The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-24

Al hour. She aAs TWO l. 5-.neA
barbettss. one forward and ora 40.
u-inch guns IN harhestes. ora ~
beam; nine 55-inch ore 3S-irch rw, a.
men. taree .-po&naeTs. twelve .-ysou.ss,
revolving cannon ana seven toro45o -
altogether a most powsr:ll a.naarnes. !,
competent hands she has A >orr-.I..,. .' =
NOR belt oi Harveyixssi steel. "a. - a. =.
l1ch. N the caree1tes. - inch. in 80
onikheais. i5.s inch. and 20 ire 2-e,ar,.s
deck. 3.5 inch. ~'ea
The Carlos v Is ~ feat long 49,
beam 81 8 feet and 3isplac.~ns.. :.
S.tss1 tons Her coal CAPACITY Is "a .o.1 -
which. AZ the rate of ten knots an sn-s
would allow her n make a vovax1 80 !.
g" miles Her armament Is two ll-inra !,
oaFntties, one forward and one aft, -.
S.5-lneh, four a-inch. TWO loAnonrss 81
four 6-pounders. fouv l-pcundars I'VE
chine guns and six torpedo tubes r..
larger guns are ali of the Ho0t0ria ras.
the products Of = Spanish Inventor
There are. IN further enutnena,io,
SPANS naval strength. two srnan
sells at Cadiz. the Carea and the N.ssss
Of which little Is known. and rha -.
yacht Giralda at Cartagena. but ron. :.
these ranks a. ships OF attack on /. -
tended fer effective operations. r.
there are some few torpedo hoa,s =, -.
Aarbors Of the principal cities
The ports on the oay 81 Biscav a.. r,,,
farther removed from SPANS naya, -
items and so-Called @agsAlpS than tbo>e !.
the southwC stern coast ard the shores !,
the Mediterranean, but where Wat-ar wss
first strike remains 70 pe sasn. p-,,..
Will he captured with ease most snxuhs~
along ,he coast but the greatest a,w.s
20 SPANS commercial and insnetai 1
teres;s can he inflicted " an attack ~.
Cadiz, Cartagena, Valencia ard Rar,ss-
ma Port Mahon. IN the Ra.eartc isi,aa.
a model harbor well-known 10 the 80
officers Of the world. would form an ~
Celient base OF supplies. and II ray !.
seized by our fleet. but Il Is certain th.,
the navy department. will leave % pusag.
conjecture many details OF TIE trip Of Is.
vasion.
II will have one beneficial influence on
Spain in uniting her people against the
attacks OF the common enemy. I, NAV
even be her salvation from anarchy and
the followers of Don Cares and Possibly
end in her establishment % 3 ,rigngs,as.
republic. though favorable results csnpe,
DO expected in the Light OF her pas, his.
tory. Her people. stirred by patriotic mo-
tives. are Fastening TO offer taeir servler
=
try's threatened ports Her soldiers can
fight better than her sailors, but there
IS no reason 70 suppose the United States
will attempt any armed conquest II the
land. Important centeus OF trade Ike San.
lander Bilbao. Corunna. Gijon, and VIA
are being put into a respectable state Of
submarine and land defense Caiiz harAer
Is being sown with torpedoes and thu
Mediterranean towns have extensive cub
marine defenses, bat Farraglt cared moth
ing for them at Mobile. Dewey scsrned
them in Manila bay. and Watson. VINO was
with both these officers thirty-scur years
ago, knows their exact .alue Camaga's
fleet is the only Spanish naval problem len
for Uncle sam 10 solve. Dewey -maaasa
the fleet OF Admiral Montijo. Schlsy and
Sampson have sent Admiral Cs.wras
magnificent squadron to the bottom Of u
sea. and the naval question OF the hours
"WiI Watson smash Camara?" DA
attentive American ear echo seems AZ
swer. You bet!'
ROGER =. BARNCNA