The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-04-30
The GERMAN GUHBoAr METEOR.

Her Arrival nj this POrt-IJer Appearance
An Account Of Her Battle with tho French
Vessel La Boavet-How the Germans Con.
Guered-Iist Of Omccrs, &c.
The German gunDoat Meteor arrived at this port
Friday evening last and now lies at anchor In the
stream or the Battery. Considerable interest at
tacbes 10 this boar In consequence OF her dght with
the French vessel la Bouvet outside the port OF Ia
vana, some months ago HERALD reporter visited
the Meteor yesterday aud heard an interesting ac-
count OF the battle above alluded 10 from the first
ohcer, who naturally took some pride IN
THE HETEoR's VICTORY
over La Bouvet. the latter vessel being nearly
double the tonnage OF the Meteor. The meeting OF
the two boats at Havana was entirely accidental,
and the tight was not AZ was generally stated a
preconceried duel between the two, nor was there
any challenge given BY the captain or either boat
The Meteor entered the port Of Havana ON
the morning or the 18th or November, and
three hours later the Bower arrived. As war
was raging between france and Germany contest
between the two gunboats was evitabe, and II was
so considered by the of the respective vessels
The Meteor early in the forenoon of the day above
named left the port and steamed out few miles 10
sea- ou, as the "twenytour hour rule" Is in force in
Onban waters the Bouvet could not follow without
giving the legal notice, that the Meteor returned
TO port.
THE FRENCH VESSEL
IN que uuie itIt the port, and twenty -four hours
afterwards the Meteor followed, coming up with La
Bouvet ABOUT twelve miles ont 10 fhe tirst
EFFORT Oh Inc french captain was to run down The
Meteor nut III this he failed, and then both vessels
coming broadslde, the Germans some eight or
nine seventy-two pound shells into the Bouvet the
result being that tho B0uvets engine was smashed
while The men IN the engine room were fearfuliy
scalded This ended tho light: the French boat i'm
medlately
HEADING FOR SAFE WAITE S.
Whlch We're only u few miles distant the Spanish
law requiring neutrality In waters six miles IRON
shore During the Bouvecs attempt TO run down
the German boat The rigging OF the latter was oil
most completely torn away 80 that she was unable
TO follow fast enough to catch the enemy Roth YES
seIi then again entered the port for repairs
The Meteor Is neat little boat aiid looks wei,
though now nearly two years cruising. she halls
IRON the port or Kel, and has been
on DUTY
IN English waters at Op0rto and the Cape Verde
Islands, on the coast Of Venezuela, where she re-
manned about year, and has more recently been at
Kingston, Jamaica; Key West and Havana. She
lett Inc last named port about fourteen days since,
touching at Charleston on the trip hther The Me-
leor'S heaviest duty was at Venezuela, where the
successive changes in the government constantly
interfering with German commercial interests Her
0nicers are as fOliows:--Captan, Edward Knorr;
First Officer, +. Kuhn; Second Olicer, +. Bende-
mann; Doctor, - Wledenann, besides First En-.
gineer Pcffer, Second Engineer Glomsda anu Pur-
ser Remer, VINO are not commissioned officers. The
ollcers ana crew number ifty-eight. The Meteor
VIII remain at this port probably about week,
wnen she leaves Tor Halifax.