The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-09
SPANS MOST FAMOUS ARMADA.
How IL Was Completely Routed by
the British Fleet.
Chicago Times Herald.

The armada. Such has been not inap-
pronriately called the feet of torpedo boats
that Spain Is now sending to these shores
That ether armada Of Spain. preserved in
song history and fiction. was a different
matter. We prefer 10 call such a power
fleet. and armada Is only the Latin equiv
aient, meaning sn armed force. whether
OF sea or land. But armada let II be
This armada of 1895 IS constituted OF hf-
teen vessels That armada OF ISIS was con-
stItutea of i3o vessels. BY the best authori-
ties :. is SAID 90 have had sixty-tive galleons
aud grea. ships, twenty-five aa and 10
ton boats. nineteen tenders. thirteen frig-
ates. iour gaileasses and four galleys 1,
had tonnage Of e. Sss tons. Il was armed
with , AS guns. 25so rounds Of shot and
more than 5,eo hundredwelgas Of powder
OF sailors there were : $50 and OF soldiers
2o"a, The church was represented by no
fathers and monks This tremendous sea
force was sent by Philip n. 10 destroy Eng
lana an4 It's queen. Elizabeth and 10 re-
sore the people OF the country 70 their
mother church. For years II had been In
preparation. and never before In history
=" ~ such a power concentrated. With ali
ihat. SPANS little armada OF today. now
pushing is prcw.s westward, could have
blown u cut OF the sea in enc hour,
Eish; braFely did Spain's power SCI sail
from L.sbun on May - laSs. Il set out
Nth coioFs flying and with provisions for
SIX months Il returned 20 Spain Ave
months later VITA ft;y-four sh.ps. battered
and bruised. and a handful OF men. that
were - enaciatei a. 10 he scarcely able 70
81 ashore En&ana's victory Is claimed by
some 20 oe dHe 10 Cod. by others 10 be due
90 tae sea. by others 20 Re due - British
pluck. However tha; may De-. the armada
seemed 70 - dooUed from the first Soon
after calling y was dispersed by a storm
taat ripped It's sTAs;S from iheg1 sockets
ard tore itS sails Ike rotten rags Il re-
t0rued. concentrated once more. and again
sailed fogth ga he following july. When
ta.ip began r. x.t hiS armada toEet her
England RAD thirty SHIPS Ky jhe time the
armada sailed taAs number haa been mate
rally Increased. chiefly by merchant Shiss
converted into gFuLserS This fleet was
manned by l. tsn coed and Indifferent sal
icrs bat the commar6 were the hravezr
botaesi and most skilled mariners n the
world I.ora Howard Of Enineha-n Was
ire head ~ be navy. and uu5e. hsn were
suca noted sators and Fighters as SIR Fran
- pyak- hawkins. Frohlsher sni sa5n7e
others W.. IS honorable ard q -lc.sy hur-
cancers BAD tl5yd ;he royal coGs~S w{yh
Sco3 Spanish gid. In ali the wHa his
tory ot t1e ~F3 tAere II 10 man - pirtuy-
esq4e ss - francis Drake
= Nfe& MATED until b. WAS warned
.~3, t1R armada Was ia s3sa. ana w32.!
seca pz~s E'iy ala3th. In july ire Span-
.avas we~. seen sanding 80 The channel
1,e s-;re vs~e dtp.o5'sd IN She zH pa ~ .
v.e-seHt ~--sa uL5es .erg. ard t7,.- -ass-
esr 49, "-w $50 TEey WeTe Il - r1.7srsf
- Pie l-fe c. Medina : 3o- T~.zt
Esa ~ sailed oGt = t.s-l4afs
s1e@t asd ezn Aay came 10 ~.an ards
$50 tar cr@cz$ In t-H as The t4k~ o.
a<-,f te- -tr- 50 CLOSE In s-I ata.r "a
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