The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-06-07

, /. - 9p4 lid i<@ !:c~at,I ~ s.t!}cr A,t
before yesterday in Tampa. The Anijrr.
cans are showing tile most eNtraordn!arE
Vigilance | do not wish To remain mere
without taking an active part in the war
and | desire duty in which | can take
the initiative and do something. shall
hc extremely gratiticd to have ship
in order To run the blockade. or Il tor
pcdo boat: anything rather titan playing
second fiddle. However if there is no
other remedy. | would 90 perfectly vii
lin@ly on board a large ship. | am very
sorry that this war finds me 50 low III
rank for it offers opportunities for an,
one who wishes To work and to risk him
self. | cannot believe that Don Paaqualc
could be in Santiago as reported by the
American press. He entered it on the
18TH and if he had gone Immediately -
Havana he would have met only two
monitors in front Of it. | make it out
that he entered that place only to coal
and for the moral effect it would pro
ducc in Spain. Suppose he Went out
Friday. the 2Oth-if he had gone to the
North and through the Providence Chan
mel. he would have passed into Havana
right under the noses of the Americans.
who had only small cruisers: for Scher
was nj sea on the night Of Thursday.
Sampson on that Of Friday: and on that
of Sunday. the 22nd, he took the lower
channel for the East and on
"Wednesday he turned back to-
wards Havana. Schley's squadron has
been reinforced hy the Iowa ana Sanlp-
sons by the Oregon | bc!ieve that in
war one has TO tempt fortune. If it had
not been that Sampson was afraid that
Don Pasqualc might 90 to Havana and
that Schlcy would not be there Our conf
Gcnce is well grounded that he
would have found himself very
short of ammunition after the
hombardment, though the stealing III
The ordnance department. The fact re-
mains that It WAS logical fer him to re
main near Santiago and Cienfuc@os and
if he coHld not prevent the entrance Of
our squadron, 10 shut il up. and thus
close its campaign rs those people over
there already believed it closed. But
cannot believe such i stupid thing posi-
hle. suppose that he went to the
south Of Porto Rico and that he had or
dcrcd Il cruiser or two there to cover the
Terror and that he will appear ut San
Juan the 9th OF 2Sth. He will coal
there and Will rest day or two and Will
then return to delay and annoy them ana
delay the invasion. The NiZcaya and
| ne ttlUtlltib I'll ltttSl lltt'l ~ ~ III '!lH .
dock.
i am very afraid lest they attack Tor :
to Rico by sea and land and put off the
attack on Havana. They are not going
to do more than try to take the latter. !
and they think then if they destroy oar /
fleet Of taking the war into Spain with /
Havana already in their power. They !
have no confidence in their army, but |
they have in their navy, and they are
afraid of our army and Of yellow fever. J
because if the men should begin to die
in Cuba. there would be a tremendous
row. as they are not like our people. Any /
way we shall see when there is news /
of the fleet expect to hear OF IT to-
morrow. with them cleaning their hullS
ut the KEYS: we should be able to clean
in three days at Porto Rico /
Each day that passes is worse for us
than the lack of preparations. II the
'adiz squadron ha,f come and bOmbarded
Boston. Portland and Long Island. They 4
.an DO it now. but after few months 1t |
will be too late | think if we are to
have any success in this matter 1t Will
bc through treating for peace. and having
them recognize the debt. If we do not
do this soon it will be too late. and we
shall lose Cuba and Porto Rico and all
that this war costs us. and III ad- !,
dition we shall be charged with