The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-12-19
The Yirginius.

NEW DIRK, Dec. 10.
The following additional details of the
surrender of the Nirginius are contained in
the Key West specials:
The only spectators of the scene about to
take place were the men on the Dispatch
and La Favorita and some ragged and
dirty Cubans in fishing smacks, apparently
intent upon fishing alone. At 81 o'clock
the gig came over from La Farvorita to the
Nirginius, containing oarsmen and single
officer. As the latter stepped on deck,
petty officer and half a dozen men who had
stood watch on the Nirginius during the
night went over the side and remained in
dingy awaiting orders. Principally as
the bells on the Dispatch struck for nine
o'clock. and before the echo had died away
the American flag flew to the flagstaff of
the Virginus, and at the same moment
boat containing Capt Whiting and Lieut..
Mariax put away from the Dispatch. AS
they assembled the accommodation ladder
of the Nirginius the single man on
deck who proved to he Senior
De La Camara, commander of the
sloop of war Favorta, advanced and
made Il courteous salute The officers
then read their respective instructions, and
Captain De La Camara remarked that in
obedience to the requirement of his gov
eminent he had the honor to turn over the
Nirgnius to the American authorities.
Capt. Whiting accepted, and asccrtaning
that receipt would be acceptable, gave
one A word or two more ciyilly spoken,
and the Spaniard stepped over the side, sig
nailed to his oarsmen and IN ten minutes
he was again upon the deck of his own
ship, having discharged with becoming dig
nifty the unpleasant duty imposed upon him
by his government.
1t appears that the Nirginius was towed
to Havana by the Isabel La Catolica, the
| commander OF which retired Immediately
| and left the surrender to be made by La
Favorita, which had been in the vicinity of
/ IIaha Honda for several months engaged
in surveying duty.
! The notorious steamer being once in
American hands, no time was lost in put
ting her in order for sea. A search for
trophies was partly rewarded by the dis
coyery of a bayonct drill and chart. At the
stern were two very small brass swiyels
hung on pivots, and on each of them the
name Of the Nirginus was stamped. The
ship was leaking considerably, and the
Spanish captain stated that he had kept the
pumps going continually since her arrival,
in order to keep the water down. Barring
the filthy condition of the vessel, she was
much better than expected, and some OF
the men felt much relieved to find no infer
going on board At about . o'clock the
Nirginius steamed about two hundred yards
all going well, when the engineer suddenly
refused to do duty, and it became necessary
for the Dispatch to take her in tow. The
two vessels went out of the harbor briskly
the Spanish flag being displayed by tho
fort, as they passed that antiquated apollo
gy for fertilization. In an hour we wer'
NJ sea anu AT CLOCK an American wa
vessel was observed, and the fine navy tug
Fortune, Lieutenant Commander f. Nj
Green commanding, soon came up and re
NAMED with the convoy during thu
night, In the meantime, prize officer
Manox, Calhoun and Lander were unremit
ting in their labors on the Nirginius, and d
s O'Clock Wednesday morning II consulta
ton was held and under the order of Capt
Whiting, the Dispatch ceased to draw tn
Nirginius, and the two steamed togethe
toward the Tortugas, while the Forum
went to report to Admiral Scott at Ike.
West, arriving here at four o'clock in tn
afternoon,
At the separation the Nirginius steame
away beautifully, the Dispatch having
{ start of several hundred yards. Both YES
: sells arrived at Tortugas about four hour
E later There they found the United State
i sloop of war Ossipee and the coal schoone
. awaiting their arrival. Provisions will b
transferred from the Ossipee to the VII
ginius, and whatever coal may be needle
will be supplied by the schooner but
will be remembered, according to the Spal
- ish commander, the Virglnius has alread
coal enough for seven days When SUI