The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-04-23
SPANISH VESSEL CAPTURED.
The Prize of the Nashville-She Wa
Loaded With Lumber.

The Prize of the Nashville-She Was
Loaded With Lumber.
Key West, Fla, April 22-Thc Uni
ted States cruiser Nashville has captur-
ed the Spanish steamer Buena Ventura
for Rotterdam, having on board Il cargo
of lumber. She was on her way from
the coast of Texas.
The Nashville towed her prize into = :.
harbor at II O'Clock this morning.
lne news of the capture of the Span
lard set the people of Key West frantic
with enthusiasm All work was sus-
pended and the docks were soon crowd
ed.
The United States feet was about
twelve miles off Sand Key light this
morning at Z. when the Spanish mer-
c4.antman was sighted. bound north.
The gun boat Nashville ran her down
and nut shot across her bows from
the four inch gun ON the port side aft.
manned by Lieutenant Dillingham;. The
Spaniard ignored the shot; but another,
closer to her bows. brought her to.
a nriZe crew under Ensign r. F. Ma
gruder was put aboard. Captain Lu-
carraga. in command of her. was as
founded He said he did not know that
war had ben declared; but when he was
informed of the state of affairs he
shrugged his shoulders and accepted the
situation philosOphically.
The Nashville has taken on stores and
w return to the fleet, carrying Ensign
Magruder. who will be relieved by En-
sign Carlton. of the Snow. \ body af
marines is pacing the deck of the Span
lard; and her crew of twenty-eight are
lounging about the decks i'm nonchalent
fashion. Not man is in irons. Ac-
cording to prize laws. Captain Maynard
will turn the prisoners of war over to
the United States District Attorney.
who will decide the question of their dis
position.
The monitor Puritan is taking on coal
and water and will sail to join the fleet
tonight
On excellent authority it is reported
| that the destination of the fleet is Ma
| tanzas. On board the iagshin is Cap
tain Aranguren, brother of the late BRIG
adler General Nester Aranguren. He
will pilot the fleet to Matanzas. The
CUBAN pilots went on board last night
after - o'clock.
| The Detroit sailed to join the feet this
afternoon II is believed that one
or two shins will be left at least tenn
porariy.
is \ TRAMP STEAMER.
Galveston. Tex, April 22-The Span-
ish steamer Buena Ventura, captured by
the United States gun boat Nashville is
a tramp steamer hailing from Bilbao.
Spain. She belonged to the Sarrinaea
Line. On March % she arrived nj Pas
cagonia' Miss. from Havana, and was
oh me way TO Pensacola. Fla, to load
for Holland when captured
CARGO VALUED AT $40 300
Mobile, Ala, April 22-Tha Rueno
Ventura, from Pascagoula. Miss. which
was captured by the Nashville was
loaded by Mobile parties for Rotterdam.
WITH $4,000 feet of lumber. valued ut
| $4,000.
ON TO MANILA.
| London, April 22.-The American
squadron at Hong Kong, according to a
special dispatch from Shanghai. has
sailed for Manila. which it will attack.
| The dispatch says:
Three steamers recently purchased
by the United States government will
follow the fleet with coal The an
proaches to Manila are mined. II is re-
ported here that the priests and the
commercial classes in the philippines
are Ill favor of peaceful surrender
rather than to suffer bOmbardment but
mat the military are determined to re.