The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-10-12
a TREASURE SHIP.
::ew the Centurion Captured ee'S
Laden Spanish Vessel.


popular M. inan the capture Q: sae
s-ea; treasure ship Nues;-a Sonora ce
CasadoDSa. "a April &c. l1Ss. IA ;"e
me a-st place. ;he value OF the rr.1n
Yas euorrloas in the second Tie Iuei
between =. Centurion an' i.easure
shin was ane sinsie-ship action:
aad in the third place. the victory
cane =, time when AnsoE's fortunes
se.ul-d 20 he al ,o1 eeb. when one
disaster after another had reduced MS
squadron 20 one ship. and when sick
ness had reduced his guns crews 70
TWO men each.
The Nues;ra Sonora de Cabsdonsa.
o; As i; is also called. de Coradonsa.
was treasure ship from Manila. COM
r.and.d hy Con Geronimo Monte'o.
and laden with specie and mcrchan-
disc She was sighted al sunTiss IRON
he masthead OF the Centurion. and
Master Richard Walter. Ansons chap
lain and historian. tells US tha, "a
general 10Y spread through the whole
ship. Galieons nearly ALWAYS cTu'sed
in couples. and it was supposed an
otha. mus; be near The Centurion at
orce stood toward the Spapiavd. anc
before : o'clock her officers could see
:he enemy from the deck The iring
C; a qua by The galleon wsf iakeo by
AGscn'S men 20 Se ccnsort 10 make
hsste and .ejoin. and ''to amrSe inc
Dons' the Centurion herself fred a
gun TO leeward. Bu, Don Geronimo
Montero had 30 conso-t. nor did ne
unaerrase ,he prcwess Of his opponent
rhe SraDiards knew they we're face &c
face with Anson and Nc Cen:ur,oo.
and ;nev were keen 10 ish;. Through
or, The forenoon the two ships crep'
closer aud closer together. till by mid
day only a league separated them
Then the Suestra Sonora de Caoa-
dousa brought 70 under topsa'ls. with
her head 10 :he nor,hward. and at the
too-sal!an, masthead the standard O.
Spain was flying.
Arson vas 70, slow 70 accept ths
challenge. and he laid MS plans VIII
great foresight lu:o the tops he sea
30 picked men. the best small arms
narssmen in the ship. His oroacside
guns were manned only with TWO
,aer eacn. and 20 them be gave In,
s:ructious 20 do nothing b"; load their
gun. The rest Of the men were divided
into eanGs Of -. with orders 10 move
up and down rae battery for the SOLE
purpose Of running oGt aud firing tho
guns as they we're loaded I; was al
unconventional way Of lighting: con
F, ;inuous independent fire was the las
thing the Spaniar6s expected. and 81
threw them into as much confusion
= lid TIE disaster wh!ca orerionS"a
them within a few minutes OF thu
orening OF the fight. A mass OF mats
and hammocks IN the pctsinS OF tn
sal!eon caught ire. burning hercei!
and blazing up nearly as high as ID
| .n!zzen tor. The tao ships were prac
| tica!!y within pistol shot. and II va
,.os..oly >>..".. sunwaas from .ne C
:u-.on which started the blaze. I.
rec !hcr,srives from the danger va:
no light task. and Il took the SPANS
| >eau:,u v...c ,,tnc 10 Gu, IN" netting
away and tumble the flaming mass
lverboard. and IN the mcanwh.le -
sons markSmen in the tops were sub
iectilg the Sallson's upper decks TO a.
incesSan; fusilade Waite: de>.rihe-
tie eject as -prodisioas havoc. and
adds ,ha, the marksmen succeeded il
killing OF woundinS every officer bu'
one ,ha, appeared on the quartz. deck
and woundine IL particular the sen
eral OF the salleon himself.
The hgh; ragged in for two hours
Aason changing from round shout L
grape in The second part o; the en-
saseuen; with deadly effect. Tn.
| ships N-rc 80 near that some oS IN
Spanish officers were seen running
abou, with much assidu!ty to prereni
! tie desertion OF their men from their
quarters, but all their endearors were
in vain. After having as last e1o'
are6 Eve or six guns with NOR
! judgment than usual they yielded u
the contest: and the Salleon's color
| being burned OF the ensign s'af al
the beginning OF the engagement. she
struck the standard a, her main top
sallan. masthead. The Centurion did
not escape urdamaSed: AT the inomen;
the galleon struck Anson vas intorTe''
quietly tia, his ship was or fire nea'
the powder room. He received 'h'
news With apparen, emotion. and ;aS
ting care not 70 alarm has people. CAV"
,he necessary orders tor exunSuishinS
the FIRE
The specie in the Nues,ra Sonora de
ca Caoadonga included l.Sl3.Si5 pieces 0;
eight. and 3S.sS: ounces OF virSin =!
yer. and the total value OF she prize
was assessed at S3lS.n0o. Ard in thi>
connection /, is interesting 10 note
:ha, two other Spanish treasure ships
captured hy English commanders bore
names similar 70 that OF Anson'S prize
There was the Nuest.a Sonora del
Rosar;an. ehich Drake took. and u
/, great booty" from :nat nlos' hausf
ty OF Spanish seamen. Don Pedro 10:
Remedies. which was taken vs-y richly
laden BY the Royal Family HriTa;ee.
OF Cape s.. Nary's three years after
Anson's srea, cap,ure.-Loadon Globe
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