Show RIO I 11 V R Operations Proposed Against Ham Ha-m in Case of Hostilities SPAINS POWERFUL FLEETS Two of Them arc Now Ready to Make Hard Fighting Certain AMERICAN SQUADRONS IN FINE SHAPE I 10011 crullier Ioovo orl 1111 If New IdI Mettle I ar fill Illowo Bt Each Other New York April 13Advices received by the navy department Indicate that Spain Is I organizing its rapidly as pos rible two powerful fleets which will I Is I i supposed lie opposed to the two fleets that this country has assembled nt Key West and at Hampton Hood lays a Washington correspondent of the Times One ot her fleets Is I forming at Puerto Puer-to Grande St Vincent Cape de Verde Islands nnd tho other U I forming at Cadiz Spain Naval experts think that the net nt Cadiz Is I Intended for the defense of the Spanish coast from any attack liy the IIIng squadron while th fleet that Is I assembling ot the Cape de Verde Isl finds Is I Intended for retaliatory attacks upon our coasts SPAINS ILIICT STRONG I Is I remarked that the latter fleet I I composed of very fast eselj 1 torpedo boats torpedo boat destroyers and vessels 1 swift cruisers ien the supply ot this lore are rapid and could keel up with the movements ot tho rest 01 the fleet I U I Just the kind ot a i squadron ihat Mould be formed for the < Purpose of attacking the coast and In the menntlme dodging an enmys let It Is I probable thai It could kp out of the way of the majority of Capt Banns > Ban-ns vessels 1 and It would not be note for one or two American ships to leave the squadron to far and subject themselves to a sudden attack by u worm of torpedo bouts I this Ain A-in South Atlantic squadron kcci to gather therefore It piobablethat the Spanish let which is faster as n hole could evade it on Uie high seas and chouse Its own way uC thrilling The Wan IruPloe that the Span Ih fleet HW rndZoud In tile Carlo Yrd Isla ndsNvill move to thaiderenso ot Haven bor seek to draw off tile AmOlr 8 118 by a foray on our ut I is I evident that Spain expect un ulock on laana and It was for ill it reason i that she vvlthdiew I the Viz cave and Almlrante Oquendo from that harbor ItA S FOR THE FLOTILLA I Is I true that she has not at let according to the latest advices ot the navy department moved this torpedo arid erulsr fleet farther In t his direction direc-tion but this is I tlOJtllt to be duo 10 the fact 1t Hire is I afraid to start I thl is WRY on Its long Journey across tho ocean lest war be declared and the net bo taken at great disadvantage by the living quadrn latch viould be ad Vided 01 the outbreak ot the 1r Instant ly and could move across Its path Of course II tire Spaniard alt front Porto Grande they wuuld come under Pealed 1 orders or on orders 10 look out for hostile American ships but this would nor prepare them for a sudden attack by the flying squadron which could Ing pick Us tiny and place for light It Havana If I Invested and the Spanish Span-ish fleet moves to Its asAlvtiuice part leot IstLe prt ot Cupt Sampsons llwt would have to meet It unless I the lljlnc squadron be kept In these waters The Cape do Verde fet Is not strong enough now wer t make such precaution i essary and it is considered that the Key Went squadron will he sufllclen for the work of capturing Havana and ot holding the torpedo fljtllla at tray or fnrlnnfI ot dispersing and destroying it and allow al-low the mine squadron to carry out the plan already worked out of makIng mak-Ing a dash at the Canaries and cutting In two Spains weak line of defense WILL ATTACK HAVANA I Is I now determined that as oonn war Is I declared Capt Sampson will stem for Ilval and attack It by sea and that a land force will hasten to lite aid and Invent the city on the nest thus cutting It oft entirely from the coast of the island except by means ot an Inner harbor Havens can be read rn lly and safely ehelled from the BCV t without exposing the attacking vessel to a damaging fire This Is the opln Ion ot Capt Slarshep who made a care rot study of the defenses ot the ear ciy during his stay there I IS also the opinion of Gen Ie who has made even closer study of the capital rplal I I > also expected that the revolutionists 01 the province of Ilirar del Illo who rA by no moan slppr1 or extennln tried will hasten to tile aid ot the aMY of occupation while domes and Garcia will I move straight on Havana from the at The Spanish troops who have fought In aln against unarmed andstarving bands ot rvlulonl will hardly ho able to 1thtand such 0 concerted at tack by the revolutionists who have uccessfully resisted them In Oie field and the well disciplined and well Armed trop of HM United Stat Th IoU 01 Havana Is I thought to Ile a matter 01 a few days only nnd with IIVana lavna will pnctlcally fall the entire bpanlsh ilhorlly and foree in the land 1 The flying squadron which has trlpp for bate and was riding uneasily un-easily fit Hampton Bonds WWI its fire banked and dcks clearnl for action will be launched tit once It la I thought thoult for Its Prearranged Attack on the Canaries I purpose 1 to divert the STIAnIFIN fleet destroy its base ot Ipanleh II I sup Ill In I he CnI cut Its line ot < mmumcaton and seize I pint 01 great advantage for PH tablhn B base ot action for our navy I I will then hurry tev the coast 01 Spain And onstage Any lot It may meet In SpsniPh waters I my STRENGTHENING TiE SPANISH FLOTILLA BpANISI Chicago April 23A special to the ThelesIleruld from Washington TlmeIId Wahlnaton snya Spains two crulscre the Vlzcaya and I jilmlrnnte Oquendo which recently arrived ar-rived at Porto lllcu from Havana have sailed fiom Porto Men I Is I understood their situation Is I the Cape Verde Islands I In withdraw Ing the armored cruisers Vlzenja and Almlmnle Onuehdo from stern water Spain has acted In n man Atr which In I approved by naval exports ports when thinking of her Interesls At the Cup Verde Islands thiy will JUL I the armored cruisers Crlctolfal Colon and the Interim Mm la Teresa which me en route to that place and the first torpedo boil flotilla which 1 It Is I onirlall slated consists of th transport trans-port steamer Cludad do Cadiz torpedo boat 1 destroyers Furor Terror and PIu toll nnd torpedo boats Arlclc Azor and Itayon It Is I appreciated by the olllclals that the union of the tour armored cruisers and the flotilla makes a formidable force but It Is I of course Impossible to prevent It at Ihli time I had been hoped by the officials that the American Ameri-can fleet would be table to catch and ds roy I the Vlzcaja and Oquendo befit be-fit the could join the remainder of the Spanish let and I Is t admflti thai Spain acted with good judgment Ill directing them to proceed to the Catle Verde Islands I I It Is I Admitted by the authorities that Spain has atherdispoorda force which will prevent the American ny trm gaining an easy victory find It war should Igh k lot some hard t fighting may lie expected SnCOND FLOTILLA COMINO New York April 13A dispatch tn the Herald from St Vincent Cape Verde Inlands sayn f The second Spanish torpedo flotilla Is I expected daily by the Officers ot lhe lorpedo hoot noV In port Portuguese war vessels are expected to arrh here within a very short time The governor of the Cape Verde rde 1 Ian Via has arrived here from the tap tol I Porto 1rnji I la I said on good nil thorlty that he will lemaln here until he Is I ulllclally advised that the differ enccD between the United States and Spain have been Satisfactorily settled The name ot clip transport with the tor peda boats Is I the Ciudaddo I Cadiz |