| Show THIS THE CADIZ FLEET l notwithstanding the announcement that the called cadiz fleet under admiral Oa has arrived GA cut port said majd it Is ia not generally believed that its destination Is the philippine islands the cruise to in the mediterranean may be a ruse ruee to induce the united states to send a few of sampsons Samp sons ships over to spain when admiral oama cawa ra would return und ind meet thero them with a superior force or there may be some other object to grain gain by the movement toward the suez cans canal but that spain amity intends to send bend her only naval tierce so 90 far away ammy from her own seems improbable th there eve 9 are re no coaling on an the route and to de t pend on colliers co titers entirely entire ii would be to invite disaster suit even if the cadiz fleet is intended for manila its appearance there would not materially change thie the siitia i tion it consists of the first class bat pelayo tons displacement 16 knots speed 35 guns and 7 torpedo tubes the armored cruiser emperador LImper ador carlos V tons displacement 20 knots speed 26 guns grime and 6 torpedo tubes 3 torpedo boot destroyers with i 18 guns gum and some transport ships carrying it Is ie said men against these admiral dewey has the first class protected cruiser olympia Olymp la the protected cruisers baltimore raleigh and boston and the gunboats gun boats concord and petrel with a total of guns and 20 torpedo tubes not to mention the fact that the shore batteries this time would be fired on the spanish ships by trained marksmen there would also be the american volunteers to receive the spanish troops and dispute their thedr landing when all these are considered it would seem suicidal for spain to send her few remaining vessels out of the mediterranean leaving her coasts exposed to invasion jn in a few days however the dest destination ineMon of damaras Oa maras squadron can be guessed at with some degree of certainty |
