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Show iniir At tho Exponso of Thoroughness. Thorough-ness. trar rioanl Ulll Nn ,. riMnlnf a lJ.el.lva I'nKNa.m.iti far th. athe of a.nxa(ln( In Marl? aklrmlilirt -t-lant arallHnftaa- llnaal; Ucl Washington, May j When Admiral Admi-ral Orvera'a fleet t nvrrhanled and engaged by either Hampton or Hehley, It I expeeted to practically rnd th war. For thlt rsaaon, no undue hatto It being inndo. I loth American fleet aro after the Rpanlnrdt, and aro ex-pitted ex-pitted tonnnlhllale theuppotlng fleet when nn eugageineut occur The quettlon of locating and engaging engag-ing a fleet on the open ara which It trying to evade an engagement li not an caty tatk. It may lake aomr tlma In aorompllah Ihlt remit, but It wilt Im Ihorotighly done. It It not tho Intention In-tention to merely cripple the fleet and allow part ot It to run away (Irdera havo been Ittued to capture or dratroy tho entlro fleet, ami no chance are to In) taken merely tn bring about an early engagement In reipono lo a populnr feeling that nj-rly engagement engage-ment I dralrnbte. Hurh a battle will ImniMllntcly be foiloweit by thejnotl vtgnroua notion It I powlble to laake In Cuba, Dcfentea will be bombarded and tho entlro available force of th army will bo poured Into that country In overwhelming number, ao that the mnijuotl will bo abort and vlgorout, With tho destruction ot the fleet. It la asppotcd a Hpanlih revolution will occur which will end the war a for attending relief expeditions either to Cuba or th I'lilllpplnet 1 eoneerned. |