The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-14
the CUBAN PRTTiIEER BIRNID.
The History Of the Bold Capture of IA spa nish
Merchant steamer.

WASHINGTON, Jan. ia tcle gram from
Havana. dated yesterd ~. received in this city,
say. thlt the former Spanish merchant steamer.
Moctezuma. captured py Cuoan Insurgents and
converted into privt;eer, "a led the Cespedr ~
has been burned oy the Cunsns Il the near az
proacn OF the spanish VAR s.eimer. Jorje Juan,
that WAS giving her ch isc. Is ( re the .Iorje
Juan re cned the burning vessel the Cdbdns bad
fed la boats to the nearest coast. wnicn Is be-
II, we'd to be that of venezIeli. The Jorje Juan
picked 10 and tool. on board twenty-four u the
former crew II the MOctezuma, captured and
kept as prisoners by tina Cuhans.
Since the capture Of tho Moc,ezums. on the
7th Il November notnin' rri ,ble has been
heard concerning her whore bOu .. Toe gen.
eral Impression /, that shs took on board
cargo Of coal at Turks Island, haewi Use guns,
munitions of tx. shows IN ier the O. M
m,nd II Leoncio PrAdo. son II the President
Of Peru. turmery 81 the Peruvian n W. aud
tSeuty Two years OF age. 1ns Cespedes was
formerly eng i-cd ny Sganish millionaire OF
Havana in the II We trade. and brOIgnt over
CON Affici several carg ,es Of livlpg freight.
DOMINGO Velez, ". Havana. now 10 Peru. ono II
tee ciptors, says:
on Noy. We left san Domingo FOR Santiago 10 cuba
p 1e Nc ,,ziN' or pMy 81 81 en- ,''rl -
,e.i'r miguel hui,u,z lfti. lguaolo Zldivar. h.. n
srco Alsar T. tdulrlo DeeJ'I. tuseno C.rloto,
O voNer snu sword. the latttr concrt Ell N 1ut
trauk' while me u Us had ppeie sny"s. Peloo
sheu dinuer was beng served, At IA Ya-t Crsi ro
Fil ami "a .1t1 f0r~ard Znuvar, EEL tns. Hr.,,
ana ANar we located octNern dvcns while Prlip.
Mof Y.aui myself saAin).ed tue C-ps'in AL OH eers
to surrender.
= l9e sl.nli u csc man to h. post was given, ami
irafp. Witu myself eIc4 vita q rcVuver ia his htnl.
entered the cania vale irry guirIcI tle eutr.
70 fhe door PraIo told the Il-i on tnlt h.
drutndel the surrender ut tne vessel lhey. seeing
su Il a small atackns parry. CONNIE 4cel 10 rcsst.
several snot ~rrr el oY u. TO inu'niste the span
larI-, nut with u intent Go k. Ihcrtsstance became
more determined AM IF d. having o"en wounded, u
fIund necessary 20 take lir 10 be successful
mission. FifluK IA earnest then took psCe.
The nrst 10 Hli Was Can't tacrn. vita two shots IN
bis ntau Incu came tic stcNarI who had NOuld q
PradO WAC received bll et III Ms heart rttaOuilu
pas-e ger anu sal or ted Nrre al - kIu.i.
Among ne Nouuicd were hr"u an VINO received a
shot Ia the arm tn stur ehrtg" and CIo4n passrn-
ger VINO ~. Acciicntslk N'uliri These were the
tOtai Casualties, aud ne we're masters Of the MOct
AMI her uuc rs ami crew. nunIl rlny some seytI ty
souls There w"re also number OF passengers
among them spanish ulcl ! connected win the Wal
Drptr menf - tn island e Porto eco. We IA tcurd
the hands ~ s1uc 4 cur prisoners tor snort time
willie We hrl council OF war s"oh after "" released
them. On NJ" lol9Hing dty the passengers aud part
OF h,r crow wrre laMcd rcar + n au Pax. ON tle
norsifru coast Ut ilNu lue Gr-pr1e, 60 ltllurd on
her crulsc, srqueuti senlius Gutierrez aud mf-cf
ashore IA GOAT with mts',ges f1r the RepuOnc Of