Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-04-30
VALUABLE PRIZES
Tho7 o.o Captured by Uncle Sans
Fleet.
Tho Gunboat Nashville Fires the First Shot
of tho Wharf.-The Little Mangrovo
Compels tho Big Spanish Steam
er Panama to Surrender
Other Captures Made.

Key West, Fla, April 23.-The North
Atlantic squadron, except the monitors
Terror and Puritan and some of the
smaller ships, sailed from Key West at
5:45 o'clock Friday morning for the
shores of Cuba. Besides the two moni-
tors the ships left behind were the gun
boat Helena, cruiser Marblehead and
dispatch boat Dolphin.
The United States fleet was about IL
miles off Sand Key light at a. M,
when the Spanish merchantmen Buena
Ventura, from PascGgoula, Miss, for
Rotterdam, with lumber, was sighted,
bound north. The gunboat Nashville
ran her down and put a shot across her
bow from the four-inch gun on the port
side aft. The Spaniard ignored the
shot, but another closer to her bow
brought her to. A prize crew was put
aboard. Capt. Lucarraga, in command
of her, was astounded. He said he did
not know that war had been declared,
but when he was informed of the state
of affairs he accepted the situation
philosophically. The Nashville towed
her prize into this port.
Key West, Fla, April 25.-The Span
ish tramp steamer Pedro, from Ant
werp for Santa Cruz and Pensacola,
was captured by the flagship New York
on Friday evening when about 90 miles
| from Havana and was brought here
Saturday in charge of a prize crew
She is owned in Bilboa, is 1,62S tons net
register, is about $50 feet long and has
| on board a crew of 36 men.
The fleet captured another prize Fri
| dnV "a afternoon the schooner. MathiIda
of Havana, laden with rum.
The gunboat Helena captured the
Spanish steamer Michael Jover on Sat
urday. The lovers cargo is composed
of cotton and slaves.
Ensign Christy, with crew of 16
from the cruiser Detroit and four from
the flagship, brought into port the cap
| tured Spanish steamer Catalina, 3,491
tons, bound from New Orleans to
Barcelona. She was taken by the De
| troit. When the first shot was fired
her captain made a desperate effort tc
escape his pursuer and the chase was
prolonged for eight miles. Finally
solid shot brought her to. She is car
rying a cargo of 5000 bundles of slaves.
The revenue cutter Winona, from
Mobile, has captured the Spanish
steamer Saturnina at Ship Island, Miss.
Key West, Fla, April 27.-The big
Spanish steamship Panama, of the
| Ceballos line, which left New York on
| April 20 for Havana, with number o.
| Spaniel refugees on board and a very
valuable cargo, including stores for the
| Spanish army, was captured Monday
| evening about 20 miles from Havana
by the little lighthouse tender Man
grove, now belonging to the mosquito
fleet. The Mangrove mounts two six
Founders. She is commanded by Lieut..
Commander Everett and has a crew of
13 men. The Panama is of about 2,S00
tons and a very valuable prize, the
vessel and cargo being worth $275, 900.
When the Mangrove sighted the
Spaniard she ran up to her and fred a
gun across her bows. The liner did
not take the hint and second shot
was fired, after which the Panama
slowed down little. A third shot was
| fired across the bows of the Panama at
hundred yards, and the deck officer
of the Spanish vessel was hailed and
notified that if he did not heave to a
shot would be sent through his vessel
| This notification caused the Panama to
be brought to. Ensign Dayton boarded
the Spanish steamer and took posses
sion of her. The battleship Indiana
then steamed up and Commander Ev-
erett notified Capt. Taylor, of the In
diana, that he had captured the Panama
and borrowed a prize crew from the
battleship. The Mangrove was then
ordered to report to the flagship, and
Rear Admiral Sampson told Commaa-
der Everett to take his prize into Key
West.
AS the Panama carried two 12-pound-
ers she could easily have annihilated
the little Mangrove. This makes five
steamers thus far captured in addition
to a number of schooners and small
crafts.
The United States gunboat Newport
brought in yesterday the Spanish sloop
Paquete and the Spanish schooner Pi-
reneo, Cuban coasting vessels, which
she captured off Havana.