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Show iiiir raci Capo Vordo Hoot Must bo Destroyed. Flying Squadron Will Provcnt It's Entering Havntin Ilnrbor. Otter "III Then ll llrirrn to lltr snil I (louipelleil In Hjlili.r HserineoTor-' HserineoTor-' P..lolUaU-l.,l,lrnre. Th! 11.11 a It hear. Washington. May 17 A dccllrecn I gsgsment In the West Indos, between the Hpanlah squadron nnd either .Samp-, .Samp-, son or the blockading licet reinforced by Schley, Is bellcred lo ba Immlnert. (Irest preparation are Im Ing madu If this fleet can Im crushed Hpaln trill not dsre send her other fleet cither here or to tha Philippine, and the only fighting tha United Hiatus would be compelled to do would be on Cuban toll which, If rigorous, would be short. hpaln' plan, It I thought, will titan tit-an attempt to gain a fortified hirbor for Cerreras' fleet. This would tlu up one en of our fleet nod lenre the Cadlt Best free to strike almoU at will, tearing tear-ing only ono fleet to guard tha coast. This condition I lo In ululated, If possible. pos-sible. I It seems erldcnl Unit tho plan uf action I for Hchley to prcrent the enemy from entering llnrann llarlwr. , Hsmpson will, It I preauured, Irnro the ' monitors uf hi fleet to look after Han Jusn harbor, while the rest of hi licit will start on a determined chase uf Ccrrero. Whllo Hampton' fleet may not haro the speed enjoyed by the Hpan-lard. Hpan-lard. It 1 thought ho will lo able to tun down and capture the torpedo bout af Ccrrsra' command, owing to the (act that they cannot carry su Indent losl to last lunger than n day, 'I ho irulser would hare to protect tho tor- I redo boats, and In this manner Hampton Hamp-ton can force Cerrern to cither tight or lose lit torpedo Uiata. |