The Monticellonian., 1898-06-10
RAN TWO MILES UNDER SPANISH FIRE.
ETectually CorI>ed Up Cervera's Bottle by Blowing Up Their Own Vessel, and Then Boldly Rowed to the spanish Flagship and Surrendered Their Bravery Hon pred by the Enemy.

Into the haTbOr was cOmpletctY tY blocked early this morning when the United States collier Merrimac wss sunk across it's entrance IL is sow impossible for the Spaniards tsk get out, and it is equally impossible for any vessel to get into tb/ harbor
 Therefore, the Spanish fsst-class ar
 mored cruisers Maria Te1esa, Gristobal Colon, Nizcaya and Alrfante 0quendo, with the two torped / boat destroyers Fufor and Pluton .,fe no longer of any use to Spain.
 This result as Accomplished through the heroisp of Lieut.. Richard P. Hob son, ass ,ant naval constructor. and Daniel Montague, George Charette, ]. :. Mgrphy, Oscar Deignan. John r.
 Phjdps John Kelly and II. Clausen.
 de latter, a coXswain of the New fork, took part in the expedition against orders They were all car tured by the Spaniards, bat the Sr n- ish admiral, in recognition of neir bravery, sent word to the Amer an ad- miral, under flag of truce that he was willing to exchange th prisoners. and assuring the America commander &phAO biiNl NpuANi pG bi Ibttt NIlu lIt Weatest kindness Money and pro. yiSons have been sent to them, and the seeessary st ps are being taken to bring aeout tP 1T exchange.
 MontagSe 5 chief mastcrat-arms of the New York He has served foar years in the navy. is 29 years of are and his home IS in Brooklyn.
 George Charette is a gunuer's mate of the first class on board the New York. He has served II years in the navy. is 3l years old and resides at Lowell, Mass
 ! C. Murphy is a eoXswain of the Iowa.
 Oscar Deignan is a coXswaiu of the Merrimac, and is about 9i years old.
 John r. Phillips is a machnst of the first class, belonging to the Merrimac He is 3d years of age, and his home s in Boston.
 John kellyis a water tender, about D years. lis home is near Glasgow Scotland.
 II. GIausen, who slipped on board the Aerrimae without permission. in order to take part in the expedition, ia cox swain of the New York
 Lieut. Richmond Pearson HoBson. assistant naval constructor, was bonn at Greensboro, Ala, on August T.. ls10, was appointed, aftera competitive examination, to the naval academy Ill May, lss5 He was the youngest mem ber of his class but graduated at the head of his eighteen companions le has studied engineering. under the 6 mcut in France and was made assist ant naval constructor in Is4L IIe is the author of semi political work entitled "The Situation and Outlook m Europe, and was assigned to the flag ship New York when Rear Admiral Sampson sailed for the West Indies.
 Ljeut. lIobson is a nephew of John NJ. Morehead, of North Carolina and Is grandson of Chief-Justfce Pearson of that state. He Is unmarried, and his father, Judge James VI. IIobson, lives at Greensboro. AIa.
 The three men from the Merrimac's crew were all green hands and shipped recently for the war.
 The Merrimac had on board 68l tons of coal when she was >cutt}ed across the channel.
 Lieut.. Robson started on his daring crrand utthrcc o'clock in the morning fhe Merrimac was lying to the west ward. Under cover of the clouds over the moon she stole in toward the coast. and made her way to the eastward, i followed by a steam launch from 46t i NeN York. with the following crew ea board: Naval Cadet j. w. Powell. of 0sVcgo N N: r. K. Peterson. cox swain: Il, Haudturd, apprentice of Inc ars, class. J. NuIliug~ coa passer. e5. |. Russell maehinist of the second E sias>
 In the lauuch were baudaaes and app planes for the wounded
 Prom the crowded deck, of the New York nothing could br seen of the Meerimac after she had got under tac shadow of thc hUs For half au hour officers and men strained their eyes peeriug into the gloom. when. sud- 5 denly, the flash of gun ,trcamel out from Norro castle. and then all on board the New York knew the Merri- mac was nearing her end The guns from the Spanish battery opposite ! Morro castle answered quickly with ! areztlashes and for about 20 minutes tlashes of lire seemed to leap across E thc haroor entrance
 1he flagship was too far away to ! hear thc reports, and when the firing ceased it was judged that IIobson had ! blown mp the Merrimae For an honr the anxious watchers waited for day light Ecar-Admiral Sampson and apt. Chadwick were on tine bridge of the New Aorl throI ghout.
 N o'clock thin streams of smoke We're seen against the western shore. qnite close to the spanish batteries, and strong glasses made out the lauuch at Che New York returning te the flag sbip Scarcely had the small craft eeen sighted before puff of smoke is sued from d battery on the western arm of the harbur, and shot plunged far over the launch. Then for fifteen minutes the big guns ashore kept up an irregular fire on the little launch. A9 the shells fell without hitting the object they were intended for themen on the New York jeered at the marks aanship and cheered their ship mates.
 At6i5 a m. the launch came along side the flagship but she did not have on board any of the crew ol the Nerrl mac Cadet Powell reported that he