Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1898-08-13
EOLATES FRIENDLY ACT.
SENT SPANISH MARINES 30 THE
AID Or AN AMERICAN CONSUL.
How the vizesya's Captain Famed tho
Praise ot Nineteen Nssicns-Re.eaed
Foreisn Ccasuis From irnrrison,ucnt-
Placed nis ship Under American Flag.

made speech In the House IN the
course OF which he gave many incidents
connected with his visit 10 Cuba One
of them Is especially interesting Just
now, when the Spanish Captain Eulate
is prisoner of wax in our hands. Mr..
Cummings said:
"A story fully as romantic and inter
esting is told OF Captain Eulate, the /
commander of the cruiser Nizcaya, the |
late visitor TO the harbOr OF New York. |
The incident occurred in La Guayra,
on the Spanish main. in 1891. The |
American Conell there was MIR. Hanna
The city was raidei 10y one Of Dictator
. Nendoza's generals He imprisoned
all o. the foreign merchants and seven
teen .consuls. representing the differ-
ent nations. demanding a large ran
som for their release. Hanna was Our
of town when the raid began. On his
return he sensei the situation and
took immediate steps for the rescue OF
his colleagues.
The only war vessel IN The harbor
was the Jorge Juan. little Spanish
ship with three small guns. detailed
/ for coast-guard drtv. Her command
: ing officer was Eulate. then a sub-lieu-
tenant IN the Spanish navy. Hanna
tried 20 communicate by cable with the
/ United States Government. but failed.
He next tried 20 reach the American
Minister az Caracas. and was again
shut of. Finally. AZ last resort. he
took a boat and boarded the Jorge
Juan. Lieutenant Eulate received him
x,sh marked courtesy, and listened
Craeiously 10 his story.
tHauna detailed the startling events
thas had occurred. and asked the AID
Of the Spanish gunbOat IL reScling the
imprisoned consuls. Eulate replied
tina. his ship was az M Hauna's dis
posal. and asked him what he intended
70 90. 4 propose 70 demand the re
lease Of the imprisoned consuls, was
the reply.
lieutenant Eulate then placed thir-
y Spanish marines al the disposal of
Consul Hanna. He ordered his crew for
action. The marines were embarked IN
the launch, which displayed the Amer
ican nag Consul Hanra landed with
them and demanded the release Of the
imprisoned consuls within twenty min
ntes. saying that If this was not done the
, gunboat would open fire upon the city.
A single shot was fred az the Spanish
vessel from the shore II struck her
in the how. aud Lieutenant Eulate re
? sponded with a blank broadside. The
: coasuls were released under Hanna ;
! ultimatum he then demanded the
; release OF the imprisoned foreign nier-
r chants. General Pepper, represent
? ing the dictator Mendoza, promptly
compiled with the demand. and has
: troops evacuated the city. The Amer
e lean faS was then hauled down from
tie Jorge Juan aud the Spanish ensign
= appeared az the stern. The marine.
Z we're returned 20 the ship. and Cap
:. tain Hanna aud the released consul.
: warmly thanked Lieutenant Eulate fol
Z his services.
2 This, however, was not the end o
I; the matter. The Spanish Government
. was indignant az tue action of its lieu
q tenant. He was ordered back Z
Havana. deprived Of his command
= and sent 20 Moro Castle. A court
u martial was ordered, the lieutenan
20 being charged with pirstical acts q
=, Ia Guayra. Before a verdict wa
= rendered the Spanish Government
had officially received the thanks O
ie nineteen foreign governments, rang
> ing from the gigantic empire Of Rus
be STA - the Queen Of Hawaii Thu
g, opened the eyes of Spain. She rec
"a ognized the injustice done 10 Ellate
- He was released from custody, Wa
- awarded one Of the highest naval dec
III orations. and placed on waiting OF
a ders. Within a short time he wa
" made a captain in the Spanish nav
a and appointed chief of the arsenal i
% Havana
be When il vas determined 10 sen
In the Vizcaya TO New York Cap.ai
ie- Eulate was placed III command.
~ vas believed that his action a. l.
IS. Guayra would especially common
tor him 20 the American people. Spal
.ne thought that IL could not offer
~ greater act of courtesy. Unfortunate
by, the action Of Eulate at La Guayra ha
zen never attracted the attention Of th
% American newspapers. The publ
be were in ignorauee OF the facts The
remembered only that Eulate hi
presided over the court that sentence
the Competitor prisoners TO deaf
When the court-msrtial was held !
hat by orders from Madrid, Captain T.