The Red Cloud chief., 1898-07-22
III REL CLOUD CHIEF.
AS TOLD BY CERvERAS LOG.
The Spanish squadron's Movements From
Cape Verde to July q.

Following is the Spanish record OF the
doingsof Admiral Ccrvera's feet, taken
from the log book of the Cristobal
Colon by the Rroollyn:
April l4.-Arrived ut Porto Grande
(St. Vincent, Cape Verde islands,,
anchoring.
April io.-The Vizcaya and Almi-
rate Oquendo arrived. All the vessels
I. coaled and p~rovisioned. The ship took
stores and guns.
April 20--Sailcd, together with the
lnfapta Maria Teresa, Vizcaya, Almi-
rante oquendo, Furror. Terror and
Pluton. The Colon lowed the Furor;
the Oqucndo. the Pluton and the Maria
Teresa, the Terror. A speed Of eight
knots was arranged.
May i4--Sighted Curacao (oir the
coast Of Venczuela).
May l5-Stcamcd northward.
May l6-Rcndezvous appointed at
Santiago dc Cuba.
May i9-Arrived at Santiago de
Cuba, a%nchoring at SEQ u. n.y.
May 25-The Colon shifted her an.
chorage TO Enseuada de Gaspar (about
a mile north of MORO ~castle).
May 2T-The watch tower signalled
that ten Of the cnemy's ships were in
sight. accompanied by torpedo boats,
or small vessels. At $3.50 the soma
phorc signallcd that the enemy had
disappeared.
May 2s.--Sent an officer to MORO
castle to watch and report the position
of the enemy's ships and to
their movements.
May @o.-The cncmy's vessels were
to the eastward, stcaming in columns.
Recognized the Brooklyn, Indiana,
Iowa, Minneapolis, Texas and a mer.
chant vessel. We prepared our battery
and loaded with steel shells.
May 30-At moor the semaphore
announced that the encmy's squadron
was in sight; also the arrival of war
ships with two masts, with three fight.
ing tops each and two smoke-pipes.
May 3l-Thc Colon was struck bv
fragments of a shell fred during a
boinbardmcnt and her head was in.
iured.
June THE Colon shifted her
berth in The harbor.
June 3, 800 n. m.-Firing at the
entrance of the harbor.. Later tho
flagship made signal hat a merchant
ship was entering the harbor, it being
the intention to sink her at the en-
trance. As she was passing Ensenada
de Nispcro lat the inner end of the
narrows) she vas sunk by n torpedo
from the Pluton and by a mine. with
out accomplishing her intentions.
Seven prisoners were taken, one Off
Ger and six men.
June G-Thc enemy opened fire at
':45. At 1l:35 the semaphorc signalled
that the enemy was withdrawing.
We are preparing the Reina Mercedes
with rapid fire guns at the mouth of
harbor. Later received notice of the
loss sustained. The dead are Com
mandcr Emilio Costa, executive officer
of the Mercedes. and five men. The
wounded arc Ensign Alexandra Moline
and twelve men.
June l6-At &o0 the enemy's squad.
ron opened fire on the shore batteries,
some Of the proiectilcs falling in the
harbor. At Cos the fire grew less.
Our batteries continued to fire. 6:35
o'ciock-During the afternoon equipped
n company for landing.
June Fifteen of the enemy
opened fire to the windward upon
Point Cabrera, lasting until 5:I5. 1t
was begun by the Texas, n yacht and
two launches.
June lS-The Mcrrimac was exam
ined by divers. Twenty ships APP
peared, only four of which were men
of-war. One was very large.
June 2l-A landing party was
equipped and went ashore.
June ~, s o'clock-Heard shots
from the enemy's squadron and real
lied that our batteries were firing.
The enemy fred slowly, the lombard
ment lasting until 1880.
June 23-Sent n detachment ashore
with rifles and ammunition.
June "a, %, 20 and 27-Sent rifles
and ammunition to the Parpior Iron
pier, Dos Cruces, Dos Caminos and FL
Cobrc.
July Provisions and ammunition
sent to the ~detachments on shore.
IltNIu cduhoh ou oiOTc. turing the
afternoon projectiles passed the bow
of the Colon. Heard sharp firing be-
tween the town and Siboney. The
squadron was firing upon the harbor.
\ number of wounded arrived at the
military hospital. Our men slept at
their guns.
July e-The flagship signaled to
light fires under all boilers. The
Colon lit hers SO as to have steam at .
p. IN. At night heard rifle firing
toward the town. A little later the
encmy's squadron opened on the bat.
teries and bay"
There is no entry on the log for July
,, the day the ships came out and were
sunk. The log was translated and
printed on board the Brooklyn ycstcr.
day.
We VIII Buoy he Cable.