| Show SPANIARDS strengthening fortifications havana seen through marine glasses discloses new batteries on board the associated pesa dispatch boat cynthia II 11 off havana june 27 8 p via key west june 28 8 for the airet time in weeks a newspaper dispatch boat visited the blockading fleet off havana yesterday the conditions were fondd to be peaceful aa the waters of the gult were turbulent since the rood practice by the spanish gunners against the 1 au the other day particular a of which were cabled at the time noth ng has to break the monotony of this peaceful blockade rarely has cubas been under such advantages as ic wa s yesterday afternoon when the cynthia II 11 steamed lazily along nine railee off the harbor entrance the air wae clear and the san was scarlet could be distinctly seen through marine it floated from morros in 0 the to the east a long line of earthworms earthworks earth works not seen before by newspaper men crowned the hill and advices from havana say work on and similar to the westward is belar pushed daily blockade duty ie not pleasant service and while no one with the fleet complains there is a beeline that some effort be made to provide the warships with ice and tresh vegetables which would be highly appreciated as ice ie almost a necessity in this climate it has been suggested that this la a field n which the ked cross or some similar society work to advantage however the health of the fleet ie good on the whole |
