Show UI S FORCE ON ISTHMUS I Secretary Moody Decides to Augment Marines by Addition of Six JE un dred Blue Jackets Washington Sept 20Secretary I Moody has finally decided to augment the United States naval forces on the isthmus by the addition of COO marines ma-rines If Commander McLeans advices Indicate that these are needed He has given orders to Commander Plllsbury of tho United States ship Prairie now at Boston to proceed with his ship to Norfolk At that point COO marines will be gathered ready to take ship when Secretary Moodys advices Indicate Indi-cate the necessity for their presence on the isthmus The Panther should arrive at Colon within a day or two with 380 marines aboard so that with the Prairies men and the marines on the Cincinnati who are already ashore at Colon the United Suites will have what IB regarded as an ample force to carry out Its treaty obligation of maintaining free traffic across the Isthmus Orders were also sent forward today to the San Francisco now at Norfolk to t coal and provision and proceed to San Juan Porto Rico there to await any emergency which may arise Theie Is only one United Stales warship now In Venezuelan waters the little gunboat Marietta and the Montgomery In due to arrive shortly at Cape Haltien The object of the department In sending down the San Francisco It In staled is In have a vessel ready to meet a call for reinforcements either In Venezuela JJaltl 01 the Isthmus The duty aa nlcncd to the San Francisco should not ho ron fused with that given the gunboat gun-boat Bancroft That vessel probably will not be able to go Into commission until October let und will then auto proceed to San Juan to be elation ship It la I expected that the San Francisco lll get away In I three pr four days |