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Show NAVY YARD AT CAVITE. Government Secures a Concise History of the Yard and Arsenal. Washington, March 5. Through the courtesy of a Spanish rcsideuee at Manila Ma-nila the navy department has secured a concise history of the navy yard and arsenal at Cavite. It appears this was started in 1799 by the Spanish Admiral M. de Alva, the materials being provided pro-vided from San Bias, Cat. The arsenal developed greatly during the command of General Enrlde in 1834, when a large frigate, the St. Esperanza, was launched there. A great part of the buildings were destr03'ed by earthquakes earth-quakes in 1828 and 1865. The arsenal and navy yard cover 71.01 square miles and, it is represented, the yard can be made one of the best naval stations in the far east. |