Rensselaer Republican, Volume 20, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 August 1888 — Spain’s Kew Armada. [ARTICLE]

Spain’s Kew Armada.

A fleet cotaposed of two ironclads, twe -wooden, frigates, several sloops, one ter pedoeruiser, and sixteen torpedo-vessefi has been ordered to assemble at Gartbagofia for naval maneuvre3, In order to acctistom tbe officers and men to handle tor-pedo-boats and resist their attacks. Tbe fleet wifi after these maneuvers go to Barcelona, and the Regent will open the exhibition there The Austrian Mediter ranean fleet will also assemble at Barcelona to meet the Queen. Tbe naval armaments are being pushed silently but steadily forward, in accord ance with a resolution voted by Cortes in 1883-one large ironclad lias been built it) - France and several heavily-armed belted cruisers have been constructed abroad, which wtn be adder to the fleet fn W course of the two next years. Spain flat also been baying a quantity of naval (arterial, Including machine-guns, for the - cokMflea and thadefease-other coast, ■