The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-25
II She Sends Cadiz Fleet
TO. Philippines.
HER COAST BE SWEPT
Powerful Flying Squadron Will Do
he Work Quickly.
4 CHANCE FOR OUR wARsHIPs.

washington, June z6.-That the Span
nh Cadix fleet is proceeding steadily
eastward n no longer doubted here.
Trusted agents Of the government In
Mediterranean are watching every
movement OF the ships. and when word
came from one Of these agents that the
squadron was sighted on Psnteileris
Thursday. the ofhciais were bound to
accept the statement ~ beyond oues-
kion. me nrst report, which came
Through an italian newspaper. was
taksa with some reservation owing TO
\ known efforts Of the Spanish gov
ernment 20 mislead our naval authors
ties BY just such publications In neutral
Al the rate they ara pro-
wressine the squadron should reach Port
said. at the entrance to b Sues canal.
about Monday or Tuesday. Beyond this
psint Il 10 mot believed that the squad
rem WIN 90. for II v confidently felt that
4he whole Spanish movement Ii moth
ing more than . spectacular display.
gotten up v mset the Irresistible demand
q the bpanish ~popuiacs. particularly
the aerieax party. that someshing should
be deae to savs the PHILIPPINES to Spain.
1hsre % Z question Whistler h canal
a~utAsstces Wal allow the heavy Span
6sh armsrsd ships to risk h passage
e - ooaal even n Admirsa Camara 10
swfling 70 undertake It. Their draft 10
- nrsoaAAat shey might easily ground
IN be oonaa and thus sbstruot II TO navt-
sa1(on sndsAodteiy.
me wnv Wall DO carried into Africa,
nstaph@p&easly speaking. IL Spain ID fool
hardy snough 70 ssnd . hest to attack
Dewey. II y snnounosd on good au-
xhsrftv snskAefers me last Spanish vss-
ssi NJ paspuo through ths canal. an
Awsr1eap soQolpep will be stsamins AZ
fun sc&(o usr0ss ~ AQaAtic straight
tev - oop1t - nO~An - b<ins the war
hens u Che 6paaAsA people. There "
Ne lsub% Dewey can AAke care OF him
sssf aga1nst thiy CaAx fest. since his
ewn sQuaAsvn will b rtinforced by iron
eIa0e lang bsGeSs Camasa's ships sight
ne tay u naanila, and will have the
phers hstter4es With him instead OF
against kisn IN The strsgxie. II has been
ooueIuded by the administration that
nothing says the most severe measures
Will suMce 10 bring. ths spanish people
tsssea1ising ssnss eeshs hopelessnsss Of
che o0zNnupncs of the present war.
Even bindnsss. II IL held. will dictate
such = blew a. that II IL proposed 10 ad-
minister " the Spanish persist in his
last pspJset.
Aftsr TIE Gall o. Santiago and the cap
tmre - 'deoePueti6n Of Cervera's squad
ron. sampson viii have an abundance OF
vesseeD - apaxs Tor the task set for him.
rrobably h WIN constitute the attack
Ing nese Il two s~quadrons. the first q
Tying squadron to be composed Of the
ewixteet y66esls 81 the fleet. such a. the
coguNbia, Minneapolis. Harvard. Yale.
~ Louis. o. 4eul. New Orleans and
Uueh cr4tA. Th}S will be followed, un-
der anoeAes co9Randsr. either Samp-
osn ~ 0ehjsy, " the battleships, which
Captain ol4Sks experience with the
oregoa No. shswn can easily be counted
On fey The vqy9os aoren the Atlantic.
with thsasw{k orsssn. fnaiaua. Msssa-
ehomttD 80 x&Eat, ell p~Attieships. sup
Dlsmsuting he NV York and Brooklyn,
armored sSujss9s. and the less powerful
but speedy vsstsls OF the flying SQUAD.
roR, the Spanish coast would be speedily
evt14 slsAx Of I'll commerce. all Spanish
phipping wsuld b. destroyed and SEINE
q ~ best ports bleckadsA or BON
The nsws from Jamaica. that General
3a9lo d sending heavy rsinforcements
- 0onerel kinarss In Santiago 10 like
" - tevs tn eject Of Fastening the
eanDpaion aGajnst that town by the
Aussicans. rande has 10000 troops al
uolouln. lea than 100 miles from San
eAeA nsy ere the pick Of the Span
- ovmy II Cube, and their commander
y knswn ~ ths nght1ns general. Were
they T. conSins with The Spanish forces
~ o1ndego. the American cmpaign
uioAe be very prolonged. and the tasb
oot Ter mi troops would be much
heavier. I've factors have been relied
UPON 70 prevent the combination-ths
first, the very rough nature Of the coun.
Try between Holguin and Santiago
Wnsoh would b exceedingly dificult foi
tvoopo 10 cover In less than four to I've
oayS 1t b earliest; the second the
active EFFORTS u the Cubans to harrass
The s~Danlards on the march n retard
tho1r mevsmsnts. With the force they
have Ia thst country. the Cubans could
DO this very effectively. but they could
ocareely undertake absolutely TO check
NE whole Spanish force OF 10000 men.
TIE reports from Santiago indicate
ohaf he opanish admiral II using nj,
oQuodron exactly a. was anticipated "a
defend the town from attack by soldiers
- the rear. This only emphasizes. ir
the Uin1e ~ army officers. the necessity
(oe speedy action on the part OF the
invaders. for with Pando's men 10 rein.
force the garrison and Cervera's SQUAD.
ron n full play. the Spanish force would
-. from . military point OF view, much
stranger than the combined forces under
gheft<r and the cubans under Garcia
ma HAbl
Il h believed thst considerable re.
1lonce must Be placed upon the American
G1oGe train. for ~ o o ~ the heavy
Guns af9 D1aced N the crest Of the hills
n ~ expected that the position OF the
Spanish edmirsf below. exposed 20 n
DlunGing Ore. will be ~vntenabie. and n,
Vim - obliged either 70 surrender. or
moko . desperate attempt to escaps
1Fom Gaptiaeo harbor. The laval au.
GDogs>1eo ere sstisned that no spanisf