Evening star., 1898-06-06


of every move of the Spaniards. and for
the last several weeks he has had agents
employed in the houses where they lodged
and nothing of interest has apparently es-
capped their vigilance .ePhe letter. however
was secured by am bperative who called at
the house in the capaGfty of a health Off
Ger while Mr.. C&Eranza was at dinner
The letter was found on his table address,
ed for mailing. H. was handed by this
man to the authorities IN waiting and from
them to third, w1b iffStantly started with
1t to Washington. IT he parties under sus-
picion in Montrea1i Off having taken the
letter, Chief Wilkie says, are entirely inno-
cent, the man who took the letter never
having been in the house before. The Off
cials who have had knowledge of Chief
Wllk1e s moves regard it one of the
done in this country. ffhe letter is as fol
lows: -
MIR. Carrsshza's Letter.
MONTREAL 26th May. 1898.
~ J. NTuper Street, AZ.
To IFS Extellency, sr. Don Jose Gomez
Imay: -. ..4a.r
My Dear Den Jose:
1t was my belief that they would have
appointed you to command the Cadiz fleet
and 1t was my intention to have sent you
a telegram asking that you take me with
you to meet you in the Antilles, or wher-
ever you might say. The case has not
Though God were not on our side, because
the election of Senor Camara, l fear, will
be fatal, although he may have good
chief of staff. No one could possibly suit
him, because he is very capricious, and
besides Is not hard worker; on the con-
trary, he is lazy and would pay no at
tention to the advice of any one. You will
not take this for flattery, but today no one
but you and Don Pasquale should have
command of our fleet and this Is the be-
lief of the younger element of the per-
sonnel. Now there is no remedy, and may
God shed His light upon him and keep
minister, and with the confidence
due to my special duties, l said to him, on
sending clipping from a newspaper con-
tanning telegram from Cadiz. speaking
of our fleet and of its admiral, that it was
not Senor Camara, but you who should
command 1t; and that We. the lower per-
sonnel. who have travelled about little.
know you very well. 1t may be that this
action may have made bad impression
him. but don't care. because if can do
so. shall leave the service when this war
is finished.
To Look After the Spy Service.
I have been left here to receive and send
kilograms and to look after the spy service
which l have organized, or, 1 had better
say, am establishing here, because until
very little while ago"I was not permitted
to do as pleased. We have had bad luck
because they have captured our two best
spies, one in Washington who hanged him
self-or else they did 1t for him-and the
other day before yesterday in Tampa. The
Americans are showing the most extraordi-
nary vigilance. do not wish to remain here
without taking an active part in the war,
and l desire duty in which l can take the
initiative and do something. i shall be
extremely gratified to have a ship in or
Ger TO run the blockade. a torpedo boat;
anything rather than playing second
fiddle However. If there is no other
remedy, l would go perfectly willingly on
board a large ship. l am very sorry that
this war finds SO low III rank. for it
offers opportunities for any one who wishes
to work and to risk himself. 1 cannot be-
leVe that Don Pasquale could be in San
tiago as reported by the American press.
He entered it on the 18th, and if he had
gone Immediately to Havana he would
have mot only two naontors in front of it.
1 make 1t out that-he entered that place
only to coal, and foTd the moral effect it
would produce in Spain. Suppose he went
out Friday, the 20th-if ne had gone to the
north and through lthauProvidence channel,
he would have passed into Havana right
under the noses of1the Americans, who had
only small cruisers;;ssfbf Schley was at sea
on the night OF Thursday, Sampson on that
Of Friday and on thata0f Sunday, the 22d,
he took the lower channel for the east, and
on Wednesday 9tifHed back towards
Havana Schley 8 sdhadron has been re-
inforced by the IoWA and Sampson by the
Oregon. I believe that in war one has to
tempt fortune. If itzhzhd not been because
Sampson was afraid chat Don Pasauale
might go to Havanaa and that Schley would
not be there, or saloSurs oSur confidence is well
grounded that he found himself very short
of ammunition after9 the bombardment
through the stealing fn the ordnance de-
partment, the fact remains that it was
logical for him to remain near Santiago
and Cienfuegos, and If he could not pre-
vent the entrance of our squadron, to shut
1t up. and thus close its campaign, as those
people over there already believe it closed
But l cannot believe such a stupid thing
possible. suppose. that he went to the
south or Porto Rico and that he had or
dered cruiser or two there to cover the
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