The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-19

ship ytrginsus which was suSpectess OF
having been engaged in the transporta-
ton Of arms and munitions Of wa- TO the
resolutionists In Cuba The y!rginius
had been chased Into the harhor OF Aspin-
wall and there biockaded by the pixarro
SsEh was the condition Of affairs when
the Kansas reached Axpinwan and as
soon az the captain OF the virginius dis
covered her presence he FASTENED on
board and asked for safe ss-
cart 70 sea Capt. White has never been
3 man given TO hasty judgments On this
occasion he hade the American consul 10
srfng him the ships clearance papers.
and when they Were laid before him stud
led them with patient care He could and
no fsaw 10 them. and at the end OF an
hour was convinced that no power had
the right 20 interfere with the steamer
and that whatever her past record had
been. there was now no evidence war
rantiug her detention BIZ a foreign man
os~war, Accordingly be sent an officer
with the consul to deliver the yirginias
her papers.
White received call froTn the comma nd
er % the pigarro. TIE SRA ssiara was re-
estyad with ire usual coGrtesie@ and az
his own request conducted on a tour as
the Kansas. Over a parting glass OF win.
in the cabin the xsrzfnsus was mentioned
fer the first time. The Spaniard, as he
touched glasses with his host. said thar
his orders were to prevent that vessel
from gufrg "a sea BIZ force IL necessary
Capt Waite eEnpfiest his glass and quiet
iy informed his guest that he should fire
on any vessel tAat sasergnred with her
And the two officers parted xtth.f,
an humv the eegaain ef the xirgfnstss was
formally notified that Re would Ne escort.
ed 20 sea at noon next DAY. and al the
Spanish commander which said that Cax3-
White. having investigated the status OF
the SfrSiEius considered her free Ia sail
without nolestafIosz. and trusted taa. ND
attempt would Ne made 20 3etaia her.
To this letter no reply WAS received
That night. under cever Of darkness TIE
guns ~ tbs Kansas were run In. ehargfd
with shell. and then run cut again asser
which her single N~irch gIn Was nlvoss a
as - sear en tire Sganiara. and the
ports which masked II male ready "a.
knocking sway ~ any moment Cant
Waite knew there would - nothing Ieft
ABOVE saa water En@ % hss nstgss vessel
after she bad received thu suansarSsx
Areedssde. sssEt his duty was plain. ard re
Gid net hesitate Shortly before neon @.
sse second day boat was lawsr~a from
the Kansas ard an officer dispatched TO
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