New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-08

AN ENGLISH VIEW OF SPANS CHIEF
COLONY.
NATURES ASSISTANCE IN BLOCKADlN" u "A
IMPRESSIONS OF HAvANA-THE PHILIP
PINES 4 LARGE AND UNEX-
PLORED COUNTRY.

IMPRESSIONS OF HANANA-ihE Thi"A'
PINES LARGE ANp uNE%-
pIoRED COUNTRY.
From The Pail Mall Gazette. u,...s
The American blockade OF Cuba from :. az on
westward round to Cienfuegos cuts on norts Of the
.i"nd Including. Of course. the capital. VIM yor
the main object of attack lile t So shows fiat
pbh somewhat bare these being the ho
tics at most points. with the eN Saniago de cuba.
wne,e tne n vii be remembered that was IN
az ~" ,oontatnots par that Gomez and the Mr s,
,irsi raised Inc nas OF nsurrector hro is
,rac,as almost 80 far as cape Nays, tn'', ,,bich
i,, s,cccssion OF dangerous keys or reels. III,
mako approach to the shore p.".u a." 95i,,S Along
FOR large vessels AZ one or w. Po.,str,ard "a
~ GOOD no,fiou Of the south coast easIWdl" , 90
wen as westward from CientueRoS t tle ~ MOCK
I,,tnns trc,aN and If America DECIDES 10 ".V Paro
"d H. whole island 1t will only have 10 n a1iYo
another Gordon OF vessels rc.i,n ,,,n,o as far as
rasf Santiago dc cuba and GuahtaIlanao ~ ,o,itv
ojnt Ma~si which is the easternmost eM,1, not
0a tt, me intricate channels. with their stramge
currents between the keys. and Iew fau ohooncTs
ses would be tbTr uck 10 Seeing that fully two
thirds Of the whole coastiinc IS vi ihat IN their
aafrorts TO prevent communication the Americans
have nature with them s from thc disad-
Gardens Is not entirely iree HVl' ~ y, las on
yantaecs associated with ugly reefs IL ,h ,e' On. ~"
the southwest of bay or mn NIL kovs ard
bay itSeO it is only navigane ior orsiderable city
eleven ifrl Dare Enjoys arse trade. mostly
with Havana and other ports IoSnu %noc~oIithlest
r,ands ON a swamp and Is one OF th' an ~. ',rrbi
,,'"es IN cuba l. has railway ana rs a. I'm
tcctural features are thos' 81 an ',se cxhirh are
h,,.ns (lrcd with sun-dried mud). painted ID g"u'S
,'nrs 80 XIII The glare of the not sunshine; d
c ",i - nlazas where the town band discourses
mIsir 81 Meh; Kind without mucn resarn ,o nd
ienno and unpayed streets along wnJH t~yn e,Ge
Win much snow OF superiority and vilan9us iaces,
and the True 9nr @SLa w n suspicion q black
hioo5 In II save for the protection AFFORDED ~. ny
the chan oil Nfy 9fortiacd. RE spaaiards have
erected some rud" dcfcnces on the l'."n. clone
wall or an 1ntqua,cd faces The , sc sni ba ~,
give even show OF resistance IN Univ -" orlv a
IS the town Of Sguapa. which is IN r'""'Y o''' :"
Thsrc are several other ports between Sa tonrs
WHEN sr1ar,tcS The rivers Yumur ana san Jut ~
and boasts something He fiH'E aornc caves
tants. docn and lhali MI" li''nu' 80 Tho
wheh rank among he.,d mn3r To' snn seycsmo
Tora Us ph" @ no moden guns and whch. by
reason 81 It's raised position. offers me marx iy
and hituo.n these and she toWn IS me "'-i'o' *,
where the water Is shallow. FROM ii.r ~ -,
l~nth for the largest vessels Arch.'eo'uraiiy' u
garcra- writ ,r'a ar 5.c, ~ g'E Ee@s coycred
With i,t ma mangroyes. and wing very io".
UAvANNs BEAUTIFUL HARBoR.
Havana shows herself very beautiful a. you enter
thc harhor pa tae morning. atier NE Nh .r ,,-r,
,,s,-. srJ ,tc .eng Inc If f,rt.nca'!1ns on the
clifs which overlook tho City 10 iie @asi |A.a' =!
N'i'" an , 81, 49,. IN me world Iut the 81.
france is Morrow and n the forth lions were 1aS-
1.n'' " ,h.n r. IL. ,,tor.1us however. that
m,. g, '''' are no. ADEQUATE General Neyler
MI tom Morro. but Win the possible exception Ok
,ana and c,.r5 Cuhaa coas' :ort Gould be as
aorn,cd AMI the walls knc ncl 70 lIeoes by hc.ti