The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-06-28

ton Of tho two Spanish torpedo-boat de-
stroycrs.
The officers OF the Eastern Squadron
are as follows. Commander-in-chici.
Commodore j. q. Watson Dattlcship
Iowa. Captain Il. H. Evans. hattleship
Oregon. Captain Charles Il. clark flag
ship Newark. Captain Albert $. Barker;
cruiser Yosemite. Commander ". n.
Emory. cruiser Yankee, Commander w.
IT, Brownson: cruiser Dixie. Commander
a. II. Davis. GOLFERS Sccndla, Command
cr r.. w Watson. collier Alexander
Commander w. r.. Burwell collier Ala
renda. Iieutcnant-Comma W. II.
Buford.
when the American feet sails for Spain
Sc will take with II complete Information
as 90 the entire stretch of spanish coast
with detailed maps Of every harbor and
its fortihcations. The War Board has "a
mass of this information before it to-
day and spent a good part OF thc day
studying Spanish charts and fortihca-
tions. with "a view 10 outlining thc series
of blows which are 10 be delivered at
Spain at home.
The Spanish coast Iinc SIS 2.122 kilometres
long. of which 1D kilometres is ON the
north coast while 1853 kilomctrcs is along
the Mediterranean and the Atlantic on
the south coast. The coast is described
by naval stratcgists ass abrupt and noun
famous. with Hnuous inlct5 and CULTS.
resembling the 1ords of Scandinavia. I'm
the general. the fortihcatons of Tine
coast are relics of the Mcdiaoval greatness
Of Spain and msny of these ola dee
fences are tumbnng ruins
THE COAST DIVISIONS.
Tho Spanish coast is divided into three
"a Iff tfnf
The north. Cadiz on the south. and Car
thageua ON tho east. At Forrol is tho
Naval School and the School of Naval
Application. At Carthagcna is the school
of Ordinance and tho Torpedo School
Cadiz is the point whore most of tho
f0rt-cation guns are made Each of the
three naval provinces has q certain
number of coast towns under iis immc-
diate care The Fcrro Division includes
the ports OF Ferrol. Corruna. Niiagarcia.
Nigo Vivero. Rivardeo, Santandar, Bile
bao and ST. Sebastian.
The Cadiz division includes thc ports of
Cadiz. Algeriras. Malaga. Montiril, Az
meria. Seville. Huclya. and the Canurics.
The Carthagona Gist-lct includes The
ports Of Carthagona. Alicante. Na'cnce.
Vinaroz, Tortoise Barcelona, Mataro.
Maiorqua. Mahon ana lvice.
Tho total artillery of these ports vndor
the normal conditions of war is as foi-
lows:
ARTILLERY STRENGTH.
no Krupp guns. 5j Armstrong guns. 90
Ordonez guns and % large num1e~ az
IontOria guns The main reliance ls ON
the Ordouez guns. which are sDecialiy Tor
fertilization purchases. They are OF II
and "a centmeters.
A separate division Of The coast Is made
for the purpose of placing torpedoes ana
submarine mines. The work is divided
into four districts. Each town along the
coast is allotted a certain number OF tor
pedocs FOR instance the allotment ior
barcelona alone is 500 tOrpedoes.
Many of these ports are connected by
cables which form an additional feature
of naval attack 4 cable runs from Bar
celona 10 Marzllles. Cadiz has three ca
bles. one TO the Canarics. another 10
Gibraltar and another to Villa Real. Nigo
is the cable station for two lines.
PORT DEFENCEs.
The information IS minute in detail as
to the defences OF each port For in
stance. Ferrol IS protected on the north
bv "a series OF four batteries ana TWO
chatoaus Phe chateau occupying points
which command passes from the sea-
The town Is cncircled by basuohs anu IT,
doubts Of ancient pattern, but recently
remodelled.
The defences of Cadiz consist of circle
NJ eleven powerful ports. The other har-
bors are similarly defined with detail IN
formation as To- approaches chanhels'
depth of water battefles, etc.
Win this fun information at hand. the
nature of the assault upon the coast OF
spain wil be pretty well outlined before
he American squadron sails. AT the
eamo time much will be left To the COM
mander i'm chief of this squadron. Some
naval authorities believe that the ca
nary Islands will be the first point OF at
lack and that the next move VIII be 10
establish a naval base at Ceuta' a point
on the African coast owned Dy Spaln' ana
opposite Gibraltar
with this base our ships would be IN
easy striking distance of the long strelch
of the Spanish coast
NOTHING FROM SANTIAGO
one short telegram received by Generai
Greely from one OF his signal corps oih-
GERS with the army under shaiter was