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Show FLOTILLA HAS BAILED, n'l I'rolrsls, anUh Torpdo llsst IssNsllnl lor I'nrla lllro. Washington, March So. In aplte of protcata, Spain' torpedo fleet which has been rendezvousing at the Canary Itlandt, has set sail for America waters, this licet sail, It would bo met In mid-ocean, mid-ocean, nnd dcttroyed by the white squadron. No action haa yotbeen taken, although al-though warlike pt iparalloua hare been stimulated. From the atandpoli t of the Spanish government, this mo emeut waa not a menance, having !' n decided upon many weeka ago. On the contrary, the Spanlth govcrunent holda that the extensive nrmifitnt of the Dry Tortugna la a more ilrcct hostile act agalntt Spain than ny movement of tho Flotilla. Intlei nf stopping the Flotilla, the prcsenwtlltude of Spain tenda toward rclufrclng with 'other Kpanltli war vessel! not at a menace, but what tha Spanlj government feels It a requirement c:Jol for by the existing ex-isting condition ofilalra. alio flotilla la ol of the most formidable for-midable of Its klnf lloat and tho tend-lug tend-lug of It to thai cat Iudlea at this time la regarded I an Indication of Spain's endeavor be prepared for any emergency t may arise Id or near Cuba. |