THE SPANISH SOLDIERS.
Captain McDougall, of the Mamari, who commanded the Arawa for- 17 months while transporting Spanish troops to Cuba, speaks highly of ttiei soldiers, who are mostly young men; and are; he thinks, quite equal to the Americans, but he has a poor opinion of their officers. The men, however, arc not well drilled. He gives it as his impression tliat;the Americans have been far too- hasty, and, if anything, the 'Spaniards are more prepared, for war, eii:her on land or at sea. Spain is not the decadent nation she is of ten .thought to be. She is not progressive,, but she does not go backward. The Americans will not have so easy a task as many people imagine.
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Auckland Star, Volume XXIX, Issue 101, 30 April 1898, Page 5
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