but were captured. PRISONERS IN MORRO. Spanish Admiral, Filled with Admira tion at Their Daring, Offers to Exchange Them. AsHMtant Naval CoiiHtructor and His Com rades Run the Collier Merrimac Into the Harbor and Sank Her. Captain Ovlodo, Cor vera H Chief of Staff Sent to Sampson with the Information. Cervera Must Sink His Vessels or Surrender. Cape Haytlen, Haytl.—More partic ulars were received here to-day about the sinking of the collier Merrimac, In addition to those* I cabled you last nlglit. The Merrimac entered the harbor of Santiago de Cuba early in the morn ing and wus sunk by her own crew. Assistant Naval Constructor llobson, who was in charge of her, exploded a torpedo, and she went down almost immediately. The eight men who were on her jumped on u raft and were made prisoners. Great admiration was expressed by the Spanish officers at the daring deed. Admiral Cervera communicated with the American squadron and offered to exchange the prisoners, out the re sult is not known here. Rear Admiral Sampson decided to close the narrow harbor entrance of Santiago de Cuba, by sinking the col lier Merrimac, loaded with coal, in the channel. He called for volunteers to go to almost certain death, and four thousand men offered themselves. Lieutenant llobson and six men were chosen, and, early Friday morn ing, the Merrimac, under her own steam, entered the channel under a terrible Spanish lire. The vessel was riddled with projectiles, but she an chored and swung around. Lieutenant llobson then set off an internal torpedo, with an electric at tachment; there was an explosion, the Merrimac sank, the channel was closed and, apparently, Admiral Cer vera will be unable to escape. Names of the heroes: Assistant Naval Constructor R. I*. llobson, George Charette, Oscar Deiguau, John Ivelly, Duniel Montague, J. E. Mur phy and John J. Phillips. Lieutenant Hohsou appears to have carried out ids plan to the smallest de tail, except as regards the method of escape. The wlmleboat In which the crew were to attempt to escape was either blown up or shot to pieces, for Lieutenant llobson and his men drift ed ashore on an old catamaran which was slung over the ship's side, at tlie last moment, as an extra precaution. Upon reaching shore the men were taken prisoners and sent to Santiago city under guard. Later they were taken to Morro Castle, where they now are. The Spanish Admiral, under a flag of truce, sent word to the American Admiral that he offered to exchange the prisoners, adding that, in the mean while, llobson and ids party would be treated with the greatest kiudnoss. Captain Oviedo, Admiral Cervera's chief of staff, who boarded the New York under a flag of truce, did uot give further details of the cap ture. The bravery of the Americans evi dently excited as much admiration among the Spaniards as it did among tlie men of the American fleet. The prisoners will be perfectly safe, and will probably be well treated while they remain In Morro Castle. The fleet Is wild with delight to night over the termination of the most daring expedition since the de struction of the Confederate ironclad Albemarle by Lieutenant Cashing. At quarters on the New Y'ork last evening Chaplain Royce, praying be fore the bareheaded crew on deck, thanked God for having preserved Lieutenant llobson and the men under him. Lust night Chaplain Royce in voked God's protection, but then be lieved it Impossible that his prayer could be granted. There are now only two courses open to the Spanish commander, who for weeks kept the United Slates guessing as to his intentions and whereabouts. He must ultimately either sink his ships or surrender them to the Americans. It Is scarcely believed that he will be willing to do the latter. The chances are that when lie finds himself attacked by land and sea, as now seems to be the plan, he will blow up his ships to prevent them from falling into the hands of his enemy. RICHARD PEARSON Jlonsow. The Monterey Off. 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