Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-06-03
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DEWEY'S ROUTE HOME.

DEWEY'S ROUTE HOME.
Stopping Places He Will Be Likely to
Touch At.
New York Tribune.
Although at the time of writing it is
not known precisely what stops Ad-
miral Dewey will make on his home
ward voyage, it is reasonable to sup
nose that he would touch at about the
same places as the Raleigh did on her
recent trip by the same route. There
are certain ports along the line which
are stopping places for all vessels trav-
cling between the Pacific and Atlantic
by way of the Suez canal, and one of
the most interesting facts about these
ports is that they are, without excep-
ton, British. Everywhere the Olym-
pia drops anchor she will be under the
Union Jack of England, and will be
greeted-heartily enough, too, if the
reception which was given to the Ra-
leigh is any criterion-by the soldiers
of her majesty, the queen.
If Admiral Dewey had come by the
opposite route, across the Pacific to
San Francisco, he would have stopped
at only American ports-Guam and
Honolulu. Since these have come un-
der the Stars and Stripes, there is a
continuous chain of British and Amer
lean ports extending completely around
the world, and a vessel may circum-
navigate the globe without being COM
PEELED to stop, unless she wishes, to in
the domain of any other nation. .-&s~saS
When the admiral leaves Hong
Kong, where the English are now CIV
ing him an enthusiastic welcome, he
will have run of LAO knots, or nau-
tical miles, TO Singapore, the next
stopping place. The capital of the is
land of the same name, at the extreme
southeastern end of the Malay penin-
sular, Singapore, the "City of the
Lion" is a town with a vast system
of Notifications. 1t is we'll built
city, with different native quarters,
and with European residence dis
trict on hill about mile inland. Its
uuays are convenient and ample; but
vessels of large burden have to lie out
in the roads, mile or so from shore.
From Singapore to Colombo, the capi-
tai and seaport of Ceylon, the distance
is 1850 miles. This is picturesque
stopping place, for the fortified town
stands on rocky peninsular surround
ed on three sides by the sea and having
lake, moat and drawbridges Oh its
andw ward side. The city is famed for
Its beautiful cinnamon gardens, and Is
now one of the largest tea exporting
ports in the world. Colombo harbor
is small, aud is defended by several
forts.
The next run of the Olympia, from
Colombo to Alden, at the entrance Of
the Red Sea, is one of 2,l3O miles
the longest without stops across the
Atlantic. Alden is the chief trading
port of Arabia, but before its occupa'
ton by the British in 1889 it had sunk
to comparative unimportance. AT
first the English used it simply for a
coaling station ; but they soon began TO
Strengthen it, and the extent and ex-
cellence of its present Notifications
have earned for it the title of "the Gil
braltar of the East" Since the open
ing of the Suez canal it has increased
vastly in commercial Importance. The
run through the Red Sea, from Alden
to Suez, is 1910 miles, and the lou
miles of the canal will then bring the
Olympia to Port Said, on the Mediter-
ranean side of the isthmus. Both Suez
and Port Said are Egytians towns; but,
owing to the increase of English power
in Egypt and the preponderance OF
English trade passing through the ca
nal they have come to be regarded also
as British ports.
From Port Said to the famous naval
station of Malta it is $40 miles. The
capital and seaport of the island, Va
letta, at which the ships touch, is plct-
uresquely situated on long neck OF
land, and, together with the rest OF
the island, is strongly fortified. The
run from Malta to Gibraltar is $50
miles, slightly longer than the previous
one, Malta being little east of the
central point of the Mediterranean.
OF Gibraltar it is unnecessary to speak
as a stronghold, since its very name
has become a synonym for fortified
place. Enormous sums of money have
been spent by England in rendering
the precipitous mass of rock impreg-
nable. 1t is likely that this may be
the last stop which the Olympia will
make, and that she will run from there
directly to this city-about 3,215
miles. Possibly, however, she may
pull in at the Azores, in which case
She would be calling at Portuguese
port.