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Show HE ATTACKS HOOBON. Lieut Jose Muller y Tejelro, who was next to Admiral Cervcra In com mand of the naval farces of Stntlago de Cuba, has Juat finished an elaborate reply to Nival Conatructor Ilobson'a article, entitled ' Tho Kinking of the Merrlmac," In the Century Mignxlne Lieut Mutter Is n Spanish officer ol thirty-five years' standing, eaw the sinking of tho Merrlmac took Lieut Hobaon'a depositions In Morro Cattle, and waa present at tho btltlo of Santiago San-tiago Tho navy department at Washington Wash-ington has thought so much of him that It has published his book, ' Ilattlea end Canltulatlnn of Ranllico de Cuba" I havo received nn advance copy of the Spanish odcers article He wrltca "A glanco at n chart would have ahown Mr Hobaon that with or without the Merrlmac vcasela nt largo tonnage can come out of Santiago harbor only one nt a time Consequently tho Merrlmao waa perfectly useless In tno place and position In which It was aunk This was thoroughly demonstrated on tho 3d of July, when the Spanish fleet camo out, and one at a time, as they would havo had to do under any circumstances" circum-stances" The writer of tho artlclo aaya that tho reiaon why the Merrlmac did not alnk across tho channel, as was Intended was becauso the maneuver was badly executed Uo adds 'If Mr Ilobaun had fitted his vessel with two good anchors ahead, nnd another an-other two good anchors astern, all ho bad to do was to steam slowly In and stop tho engines shortly beforo arriving arriv-ing nt tho chosen place If tho ttlle were coming In tho bow anchor should be dropped The lido would necessarily swing the stern around, and when tha vcstol reached the desired position across, then the anchor ahould be dropped drop-ped astern If, on tho contrary, tha tide wcro coming out, Cio stern anchor an-chor should be dropped first, and tha waters having awung tho vessel across the bow anchor ahould be dropped Lieut. Muller, not content with pointing point-ing out that tho sinking of the Morrl-mac Morrl-mac was useless bcciuso the maneuver was badly executed, attacks I.ledt Hobson, not ao much for hU oaculatory habit, aa for hla discrimination In favor fa-vor of the young and pretty. lie aaya 'Mr. Hobson baa reaped tho greatest LIEUT. MULLEIt harvest of kisses from the time ot Adam to that of McKlnley, but ho appeared ap-peared more determined and enthuslaa-tic enthuslaa-tic In klaatng the young and pretty than the old and ugly." The whole tone of tha article la a strong Indictment against what thla Spanish officer calls Hobson egotism |