The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-28

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Add tsoaal information comes from off
ciai s9urses ta&s this squadron g 81 Por-
Sad ard expected 20 take On board e -
to1s CT ccal before entering the sgiez canal
Ssea heavy eoasinz viii take some tine.
Is eisc3osas also that the admiral expects
20 make long sal ani Is ioasatisSs head
81 for tss Philippines. g. p,snt which The
officials here doubted at hrst-
The sGaatro1 Is the most Formidable
Spain has aaoat ia total tonnage. strength
os Individual saars. srrraor ana gazs
The Pszayo In the strongest ct the shipa,
and Ia ths only bat;lesh!p in the Spanish
E.xvy. She Is $50 tons. with speed Of
iA7 kno.s Sic carries th!rty-sve gus
OF various eaIiDer and haz several torpedo
tuaS- TIE Iargsst gEns are the twelve
inch Horstor4ans. oEe forward AID One az.
ana s4even-lnca Hoaiorlas. one or each
beam.
TIE Carlos y. IL o. $3.50 tons, VITA .
speea Of nlaeteen knots. See a4S TWEEN
:y-etghi guns. TIE largest being ;1-lnch
Hcn.or12s. worked electrically. one for
ward ard one at she has also Elk tor.
peio tubs
TIE Agdaz and oz6a are torpedo
boat des,royers, finished IN England 3gs.
BEFORE the war began. They arc OF 80
tors each an4 are thirty knot Each
carries az gaGs and two torpedo tubes.
TIE Baenos Ayrex belongs 20 ne Trans
atlantic Company Of cadlz. ard has been
trsas9orrn@1 snto cruiser sae Is $40
toos sa5 has fourteen knots sped.
TIE PFoseEplas- Patricia and Rapao
are Sorth German Lloyd steamers. re-
esAsly armed
The Colon. c. De venadito ana San
Frarc.sco arc unaETnoxed cruisers
II Is apparent !rezn this that the main
reliance Of fhe fee Is D. the battlesb.p
Pesyo. ire arHaored cruiser Carlos Y.
and the two torpedo boa sestEoyeEs Al
dax ana osaaa. Tie others are aux
Hilary cruisers and col.ierz. As t3ere ara
only two arnlorea SHIPS In the lot. Ad-
mirai Dessy's feet ot protected but un-
srmored ships vi. take care Of tEls Span
ish squadron. with TIRE Monterey added.
ne tSaf1 trEtaiHss ID 50
The Eastern squadron. whieh the United
States WI Tow send against Spain far
outrankz ths Spanish squadron. me Iowa
and Oregon exceeding the Peiayo and
Carlos Y A. every point, while the other
United States vessels are FAR superior.
ship for ship. 70 those Of the Spanish
squadron. with the one exception Of the
two Spanish torpedo boat deatroyers.
When the American fleet sails for Spain
IL VIII take with IL complete information
as to the entire stretch OF Spanish coast.
with detailed maps Of every haFbor ana
i;a Notifications The war board had
"a mas OF information before II and sIaa:
most OF thu day studying Spanish charts
and forufications. with 8 view CT ouilin-
.ng the series Of blows which are 30 ba
delivered u Spain a. home. The span
ian Coast hna Ia -.i-1 kllosaters long. OF
which 7d1 kloneters is on he north coast,
while .3a5 kflomstss~ II along tae Medi-
serranean IN the south coast. The coast
IL described BY naval sirateg4sis as ahrup,
ard mountainous, witn s!nuous iniets and
gulfH. resembling The f3or3s OF scandl-
nAvia. III general. the fortlaca;:ans Of
IN. coast ar relics IF The medieval great
ness Of Spain. and many OF shese defenses
are tumbiing yuins.
The Spanish coast Is divided into three
captain generalcies namely: Ferrol. -
the north. Cadiz on the soash and Car
,aeena. on the east. a, Ferrol Is the "a
sal scltoal and the school ~ naval april
cation. At cartagana IS the school OF ord
naEce aud the torpedo school Cad.z & he
point shere mos; Il the fortjacasion guns
are naae. EscA Of the tafea naval PROV
inoes has nnnabeF ~ ports and cast
towns under ia care
The totai artillery of thee ports. under
normal conditions, prior to the war. was
as follow. Iis kr5pp guns. g. Armstrong
guns. 81 0gd8rn,z guns ana Large sum
Ter OF IIontorsa guns. The main reliance
is o. the ordaansz guns. waich ars s.,-
sia,iy fer fnssiasatlea purposes. They are
81 =. = aaa p cen;lmeters \ senara,e
dIvss.eR 4 tAe ea8st IS made for Ste pu--
poee q Placing t3rped3es ard Submarine
sn'nes TITS ~ark Is divided iuto (our q .
'riets. with Terrel. Caa.z. CArta<esa AMI
Mshon as hessiq ..arters. Each town along
the cast IS allowed a certain number OF
torFeioss. For Instance. ne silo;Gssor. for
Iaseciana p =" tarpess e.
Aagy 80 These ports are connected with
GAYS. which form Az additional feature
~ haval alta Is \ cAa.a r.ns fr.s,u H4-l-
oeleua - Maree.aes. Calis has ;aree "a
HES, ore - the ,'saarse< aro.Ner - Oh