Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-27
THE NAVAL REVIEW.
ENGLAND MAY SEND HER CHAN.
MEL SQUADRON.
Great BrlIaln's Show VIII 30 Contingent Upon
tho Visit Of the Prince Of wales-Ves.
sells From Other Nations,

last night In official naval circles flint
England proposes. In the event of the
prince OF Wales visiting the Columbian
tnir sending her entire Channel snnad.
ron 10 the Columbian naval review. NJ
THIS rs done there will be present the
most powerful feet today assembled I'm.
der one flag
As the time for the review draws near
the attention of navy department Odciuls
Is being turned in the direction of Adj
miral Gherardis cable connections. The
speclal squadron commended by Rear
Admiral Bancroft Gheradi is timed to ar
rive az Barbados by Feb. l. This SQUAD
ron, consisting Of the cruisers Baltimore.
san Francisco, Charleston and Yorktown
iett Montevidio on Jan 10. From Bar
padOs the SQUADRON will sail direct for
Hampton Roads Va. and there await
the arrival of the various foreign squad.
rOns.
IL is learned that the secretary Of the
navy has been assured, so far of the at
tepdance Of full twenty-five foreign ships.
The number may be increased to include
nine French iron.clads aud fast cruisers.
seven Russian war ships, siX German
vessels, i've Italian and four Spanish
aud four American vessels: also one
Portuguese ship. and possibly one Nor
wegan or Swedish ships Chile win send
az least one ship and perhaps two The
cruiser EsmercidA, It is said has been
selected for the duty. Brazil. il is
known. viii send one vessel, aud there Is
prospect of the Argentine republic
sending representative vessel Just
what Great Britpn will do no one at
the navy department has as yet learned.
IL was rumured at one time that "a
fleet of fifteen British iron-clHds would
put in an appearance, but this statement
was not continued Il Is certain that the
British North American squadron will
send at least siN ships but In the event
of the prince of Wales visiting the Co
lumbar exposition IL rs positively known
that the British force will be- one of large
proportions. The Channel squadron is
practically deemed England's home pro-
lection of her home ports. The squadron
is made up oil the heaviest and most pow
crfully-huttcricd war ships iu the Brit.
ish navy, every one Of which Is q steel
urmor-clad vessel. Not few of the
Channel squadron ships are provided
with llOtou guns. aud all carrying guns
ranging from 81 to So tons weight
The British Channel squadron, II sent
as an addition 90 the rcprrs cutUtyo from
the British North American squadron,
will give England in the parade no less
than twenty modern war ships or fully
ouc-third of the assembled naval
strength. The fourteen ships OF the
about 1000 men. The entire force of the
| British navy aiioat numbers about 10
900 meu
United States naval officials have been
| informed that France will, us matter oi
| honor, cndeuyor to cquul In showing the
| fleet Great Britain might send out Ma
| val officers who learned last night that
| England proposed sending over their
| Channel squadron shook their heads and
| expressed doubt of France ever cndeaV.
/ Oriug 90 Offset iu show such powerful
| force Among few officers considerable
| surprise was exhibited ut England deem
| ing the condition of Europe sufficiently
| safe To warrant dotachng from her shore.
| her greatest safeguard to so great dis
| lance az Hampton Roads. The Channel
, squadron In receut years has never beer
| permitted 10 depart from England,
shores 60 a greater distance than the rocl
| of Gibrulter.
| To whatever point the Channel squad
ron departs IL viii always Doe found, on,
naval officer sHid, that Tint point has en-
bic communication with the British ad
mirnty.
At The navy department It is now SAID
| that the United States force at linnp
ton Roads will include the following WA
| ships: Cruisers Baltimore Charleston
Yorktown Philadelphia, Newark Chicago
Atlanta, Concord, Bennington and Ncsu
yius. duuhle-turretcd monitor MiuntonO
mob, dispatch vessel Dolphin, tor''d'
boat Gushing, sloops Of war hcurug
and EsspX. and training ships Coustella
lion. Portsmouth and Mononglhela. Al
now arranged. the United States force
viii be commanded by Rear Admira
| Ghcrardi.
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