, 1869-12-24
WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN.
f:l} Ccfiue and AHcck Eire-Pi0t to
Bow UR the spanish eiotaGIa-1E 1W
aud Why II E4tlrd-Nh0 EnE1a.

Ptese tie fess Tork Hruh, DIX. II.
All otcicck yesterday morning The sp1n!sh a.
t'is, anchored kirce the dsJ before IN tue wasets
of ans pe ss ss' s
fer tho paspo~e Of pa,'ng Oh the t1oss 400 ua-
RI q ID sdfshce- II u Understood that tho con-
nvsl Of the lsscela bat tue threatening aspect Of
affair, AID the tr.eJ.c fculAtest tunns1 OF tofpc~
does, L'tto-el,e g Hnet and other dangerous coa.
nE anceor Wit ont smother unnent1
teia5. At midnight 1n Sunday so tueboats, with
shout fli5 men On eacn, Well armed nnd e41r,tox
01 AozIh ope k1lSet cuu, we're teeo u~llpy
n1ound the anchorage EEound Of the Spaolsh deet
Aecorctrr to one OF lee c1c =. who re!pse,t to
n Sns tss Ell trsen,on q 70 nars hioFu up ,se Fzatro
II d cred Ill the bouts. For this purpose 4W
l,.utas OF E1Ifo RiJceI1ne were put on the tugs
tnes at,scbed 10 taal oa beioe hurled s:ains: tbs
uoCdWotf OF the vea1e.s It would inoe a11seiJ eI-
plcde. 1nsrc re1c a!so twenty-five Ralons OF
~ ,e1 sfn aosp xq 9ae
c1ties Of EuR!and. called Grtek nEet when MI
the vAier that lett upon the ehelterirg nrk
aei eauIa @ nos ri,oeaah Tns Creek se aas u put
IL to.t!es, which would break resally on oe!og
tnroN Al the oosrR. Bai's OF cotton yarn were
.asurattd xtth thus terrible solution. and were
bfeech.lcadlt9 caroine eod rerolter. After
spending one hour nosestuy about tae looo1.lt
WA&CES u lQH41 kuE [4t.l44 tu4EI "a &N4
expedition o1dered the roA's 2 return, a. The
thing vas altogether impossible u eItcuhou,
uwlng 70 the Absence Of the Jrierily nnnae OF
un,tl1uirtd u:Ght. The Eoan persisted IL suln
ihu ooNn IL cioutlless hf.ltlancy, ard tho night
witch on the runhoats aDI the Ptzcas0 hp1 3
c ear prospect R1l around them for mtieA Tae
Buccaneers on the tugs Gwort that the moon a.
vel IL The utlcial lights of NssAtrEto1 Nas In
the rsy OF the Spsn.tn Government.
UItx.de the hsfboF Tor the last three days Two
trgB t8Fe hcsn rostrR ah1Nt With the purpose Gl
Interce ptt The lezArr0 W Al y eenious airatKe
ment OF rlpts ID tolpe'!0es- Wucp thu P.2srFu
eau A'otE the tugs we're 10 stanil on from escn
other and IrAhe the rope connecting ;hem nj taut
On this rope, nSe o. az hnn1rtd yards long, y
te1Ies OF iorp*does ; ere AF1augsi II Interval.
like 70 uA1y IfRulAt kuots % \ slti"g- WAen .ht
tow OF the approaching war EceaelsIueI the ,ps
the tugs we're to y:eld and the rorpe1oss, living
tack ~ a.utt the sides Of The seakel exploded with
xwfuI kpute1esA ard tetr1rc fDfce. 4 ftTcnue
cpiter, supposed 10 he the Hugh McCu!och, hove
1n kIght III lhAt particular and pertinent mo.ue3t
~htn the desgh tuss outli1est Was about heins
mt In execution and The tuSs Of COURSE bea: 1t
in MEDIATE lefEtLt e.. .... 49,. .
there IL eatoiy any question 6ul that Tor the IN
orpCrrune appearance Of The fult moon md tht
Hugh NcCElloch the InzsfIo, The PRIDE or III.
Spal llsn aty. and the eighteen chickens under be
wlrg vouM tow te but dFrnm Of things snA
hour" The nen selected for this for1orn II no
foolhaEdy business we're picked brarcs Of ro
GAtdinefs leland eInedltlou, wh'ch came neA
grssp,pe the gtitterng euezdon OF ga!1hntTy unsie
the LEAD OF llocky Mountain Ryan. WIN. for auxn
people know TO the contrary may have been th
lender n the tateci desperote attempt to Ayeng
the pNghttl patriotism Of Cuba