The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1876-01-22
War;.

the United States and Spain are
openly going on.
A telegram from Washington.
semi official in its tone, and an.
doubtedly official in its o,ieiu.
states'that "the concentration Of
naval vessels at Port Royal, South
Carolina, is in pursuance of a gen
eral plan of the Secretary of the
Navy to make that place the head
quarters Of the North Atlantic
Station, as it presents many ad-
vantages over any other port on
the Atlantic coast" The great,
essential advantage which It DOS.
sesses is then stated in the follow
ing terms:
THE geographical position of Port Row
al makes it the central point of the North
Atlantic station, and the vessels rendez-
vodsed there. can reach Cuban waters,
and the Cult, where our interests most
Reed to be looked after, within forty. eight
hours. 1t is the policy of the Secretary of
the Navy to have our home squadron
larger than any of those abroad because
he believes in being prepared for anv
emergency ont of the present difficulties
on the island OF Cuba. While there is no
ofhclai announcement in regard to the
condition Of affairs between this country
and Spain, it is believed, in we'll informed
circles. that the uncertain tenure which
Spain has upon that island NAV cause
the Government to become involved in a
difficulty with the United States when it
sees it can no longer no Id the island, and
thus part with it as ? matter of necessi-
IT,"
So much for what is being open
" done by our Government. Ac
cofding to this despatch, trans
parently emanating from the Ma.
w Department, we are concentra
ting our available naval force.
within forty-eight hours of Cuba.
in anticipation of a war with
Spain. The. fact and the motive
are publicly avowed.
Now for the other side. What
is Spain doing ? Is she making
any preparations : She has ap-
pointed Geu. Jovellar, just now
perhaps the foremost man of all
Spain, Captain-General of Cuba.
Then we have a very important
announcement in the following
despatch by cable to the Herald:
"MADRID, Jan. 8.-The Spanish Gov
ernment has Or,lered from Herr Krupp,s
foundry. at ESSEN, six Il-inch breech.
loading steel cannon. with 600 rounds of |
ammunition. for delivery in Cuba at the |
earliest moment. Pbe contract has been |
made at the special request of General !
Jovellar. Each gun will cost $l2O,OOO-r
What does this mean ?Of what |
nse will these ritled cannon be in |
fighting the insurgents - why |
pursue system of warfare which |
renders such guns practically of |
little avail Tncy will be of ser. |
vice. however, in opposing any
interference on the part of the |
United States; and we apprehend |
it is to that end they have been |
ordered and are to be sent to |
Cuba. And it is mainly with aview |
to resist tha United States that |
Spain sends to Cuba q General !
and a statesman when she now |
so sorely needs at home.
When, a few days ago. our |
scholarly contemporary,the World
insisted that We must wait to see
what JOvellar would do, somehow
that sounded to us more like the
voice of Spain than of the United
States. If we wait, we shall see.
In fact, We begin to see already
N. Y. Snn.