The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-07-27

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i afterwards the BROOKLYN opened Fl
. with her eight inch guns, lahdirsr
shell Just ahead of her. Several 9th.
/. shells were fred at The Colon or i
range of the Brooklyn's and oregon
guns. Her 'eommantier, seeing a
dhehdes sdf esdape cdt Of land destru,
I ton awaiting his sHib. fitted lee gu
and struck her flag at Ills D. m., an
= ran ashore at a point some 80 mile
west of Santiago harbdr. Our .flassh,
= was coming up rapidly at the time. b
was also the Texas and Vixen. "a Ii,
tie later. after you arrival, the Cristobt
Colon, which had struck to the Brook
Iyn and the Oregon, was turned owe
to you as one of the trophies Of thf
! great victory OF the squadron lihAe
your command
During my official VISIT little late,
Commander Eaton. of the Resolute, 90
peared and reported TO you the pres
ance Of Spanish battleship near AT
fares. Ydur orders 10 me We're 10 taxi
the -OSegdn and go eastward TO NEE
her. and this was idoie by the Brook
n,,r,ea 90 ~ an..o,, n.y.. ass. ssea.' re- g.
he the Austrian crw,ssr 1nran,a 49,, ~
Tera.. saaLtna ~ ,o aa VISITS
chief.
4 I wo,ffd mention FOR your consider.
atioh chat the Brooklyn occupied the
most westward blochadrng portion,
with the Niscen, and being more direct
ly In the route taken by the Spanish
sIua'ro". was exposed ior some mih-
u.es. -poss.Ds ,en, 20 the gun hre OF
ne y. uhe apahish SHIPS ana the
s "ess ua.'ety ~ range OF a.soo yards
. no" az. .ne sn..S anu Aoout ",ooo yards
s .o"l ne pa.'e,les owl t"e vessels OF
VIC eAiuie squaaroh' Closing IN T&p'HS,
e suon uiVe.t 1870. t"'s are *na 'io mag
n .hs", 49, W. eloso T.nse nave
ne " oe. wit'iessee such neadfy
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combat sbut nm, from INV view tho
;IndiaIa AMI C,bucester hu, a. ths.s
iesselp were closer to YOUR f3arshfb. no
hoNbt their mart In the copAtct rwas
:under your ,lsnmedJate observation,
Lieutenant Sharp, commanding the
Vixen. acted with conspicuous Courage.
Although unable to engage the heavier
ships OF the enemy with his light guns.
no nevertheless was close in to the
battle line under heavy fire, and many
of the enemy's shots PASSED beyond his
vessel,
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