THE GUARDIAN, CHARLOTTETOWN, JULY 6 1898

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VVEDNESDAY. JULY. 6. 1898.

THE DESTROYED FLEET.

Not long after the declaration of war apprehensions began to be felt of an attack upon the American coast by the ﬂeet under command of Admiral Cervera. It came to be spoken of as the Cape Verde ﬂeet, having after its departure from Spain taken a south- ern ccurse and arrived at the Cape Verde Islands oil‘ the coast of Africa when it had been really expected oil‘ the crust of New England.

Cervern. lingered a. good while at Cape Verde, during which time re- peated reports were made that he had sailed, but these were again and again contradicted. When at length he did sail his destination was the subject of conjecture. The ﬁrst authentic titling of his whereabouts was obtained on May 12th when he was located at the French Island of Martinique where he coaled his ships. Some apprehension was then felt that he was lying in wait for the battle ship Oregon then known to be coming up the coast of South Africa. But Cervera really sailed south westerly to Curacoa, thence further westward

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toward Panama, and then made a quick dash to the southern coast of Cuba, taking refuge in the harbor of Santiago on May 20th.

There was great rejoicing in Spain when it was known that the Admiral had successfully reached Santiago, and the city was itself greatly elated with his arrival. He carried guns, ammunition and supplies for the gar- rison there. But his ultimate object seems to have been to reach Havana, which was then blockaded, and was about to be attacked by sea and land. His ﬂeet would powerfully aid in the defence of the Cuban capital. For two or three weeks there was doubt at Washington whether Cervera was aciually in Santiago harbor, or again at large. Meanwhile the place was closely blockaded by Commodore Schley with the ﬂying squadron. At length on May 30th it became posi- tively known that the Spanish ﬂeet was “bottled” in Santiago harbor.

Ti~'.; l;‘_‘.:~wlulge changed the course {of the l. was then determined lilmt the projected invading army .-‘nould land near Santiago, instead of near Havana, and make it the ﬁrst business of the war to capture or des- troy the Spanish ﬂeet and take poss- esssion of Santiago and Eastern Cuba. This plan had several advantages, among which was the fact that in this section of the Island the insurgent Cubans were in strongest force and could render eﬁectual aid as they have since done.

On J une 5th occurred the dramatic incident of the sinking of the Merri- mac across the harbor entrance at Santiago, and the capture and im- prisonment of Lieut Hobson and his brave comrades. On the 14th the in- vading army sailed, and on the 20th and Qlst the landing of general Shafter’s force of about 16,000 men was safely effected at Baiquiri, 17 miles east of Santiago. In the mean- time one or two unsuccessful attempts were made by Admiral Cervera to escape and the forts at the harbor entrance were‘ repeatedly bombarded by Admiral Sampson.

The bay of Santiago extends some miles northward inland With the large city near its inner end and On

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its eastern [side The situation on Sunday last showed the city and bay surrounded by American and Cuban forces, occupying the heights over- looking the city and bay. General Lawton’s division threatened the city quite closely from the north and Gener- al Wheeler's division was closing in from the northeast, having captured the vantage point of Caney. From the east and near the coast General Bates and General Kent were moving in toward the Morro Castle which guards the harbor entrance.

It seems to have been General Shaf- ter’s plan to capture the forts at the harbor entrance and thus permit Sampson’s ﬂeet to force its ‘way into the harbor. The Spanish admiral knew that to remain‘ insirje meant capture or destruction within the next few days, and he resolved to stake everything on a bold attempt toes- cape. It was reckless venture, the result of which was the annihilation of his line ﬂeet of cruisers. Whether he acted on his ' own judgment or in pursuance of orders from the Spanish government we do not know, but his act was a courageous one and deserved a better fate.

Spain has lost two ﬂeets, one at Manila a.ud_ the other at Santiago, quickly destroyed by superior force and accurate gunnery, with marvell- ously small loss to the victors. But’ Spanish pride will be somewhat con- soled by the reﬂection that her com- manders and men fought bravely to the last and no Spanish ship has yet struck her ﬂag to the enemy.

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EDITORIAL NOTES.

In some western Canadian cities the special quick delivery of letters has been undertaken by the postal department. Letters marked for spe- cial delivery and prepaid by _10 cents extra, are promptly deapartohed from the post oﬁces at which they are re- ceived to the person addressed, , swift bicycler was employed in Tonon-l to for the day delivery. The night’ delivery will also be by the speediest wheelman in the employ of the post oﬂice. So the world moves. And Charlottetown has not yet even the ordinary carrier delivery, because, we are told, the people do not want it !.

We have read with some care the Patriots’ article on Economy but without changing our opinion that the federal expenditure is larger than it should be and that sound states- manship calls for a reduction. We cannot expect the Liberal party jour- nals to speak thus plainly. They naturally ﬁnd excuses for what the government may do, and the govern- ment has been under very great pres- surezto spend money east and west with a. liberal hand. We speak in no un- friendly spirit when we point out that the expenditure has been much larger than was expect-ed,and although

money to be honestly expended,whicb is an important consideration, we feel that the government have erred in undertaking too much at once. Many staunch ’ members of the Liberal party freely concur in the opinion which ﬁnds general expression in the

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The so-called colonial policy of the United States really began with the appointment of General ‘Vlerritt as Governor-General of the Phillipine Islands. He sailed some days since to enter upon his office, and with the capture of Manila will at once assume control of the government there. He carries with him a customs tariff to be put in force at Manila, and Uncle Sam will commence collecting duties as soon as his ﬂag ﬂies over the public buildings there. It seems improbable that the ﬂag once set up will be will- ingly hauled down afterwards.

Self moving carriages, which have become common in Paris and London and in less degree in New York, have not yet been seen in the leading Canadian cities. And we are told that the pneumatic tire is becoming uni- versal for cabs and carriages in Bri- tain, but has not yet come into use in the Dominion. We are rather slow in these matters, doubtless because of the inferiority of our streets and road- ways to those of the old world. It would be a. great relief from the din of rattling wheels if we could have smooth, well-formed streets and noise- less vehicles.

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