| Show ANA IRY FOR PORTO RICO Spanish CaptainGeneral Urgently Desires the Presence of the Spanish Fleet Claim lie llefritlrd Uo American Squad ran With riming Laos to the f pmMarcInamts Itepiilred I New York May 1CA Slspatch to the World from SI Thomas says Captoiln General Macclas and that government at San Juan are anxiously expecting tho Capo Verde fleet to come to the rescue of the Island While putting put-ting a bold front before the people the authorities are fearful of another disastrous onslaught by near Admiral Sampsons squadron and arc hoping that AdmIral Cervera will put In an Appearance la the harbor Inquiries are made here from San Juan an to the Probable location ot the Spanish warships and the disquieting new has been sent to Captain General MacUas that the fleet Is I far away from the troubled capital Macclas sent word that he was victorious vic-torious In the engagement with Sampson Samp-son that Ills Io4s In soldiers was trifling that a few civilians were killed and only two guns were dismounted The American ships he declares withdrew under a Ore that was main Wned until they were out ot tlned unt range Tho damage to his new battery WAN repaired over night and the brick and mortar or the ancient tone foundations founda-tions were merely shaken op The band played In the plaza the night after the bombardment he declares de-clares and the people gradually recovered recov-ered from their fright and the bad ef fects of the bombardment The ap parent retreat chered the volunteers The people who before the assault were about to revolt now believe that the Americans were defeated The French corvette De Omuollly which 1a > In San Juan harbor and suffered from shells thrown by the American chips has sailed for Martinique Her officers take the dangers to which how ho-w exposed humorously and there will certainly be an International episode growln out or the mat Had we not been In range of the fire said the De Gemiollly captain we would not have been hit Limiting II for Warships I SI Thomas D W L May 10CCopy righted Mos by the Associated Press An official announcement just lisuod by tho governor of the Island of St Thomas prohibits the delivery ot coal to warships of the belligerent powers without the previous permission of the Blvemorwho will determine the amount each vessel Is I to receive and who will supervise Its deliver wi The British steamer Twickenham which arrived here yesterday from Scot land l with a cargo of coal for Porto flee and which awaited orders here h lean < 1 destination unknown The United States cruiser Yale called here for orders at 5 oclock Yesterday aftcrotoon teroal ateoon Snmilih Torpnln Boat Trrror lo Lee St Pierre Island of MartlnIq eMay 16 Copyrighted 1898 by the Associated Associat-ed Press The Spanish torpedo gunboat Terror which has been undergoing repairs re-pairs at Tort de Trance since she or rived with the Cape Verde let under the command of Admiral Cervera unr 1 probably leave that port today Noth dtlnaton Ing apluoars to h known recording her |
