The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-06
PRAISED BY ENGLAND.
GALLANTRY OF THE NERRIMAC-s
CREW Is APPLAuDED.
Ii Is Believed That the Jig Is Tn
With Ccryera-Porto Riran
Invasion Is Expected

London. June s.-An The papers refer
in terms Of the highest praise 10 Naval
Constructor Hobsons daring exploit z.
Santiago &c Cuba, but some doubts are
thrown upon the statement that the Mer-
ri1nac Sd completely blockadss The chan
mel a The American reports asssry.
ne Ilnlss, u an article reviewing The
operations OF The week. says Il is most
probable that Admiral Cervera has i de-
AceTats intention 10 stay at Santiago
therefore 10 open the channel would be Of
Aitle use 10 HIN. Il seems clear that his
squadron was not prepared for war or IN
Tor SEA waeI II left the Cape Verde is
sanas and there Is good reason 10 oopbt
Naetner the CrisGpbol Colon even used
Der big guns 81 ali.
Hebson's exploit is one Of which The
American navy may well be proud. The
Iota thAt Inc wreck can be removed by
tEs use OF little dynamite is opuoses 10
al experience. Madrid discovers the sf-
ialF as a brilliant Spanish victory. but
H0M creams OF such victories there is an
unpleasant awakening Admiral Cervers's
psIs0a CT invasion Is now saaed ana he
Su4o creating an unreasonlnE manic y,
AiLt[lcS he has accomplished nothing Tse
laN a. game in the Nesi Indies has PLAYED
cur Ana little can Be said Of IL EXCEPT thsf
nave Been confined strictly 10 law
AKA no unexpected develonnsor can he
traced. Santiago nov invites csn,urs Nv
nlliary action and Admiral ce-ye-s :
tuce" '0i- zap
~ Zines commenting esitorizllv "a rhs
e1Rlot', SAYS; Tie perilols or.srafs,y, -
executed with ssliantry BY a litrle bo-s :,
Z..4.9fs' who nlracalpnsiy esrspaa ds-,S
ns obstruction aad fan OF ssntisso are
s-'-., 80 question OF time with the 5.s
,1Aee OF all hopes founded on ,ha
ss4nlsa heet- SPANS sympathirers resog-
80 -, tii@. her case IS hopeless sst Ana-;cs
- ho' distress ksrseif much about go
-IA-aSs as tbs, q he s. ps,s-sb,'--
.NsFosll Yesterday, until the oonhinstGnr
: ss a more Tangible fern than the-s
.. 1sY sfeSpect OF Al present.
AZ so4in's disposal whenever
- setks ] frankly ard sireersly ~, -
game IS clsa-ir lost ana /. i mrs 'oa Ier
- eeesson to dAfins as honorary ra,,a,
restoring the siatn quo.
lfally ChronEcle remarks -. 49,
~ .He S.5sr dangers WAS the ss,-,- |.
- he iac.dent gives fresh luste- ~
~. $500 800 o. tie American navy
~ psiir News says: IAN En-lisb,rs,
~ - IN ls Americans in the adra,ratio5
The United siStes can con,t =, -,
- tEee o. that kind in great srrerss-,,s,. -
- uaso forts viii be nos.rirSs -
S.ssst Adnlrsl Sampson reAchinr ~
$40 sSuseron should that neasure sr 80
DE ar1aess proceeds 10 arr,,a 49,, :,
~ is,s-aluse- oowsvsr, To suppose ths. -, =
sr@ane. IS absolutely closed - 80 ~ me
y rV1a1 Be impossible 70 aestroy ire h,,L
- says English TORPEDO Officers ~a.,,s -, a
nt&as Of fostins ami a.-e..-
. eaarses- y the Merrinsc's fapna,s A''a,ss
SUI visible she mus. BE- s,Yat 500 IS
-. as-S tae nye fAthorns mark ana s,s IL,
-, 49,, saannsi clear, in any case Re
: - =, 90 nor end the Nar II the $780,,
= alocked- Il is equally 50 10 M ,- ~rasi
7. = alerleAa vessels and ASnirai cary'.r,,s
,saearsa car materially as.ist Ia ~ a
--se @sainst land at;Ask, II IS ts.rs-
~ proSssss that the American ,re,,,s -,
7 o. irtenes! sor Cuhs but for p,-.. ~. ass
ne sssfnre Of yhsch xouie Be- !. sfrer,,,.
eseck apoa SPANS navsi eassrprise Az
'a1lns on her last naval hass.s