Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-06-23
SPANISH WAR REPORTS.
n Ne"sy letter Thar Tells of Wouderf
ACCOMPLISHMENTS

A Newsy Letter That Tells Of wonderful
Acc0m plishmcnts.
4 correspondents OF the Hartford
Courant writes:
enclose herewith letter that
never reached tho Spapiards. 10 not
care 10 explain why. but whosyor readH
IL Will be struck with sense OF its
vital Importance.
New York. U. $, A., june 9, 1893. =
Most Esteemed and Admired "El Fro
gresso:" 1t has always given mo the
keennst pleasure to read extracts from
| your admirhlla paper, 80 uniformly
| just and reliable
| nave before mo recent article
which gives tho only really reliable
statement that has boen written Of the
condition of affairs in America us thoy
actually exist.
The hOmbartlment Of Fort Bacon and
Fort Bean was terrific while il lasted
AMI the Bostonians have not returned
TO their city since. Later advices
show thut they had an engagement 10
Hartford with Robin Hood, an outlaw,
with a large troop.
The workingmen ars rising every day
all over the country, and there ia now
vnst army of them engaged in vari-
oua kinds OF work.
Tho huge suspension bridge between
Neuyo York and Trenton, n. j., has
Dsen entirely wrecked and there is no
means of ESCAPE from the first city
except by lluboken and Chicago, which
are well guarded by the railroad guards.
There has not been messenger train
running between brooklyn and Jersey
City since tho opening Of hostilities.
Although thB Sioux Indians have
Joined the Americans, the Chutss have
started un all over the country anu are
making inroaus on the purses OF tho
people. Monday and Tuesday last, the
days when Americans decorate the
graves ut the hurnas OF the last war,
tho people all lgft their work, and
armed with dimes and nickels. they
shot nearly every chute in the country,
II iH now word of the loyAlists,
Have you shot tho Chutes?'' The
Chute bands arc usually Hmall-not
more than eight or ton and frequently
only four or five. While they have no
artillery. yet their hlaring wini instru-
ments have very deadly effect
number of heavily laden schooners
went over the bar at Coney Island, hut
few went out 10 sea. Largo numbers
of people were engaged in unloading
them, but they were abuut half shot.
1T was fierce engagement.
Several engagements have been re-
ported by tho society papers in the
coast cities.
Yesterday the Clevelands, led BY
Capt. Tobeau 1.-THE OK President never
leads this company in petson) ad.
vanced on the New Workers. at tho Polo
Grnunde. and, after fierce battle, re
tired victorious, Tho batteries of the
Now Workers. were Ineffective. Tho
New YORK Sun, an administration
paper, admitted the defeat in half.
column article.
l have given you some facts above
not contained in your last accounts Of
American troubles, and now for few
hints that may nut come aniss to your
victorious army and navy. If Admiral
Camara or Cervera, after he has com
pletely demolished the cowardly navy
at Santiago, were TO steam up tho
Mississippi River into the Northwest
they would iind many important towns
entirely unprotected. Lincoln, Nob.,
"a city not so large as Madrid, but an
Important political csntre-and otbor
large cities voted recently against any
kind OF protection. The capture Of
C'Huhat -N'il.t dul nlln.,
would cut off the beei and wheat aupnly
OF tho whole nation and thereby force
the army to caritulate.
The brilliant victory Of Corvera at
Santiago should be followed up by the
capture OF the feet under Sampson and
the North Atlantic squadron, and
when these have been annihilated in
the USUAL Spanish fashion, it will be
an easy matter TO lay the whole cost
under tribute
III tho power ard range Of the Spanish
guns are comparable to the accuracy OF
aim displayed by their gallant gunners,
CervsIa'T squadron, stationed few
miles of Sandy Hook, might SUCCESS
fully lombard the cities of philadsl-
phia, New York and New Haven at the
same time.
My admiration of FL Progresso leads
me to contribute this information to
you, hoping it will help you to gain
still greater prestige.
Triumphantly yours,
Sapolio Rarnacle.
To the editor of Ell progrssso,
Havana, Cuba.