Evening journal., 1898-06-28

tav nre along ihe Mediterranean and
ihe Atlantic on the senih coast Ihl
coast is described Dy nayni sfrnteeiet|
ae interrupt and mountainous. With -i0u
Yu uleis tna eiifa icsenniiuR fhe nur1i
al scandinavia ln general. 'i uft
IHaiiun ID. fhe colrr uIc relies ul tNt
mldHftf,l greatness W Sualn. and Wanl
Of these old defenses are tumbnne
ruins.
The Spanish coast is divided into
three captain generalcies-na Fer.
rol on the north, Cadiz on the south anc
Cartagena on the east At Ferrol Is
the naval school and school Of nava
application. AT Cartagena is the schoo
OF ordnance and the torpedo school
Cadiz is the point where most Of tht
fortihcation guns are made. Each o.
the three naval provinces has "A certain
number II coast towns under It's imme.-
diate care. The Ferrol division includes
the ports Of Ferrol, Corruna, Nilagarcia
Nigo, Vivero, Rivardeo, Santander Bill
bao and ST. Sebastian.
The Cadiz division includes the port,
Of Cadiz. Algeciras Malaga. Montiril
Almeria, Seville, Huelva and the Ca.
naries. The Cartagena department In.
cludes the ports Of Cartagena. Alicante
Mataro. Majorca Aiahon and Ivice.
The total artillery OF these forts un.
der the normal conditions prior to the
war is as follows:
One hundred and nineteen Krupr
guns. So Armstrong guns, 80 Ordones
guns and q large number of Hontoris
guns. The main reliance is on the
Ordonez guns, which are specially fol
fertilization purposes They are Of p
"a and 30 centlmeters.
A separate division Of the coast Is
made for the purpose of placing torpe-
does and submarine mines. This work
Is divided into four districts, with Fer
rol, Cadlz, Cartagena and Mahon as
headquarters. Each town along the
coast is allotted a certain number of
torpedOes. For instance, the allotment
for Barcelona alone is 500 torpedoes.
Many of these ports are connected by
cables, which form an additional fea-
ture OF naval attack. A cable runs
from Barcelona to Marseilles Cadiz
has three cables-one to the Canaries.
another to Gibraltar and another to
villa Real. Vigo is the cable station
for two lines.
The Information is in minute detail as
to the defenses Of each port. For in
stance, Ferrol Is protected on the north
by a series Of three batteries and two
chateaus. the chateaus occupying points
which command passes from the sea.
The town Is enclrcled by bastions and
redoubts OF ancient pattern but recent
~ remodeled. The defenses of Cadiz
consist OF a circle Of IL powerful forts.
The other harbors are similarly defined,
with detail information as to approaches,
channels. depth Of water, batteries. etc.
/ With this full information at hand the
nature OF the assault upon the coast OF
Spain will be pretty well outlined be-
fore the American squadron sails. AT
the same time much will be left to the
commander in chief Of this squadron.
Some naval authorities believe that the
Canary islands viii be the first point OF
attack and that the next move viii be
TO establish a 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 distance Of the long stretch OF
Spanish coast.
One short telegram received by Gen.
eral Greedy from one Of his signal corps
officers with the army under shaftei
was all that came to the war depart
ment last night or yesterday. That re-
lated entirely TO the management of the
telegraph and contained no news as e
the movements OF the military. There
fore It Is assumed at the department
that General shafter is simply carrying
out his plan Of bringing forward
his troops from the seacoast and con
centrating them at points OF vantage OF
the heights surrounding Santiago. Hi
army is not to give battle until ever!
precaution that prudence can sugges
has been taken to assure the success o
the movement, for no one better thar
General Shafter appreciates the tire
mendous moral advantage that woul,
accrue TO Spain from even a temporar,
check Of American arms at this time.