The New York herald., 1869-04-11


MONITOR MANGO CArAc, PERUVIAN AIMADA,
IN RAGGED ISLAND HARBOR, !
BAHAMA BANKS, March l6 1859. J
great deal TO tell you and no time to write; SO
will give extracts from private log:-
MARCH 4, ls59-Left Key West At four r. M, the
monitors III tow of tae transports; steered FOR the
Nicolas channel. Spanish war steamer about the
size OF the United states steamer rownatt4n that
nai been watching OI tEe harp1r or Key West Tor
several days IN company.
MARCH 5.-steenng through the channel near
north coast OF Cuoa transport Reyes towing Nance
Capac anu the Narration to"in1 Aahnapa. Spanish
war steamer stu IA company, three miles OH.
MARCH 6.-Stl towing through the channel be-
tween cuba and iaaamI banSs. spanish lnaL-o.-
war still III company.
MARCH 7.-The same steaming TO eastward. span
ish war vessel IN company
MARCH Sup TO th.s daY We have had light winls,
but now have rong trade wind and heay, from
east. AT two A. NJ. The tow ue OF The Manco
Capac gave way AMI She Is now under her
own steam. The Reyes ried to-day 10 take her
10 60 near cHough IT, her to pass the lne lie the
most obstinate mln ever met-knJws nOthing
about handIing slip ana vii. ALLOW no one essa Il,
assist advise him. spanish war vessel stlll in
sight.
east OF Cape Luc-c;ia igdt, Goyci aua Nance Capac
in company the Marranon, Atahualpa and spanish
war steamer out OF sight: strong east wni ana
heavy sea- At i've i. VI. Captain Sadehes, OF the
Reyes in trying TO pass line to the 1nltor Nance
Capac ran foul of US, striking The Nance Capac
on tAe sharp point OF her stern with the port
bow OF tho Reyes. No damage TO the M lnitor,
but the Reyes sunk In less than hJur
carrying down seven men with her. The rest Of tue
crew saved IN bJats aud got on board the mon
itor. having saved nothing but the clothes tney had
OF AT the time. The accident was caused entirely
by the Incaplcty ami obstnacy OF Captain Sanchcs.
The senior officer captain Carreio, Callel council
OF the Peruvian officers who decided ,as we could
not go TO Great Inagui where we Judged the other
vessels TO have gOne,) we woaid try fOr pOrt ia
Cuba. We have only thirty tols oi coal ON board,
and can make nothing u eastward.
MARCH lo.-At ten A. NJ sisntcd Point Lucrcua: at
four Z. NJ entered Port Narinjo aJJdt eshteeh
miles west OF the Lucreta Point light
MARCH fl.-Lylng In Fort NaranJo. This port is
IN possession OF the reyout0nists or palrlois They
are very Kind to us but very poor. They give us
fresh beef wood and vegetables but nave no coal.'
They are all sangune OF success Ia berating Cuba.
There seems 10 be about as many generals, coiJnels
and captains among them "a priyates. They are
armed IN every style ilnagina Je--with Old queen
Anne olunderbusses brass pistols, machetes or
MARCH 12.-Si ut Saranjo, getting wood on
board The natives say spanish men-Ofwar some
times look into tins place, but We have seen nothing
MARCH i5.-stil taking wood on board and being
visited by hundreds OF liberals.
MARCH 1i-At four H. NJ. started Tor lnagua Tho
monitor makes poor headway against wind aud sea
with q wood 0re.
was making no headway against the wind aud sea,
we kept away for the Bahama banks. At two r. NJ.
saw spanish. three-masted, schoonerriggcd
steamer, Just south OF the Ragged Islands in COM
pany with hermaphrodite brig. At five p N.
we came to anchor In Ragged Island harbor.
MARCH 16.--Lyng in tagged Island harbor We
hear that the spanish steamer saw yesterday had
captured the brig loaded with arms and amInuni-
ton.
Captain Carrelio will send to Nassau for coal and
also send schooner to Man-of-war Bay, Great Ina
qua, where we suppose tho Marranon and Atahualpa
now to be. We shall probably try to reach Sarnana
Bay. st. Domingo, with the Marrsnon ana two moni-
tors, and there await another transport to tow the
Nance Capac. The names OF the lost on the Reyes
John Smith, firemen; August Muller, William Allen,
John Frost and samuel Smith, coal beavers.