, 1873-11-16
THE CAPTURE.

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THE CAPTURE.
From tae Se,o York uor,d. yay. "A.
capture OF tho Virrinil1g. Iho nnr;o IN IN
Hab0no saws That thn nnranit comm emooJ m ii
within gpenish watora. and that thn nanturo
was effected In tho hioh snaa twontv. niica
from tint Of Cnba. Thn % rs Vrrinime ie lsoa woa
ovorhaulod by thu ti;ornain NJ IN o,c1oc15
p. m. on Oct. 81, aftor chase Of nino
hours, and was brouuht into tbo nort Of santi.
Tho Virsinius waa .p flrst 'oS aieHtei ID e oc.
cordtug to snaniah ncco,,ntal mt o'ciock r. m.
OF OCT. 81. 1t TINT hour tia Tornnaio'
cruising nlouR tho Cubnn coast in tho vieinity
q Asofadoro, observed far on lilo lorison a
Of tho nlaca '' montionSeii u. 'Do snsnootinr
that tho ntranro oraft 1uiaht bo III viz
gIuius. for wIich hcon s, IGsnl,o,t Ind bnon
for aomo tmo kept up tho Captain Of tho Tor
connoitarinr. scnrce]y hownvcr Ind bo t,,rnod
tho Tornntlo'a nrow fnr that n,,rnoan boforo In
digcoyorcd that tho other yeaaoi Ind commenced
tn mike for thu nonat ~ Jomnicn nt fin anmo
time fccding bor firos wltL oombustiblo
materials Which producod groat volumes
of lengo black amoko. The Captain
Of Tie Tornado Ind now becomo
satisfied TINT tho Guiding voaBol was tho Virgin
iuB. which Ind previously giyon tho Hnanint
mariuo SO mucL troublo. Uulor a full beadynv
OF steam the purs,1it now commenced in cnrnostf.
but ut this ju1lct1ro an accident happened wLiol,
nearly marrei tho effort Of tho Spanish corvette
which supplied tho Toruado's bollors viii, water
broke, bit tic Spaniel1 co1n1unudor not the crow
to work dipping water from tho sea and tic chase
waB kept up at the rnto Of IS to II miles an hour
Nisht ca1no @ On fn thS mIfio Of tc nrs,t
but, by tho light Of tho moon, which. most
unfortunately for the unhappy company OF
corn tho columns Of amoko which roso from
the two chimnoys Of the latter, aB vol az l,or
two masts, tho courao pursued by tho looing
Cuban vossol WAS cloar]y marked out. An indie,
Bcribabo anxiety prevailed upon tho Spanish
vessel when, upon the highcat attainablo posi-
lions upon tho maHts, tho lookouts watched
through tito mellow light Hhed by tho moon,
und reported to tho Captain the movo-
monts Of tho doomed Virginius. Tho
Tornndo shuddored with tho eonyusions Of
tho machinery, md from her chimney
Grcat showers or sparks flow backward in the
vcaBcls wake. As tho Tornado noarod lor prey
a blank shot from her cannon WIS fired as sig
nnl for the Virginius to halt. But as That vessel
took no notice Of tho summons, but on the con-
trary accelerated her speed, three or four shot
ted guns wero discharged at her Up to this
timo tho Yirginius had had hopea OF roaching tho
friendly refuge OF tho British waters on tho Ja-
mRicn coast. They were distant hut twenty
miles, and another hour would hayo secured
tndm .il mo E1a promised i'1. is'n1tety. .., T..
AS tue tornado, ltko an ongo awooplng on its
pfey, oarG Gown upon sno vrglnlns, ~ interval
u 1eaelu1 ir, ,haSioty mtcrFehed upon INC Mtter
vessei: Inc last chance or security my IN
sh!:o"l4g me cargo overnoa1d aud tightening tho
shlp. IN pursuance OF tms plan tle crew busted
5nomsolYes 1,aann with casting into tho sea
nors:es, cannon, anu othos asns. om-
~ nnIuu4tion, ctoehlng, ana u 1000 suppnes.
Lne furnaces were 1ed with oil tho com.
1ustlplo materials on board, and tho last
nnespera1o onort to reach JAMAICA was mado.
nat ae TINS 1unctlro throe SHELLS from the
1ofnados guns fashod through tho MIR, aud tho
YlrglnluH, seeing the imposaipi1ity of escape
Tas compelled to halt nt point between Caho
cruz and Santiago do Cuba. boats crow, un-
ger command Of an oilieor, was eont to hor, and
Tue demand FOR her surrender was complied with
and tue prisoners wero transferred without resist
ahco to the Spanish corvette. An intlmation
from Gen. Bornabo varona TINT he desired TO
speak to tho commander Of the Tornado brought
that officer to tho spot. ~ congratulate you
Captain" Varona ia reported by tho Spaniar1B to