The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-28


cludes the ports of Ferrol, Corruna, Villa
garcia, Nigo, Vivero, Rivarleo, Santan--
der Bilbao ana ST. Sebastian
The Cadlz division includes the ports
of Cadiz, Algerciras, Malaga, Montiril Al
meria, Seville, Huelva and the Canaries.
The Carthagena district includes the
ports of Carthagena, Alicanle, Valence,
Ninaros, Hortose, Barcelona, Mataro. Ma
iorquea, Mahon and Twice.
The total artillery of these ports under
the normal conditions prior 20 the war, is
as follows; one hundred and nineteen
Krupp guns 55 Armstrong guns, 80 Or
oonez guns ana a large numoer of Hon
toria guns.
The main reliance is on The Ordonez
guns. which are specially for foruheation
purposes. They are q, p and 30-cenu-
meters.
A separate division of the coast is made
for the purpose of placing the torpedo
and submarine mines This work IS d.
vided into four districts, with Ferrol. Ca
diz, Carthagena and Mahon as headquar-
ters.
Each town along the coast is allotted
a certain number OF torpedoes. For In
stance the allotment for Barcelona alone
is 500 torpedoes.
Many Of these ports are connected by
cables, which form an additional feature
Of naval attack. A cable runs from Bar
celona to Marseilles. Cadiz has three ca
bles. one to the Canaries, another to Gil
braltar and another to Villa Real. Nigo
Is the cable station for two lines.
The information Is in minute detail as
to the defenses of each port. For instance,
Ferrol is protected on the north by Sc
rics of three batteries and two chateaus,
the chateaus occupying points which
command passes from the sea- The town
is encircled by bastions and redoubts, Of
ancient pattern but recently remodeled
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of eleven powerful forts.
The other harbors are similarly defined
with detailed Information as TO the ap-
proaches, channels, depth Of water, bat
teries, etc.
With this fun information at hand the
nature of the assault upon the coast of
Spain win be pretty well outlined before
the American squadron sails.
At the same time much will be left to
the commander-n-chief of this squadron
Some naval authorities believe that the
Canary Islands will be the first point of
attack, and that the newt move viii be 10
establish naval base at Ceuta, a point
on the African coast owned by Spain, and
opposite Gibraltar. With this base our
ships would be within easy striking dis
tance of the long stretch OF Spanish coast
One short telegram received by Cen
Greedy from one of his signal corps Off
GERS with the army under Gen. Shafter
was all that came TO the war department
last night or to-day. That related entire
ly 10 the management of telegraph and
contained no news as TO the movements of
the military.
Therefore, Ii Is assumed at the depart
ment that Gen. Shafter Is simply carrying
forward his plans of bringing forward his
troops from the sea coast and concentrate
ing them at points of vantage on the
nights surrounding Santiago. Ills army
is not TO give battle until every precan-
tion that prudence can suggest has been
taken to assure the success of the move
ment, for no one betetr than Gen Shafter
appreciates the tremendous moral ad-
vantage that would accrue to Spain from
even a temporary check of American arms
at this time.
There Is no intention of weakening the
Havana blockade by the withdrawal of
Commodore Watson with his flagship. To
prevent this Secretary Long has ordered
Commander Howell to proceed Immediate
ly TO the American feet off Havana to
command the post vacated by Commodore
Watson. Commodore Howell is at present
in command of the coast patrol fleet, and
he sawiu take the entire fleet with him.
that is, all of the larger vessels to REIN
force the blockade of the Cuban coast
He is already ON his way south from the
New England coast, and should reach Gu
ban waters by the end of the week
story was afloat to-day to the effect
that the big double turreted monitor Puri-
tan and Miantonomoh had been struck and
seriously injured by Spanish shells off Ha-
vana. Inquiry at the navy department
backed by a few anxious messages from
friends of the people aboard developed
the fact that both Of these monitors are
at Key West, where they have been at
anchor for some time past.
The officials know of no firing upon
American blockading vessels from the
Moro or other forts at the entrance Of
Havana harbor.