The herald., 1898-06-05

cruisers. for Schley was at sea on the night
CT Thursday, Sampson on that of Friday,
and on that of Sunday, the 22d, he took
the lower channel for the east, and on
Wednesday turned back toward Havana.
Schleys squadron has been reinforced by
the Iowa, and SIMPSONS by the Oregon.
| | believe that in war one has to take for
tune If it had not been because Samp
son was afraid, Don Pasquale might go to
Havana, and that Schley would not be
there, or that our confidence is well
grounded that he finds himself very short
Of ammunition after the bombardment.
through the stealing in the ordnance de-
partment. The fact remains that 1t was
logical for him to remain near Santiago
and Cienfuegos, and. if he could not pre-
vent the entrance of our squadron. to shut
it up and thus close the campaign. as those
people over there already believe it closed.
But l cannot believe such a stupid thing
possible I suppose that he went to the
south of Porto Rico, and that he had or
dered a cruiser or two there to cover the
Terror, and that he will appear at San
Juan the 9th or 18th. He will coal there
turn to delay and annoy them and delay
| the invasion.
The Viscaya and Oquendo at least need
to go into drydock. telegraphed to Don
| Pasouale on the morning of the Goth, when
1 knew he was in Santiago, saying that the
souadrons were at Key West. He did not
answer me. That afternoon came tele-
gram from Madrid saying he had left San
| Iire n
General Blanco in respect to all the move
ments, and now, so far as know, Don Pas
ouale has arrived at Porto Rico, where
shall try to communicate with him. If he
should set out for Martinique ar Havana,
having twenty-four hours advantage, he
would have arrived before now. am very
much afraid lest they attack Porto Rico by
land and sea and put off the attack on Ha-
vana. They are not going to do more than
try to take the latter, and they think then,
If they destroy our fleet, of taking the war
into Spain, with Havana already in their
power. They have no confidence in their
army, but they have of their navy, and
tbey are afraid of our army and of yellow
fever, because if the men should begin to
die in Cuba there would be tremendous
row, as they are not like OUR people. Any
way. we shall see when there is news of the
fleet. 1 expect it tomorrow With them
cleaning their hulls at the keys we should
be able to clean something in three days
at Porto Rico. Each day that passes is
worse for us on account of the almost
Notal lack of preparation. The Cadiz
squadron is to come to lombard Boston,
Portland and Long Island. They can do
: it now, but after a few months it would
be too late think if we are to have any
success in this matter it will be through
treating for peace, by yielding Cuba and
having them recognize the debt. If we
| do not do this soon 1t will be too late, and
we shall lose Cuba and Porto Rico and all
. that this war has cost us, and in addition
we shall be charged with the Cuban debt
for which our treasury is responsible.
There is no doubt here that we cannot con-
tinue this war, az we have nothing to gain,
and may lose our three colonies and be
! ruined for fifty years. In the matter OF
money there is no patriotism. Proof is
given by the bank which ought to have
bought gold although at premium OF
100 per cent, and issued notes against it in
{ small or slightly great quantity. With
$50 900 900 it has made thirteen hundred mil
: lions This is the moment of the year at
which, instead of returning % or "a per
. cent it returns only II or 10 per cent. AS
, regards it's buying gold, exchange has gone
down, and if, instead of buying 400, 900
, it issued 5000 0,000, paying six or seven
, hundred inasmuch as the state subscrbes
at the rate of per cent, and would rep
resent to the bank an interest of about Z
per cent. and it's dividends would go down
very little The bank is the nation, and
; with the nation it has grown rich by offer
, ing paper money, which it did not have in
, its treasury, and by getting interest on
. that which in reality it had never given
out. But wha tever the bank does, nobody
. dares object except those who have money
in their pants, if they should call for it,
I have written to the minister, but did
not give him so much news of the fleet as
to you, because / had other things to
speak of. If you should see him you might
, give him some news. We shall see him
when they relieve US and send some one
: here to work and not amuse himself.
can imagine your anxiety for Francisco
) and the rest, an anxiety that we share
; Their terrible ships do not go as fast as
ours by perhaps two and a half miles. AS
for the monitors, they do not count for
much; they can be used only to lombard
in a smooth sea, and besides cannot &c
fast. and carry very little coal. They have
= delayed Sampson the whole voyage.
D My regards to Rafael and daughters
t and you know how much your kinsma n
r and subordinate loves you.
. RAMON CARRANZA.
/ I should be glad to have you write me
/ your opinions. You know how much ]
e appreciate them. If the squadron is In
e Cuba they are going to destroy its wretched
i fortifcations and sink couple of steam