The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-10-12
A TREASURE SKIP.
How the Centurion Captured : eole
Laden Spanish Vessel.

middle o. the eighteenth century. non
has made l ;.sater impression on the
popula. n4'11 taan ;he capture OF me
g,ea; ,r"s>:.:- ship Nuestra sonora &C
CabadonSa. Cd april 20. l.%s. =! ''e
the irst place. ;he value O. toe f'
nss eno:r,o:.s. in the second. &c d"Ai
between i. Centurion an! eascre
ship was a hne sinsle-sh:p action
and in the third place. the ''''orF
came a, ;ine when Aasons fortunes
.a.r,.d 10 " a, a low ebb. when on"
disaster after another had reduced n's
squadron 70 one ship. and when s'ch-
ness had reduced his guns crews 20
two men each
The Nues,-a Sonora de Cshsdonsa.
or AZ /, * also called. de CovadonSa
vas treasure ship from Manila. ootn-
msnd.c OK Don Geronimo Montero.
and laden With specie>and merchan-
disc She VAS sighted at sunrise IRON
the masthead Of ;he Centurion. ana
Master Richard Walter. AnsonS chap
,a:u and historian. tells us that a
general Joy spread through the "noie
ship. Ga!ieons nearly alwavs eFuised
in couples. and i: was supposed an
other mus, be near The Centurion al
orce stood toward the Spaniard- and
before s O'Clock her oficers could see
tho enemy from :he deck The firing
Of a sun BY the Salieon was taken by
Anscr.s men 20 be consoTt 10 make
haste and rejo!n. and TO aCuse the
i>ons" tho Centurion herself hreo
~rn 20 lceward But Don Geronimo
Mon;ero had no eonso-f. nor cic ne
unaerra;e rhe prowess Of his opponent.
The Soaniards knew they w"re lace 10
face with Anson and ne Centurion
and ;nev were keen TO scht. Toroash-
or, he forenoon the two ships creps
closer and closer together. till By mid
day only a league separated them,
Then tie Eues,ra Sonora de Caoa-
donsa brought TO under sopsails. With
her head 10 the uorthward. and at the
,op-=a!lan, masthead the standard o.
Spain xas flying
Ansou was not slow 10 accep; thf
challenge. and he laid his plans VIII
| great foresight. inso the tops be >en
| 80 picked men. the best small arm;
r,a-ksuen IL the ship. His broadsics
guns were manned only with swo
men eacu. and to them be gave In
| strrc:!oas 10 do nothing hu, load .he''
Sun. The rest Of the NEE were divided
| into gangs Of L.. with orders TO move
No and down the battery for The soie
purpose Of running out and ar:nS the
guns as they were loaded Il was Al
unconventional way OF lighting: cou'
c!nuous independent, fire was the las
chIns the Spaniards expected. and II
threw them into as much eoniusSoi
- cid IN. disaster which overlook,
/ them within few minutes OF tn'
opening OF the SSh:. a mass OF mats
and hammocks In the noting OF tn'
salleon caught fce. burning t'ercei,
and hiaz.nS up nearly as high AZ 'h'
nizzsp top. The two ships were prac
tically within pistol shot. and i, va
..oaa oily s"ur" gunwaoS irom 'ae g.
| :urion which started the blaze. tt
! -rne .hernsc,~ss from :he danger VA
no light task. and Il took the SPANS
SeauI. n .S.... ,,inc TO Gu; thc netting.
away and tumble the flaming mas;
,verboard. and in the nean~hile AZ
sons marksmeN IN the tops were suo
iectins the salleoas uppe. decks 70 al
!neeSSan; tusilade. Walter describe
tia effect as "p-odiGions havoc" an'
adds ,ha. the ma-ksmen succeeded II
killing or Uoundins every oshceT hu
one :ha; appeared on the quarter deck
and ~oundinS iu particular the gen
eral of the salleou himself. :
The fgh, ragged in for two hours
Anson changing from round shout L
grape In the second part OF the en-
Sasemens with deadly effect tn.
ships were 50 near that some OF tn
Spanish officers were seen ruanins
abou. with much assiduity 70 preven
the deser,ion Of their clen from ;he:'
quarters. bu, all their endearors were
in vain. After having as las; edo'
fred Ave or six guns with NOR
Judgment than usual" they yielded u
tie contest: and the Galleous color
| being burned OF the ensign steff q
the beginning O! the engagement. sa'
| struck the standard a: her main top
sal,an, masthead. The Centurion die
not escape urdamascd: at sh" morn"n
the gai,eor struck AnSon was ,niorme'
quietly sha, his ship uas on FIRE nea'
| the powder room. He received th'
news with sppafen. emotion. and TAX
| !ng care not 70 alarm his people. Sav'
he necessary orders for ex'insuish'r;
the Are
The specie II the Nusstra Sonora d.
caoadouse included l.Sl5.SlS pieces o
| eight. and IS SIS: ounces OF virgin S''
yer. and the total value OF the priz'
vas assessed a, s3l3.ooe And in ,hi.
connection it Is interesting to not'
;ha, two o:he. Spanish treasure $n,p
captured by English commanders oor'
names similar 70 tha; of Anson's prize
There was the Suestra Sonora de
Rosarisn. which Drake took. and =
| i; great booty" from that mcs' hauSh
" OF Spanish seansn. Don Pedro To-
Remedies. which was taken very Tienl'
laden by the Royal Family p7.ra'eei
oS Cape ST. Mary's three years af'el
| Arsou's great capture.-Louton Globe
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Virtues Of tho Dos.
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