Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1898-04-28
FIRST SHOT FIRED.
Spanish Merchant man frenavrntura tsr-
Iurrd u, the tiuuhoaI Na>IN iII".

FIRST SHOT FIRED.
Spanish Merchant man Frenavrniurs tsr-
turrd n, the GuuhoaT Na>hNtil
KEY NEsr, Fla, AVri 9a.-rhe
Spanish mcrchauimnu kuruaecntura
was captured shortly after O'Clock
Friday morning 10y the United States
cruiser Nashville. The fleet at that
time was only a short distance from
the shore. Smoke had appeared ON the
horizon. away Ia westward. and by 4
O'Clock ii MAS plain that this came
from merchantmen. By : o'clock
she was seen To he "A two-mastcd,
works and black Smoi>rstacll>, having
the culors of the Spanish flag painted
around it. \ spanish flag ua> flying
la the breeze above the tafrruiL
The squadron had been stramins
dead SLOW, say sin knots, tut at I
o'clock the Nasty lie suddenly left ia,
line. aud at full speed h,ni,d toward
the Spaniard. \ moment later gun
was fired from the port battery IT Tia,
Nashville and tine shot struck the
water a few hundred yards away
The Spaniard Mas half a mile from Tn,
Nashville. ami She held her way, max
ing no sign of having given the shot
any attention.
For two minutes the Nashville held
her way IN the chase, and then tried
another shot. that passed apparently
within rod If the Suauiard'> how
and Clipped spray from the crest of ,hc
wavc~ for milo hcvund,
The officer nn The Spaniard's bridge
at once cVcI>rd her engines. while "a
han ran at aud hastily lowered her
dag.
Al .:I5 the Nashville brought tC
alongside thc Srauiard. having every
gun. big and lttir IN the siarhoard
urnadsidc pointed at her
Then Nhalrhual was lowered. ana
Ensign Masrudcr, with boarding
CREW az SIN men, MAS sent Ia take
charge ni the prizr.
She MAS found Ia hc tbs Hucnav, n.
tura. PLYING between New Work, liza.
Nana aud West India ports. She hal
a cargo of lumber ON deck forward,
that WAS slowed 81 as to give her list
Ia port MranN hilc the torpedo boat
Fnoic had run down i'm the wake OF
Tia" Nashville, and brought la beside
the Eurnavcniura. For tho next halt
hour There " a. a good deal of filling
and backing 10y the Nashville and the
Fnutr, A. they lay about the Spaniard.
Ensign Magrudcr took charge of the
Spaniard's papers and sent a report
regarding them To the Nashville.
lh,'>c were eventually sent Ia the dag.
ship hy the torpedo boa; Fnotc,
she brought orders that the Eucna,
vcntura MAS Ia bc held. and a few min
utr> later the Nashville headed to
ward hey West ana MAS followed 10y
the EucuaVcuiura.
1t was observed, however. that when
the Nashville and Hucnavrntura had
run "A mile or 80 toward port. they
were stopped 10y signal from Adm.
sampson, and for II ar 20 miuutc>
they hung ON wind. Then they headed
away once more for port.
A. the Eucuavcntura lay awaiting
orders from Adm. sampson her crew
hung lisilc>>iy over the rail or walked
a out her deck and cazed at her "a pturs
The Spanish officers were ON the
bridge most of the time. hut one. ap,
larcut!y the captain, went To and from
ihc bridge Ia the deck and down be-
low. An American sailor had the
Hhrcl. Another stood ON the bridge.
near Ensign Magruder, and the other,
guarded the main deck. The sailor,
are carrying mus.>ets on board, and
Ensign Magrudcr has side arms.
The sailors ON the bridge and at the
wheel had bayonet> in their belts. ana
the mon ON deck kept their musliets in
nand. One of these on deck was seen
Ia examine his musilet lock occasional
ly, and Ia handle the weapon carelessly
at frequent intervals. The crews on
the Nashville and Foote and prize crew
The time occupied in waiting to star
for port.
GALVESTON. Tex, April 23.-Th,
steamer Hucnavcutura. captured 10y
the United States gunboat Nashville
is tramp steamer hailing from Bilgua
Spain. She belonged To the Sarriuags
line. ON March - She arrived at Pas
eagoula, Miss. from Havana, and wa
on the way tn Pensacola. Fla, to loat
for Holland when captured.
KY NEST. Fla, April 2S.-Th,
! cruiser Marhlehcad, the monitor Pur
titan, the Algonquin and the Mangrov,
sailed Friday afternoon To join tn,
fleet The only ships of the squadron
now remaining here are the Dolphin
| the Terror and the Helena, all of which
are likely to move within few hours