The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-04
THE PLUCKY
LITTLE CASTINE.
She Takes SOundings Right Under
the Guns of Cabanas,
WEYLER'S BROTHER = IN LAW,
He Was One ofthc Prisoners Iaken on
the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS on the
Blockading FIeet-Two seamcn
Very Badly Injured

KEY WEST. FLA, May 3.-The Span
,s1 mail steamer Argonuta, Captain Lage.
the news of whose capture was 'tele-
craphed Yesterday. was conveyed into
Key West harbor by the cruiser Marble
head this evening.
Il appears that Colonel Nincte Cortijo'
Of the Third Spanish cIvairy "no' win
nineteen other army officers, was taken
on the prize. g. a brOtner-in-laW or cap
tain-General Valtrino Neyler. colonel
De COrtijo and the other oihcers were
transferred 10 the Guido ana lhe prNaIes
10 the Ambrosio Bolivar two other tro-
pies of the first week of the war that arc
still LAYING I'm the harbor. The Argonu-
"a herself is no mean prize. being Of loo
tons burden. but the value OF the prize
lies mainly in the prisoners oil war ana
the mail matter going TO General Blanco.
Her cargo Is general merchandise win
large quantity of arms ana ammunition
intended for the Spanish troops in cuba.
The only other incoming prize to-day
was the little fishing schooner Antonio
Pace taken by the gunboat Newport
of Marie yesterday and lowed In by
the gunbost Castine.
The Castine has proved her powcress
As well as the more redouhtanle shlpS OF
tho SQUADRON. At S o'clock Saturday
morning she went into Capanss haroor
and anchored only about ME from the
fortidcations which arc sort OF composite
Of fort and block houses. Then >is
sent her steam cutter in about hair a
mile until il was within thousand
yards Of the fort. There tho cutier
made soundings and observations Tor hdlt
an hour or more. after when She le-
turned 10 tho ship uumolested. A num-
her Of persons were clearly observer
about the fort. They watched the ope-
rations with apparent interest," pu' oHe'-
ed no hostile objection.
while the flagship New York was lying
At NTatauzas a sergeant of marines drop
ned HIS pIstol. which exploded, the bull
IL, striving william Taylor. frst-claSs
apprentice. and passing through ms
stomach and lungs. Taylors condition
is serious but he has chance Tor re-
covery.
cruiser Cincinnati were drilns IN the
barbor a ball got mixed mp with dummy
cartridges and J. Scomex. gunner mate
was shot through the Jaw
The six hundred and eighty marines
who arrived on the Panther few days
ago. will be transferred 20 the Resoulte
which is shortly expected from New
York The Panther VIII then be made
into an auxiliary cruiser
In the marty Of Cubans who left here
last night for Tampa 70 join the regu-
lars and move with them 10 cuba was
one American. who viii take a prominent
part I'm the islands struggle for freedom.
He IS Louis W. Mohun. of Washington.
a brother Of Paymaster Philip Y. Mo-
hum of the navy. now stationed at Key
west. He will act as first lieutenant
on the staff Of General Nunez. He re-
Gently returned from South America.
where he was "a member of the Nicarauga
Canal Commission surveying and eNplor-
ing party.
ERICSSON FIRED OK.
The torpedo boat Ericsson reports that
while accommodating nearthe shore about
three miles west Of Havana, she was
fired on by a body Of soldiers-both cav
airy and infantry. She reported 10 the
ships Of the feet and was promptly sig
nailed 10 get out Of the line Of fire. The
gunboat wilmington then opened fire
and sent I'm several shots with what ef-
feet II is. Of course, unknown.