New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-08
CAMARA'S SQUADRON.
A VISIT TO THE SPANISH FLEET AT
PORT SAID.

PORT SAID
"rHEY DON'T MEAN 1T. YOU KNOW; IT'S yuH
POLITICAL"
From The London Daily Graphic
Port Said July Al arrived hero las, night
chase at rbe s w to ws ss Aams
Manila and / heard that It had put to sea
for the purpose Of ccallng, While the ships were
them. and my chances Of seeing anything seemed
ee eye small However have just returned
greater part OF which time spent on board the
here last Sunday afternoon and that the Egyptian
Government refused to give It any coal
MAKING THE MOST OF 1T.
m Th rgSn, Of this decision has been to place a.
time. Under the most favorable conditions he
could not make the run TO Manila In less than I'VE
months 4 the progress Of Prince Henry's ship.
throui h the same watsrs may serve as an indca:
delay TO upset their equanmity in the Fast On
the the contrary they made the most q their deen.
IN large numbers to the great advantage Of the
ahead on each side II The canal. opposite the
canal company office. and they proved themselves
Said. SO much was this the case tina, between the
hours of z and clock in the afternoon everybody
OF taking the usual midday siesta. Hundreds VI
vessels OF different kinds enter and leave the port
four " heeled cab But this the Spanish feet,
attention.
FACTS ABOUT TIE FLEET ITSELF.
Let us for a moment consider the component
parts of It, First comes Admiral Camara's flagship.
the Psayo She Is commended by Captain Jose
Then follows the armored cruiser Carlos Quintos.
boat destroyers-the Audaz the Proserpna and tho
0ssdo each win crew Of seyenty,two men Jhs
,ate Columbia an1 the Buenos Aires are merely
and the san Francisco. each Of which carries coal.
.cres troops and smmun,ton Il Tl be ,s seen
destroyers which can count as warships. While
The feet was in harbor bugle-calls rang out the
whole day long but obserytnt people on shore mo-
ticeG that very little drilling was gone through
er Sr gun arm ~ Ev era went
with the fleet which looked as II 1t had come TO
the canal received instructions request Admiral
Camara to arrange for the departure Of his squad
ron. he had exceeded the time allowed by inter
national law for remaining in a neutral port.
THE AUDAz LEFT BEHIND
The Admiral accordingly prepared his feet for
sea and the following morning steamed out Of
wafer. and ten miles distant from the canal en-
mile limit Ills anchorage Is near the spot where
tho Victorious went aground He was compelled TO
leave behind him the destroyer Audaz whose en-
gines have developed serious defects and require
extensive rerairs This boat is brand new She
pleted before the decara ion 81 war. on her voy-
age down the ST. Georges Channel she met with
strange accident. while going at fun speed ahead
she struck something; Some say It was whale.
others bs sea Whaieyer 1t might nave we e es
board side As she lies mere now. one can plainly
see by her plates where she has been mended; ana
this perhaps accounts for the breakdown OF her
engines.
THE SPANISH CONSUL on THE COAL CUES
TON.
His Excellcncy. Senior f. de Rosas. the Spanish
Inc IN Of EXP ee mas et took the oppor
unity of ascertaining from him his views upon the
question You need be SURPRISED to hear that hat
community directly upon Lord cremer II was z
grand opportunity FOR dspay OF ,a amnesty ana
talk Of rs being made an nernaton nal qvs:.
matter has been pushed by people who are not
Spaniards and who care nothing for the interests
from the representative OF that country that tho
action Of the Egyptian Government IN reiusing 20
allow the fleet coal here was perfectly Iegiu-
mate.
GETTING ABOUT THE FLAGSHIP.
The feet was reported to be lying about ,S,t ten En-
miles distant from the por 50 o hf TO ss and , trust
ing to luck for tie rest oI 'Ss pSrP %h most es
satisfactory results This morning at $50 o'clock
smart little launch was ready FOR me az the teie
graph pier and hour later she steamed along,
SIDE the admlrai's flagship. Visitors had been
vigorously excluded from the ships In haroos, 30
Ii was therefore pleasant surprise TO see =
marine down the San ocss ana anans at the
head OF the sangway. among whom was So CaPtah
blamed that my object IN coming was TO make
Sketches Ter The Daily Graphic" and asked his
l.Tb,ne DniIy graphic was an American paper, and
he looked up and down SO s9spiciS3usy ,nAt an
oicer standing by sald he knew the paper to he
English. and was accordingly granted permiS''o"
A SPANISH SHIP IN WAR TINE.
,r, ,,. T., .,,,o rasnec,s rern,nds one OF Her
Maicstys ship Alexandra, with her great tree-
board. soping SIDES and high bulwark 81. hh ave
his was my frst visit to a batte-ship in war time.
and expected stern n ana g5 aqe I psseeaSe more
unpreparei for than the deck OF ne hea yo
shine but as she was supposed TO be coaling thaS
was not ewraordinary But what one ,s n,a ,NIs
preparation Both. however. were conspicuousy
absent The day was fine and me conatlons o.sre
most favorable for coallng-that most lHportan'
Of all operations in a feet. Being on BOARD oa'T
shp at %F sna the hot coat al coming ship ike
an avalanche eysfy TinSh workns ike tends
walked over TO the sarboard side where the 1Son
lying close by with 95ear two ssps There
was only one winch at work and seven men men on on
,hev came UP from the hold and pushed them over
the bridge In the most leI sur yh,rtxave men In
i engaged and they putting in twenty-'hrss
and a half tons an hour
IT'S JUST POLITICAL"
The decks OF batteshP were swasmips w,e
sent'' The coal Yet this the feet which had
N Msm s@nt OF with a rush to Manila ! USED tne
uord seanen lust now. in speaking or the crew pus
Tor the most part they were mere boys ana iUokeu
ii - ,hav had Just been drafted from training
ar az, - Tia guns were all incased in tarpaun Gov.
ers and from the look OF the ashngs theg naa nos
80, rcmoved for a long time The otncers, OF
n, hnr, there were many. smoked cigarettes any:
hora and everywhere. Some OF them were dressed
W rhi,a duck others In blue serge. There was no
II, ,rSoruitv OF pattern and as far as clothing went
rom a midshipman. on boarding the hagship I
bad sent my card down TO Admiral Camara. ana
va a :, yas naarly o'clock asked the COMMANDER
- 4, would be possible FOR me to see the Admiral
rsfore leaving An officer was sent below, ana ne
no,vrnad 70 saw that the Admiral was asleep. The
hIre ~ the launch was f2 los. an hour so de-