The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-05-22
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had had but little experience as artllerists II was
her II was an evidence that shs Would
not submit TO demands that bad Justification and t
proved her ab TO maintain the stand she had taken.
that OF submitting succumbng in any way TO the
mandates Of the Power which, while protesting TO b
OF hat one %s and
that portion OF the globe over which the banner OF Spaa
The day broke With every promise Of favorable op-
pounity for the Spanard the fog Of the day previous
had cleared away, and although The horizon was not wen
prevent an engagement on the part q the weather ~
elevenA. 4 signal va. made from the Numancts nae-
with steam up and iopmass and lower yards down.
pped their anchors and formed line Of battle 10 two
81 Of the HS and Be-
rengpea, the latter leading Those destined TO play
thelf part on the western forts were the NumanciA
remembered BY those who enjoyed the view from safe
distance The northern column moved into action neaa
column headed to the eastward and northward tho gun
vencsdora taxing position between the two columns
In order to sender assistance In the event OF any ship -
AZ ten minutes past twelve the FIRST shot was fred
from battery No at the Numancia, and was replied 70
ct once by that ship Not than i've minutes eApeed
befoe me action became general with both divisions Of
the 4ect that to the norhward timing SO as TO- 30 b
very rapid TOO much So indeed for wai Wild and gave
evident proof that The captains q he guns wore not =
the batteries was a ss slow and Su. Ss5
ssss Z: R; ;:s e.; ~
made signal evidently asking sssistance the little
vencedora went In and lowed her out Of the e, and
power had been deranged for the issuing
10 clouds from every part OF the vessel. ~
The next ship to retire was the Berengusla Shf
dc Madrid This ship had been receiving heavy irc
from batteries g. and 10. and cross ere from bat
it noticed that she had received heavy riaed shot
on the port sde near the water line which had passed
completely through her, coming out at or under the
water line on the sarboard side, rendering necessary
TO careen her TO prevent sinking As IL Was she had
taken in vast quantity Of water that when out Of
to Keep free but the crow were employed In banx
with buckets. She did not go into action again.
teres and remaining ships At hall. past Two tho Blanca
and RESOLUTION retired to repair INJURIES but
returned TO their POSITIONS when all remained until the
light was over except tho two first mentioned
PERUVIAN BATTERY BLOWN
sooh after the commencement Of the fight battery No
rifles was blown up dismounting the guns and killing
and wounuag every ono the vicinity. In battery No.
the three hundred noynder Armstrong WIS d's%ounted
nothing to diminish in any way, % sacS H 10 IN, tns
slightest degree the heavy and we'll droc,eu IRE OF the
and dcsrctivs every moment The spaniards soos
began to find out that the WAS not their own tha
they had caoght Tartar not bargained for and y was
manifest 10 all that they must back out badly de-
aied Al fifteen minutes past live the Spanards ceased
Dlg and stood out Of range the batteries pcppeng away
% so pvS VIZ oa. u ,ca ~ ne S. gun m"s y =. ~
ria thus ending action entailing disgrace upon
Spain greater, possible than her defeat Ut san Do
m!ngo
rus HEAVY GUNS DO TUE WORK. IL
Inoso VINO coSversso Win tnem ten me ina 20. ~
ships would compel the Peruvians to for it, and such
was the opinion generally maintained, until It was Dr.
close range, remained wheyc Their comparatively lighs
gJns had but little effect While the heavy shot VI their
in fOP
useo mVs.y rouhu shosj ucy hao propaDy expendoc
nearly all the former a. Valparaiso where they were not
result might have bean different Iadcea, sisted that
some o. the ships expended al thoir ammunition q
continue The h a'' so"s out o Ss emu =
Spanish ieet took up is former position bero 70
%anea az inc time the vanderbilt saa'o oa repairing
eansgcs
~. THE DICTATOR PRADcs
here Their, and everywherc, supesussndssx p,r.a
7 = rus xrIIxp AND vouNpry,
Nothing reliable "a known or the s,act nunpbvv ar
kAcd and wounded on either side the peruvian serve
tary of Wu senior Calyez was killed in battery No q
when Il was blown I'M The wounded on shore a fsps
,svxs TSoo he ,es f.ns. sem -
lama were sent to the city 70 DO placed In chsrge q
those who wcSid care better for them than they hs
RENAL nd NJ Brlaysta 70 takc tho chances The moCt
reliable isfovuston had st chs time the v~pderbvlo
sailed was tina. the Poravsns had los. lied s~S
about one hundred and seventy wounded
rus svAssn Lospns-xusrz woUspsps
Nohn. n s,cwn ss 10 ne osn on boar, the, su.,s,
- All aye rec IL m a
oasualties must necessariiy DO very heavy. Admrsi
Nucz is reported to have received no less than eghs
wounds and opst.sions an. In tha ie>6 ,,rorouvoa
pcvere Our suraeons who ocred Their ssr wees 10 ~
pstes alike v-re not allowed TO see him and indeed q
vas evdsn, hss sry wished 70 conceal as sr as posss
the ,a,ber ar ran ia, hod tccn pIaccd Nor. n. cHs
ana the az the ships nv the shot thas d,s
bl,d the steampips q the Villa dc Madrid eighteen men
were Killed ands ~ wounded. 40 takns ~
Iscler done bv onS urocci A. we NAV Inc aic in uds
ns ths snansS os. a. iar IN e.ee. of Tia, az ~.
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s,sc ,hs VIII 4, ~ M 10y. n.ns ,ns, ne, ven
s,de, THIS wss ao,~r vc ssn ,h ,,'n h 10.
under vs The Bisrcn wa struck over forty times ma
the A,sasn,. ana p..s.,,,.,. ars a, IT, a .,,r
Tho Rssolno,on was I'D vsrv OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 80 ss..-
tmes al the others m N,'mnncia came on vcrv ~sX
being son ri sS m, ors .rhi ,nsh ,,% sros
halt :. No n,sr' a. -. a. .nd h.Ss 80. 49,. 80
ns ni.f went nartlv s,ro,s he wooden hscl,ns ahs
wss hrogb an ne to r-.,ve The a,s A. an ,nsa hs,c
her Rating Caused the go 40 gIs,ce the vsnreos.
was IN njured so
y = vnAr THE svsSrAKrs INTEND 10 m
Il VIVA asserted that ts,s Snaniard N rsr.