The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-07-13
HOBSON ANDIIiS Il e., 1
Once More Safe UndeT tae Stars
and Stripes.
EXCHANGED FOR sokN!A7DS
Captured by the Americans. One
Lieutenant ard Fourteen Enlisted
Men the Price Paid fol taH Surrender
of the Heroes Of the Merr.mac.

Men the Price Pad for tle GuEieaGe;
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Assistant Nave! Constructor Richard
P. H9bson. of the flagship New y orE,
and the seven seapgea WHO. with bin.
sailed tn. collier ..cri.a:.c .l:to the
J channel oe IL. harbo- al $aut;aso de
! Cu),, an Jrr.} }.st and ,uaA her
tbar~ ,y,.,,. 80, ii,.,.1 h ,nn,ish
TaiI;yary authngir;,.. I,rar-.i.,v IA cx-
f.! change for rrj.,,a..rs curtured Dr The
F.; American f,,rc.s :Ac spanish aut;.2r-
! tiles consented ';;,E.,>,:.. :.arai&a to
.ycian.c E;c;,s,u 9rci ;;s lael,. AID a
F.! aas al fr,,,c va, ,.,,,F.ii,g,,d .or that
{ nnruo.. ~. nj,..c ,,,ccred FOR thc
eychan~e WIS ni,,:..r.a ,re, I,4.Xe.r the
A,r,..;,..,n ,,.d >;;,,.,..-;, ii..ns t,yc- ;rds
,,f nh. hnr,n5 ,n,.. a.. r,.,,.!. nen,s oc-
! ,.,,;ad h.. GnI Woo : ;;,nni Riders
nr.r C;cnar.,I V-hnoJ.r. h.9lieD3rters
and il, ~, co,,ty., - ~, ,a,.r;rao !ipe.
Tie American prisoners !e:; the
heina Mercedes hospital, on the out
! skirts Of Santiago, where they h2o been
; confined, at 30 Thursday afternoon,
i lii charge Of Major ll'ies: 4 Spanish OH
Ger, who speaks EnsiiSH perfectly. The
prisoners were conducted 20 fhc nee
ing place on foot but were not bind
! folded. Col. John Jacob Astor and
Lieut.. MIIoy, accompanied b. lnterpre-
ter Maestro: were in charge OF the
Spanish prisoners. These consisted Of
Lieuts. Ameiio |olez and AurciinS, a
] German belonging TO the Iwcnsy-nlnth
regular infantry, who were capSGrcd at
+! Caney and Lieut.. Adoifo Aries. OF
Barcelona. one of the most aristocratic
military organizations Of the Spanish
array. and fourteen non-commlssloncd
officers and privates. Lieut.. Aries and
number o. the men were wounded IN
the light al Il t:acy. Ihe SpaniSA
prisoners We're taken through '. 'ne
Amcrlcah lines mouate1 ara ollnu-
folded.
The meeting between Col. A>to: and
Major Irles was extremely courtceas.
but very formal. and no attempt was
made bv either Of them to discuss any
thing but the matter in hand. Major
Irles was given his choice of three
Spanish lieutenants in exchange for
Hobson. and was also informed that he
could have all Of the fourteen men in
exchange for the American sailors. The
Spanish officer selected Lieut.. Aries.
and the other two Spanish Off
GERS were conducted back to Juragua.
1t was then not later than / clock,
and just as everything was finished and
the two psrties were separating. Major
Irles turned and said. courteously
enough, but in tone which indicated
defiance. and gave his hearers the Inn
preston that he desired hostilitics to be
renewed at once:
Our understanding is. gentlemen.
that this truce comes to an end at )
O'Clock
Col. Astor looked at his watch. bow
ed to the Spanish officer. without max
inc a reply. and then started back slow
IL to the Americas lines. with Hobson
and his companions following The
meeting OF the two parties and the ex-
change of prisoners had taken place in
full view Of both the American and
Spanish soldiers. who were entvcnched
near the meeting place, and.thc keenes:
interest was taken in the episode. The
mon whose return 10 their comrades
has hpen securcd hy the negotiations
detailed abovr are.
Richard P fIobson lieutenant. {.
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Osborne. Deicnap coxswaip.
| George f Phillips, machinist.
John Kelly, watcrtender.
George Charatte. = runncrs mate.
Daniel Nontarl,e. seaman.
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