Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-12-22
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NbN FobHAthhAONp' 81 :
"oUR NAVY IN THE WAR WITH
SPAIN" By John r. Spears. New
York: Charles Scribner's Sons. loS-5o
Fifth Avenue. Illustrated. Price. ~.
Readers of Scribner's Magazine, in
which the articles that comprise this
work were originally printed, will be
pleased, as well as the general reading
public, with their appearance in book
form. For, no matter, how the interest
may be excited and maintained by
publications of this kind in the pages
of o. monthly serial, 1T is never
thoroughly gratified until the reader
can take them up. in a complete
volume, and peruse them at will
These papers, now so conveniently
concentrated within the limits Of
single volume, comprise a complete
resume of the magnificent operations
of the American navy during the
recent war. Z. And, like the War of
1912, its only counterpart in the his
tory Of this country, tho recent war
would have reflected little credit upon
the United States had il not been for
the gallantry and stupendous achieve.
ments of the navy. For while our
brave soldiers were willing enough, it
cannot be said that their direction and
disposal afforded them an opportunity
to display their gallantry and fighting
qualities to the best advantage. They
were badly led, and their reputation
suffered accordingly, through no fault
of theirs. 1855 HIt
But with the navy it was different.
From the day of Dewey's magnificent
victory in Manila Bay until the de-
struction of Ceryera's fleet off San
tiago by our warships under the
direction of Schley, the history of the
navy was of one brilliant achievement
after another. 1t splendidly maintained
the oft-proved prowess of America on
the high seas, and was not dimmed by
single repulse or % single wrong move,
All this history is most overwhelmingly
| told by Lieut., Spears. His papers COM
| prise u recital of these deeds of yalor,
from the beginning to the end, and the
stories are told in manner that serve
to bring the actual events, in thrilling
| pictures, before the minds of the
readers.
No more interesting or more COM
plete history of our navy during this
| eventful war could be conceived than
| that contained within the pages of this
book. None who are Interested in
these stirring events should fail to
read it.
Received of E. S. r. Butler & Son.
THE CUBAN AND PORTO RICAN CAM.
| PAlGNS." BY Richard Harding Davis
| New York: Charles Scribners Sons, l53-5s
Fifth Avenue. Price, $3.50.
Mr.. Richard Harding Davis has an
established reputation as writer oi
romances, and a reputation none the
less sure as an entertaining and ac
curate narrator of facts. But he is
more than anything else, a newspaper
reporter of experience and acknowledged
ability-one who started at the foot o
the ladder, and won renown in thi
honorable and arduous profession
ing field of literature.
1t was the fortune of Mr.. Davis
during the late war with Spain, to b
practically an active participant il
many of the most stirring events O
that campaign, both on sea and land
As the representative of the New Yorl
Herald, Scribner's Magazine an,
Harper's Weekly, he was at Key Yves
during he preliminary movements
and was on the scene during the mos
important happenings in Cuba an
Porto Rico. He was in the thick G
the fight before Santiago; he saw tn
| victorious march of our forces acros
Porto Rico, and was the only col
respondent y to recognize in tn
operations on that island not tn
''picnic' that thoughtless and ur
informed writer's classed them, but til
most brilliant and successful campaig
ever prosecuted. by an army of moder
times.
, Mr.. Davis, therefore, was thorough
equipped for this interesting worl
which was originally comprised in.
series of splendid articles for ,Scril
ner's Magazine, and with which Il
readers Of that sterling publication al
therefore familiar. In the book foN
they comprise complete history !,
the conflict in Cuba and Porto Rio
from beginning to end. Something
the brilliancy and vividness of tl
whole book has been strikingly illu.
trated in the separate articles whic
have attracted most attention. But IL
final result is perhaps more compile
than one might have anticipated. I'll
. work is more than q graphic record
events written by an unusually yigilal
and capable war correspondent.
presents the results of the Observation
of one who was from first to last
careful student Of the relations betwe,
the two hostile forces. 1t is at on
accurate in detail and reliable in
s summing up of the course of events.
Mr.. Davis is of acknowledged en-
hence as a descriptive writer, and SO
' more interesting and significant thin
= in five minutes than most men do in
many hours. He had rare opportuniti
TO study the war, rs he was on Il
firing line in tho important engag
ments, and had exceptional faciliti
ne for seeing what was going on.
A large number of illustrations fro
/. photographs taken by Mr.. Davis al
others, which did not appear in h
magazine series, are included in th
volume.
+ Received of E. S. r. Butler & So
"D0MITIA." BY S. Baring.Gould. n,
York: The Frederick A. Stokes Co.
lie Rome and her toga-wearing citize
have, since they came to be call
ancient, been used as setting by ma,
norelists. For romantic novel
= stirring incidents there is no more {
ting background than tho palaces nj
Id, temples OF Rome and the superb will
:, of her suberbs; and over all the scene
III whether of bloody strife or of pea