| Show RECENT 1IIIIIAnmllSTS If we may Judge from the comparatively compara-tively recent bombardments of Paris and Alexnndl the results of tho ShellIng shell-Ing of the tort on t bp Cuban coat when the work commence In earnest cannot be doubtful I In both caws the Attacking force prevailed although the fortifications Mere much stronger than any of the defenses of the Cuban cities The bombardment of Parts In 18JI resulted In enormous damage During the month of January shell fell Into the fortifications nt the rate of 10000 e Of Oh 0 a day and of these many fell In the city proper Igniting tho houses and destroying whole districts The bombardment bom-bardment of Alexandria was a brief affair In ten hours the British ships under Admiral Semour silenced every gUn 00 the shore He poured 10000 shells and solid hot upon the Egyptians Egyp-tians before these decided to evacuate their positions There was no Intention on the part of the British to destroy the European part nf the city yet afire a-fire was started there laying nearly oil of It In ashes nut during this engagement en-gagement It was clearly demonstrated that even the huge 13Inch projectiles were hrmle a against the parapets ot sand Arabl Past it had constructed Had his followers been better marksmen marks-men they might have done constdern ble damage to the bombarding aquad ronrho The American vessels 1 In Cuban waters arc not lees efficient than Ad mint Seymours squadron at Alexandria Alexan-dria and they cannot fall to do effective ef-fective work whenever the command to fire Is I given |
