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-MANNING, S. C., WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 1898. NO. 42. PREV.OJS REE O 1 S C- A GNEA V[CTORY C i .E3. Oars are Unirj xr ma I I pit L dd n.ar Siveraril i :.: hie cn'y-:.m can are- 7 vrue.z1 Two dispatclhes wert ac-id atl Wahigto 'sti mornirg from ommoo e! D -w- y ec rnirig the previcus rperis of hs grtat vicyC ry over the -ka-s;.iti MaLi a Bay. 1he tir-t d:ps ra e aS foi lows: Manilla, My1-Teaarae sived at daV b eak 6 i mloring immed.iely e'a,-2ec th e my and destroyed tt f-1 Spaoith ves sels: R:-ina C,- r:tia Cezb I!.. U 1 a. Isle de Cuba, Ge L .3, Dm, Cor reo, Vel]sco, ida:. oetranspr. and the water beesr t La.ie. Oar squadron was u:. girtd and cnly a few men were sigu~y 'eo- ne only mears tf .graphig is to Americau cozut a. H g g- I snall commnun.icate with hion DEWEY. Shortly after the above w-s r1.eCV the srcoLd o.e can~e - fjiiws: "Cavite, May 4 -I tave taken pos session of tLe 1i atau.u of Cavite cn Pnilhppine 112ads. Hive dtstroy forifications at eay ertrace paircil ig garrison. I conrA bay complete ly, and can take city at at arv tiaye. Squadroa in Exceilent heaits, and spirits. Spaniahioss not fully known, but very heavy. 150 were killed, in cluding tne captain of the R-na Christina. I am assibt:ng in protect irg the Spanizh sick a-.d wounced. 250 sick and wazded in h;spiai within our liLes. Mucn excaemenlt in Manila. Will protect fir, i. * resi dents. l'EWEY ) These dispatch-s bad to be e.ent by Dewey to H< ng Kong and then ca bled to the United tates as the cable at Manilla had been cut a week ago by Coamudore Dewey to prevenL Spaniards using the line. STORY OF THE BAiTLE. As Told by Me: Wao Tock a Premie:.t PA: t I :. The first connected story of the bat tle was told to a correspcndent of the Chicago Chron ce by the cfficers W the United States revenue cutter Mc Cullough last Sa'urday rnorning at Hong Kong. The McUallough Lutk part in tns battle and her officers had a good opportunity to see the battle. They said that the entire Sj.anish fl -et of ten ships 'was compittely des.royed. During Saturday night tne vessels of the American squadron ciept in side the bqy througa a supposea it z of mines and torpedoes. They were not observed by any of the watchers on the Spanish garrisons until some stray sparks were emi.ted from the funnel of the diapatch boat McCal lough. Taen a few shots were exchanged with tae garrison on Corregidor 1l and, but, owing to the darkness, they were int ffcctive. Tnere was no patrol established, nor were any st arhii,:ts placed at the en:rayce to Maza;a Bay. The vessels of the American eqadrun never stopped or slowed down until they had assumed a posntion directly opposite the city of ManiLa. This was jtust at day break. The order of battle assumed by the Spanish fleet at the. beginning of the engagement was with all the small craft inside Cavite barbor, whicna is prot c ed by stone and timber break waters and the larger-sips maziouver .ing c ff Caevire and Manija. *The American battle line was led by ~the flagship 011 mpia and the cruiser Raleigh. The Boston, Baltimore, Con cord and Petrel and the reve nue cutter McCulloch followed. The Amterican deet in easy speed approached the ~Spanish ships, wh:ch were drawn out an two lines, tne Rei a Maria Cristina, the flagship in the center. As the dawn broke and the position of the American squaaron was disczv ered the Spanaish fleet immnediatelt opened fire, suppo:ted by the Cavite forts. The Spanisrcs fired the first sbot. The challenge was given by the Rti2a Maria Cristina The Olymopia repiitd and at once the e ntire American fleet was in action. 'The Spanish ships did not hesitate in their fire, and the Cavite batteries let .:oose treir hea'vy guns. The best gun ners in the American fl::et mann~ed ihe most destrucnxve we apons on the snips, and the havec wrought was frightful. The engage ment soon be-. camne generai. The marksmanshin of thK- Spanish g anners steened to be w iid from the outset. Meanwhile the min snips of tae American aqiauron were pourinig in a deadly fire, ooioureat ex-cution both in the Spas:sa? fleet and in tne Cavite tortnncation un sand. The American cruiser Baltimore, at ot-e period of tne engsgement, re eived the brunt of the enema's fire and suffered the most of any vessel in ite Ameuican equad oc. From five t .ten 1o2s o: the ene my's shots took ,teton the Baltimore, but none -f 1.r cfficers or cre~w was seriously *art. The Reina Maria Cristina, flagship of the Spanish a quadion, w as the ces e of attack at mne b -ginnmng t f the c.icU, and u de r tne Lot fire loureaz la on her from the Aaerican snips ai~s was soon' barnirg from stem to n.. As soon as the Spanish admiral left the Reina Maria Casuna and bearced i:.c Isla de Cuos, the hre was dt tecea e he latterznerciessly, ev- ry S mch * a a on every sb:p j:ning tu'e of ue nt ;.;sip. Tne In ce G u os wa i Sd. After a few raunds sh~e was i~uv *u~ of actior, atd aiam-.s: before ad-! * c.al M.ottj> had rad uame o g e: n:s e ring .le was driven Ou'. a secoznu -'he Spaa:rh cruiser Cas:?la burst is.o flames und er the re mar ka ble un- - nery of Dewe 's men. Tne American a itst the batterk s T: i> was a e' .e to Adm:rJl Menaji, whoj appr e'. jy thought ?iim:~. suu.".e une tw- guns of the Cavte forniacauocs. Tne eftfms o: Alanala a:.d :ts be. t- ries, as well as thoae at Cavite, we-re .1 naced and t eaten to toe ground my the~ rain of siatt an c st ei. Why t :ha SpanliardS :-y. Vi c Ilaial dispateni fronn the Span governor-g.eneral 0oIa h Aisge bliands was relcie in Idaci ii on ~urday nie h. He se s: "The enemy sdz:d Cavi~e and ti~e arenai, owimg to the aetruenion of the Spanish squadron, at d es:aoitshed a clse bmccae I: i sa that, at . nsil !he ere: 7n:i ro: b-mbard Msnila for the pies i: trv de o dont open fire upon ie e:(U. ms iguadron, which is out of rar eof our gues. Therefore I can rot ti:e until they come nearer. --A tLousr.d saicrs arrived here vener day -venirg from our dettroyed qadron, 'he kases Of ,wh;-h number six huc'Lrea atd eighteen." P.ES1DENT APPONTS GENERALS. Ot 'tee Elev-n are Majar GeLcrae ard Twan)-3-- Brigad:ere. Te President Wednesday sent these noniLations to the Senate: To be MI j r Generals-Brig. Gen. Joieph C. Breckinridge, inspsctor geLeral U S. A ; Brig. Gen Etwell A O.is, U S. A.; Brig. Gen. John J. Coppinger, Brig. Gen. Williams R Srafter Brig Gen. William M Gra 'amv, Brig Gen. James F Wade, B'ie Gen Henry C. Merriam, James d Wilson, Driaware; Fitzbugh Lee, Vn inia; Wm J. Szwell, New Jer sey ; Joseph Wheeler, Alabama. Coonels to be Brigsdier Generale Taes M. Anderson. 14:h irfantry; Ctarles E Compton, 4th cavalry; Abrbham K Arnold, 1st cavalry ; Joh n S Poland, 17th infantry ; John C Batts, 2nd infantry; Andrew S. Cur, 25:n infantry; Simon Sny der, 19.L iuran:ry; Homilton B. Hawkins, 2.o infa rtry : Riyal T. Frank, Is, . tilley: Jacco F. Kent, 24:h infantr Sanuti S. Sumntr, 6h cavalr3: Frane.s L. Guenther, 4th artillery; Guy V. Henry, 10.h cavalry; John 1. R) >tis, 5 h artillery ; Louis H. Car t-nter, 5:t cavalry; Samuel B. M. Young, 3rd cavalry; John I. Bacon, S. cavalry; Eiward B. Williston, 6th artillery. Lieutenant Colonels to be Brigadier Gnerals-Henry W. Lawton, inspec tor general; George M. Randall. 8.h :nantry; Tneodore Schwan. assistant adjata.t general; Wm. Ludlow, corps o! eng in eert; A. R. Chatiee, 3rd cav a&ry ; George W. Davis, 14:na infantry; Al reu E Bates, deputy paymaster general. Su:>sistence Dc partment-Col. Char. Pauick Egan, to be commissar y gen - eral of tuosistence with rank of briga dier general. Tne senate in exscutive session con firmed all the nominations of major generals which had been sent in earl ier in the day by ttie President. In the case of Senator Seweil the confirma ion was ia.m:diate,the senate follow ing its usual custom of acung upon tne ncmnation o a fellow member without any reference to committee. ihe other names were referred to the committee on military affairs and were almost immediately afterward favoraoiy reported, the committee's vote being taken in the senate cham ber. Confirmation followed in all casees witniout comment except in that of Gen. Wilson. Senators Bacon and Lind:say took occasion to speak of him in complimentary terms. SCHLEY MAY JDIN SAM PSON. Stated the Two Fic et 9 Will U.it t and Meet The sa'ish Flotilla. Tne Washington correspondent of The Herald says. Facts all point to the theory that therte is to be a union of warspips un der Raar Admiral Sampson with those under Commodore Scthley as a point in the ccean previously agreed upon and that the scouts are to report to them the location and direction of the Spanish ships. It is not believed to be possiblie that the Spanish ships will be able to avoid ali of the scouting ves. sels. As soon as Rear Admiral Sampson lea.'ns the wheregbouts of the Spanish firet and the direction in waich it is sailiL g he can get under way to in terc-t it. throwing his scouts out in fr ont so as to cover a wide expanse of sea and follo wing with his armor ves sels ins the line of battle ready to give fight as soon as they come in contac wih the enemy. Opinions differ some what in nava circles as to the destination of the Spanish fleet. Many naval officers can scarely concceive it to be possible ~tat the Spanish admiral would be no rash as to bring his vessels within reach of such an over whelming force as that which Rear Admiral Sampson could bring against him. They believe that if he has held a westerly course he counts on being able to reach Porto Rico and get his vessels safely into the harbor of San Juan before he can be attacked by an over weiming American force. When ne left S:. Via.censt the Amercan force was divided. R sar Ad miral Sampson apparently was f ully occupied with the blockade of Cuban ports and the only vessels available to be sent against him were inec uader Comn todore Schiey. RESOLVED TO EVADE CUBA. Oe c.m p u y Which Will Find no Te onible in Get ing Becruits. The Savanahian, says the Savannah News, received a letter from a lady friend in a n~eighboring city yester day, in which sne spoke of the war, and incidentally the meeting there of a colored company of infantry, called together by their captain because of te sag gestion that a certain nutuboer of colored volunteers would be called for. Ts e company met and after due d&liberation passed resolutions with regard to the matter. It was evident frm the tenor of the resolutions that the coampany was on the war path, atd wanti d to get into Cuba at once. lhere'ore, the framer of the resolu non-s started out by making them as warm as possible. There was no doib. as to what the company wanted to de, but this is what they said in the fiest resolution: *Resolved, That this ccmpany do tender its sezvices to evade Cuba at once." iois is orne company which will pro baby have no trouble in fulle recruit !fng its rauks, it it sticks to the letter of its resolutionr. MIita-y offacers Appoineed. Gov. Eilerbe on Tuesday made the foilowing appointaments: J. K Als'on, Columbia, Colonel. J. 11. Til!man, Elgefield, L-euten an: Colonel. John Earle, Greenville, Maj r. M. B Stokes. U. S A., Msj~r, HI T. Thompson, Darlington, Major J. D. Frost, Columbia, Adjutant. J. E Jernagan, Marion, Q arter master. Dr. A. S. Hydrick, Orangeburg, Sareon. Dr. J. P. Young, Obester, Surgeon. Dr. J. M. Lawson, Union. Surgeon. Re'.- G. W. Bastey, Edgefield, Chap an. L M. ilaulden, Marion, Sergeant OUR' SOLDIER )h~ RCSTEFS C F T HE M'i-ITA RY CC MA N!ES N. W IN C- MP v i % of the ca lan -.. :uh ,1 t ti t C cro ;,,- Uhts H&te R- rpl.s.ded to 1t'e Call .t~~at~..~y by Vu"Utnb(r.; g In lie B 'w --:' be f.zia tie imtu t tI ro .nd m'n ctu -k g U: e .( I U a N:L !LL C, . L. b.L NT .s. t Ca, t aii-C A MIford Iirt Lieutenant-I W Glenu. : econd Lieutenant-J S Cochran. Fl* t Eergeant-F G White. Second uergeant-A B Edwards. 'Ibird 'ergeant-W J Bryson. Fourth Sergeant-R L Dargan. inith ':ergeant-W ( Moses. Privates-WyaTt Aiken, J h OerrIn. 6 Gamb:el, W H Kerr. W H Speed. L 11 .,.icho, M B Reese, J A Allan. A B Loch ran, R E Hull, J C Hughes, W 11 White, G 1 Anderon, E Q Ingraham, H L LDckson, J A Dickson. F C Hlodges, R E lice, E I Me Milan, Alex B.,wie, 11 M Jones. Abert liturv, M Lomax, F C Perrn, W F Per i i E Taggert.V C :eawright. C II L;ik. A J Ftrd. J C Pegttirew. J1 FJohnton, I 0' ru,:i2en, C It Cano, 0 C Ptlintev, W M Cater h A Coclkran. %N T Mci ouald, 1 A NV:,. t. A .1 Faulkter, It L Tatylor, J B Iiowe' IN T Niel!wat , 1\ 11 Pouglas. fHetnry Brooks. T M ze:i, it A PIatCrSOU. J A M Iorrah, CI Little, .1 1 Cardwell, Due Wet; V L WIlson. Donald s: M E liollings worth, Due West; R S mecembs, Hunter S; w 11 Wardiaw, Sandon: J W Pounds, Green wood. J B M Wright, Due West: TC Prrin, Bradley: Capers Coon, G-reenwood: j S M:1 ler, N:nety six: S C Culder, Cokvebur: W M Word, J B Chandler, W T Cole, G 4 Unancy J L Pepper, Greenwcd: .1 T ltjwlani, Doi al 5.W iiler, Mt. Carmel; L 11 lietter. lieuter; F E Goodman, 6 it Brown, Cots H i-.: WV G Taggert, ME. Carmtel; tam iFraik li, Nortoik, %a ; C 6 Gibert, J L; 6iltert, Lebtancn; R L Ammons, Heater: J L :cott, Ialhoun Mills: J J Martin, T T Hollings oitn, F W Greer, Due Wes; M Hodg.es;' L u Pratt, Ninety Six; M J Wiley, Calhoun Mills, J I Dean, Greenwood: qam Mcvravy, 1' L. Watts, Cross 11il; J F Varn, Varnsvill: V 6 Brown, Greenwood; P S Henry. Due Sest; G B Morrah, Wideman; Alf Lynn, Hunter; 11 6 Watson, Greenwood: K E Martin, Laurens; F T McGee, C J Carr, F 11 CotrAran, Greenwood; Henry King, colored drummer: Jim Brown, H Y Carscn. Thomas Pressly, L Bradley, servants. EwnERRY Ct:Ar'Ds. Captain-W S .angford. First Lieutennt-it 11 Wearn. Second Lieutenat-B M Au!l. F:rst Sergeant-T H Pope. !Second Sergeant-J G Daniels. Third Sergeant-T 0 6tewart, Jr. Fourth zergeat-F 1., Mower. First Corporal-James Ienwick. Drumner-W IL Hunter, Privates-J T Coleman, W F luiett, Rob. ert Cockrell, R S Spearman, W b Matthews, J E Renwick, A Schumpert, J W Daniels, Robert Norris, 3 0 Cassidy, T V Swindler, It L Roberts, V C Reeder, J E Dreher, Geo Moore, W E D ates, A J Kitgore, V N% Pra the 1, P M Bradburn, W T Livingston, V C Hipp, L S Luvelace, Luther Stricland, V V Peascal, J S Denson, J E uutzs, J A Living ston, John Mayer Kinard, Edward Co.ley. s W Ward, P W Lorick, Charlie Martin, W T Glenn, Herman Aull, WV D Wise, S L Price, J D Chapman, J Eison, W E .Wallace, M A Wallace, Duncan aohnston, Ihomas Sphele, W W Holt, David Mittle, .1 U Glenn, C C Stuart. J T Harmon, W W Farrer, J C Beed. er, R hhackelford, Abb Blakely, J Madden, George B Cook, F K Slopp, Gi F Wearn, F' S Smith, E C hlutchison, WV Thompson. J Tiller, A J Cook, d J Taylor, J WV Nelson, Walter Adams, J L Drown, - Ming, AT Coleman, r S Mhtchell, XW P Scarborough, R J Fuller, D E Sheppard, Joe Cockrell, WV E Hughey. JoB~SON RIFLEs, UN105S. Captain-J E Hunter. First Lieutenaz't-Wm MsGowan. Second Lieutenant-C H sorman. Privates-L J Bamnes, K S Foster, J A McNally, J L 'Hodge, Robt. Orr, Loland' Hidman, C A Vaughn, James Shehan. Mac. eth Y oung, Rt T Aliright, i M Gosnell, A E Bedgepath, Charles Ga krvin, C C Hopper, 81 H hambers, A 11 itobbing, 3 F Foster, J M Law son, D D Robuins, WV J Sanders, L R Brannon, E Ii Crump, Fred M Parham, C hi Braswel, Wallace Vincent, J C Casey,. Jao. Gregory. WV L Wallace, It M Chai man, L Bean. I' L Morris, Thomas McDaniel, Marion Eer, A WV Russell, J I Vincent, H M Gaines. Gaffney; J E Martin, Spartanburg: H C Askew, J hi Fant, T W Parham, E ii Bacon, J C Lowe, W L Dixon, WV T Powell, Rt B Fast, A R Martin, E E Arrowood, Gati ney; W C Hughes, Jas. L Evans; T M Mc Neace; V Kirkpatrick, Gaffney: WV A Smith, Hask eli Mabry, Spartanburg; Chas. Norman. t L McNaily, Jeter Cornwall, A C Fiazger ad, Gaffuiey, Jas. Ross Spartanburg. Captain-Cnaries Newnham. Fir:,t Lieutenant-C. Browning Smith. Second Lieutenant-W~alker Ktrkland. Privates--W S oloane, E M1 Brown, B E Brown, A Rt Donnelly, C Gadsden, hR hR Jackson, R C Robertson. G E Rtembert, C T Goodwn, E T Bethea, 3 C Carmichael, D H Clayton, H M Stevens, S S Fri:e, 3 B Cooley. 0 U Eargle, C W May, M1anning Maxcy, J T Miclabe, J WV L Eargler, S G Ganner, K G3 Mathis, H h Russell, E II Robertson, WV T Bozeman, D HI Gross, C T Walker, T S Green, J L Davis, M H Davis, E H Rawls, WV A Brooks, C HI Evans, James Hood, WV Ii Strickland, S H Reeves, R C Dixon, G T cDaniel, .1 a Kiser, 3 11 Fox. G D Reeder, GiI HRawi, C II. McClung, WV E Dawkins, John hiamer, H WV Holloway, M C MXarzin, George Adams, C J Peat, Jr., W D Hamilton, WV G Adams, 3 H Hoffman, WV D Robinsoo, W B Moore, iR Ford, .John McMaster, 3 F Neson, J C C Levy, George Hacke, C P Green. J WV Castleberry, Fre:l B.:sd-:rfer, Pringle T Youmuans, WV H Taber. ANDEB~aN vOLUSTEFt:-. Captain-Hi f Watkins. First Lieutenant-J HI Grant. Second Lieutenant-J N Brown, .Jr. Noncommissioned Ollcers-S M Craig, second corporal; WV P Nicholst n. first ser geant; R F lhivver Jr, fifth corporal: J C. Acker, fourth sergeant: XW A Hludgens, third corporal: L E la'.e. first corpora!. Private-E F G;ambe, jr., WV A Fant, WV S Sfarpe, Claude Murphy. Clarance Murphy, P H Bturris: MI F Snelgrove, 3 T Ross, John Caldwel, P C Fant, E II Johnson, M M Stuart, HI S Simmuons,W XX Jolly, A S XWill ms, E D Jordan, 3 C R bins, J1 L Hall, John Dodd, Clyde Ginon, Je:V Gambreil. Fred Tayler, Wultams, Ernest Poore, F P Robertson, ira A (3ileS, Thonims Vandiver, Mae Morton, Clarence Scott. A C Crawierd. J 5 Owens. HI M Loggins. J H lrooks. Guyv T Garris, L. G Smith, E Xl Scot, (3 C Sulle van, 3 S Murray, Jr.. George T Baker, A Forest Fant, XWade H McGee, C F Power, J P Killebrew, S E Leverett, J 13 Che:-hire, 3 A oung. D C Clark. S F H a:Y, D 1P Corley, Hugens Bigby, A N Fortune, WX C Branyon, S 3 McCutty. XX G3 hodges, Paul Brick, F B Austin, J 3 Trowbridge, F B Austin, B M Sullivan, H C Martin, T (3 Moorehead, J1 H Browne, Will Mood. John E XWood, F h Morgan, E P Rudesa!. XW B Pratt L E XWil son. S W A dams. Captain-A D) Hoke. First Lieutenant-J XWater ';ray Jr. Second Lieu enant-WV D XWhitmire. Non-commissioned oneers-Harry A Iar gan, first sergeant; T A 2Siller, second ser geant; G3eo. WV Burbage, third sergeant; T K Mahaffey, fourth sergeant: Ansel J irpor - Dn , C E Jit g" W St J Jervey. jr., da .\0:retn. :id c orl iliam WX E Eeels, HI T lo', E I'IBrier. . Xl .l'. . th c.rpral oL. er o:rporals not lIA:otte tn et : n Ferguon : ;uarte.- rivate- * i U H Austin, L D ;:pser -,er -,: \L1 Sin no~s, colorbearer Ads. - h - each, - Beach, - P J turi -ow. George Pierce, J A Borth, Gus Bierman. P 1 Brown, T F Black iu. 's-. A P IP111.. A Ro ir."on, 11 1! El'lrim . Man, Jos H1 Beck, A F Byrd. 'M rid leli. T 1 1J UArringer, IV D Steele. .i V I -ull. A A ,-.rn. - A Bissell, r S is C Een Geore IV E -1 0 no sell,. P Burn, A J J Burn, Joe Dell, JeSsce M lieves, E )I lalep W XX llam- . L, Braid, S' t ellinzer. E C Bellin micrid, W H Ck-pell, .Iohn Fergtuon, a A , X I kuu ivid ' (Q, James E livid hob 1; Crawford, Charles A Coop- oper Thomas F Corkle. F E Carter, Irvin (r. T 1 Sim R E: Iou::ton, W L Jcn S.t (_ Croft, S Lee lar, Vm K P Dehou, C 1. Ward, John coleman, J 1 Tal'r, . Domsnio, E. Dougherty, ( Bavis, E S Din .inrn, WeXton c Weler, Cc'r, I', C 'oan. e JameH Devereaix, Jacob lmud', J JIares Turner. I Jones, c I 1 r'iddil, G EI ey A W L:kel, W H FoIgle, T .1 Flynn, FPoule. 1 G Pierce. L N Icbinson, W 11 L G"Ful BGrin .1 A Guiney, D NMoore, XWillXan T Pi::ree. E A Mloore. Fed 11 Gelzer, .ohn-D) Gartlemn, F H Griflin, C Lynch. XW XX lier, W T t'iXnax, H Iifcer. E M ogh, IV 11 Hinds, F Hogan, Jones .I II lenn. )1 ) Pennington, Iarvn .tame :. ill, XWilin Hutsont, C 1 Hyam.., Nabors. XV C Busby, J M Ityne, 11 B Nabo's. M S IHethington, Hlermnan V Jones, -James Crawford Wood war,. York, Turner, P1a- I .1 ohnson, J N J.-hanni, XV St J Jervey, jr, Ilran., Cooper, Whitmire, 'imcrnaT1, T D Jervey, George .Johnson, I L Jervey, ichards.n, Whi~tmn. irrison. Cillre-s, .Tames L, Jervy, C D Jacobs, L Kratzer, C D illardI. fing, Willizan Kinsn, .1 Kennedy, J R Ly uI uir .t!aY. C! I . tie, C F Lee, H1 A Littlejohn. Willina' M La F:rst Licutenan-A L Gaston. Roche, It T Leiding, C Lamb, E LaFcarcade, Sooud Lieutenant-J H .ri1n. J C 'Xartin, C F XV 3Ieldau, John Magill, Second Lieutenant -J 1 X1 rrow. ir . J P Xeyer, C Matthews, C E Manil, C A Non t Coui i,.one.1 (icer'-J 11 flar-lii \Irsing, 1 J Middleton, jr.. J A Mellard, Jr . tirst sergeant: J G cleFidden, zecond IVI11 e-er-y, Cirarles C Mlomier, J E Moore, :ergeaut: XW 1 Bwles, third sergeant. JD Minnis, A McBride. James McKay, J lrivates-W 1. Cul-. Wil J McDaniel, Nehemins, D E O'Brien. C 11 Owens. M 11 Paul Chiinlm. Jo F Horn. .1 H Sinvill, "' Owens, R E O'Brien, B; F Petars, James V 11 Liucas, WV G Hardee, XX X Carroll. S C Perry. .1 F Power, V F P'aulS, 11 A Patter Ytes: L L 1C cnell. I V NI wbold, 1; T son. -T I4tigero, L 1 Roberts, H I Rait, IV IIyar P 1; ,Low't. L1ho Ruth, IV Fuller Riers, 11 Rin, .\ur , C I- , T Y IIhardson, John 11nee Gro. J ! Xie. J 11 Hayne, S P Lewis. F N Sinis, .1 F Shaw, B FStalker, IV Selmidt, Geo i.'WiS, Gco Wright. C XI Cooper. James -$mitb, R St Arnand, S , Seem, A FSykes, Frrett, \X C lbley, I XV MeCalluIm. J M 11 A Shnltz I1 S Terry. M Thigpin, IV L Tis utnt. Jon'e.S P nlbv. T C lIowzo, Jr,, WV 11 dale, F XV Von Sprekelson. Georme Viohl, .1 Lew , M Snow; LIwry Wyie, W .1 CarXer,1 ernann, Jates A Wiehaus, W W Wink if C Gbr, .1 13 Fennell, A E Sigmow, .1 icr, If M Wiemann, .11H Williams, S TWal Turrer. .A B Bowney, J B Brennan, J N lace. E Wartmann, D L Walker, A Words linton, S C Futr, T K Byrd, XW I Cothran, worth, J A Wood, J E Weeb, P L Weeb, J U Alexander; J E Orr, E B Iand, James R T LaFourcale, J G May .\iobley, . L MeRory, R L Cunningham, wool jr, J E 11 Moore, Ramley. D P Patter Th s .1 Alien, 1 L Ca:h, S 0 Paschall, Pink s ir-, T Mcllabon. Dewi t. T XW Thompson. John Atkinson, J W I 'iarnedore: Hmiz NIeJeown, XV K Ilinnsant, !.~Di'1;'~~ il C Lynn, Win Wright, XW L Robinson, C T Captain-Havelock Eaves. i:-ewevr, R I. Phillivs, S S Rodgers, Ceo 11 First Lieutenant-B R Carroll. Uion, t Chalk, A T McCain, F 1. Quinton XV W econd Liutenant-V .1 Dtncan. I Brice. A Frr, J B '.1stbook Anzus '.!r. Second Lieutemint-Ino r Folk. Smith, XV B Ilardin, C D Carter, Sam Fien- I'rivates-L L Kennedy, 1 A Price, It A nike', A 4 F!enniken, A G Wiliiams. C X Wright, XX R Xright, C C Rowell, J L Ian Jordin, L S Boyd, Carl Hlollmaa, J C Robin- berry, C G Sontogg, H II Hope, G W Sym son, JaMes McGinnis, Jim Simrson, J P d L Rowell, iller Wa'ker, Charles Young, T E Johnson, J 1 Mobley, T S Gray, Duensing, W ( t'&ckinson, S W Sandifer, .1 R S Danniel, . L Davis, F A Miles, B .V .1 N Smith, W L Blate, 1 F Free, P .1 Bot Gray, '\ L Clark. toms, A illie Free, Steven aren, J B Hair, rt.3 r Harley. J C Hair, j t Zegler, j 1: Caplain-O K 3lauldin. Zeigler, A B Zeigler, j M11icClendon, G F Firt Leucnat-X' I Lgon Ieintz, B N Whaley, A M1 Perry, C 11 Pee First Lieuteniant-W HI L-bgon, Secend Lieutenant-T B Ferguson. ples J Taylor. j A Brooker, G W Nevils, Non Commissioned Officers-E 1 Libon, A Mathis, E % Halimon, B S Moore, Robt first sergeant: Malcolm Robinsor, second Nerds, G %V Price, W D Zheridan. J J sergeant, J E Dyer, third sergeant; J eff'cat, J Hani Kirkland, j W Patterson T'rd 1ort segat X 'natfth C Free and 15 men already in Columbia. Neard, fourth sergeant: I W 1inson, it sergeant; H Lupo, sixth sergeant; A B League THE GOVERNoanos. COWXtI. teamster. 11 Kendrick, Bartificer. Thomas Captain-B B McCreery. Leslie, first corporal: H Y snii h, sccOd First Lieutenant-J D Lowrance. corporal; C D Pe:, third corporal; James Second Lieutenant-J Harvand. Taylor, fourth corporal; P F Walker, fifth Ncn' Commissioned Officers-W A Moore, corporal; K V Robinson, sixth Corporal; XW first sergeant; G R Rembert, second ser. XX Weils, seventh c ,rporal; I) eCunningbam eighth corperal; EI H X illiams, Quarter master sergeant. Priate-XVdne XXyat, . XVMilerB t Assnan, a Anderson, J Berthey. M1 Berman Privates -alter Wyatt, J W M~iller, B D - Gaillard, J F Wyatt. L XW Wilson, XW F Ken- VV It Brockington, J Burgess, J Basangen, nemore, T B Kennemore. H ) Torrence. XV E Brown, J N Casitiben, J Car, W Carr, L Ruhrfor, L Turner, S Sruggs, A Callahan, A Caustin, H Crocken, C E MauhfoJ SaL~dX J MuneS r.rueg, A I. Diniels, C E Edwards, R E Edwards, T H ha Sison, J XV Freeman, I- XXr Fitch, H Gas H ammond, Charlie Iltward, Lee McClellon, G George IN $urratt, P A Jenkins, T E Price, ypert, A W Gouch, L ' Gcuch, .J R B cirthur, C S Shafer, J A Miles, A C arr, C D Hat-in, C K Ilay A P Forest, J J Pinson, G B Patterson, A 1) Lad, Har, C D oa, C K Hollowy.oA, 11 L iichardson, W T 3lullinas, C R BrcokH, ' L j E Il3rdis, XW J1 Jone3, M S Jones, P H1 S Lupo, George Freeman, S P Fant. Guy Joyner XX Watson, D P Cunningham. E R Haynie, X'A P Leach, A H Jenkins Jr , j T Holland, R Lipscomb, B W Lee, C L Lindy, X T Lynch, C Wi'son, Leonard WIXtehead, V T Johnson, I1 1M etze, G S Mancibeau; J GMarvhall, CI 1~s, Leoarde Xteed XVI It ' * 11 ,J.11 Manoke Jr, L G Malone, J S Lyons. James Looney, A H Smnitb George IV M3nly, S 11 Jones, Wm Smith, John Goodwin, J L Bannister. Frank Belt, I Moore, C Moore. J J McGrady. J Tlc. W B 3BcWhite. H1 C Burdett 0 B Conland , C L Crey, Griith, Shepard Sel Sibi; Shroshire H Smith H MocGaha, Samu;el W 3Myb erry, J3 A4 'ox,CSeanenSXVha' VTboIiim Ernest Brooks, ELane, J E Ligon, XWill Price, Jim Whitehead, XX T Davis, D L Hol-~TyoJTel ekn.CSIakr lings scrth, 3M Cox, M1anly Kennemore, XX . X McXVXener.A ~teson Foster, John Cobb, Loyd Clark, J T Hollins.CXeanCBXaI.EXek.3CYug worth, Mlosely Kennemore, A C Lynn, XX B3VYon League, XX A Barton. E C Green, ForestruDALGONc'a. Xakefield,CptiJBBod THlE CATAwDA RtFLE5, Rocg BIL.. FrtLetat-.1C. Captain-Fred M1obley, Scn iueatC culuh r First Lieutenant-S T Frew.Prae-CCHl.- ilamXE Second Lieutenant--W M1 Dunlap. PnfdTGDtg,.4EruonDA Junior Sec nd Lieatenant-J S XWhite. Yug lnwrh ig Non-Commissioned Oflicers-Hl M Dunlap Foes 1EFemn lyJITy first sergeant; Fred Marshall, second ser. rSFPartJaroIIAGleE geant: James Beckhian, third sergeant.C31ny J C ByiL3Bitw Witherspoon, fourth sergeant., ~ nhm 43BucJEM~ye Privates-X 3 Neely, Wm Banks, V GNeteJLayoJHNrnnt'TBck MIcFadden, Albertus A4 Moore, 31 A Steel, JHAtionJHSu efrd3 Gbs, 31 Ivy, XX L Turner. J C M1oore, J C Cro-CMony 3LueyGX'iksXV1 well. L WX Ayers. S L Parker. E L AXdams, BD isn eedn 1Hnok L Bryson, XW X1 Steele, W B Bolick, J F MriX'. lnmX ubns Tomnkins, L B Sessions, XW L Abernathy, .JChpaIJooidr.4Bovntn3 C XWiliams, J B Clyburn, Sidney A4dams, BD tceJHLrso,3 pas F Jones, J1 L Philips, 1' L Mloore, E B Lowry, Itbns lcmn ors WV L Black, C H Clawson, J F Poag, R HLwsnX' 1 ilamVBShLC Cornwell Jr., 31 F.Cobb, A B Culp, T TWaorISSetn.ThBynFB .\orrison, H X[ Davis, C L Iluly, F S Love, Rnoy hds lweX E G Cook, J L, Adams, WV S Adams. PeterGarsnCPBayntnJCGodn,. Ihrie, R J Mleisenheimer, S L 31i11-KelyLAPiknSJhaXHhoi, ing, T L Shaver, L P Creighton, L G X 1Femn rde tks Ferguson, John F Camprbell, S L Steele, 3udcX enls odn XV J Cureton, P D Ba-ron E L Adams,Ore, EXhitntnGX'SoksX' E F Adams. P K Lowry, J RI Cunningham,GrfiMCAeon11petXSA W J XWhitener, J3 R Pooser, Lee C 31iller, R isn ont'BLCosel S Tilman, G XW Butler, C; B Barran, E B RgrFI Xitr,. ri 1Iils Porter, G V Jlordon, C D Nelson, WV HISIeitr Camnbell, A4 I Sancken, J W Sumberlin, RtTt A~ 1R~ G lI'ston, II F 3McIonald, L P Hucokabee,T Cati-VCDvs l Cullens, C B XIct;rath, U E Fincher, E R Patterson, A4 Y XWl:iamson, J3 P Kline, R E- FrtLetnatACDvs M1crath. B HI Jordon, H P' Dosier, A~ X3 Scn1Letnn-I Kly Deal, T E MIerritt, WVJ MIorgan, C .3 Knott, o omsindOfiesFrtsren Perry Stokes, LD L P'opkin, T C Kisiab, 31 S VX onoscndsren VBYug Ashley. WV \I Ray, A A Bradford, .jr , i L tidsren,3CGaa;fut egat Pars, J B Xlit~s, A B Culp. T B Lumpkin, VCJhsnfrtcopal'IIue;ec R A M1orrison. odcroaJeIog;tidcroa,' THlE EDISTO RirLEs, oR.\GElIN~. Jodn Captain---D 0 Herbert. Piae- 3SoeHFRdea First Lieutenant-0 B Rossenger. VoisDii.onsCCXitL1Cck Second Lieu'enant-A HI Mo0s.rei3PMoedNBCokelXVCent Non commissioned 'Ificer-Hi Spahr, or- NKTmos 7X'PcJTsae er derly sergeant. Private-E HI Heidntan, J3 H Cannon, J rnoX'7AasHTtcbry B Stroman, S DiablehI jr., L, V Dibble, LH H igwy Blton rawy Xannamakeri jr, V T Ayers, T E Briggman, XWrl,' edns IP'cCLJms E B iuldiwin, J P losley, 3 B Hughes, T G'X ataaCadeCenn. l~o Robinson, F A Bruce, G A Wicks, G HR lrhs ps 3JEpLBPae Curtis. A B Jernigan, George WV Dannerly, ' ,UCIakns 1BEgaX James P Deyle, Avery 51 leaton, Ross XlCXX1 utt Ayers, Irving Godfrey, Charles B Smith,3 enls VGTams V3 en,3 Charles 31 WXactor, XV B L.:htfoot, WilliambiX' SineI13olean LF Stroman, L WV Sneli, J 51 Cot-tez, XWalter X loFSoeA. alt,3 usv Gregor-y. Derrick Brooks, A R. lammet i IluGyJBrift.XB1adetH rown, L HI 3ibley, I T Bennett. H 0 aIrc VLna:dumr X ul Shuer. B V Ayers, IH J Rast ,3 JMackey I- L D)emars, B WV Xiliamns, L E Bookhart,':~tLOI ~arY XW 11 lUlurd 11 W King- J .J Jones, J3 S p.- asn Jones J C Jones, WV C Srauler, J HI Snell, ~ Letnn-Ila>'Mss G XI Collir, WV H Felder, RI 31 Younge, 'e~1Letnn- 3Iisn HI pion Strock, L B Lidte. J1 A Walker, 1rv~s1oud. ul akAknI Geogo 4 Drake, E C Dibble, .Tohn Douglass, nrn... oie ~alfrH. Hebr on berry 11 'J Cannon. R P Ihuld winBres~ BBafr',B. l-w.I J C l'ce, teorge EK Shi-rr.ahunDye uawyer, SawyCrr--. alyer, C UW n~amon, T C XWiliamnon. XW nX I i'ca~pRcadlize atrI ik wns. ' U L'de, Jitlien S:noak, Jt L Hiarley, '~C'~g .Dcko,''m aiX J XX Fireyr, XX 'T Icowno . . lerry. 'e~nI ~tn n Ci unX Iteve'. Gi IP ".axer iiam r1 XWa's A 11 IU ovr -oas eoes atr Cen~y JJna. I Nit~ XX S'.l-' XX '; ilap- :~uc'ia'''nrCFHye.C ehlJake~ 'ernen. X1. N Pric-, The. L :I'ivnI oe JonJnknXL I' uizl,''" elr Pallg John S Pacuing .'.ULaBL "'t.(isychB0 Thoma- L. Bye'-Wlio XX'- Livinn N r-X~i y 'TnB3ulr ue man H Uxl. TI W Allen. D;mi ''i, A iii IX~ oe..~b IBates ii IUn. .p etrg. I M FI .rey, A J 'ocI I~~ . ao ilr Wheler, A V Mel'i::- J W X C1h'mpy,II3Mc':iIXX .It-i Ia) nn ['renC e 'E4 , Fr' n 1 l':e1.VI9rre Oar X'i'e Ah' 3 RFil.eriahaAa 'Ii4auling.X r htain-Edwmard \'LAnn-oer Ron. Tir'd Lieutenan't- H .\lla~n.'ano Xate. Xo Xnn N o'n-'mm'sined O'icers~'--F"' seri"east. ,X iee.BXXel, 0Whee Howard Jackson, jr.: sergeant=. P C tlac'k-~ 1 ~imn 1Bce IX bon, J J 'ugger , L RobertsyH I Rast, RIOTS IN SPAIN, MARTIAL LAW IS PROCLAIMED BY THE GOVERNMENT. A Dreieste Cndition of A irirs-The (jieen Regent et, Bestgn--The T.oube is a. Oau, e i by tre Sp anleh DI- a!'er at nat i a. The Spanish government is having great Irouble at Madrid and other ph c's ere:ause of the disaster that overlook the Spanish neet at Manila. Tne Qauen Regent is even in danger and may leave Spain at any time. A cispa'ch from Talvera annour cs that rioters there have committed seri ous disorders. They attacked and seized the railroad station, burned the cars and then set tire to ,e ,eral prirate houses and a ca'e. After that tLe rioters tried to break ino prison and release the convicts, but were preven - ted by the civil guards. Many persons were arrested. Owing to the threatening attitude of the population of various towns, the autrorities have prcclaimed mar tial law in the province of Valencia. Riots have occurred at Caceres, bat they are said to bave been suppressed by thegendarmes The miners arcuad Oviedo, capital of the proviLce of that name have struck work and disorders are feared. Reinforcements of troops have been hurried there. A retewal of the rioting at Gij o, tie fortified Eea port of0 7iedo, on the Bay of BiEcay, is feared and a state of siege has been declared at that place. The fisher women are taking the mcst. active part in the disturbances which are due to the dearness c f provisions and the opposition of the people to the Octroi tax. All the bread at Gijon is baked at the military depots, as the rioters are threatening to pillage the regular bakeries. All the stores are closed and business is about suspea ded. The situation in the provinces is unchanged and everywhere the dis satisfaction is gro wing, especially over the prica of bread. Acts against au thority are becoming more and m:re overt. At Caceres, capital of Estra Madura, the populace marched into ihe railway station to prevent the ex port of provisions and overpowered the soldiers on guai d, capturing 14 carloads of wheat 11 .ur. All Valencia is in a state of seige. At Catalan the riotera captured the may or and town councillors ana de manded a ransom. Oa the mayor protesting he was shot through the leg, after which the gendarmes dis persed the mob. At Talevara tme riot ers were most determined, sacking many bakeries and setting on fire several government buildings. In the town of Aguilas. in the province of Murcia, a mob mostly composed of women, barned the store houses and Lfices. The fisher women who broke out against the Octroi dues at Gijan re ceived the most determined aszistance rom tobacco girls. Together hey sacked several bakeries and burned all the Ootroi offic:s, with all the pa pers belonging to the foreign ships oading in the harbor. Tne civic guard was hotly stoned at the prison and the rioters marched ctf wita the ron bars of the ja:l. When the trooos 5,ppeared-they were hotly stoned, re plying with tire and wounding many. rhe mob then attacked the govern ment buildings and smashed tne win dows. The troops again fired, this time from the balconies, and wound ing many, but the women kept on throwing stones. The Justice house at Talverita was attacked because it was supposed that grain was stored there. The troubles are expected to increase. IDIOT C RKNAVi. The M en Canght Tamp 3ring with r ie Fa ritan'ts Magazine. Several stor ies have been published about the detection of Spanish spies upon our warships, and recently the liscovery of an effort on the part of a member of the crew of the Puritan to blow up one of her magazines has been variously published. In his special :orrespondence from the Key West feet, Mr. Craper, of the Atlanta Con stitution's staff, gives the details of the detection and arrest of the Span iard as follows: Tae nerson concerned ie a saffron skinnedl young man by the name of Calos Yglesias, who is about twenty seven y ears old; who was born in Ha vana of a Spasish father and a Cuban mother; and who, af ter knocking about the world all his life, enlisted in the United States navy four or five years ago, and has been in it since, with permission to quit whenever he wanted to. A week ago last Sunday Yglesias was the acting storekeeper on tbe Pu ritan while the boat was cruising off Matanzas. His rank is that of a sec nd-class fireman, and he has always nd the confidence of his superiors to the extent warranted by his position. Qn Sunday afternoon he was disco7 ered by one of the monitor's mess boys industriously boring holes in the side of the for ward magazine~ with an aug er, and the executive cli rr being n tied, had him arrested. 0 ae of pock ets was bulging with cotton waste, and the other contained 75 heys of various sorts. He was in his oare feet, and it is said that there was evidence on his oart to set fire to a wooden grating which connected with the il rr of the magazine. The arresting cificer was Gunner's Mate Finn. Since then the half breed has been eaflned, heavily ironed, in the Puri a's brig, and Captain Herrington oas sent a full report of the occurrence o Admiral Sampson. Up to the time this is being wrialen the latter has not ordered a c2urt martial, and I under t and that rhe reason for delay is tae evidence of insanity sh,.n by the prisoner since nis incarc-ration. His scheme to blow up the Puritan dis played no sympton of gcnius, and sa far as his mates know, he had no mo tir'e in wrecking the ship. Tne pr-es ent situation simply means that if he s ad judged a lunatic by the cour a yetl to be assemoled, he wat be stfnt to ant asylum, and if he is found to be sane ne will be shot. In the meantime he will stay in the brig, and until j i gment is passed on birn no man wil kno w the extent of i-s guilt. Taere several other men with Spanish blood in their veins on our ships, but their presernce is not a menace in any Eense or the word ?ey are well known to their mates, and their oath of allegiance is taken m.r eacrtly what it is worth CAPTURED AND REL-ASEU. FreLch Ship Attmrt1 to i m 1L s: d: ade irtto Havana. The LaFayelte, of the French Gen Eral Trans Atlantic company's line, a vessel of 3,394 tons groas register, bound from Corunna, Spain, on April 23. for Havana, was c3ptured Thurs day evening off the latter port by the United Statcs gunboat Annopolis, Camrander J. J. Hurker, while try ioz to run the blcckade, after having previoui.sly been warned cff. She has on boa-rd a large number of passen gers nd a valu tble general cargo, pcsiibly containing contraband of war. Her cspture was ff1cted shortly le ,ore suudown Thursday right in the followin~g manner: The'- layette was nuading for Havara as '. vas boarded by au cAlicer of the Annapolis and warztd not to enter the Dort. She after wrds made an attemp-t to do so and was captur.,d, after an exciting chase. The Wilmington, Newport and 'dorrill took part in the capture of the Fret cimsn. After an examination o the LaFay ette's paper had oeen made, a pr:za crew from the Annap:lis was placed on board and the ship was sent to Key West, escort d by the Wilmington Previous to this step being takten, Commander Hanker of the Annapo lis, the temporary ilhg cifiser, and Commander C. C. Todd, of the Wil wington exchangedsig Qais for over an hc ur. It is reported that the LlFayetie, in addition to being a large French mail steamer is a French naval reserve ves sel mounting guns and carrying a crew suffizient to make her ready for active service at short no i e. Tais, it is said, adds considerably t0 the case. THE STEAMER RELEASED. Commodore Watson Friaay after noon received orders !rom Washing ton to instantly release ihe Frenca mail steamer LaFayette and to send her to Havana under escort. The capture of the Frenchman by the gun boat Annapolis turns out to have been an unfortunate incident, resalting from mistakes; but no protest has been made by the representatives of the Francn government in the United States. It appears that before the LtFayette kailed for Havana the French legation in Wasnington was instructed to c):n municate with tne State Department. ?his was done and permission granted to tne steamer to enter and discharge her passengers and cargo, with the understanding thAt sat would ta-ke on notning taere. Instructions for the fulfillment of this agreement, were sent from Wasnington to Admiral Sampson's squadron and it was ouly learned ttdiy, after the capture was made, that they were never delivered THE SPANIARUS ABANDON BYAMO. The City Occup:ed by Innurge:t Forces Under Ge.eral Garcia. General Pando, the commander of the Spanish forces in tne field, withdrew the Spanish garrison from Bayamo, one of the important to mas of the province of Santiago de Cuba, on April 25, and refugees wno have ar rivea here from Mazzanitlo, the port of Bayamo, by the scnooner Governor Blake, say that General C.d1o Gar cia the insurgent commander, vccu pied the town the next day. Bayamwo, or San Salvador, is situated about sixty mles nortn west of the city ot Santiago de Cuba. It has a popuila tion of about 7,000 souls in time o: peace. There is no knowing what its population is at present. The Spanish merchants and resi dents of Bayamo, it appears, were in great fear of plunder and massacre, but General Garcia issued a proclama tion declaring that the property of $paniards and their ci.vil rignts would be respected. This general also per sonally assured the leading Spaniards of the place that they were perfectly safe in remaining at Bayamno, with the result that tousiness went on as usual and tratquiiity prevails there. Tne people began firinging in vegetables and meat irom the cjuntry and the prices of provisions fell. Na cases of outrage have been reported. General Pando is understood to be at Manzantilo, near the River Cante, with the main bcdy of the troops whose operations he has been direct ing in eastern Cuba. Up to April 27, aoout 6,000 men, or one third o: Gene ral Pand's forces, had been sent to Havanna, and it is said more of tnern are to go to the Cuban capitaL. They will be accompanied oy General Pando himself. Tne popular~ion o' Manzan illo, which was about 12.000 souls be fore the war, has ncow shr unk to 5,000U, and is dounle and treale the ordinary prices. But few preparations have een made for the defence of Manza A RICH Pr-ZE, A Man ship and Twenty Spanish Onttca Oaptnred. The Spanish mail steamer Argonaut ta, Capt L tge, the news of whose capture was telegraphed some lime ago was conveyed into Key West har bor by the United S:ates cruiser Mar blehead Wednesday afternoon. It appears that Colonel Vicente de Cor tj>, of the Tnird Spanish cav-alry, wno, with rineteen other army off cers, was taken on the prize, is a brother-ir-aaw of Lieut General Val erino Weyler. Col. de Cor- ij >and tne other edi~ers were transferred to the Giu:do and ine privates to the Amnbrosio Bolivar, t wo other trophies of the firs: week of the war tnat are still lying in the harbor. The Argo. osuta herself is no mean prize, beicia of a th~usand tons barden; cut tae value of the cap ure lies maialy in the prisoiers of war and taet mui matter going to Gen. Bianco. tier cargo is general mercriandme. wita a large q iantity of arms a ed amnn tion iatende~d for tnie dJpa~ba troogs in Cuaa. The enly otier iu20 niing schoner AutOo oy Pic-u. taken 0. tne gunooit N: .jort <:Y zariaL yes terday, aid 'osved in cy teguaboat (asiue. M*j ,r Howell ror tOugCess. The Cose o (2 Gu tty D::nucrhtic Cvarnti..n last mee auatiimoasiv endor'ed ine cand~ca~y of Lijr M P'. UHowell for Congress. There are a lite a numaber of gentlemen, it seems ?akria2 for Congre.smaa 8:okes point:cal shoes, bu: it don't seemn to worry that gentleman a gr'at deal, as he sticks to his duties at Washington regardless of his political fortunes at home. A DESPERATE BATTLE ETtNtN iNSURGENTS AND SPAN lARDS ON CUBAN SHORES. Ex edtt'o i from Itey West Sent to Go mualu..e With Gomez Attacied on Lan d:ng by 'Fiaulsh Cavairy-The Wilming I toL.3 TImely Aid. A dispatch from Key West, Fla., says the government tug Leyden, Capt. J. H. Angus, steamed into port Thursday morning, and those on board told the following story of a desperate encounter with Spanish troops on the northern coast of Cuba: The Leyden le't Key West Monday afternoon with a party of insurgents under Gen. Baldamore Acosta and in ciuding five Cuban scouts under the leadership cf Capt. J. N. Dorst of the United States cavalry. The Leyden also carried a large quantity of arms and ammunition. Tne tug landed de men, with four boxes of ammuni tio'i and two horses. Gen. Acosta also landed and penetrated to the in terior, where he communicated with the forces of the insurgents. The Leyden lay to outside until 5 o'clock in the morning, when, observing a troop of Spanisi infantry approach ing bhe put to sea and got safely away. The saime niht she proceeded to Ma tanzas and Tuesday afternoon landed another small party near there. Fear ing attack by the Spaniards, she look ed for the minitors Terror and Amphi trite which are on the blockade in that vicinity, but being unable to Jocate them the Leyden returned to the original landicg place, reaching .here early Wednesday morning. Here she was met by Acosta and scout 2J0 Cubans, half of whom were armed with rdies. They united with the men on the tug and an attemp. was made to land tae remaining arms and m?!n, when a troop of 200 of the Villa Vicesa cavalry swooped down on them and a tierce engagement of a half hour's duration followed. The Cubans finally repulsed the enenly, driving tnem into tne woods. During the engagement several rifle bullets went tarough the Leyden'a smoke stack but no one was injured. The plucxy little tug then went in search of tae fliagsnip, found her lying near Habana and reported the story. Rear AdmiraL Sampson sent the gunboat Wilming on oack wita the Leyden. Vne two vessels reacaed the scene of the lanaing Wednesday afternoon and iound tae Spanisn cavalry in Waiting to welcome aaother attempted inva sion. Tne Wilmington losc no time in preliminaries, bat promptly opened dre on a numoer or small nouses mar king the entry to me place. Tae gua oat tired four shots waich immedi ately drove baCX the dpaniards, and Capt. Dirs., witn the ammuni'ion, 1a?tued saiely Wednesday nignt, the L , den returning nere. A SH AStY n tud. Spain HatesaPoor Snowing aisEara tine PFwe r. Not since the battle of Lepanta in 1571 has Spain given a good account of herself in naval war-are. In that battle, with the aid of the Genoese and Venetian fleets administered such a crushing defeat to Turkey that it de stroyed the power of the sultan on the seas for all time to come. That was the last of Spain's naval victories. Seventeen years later she sent her boasted Invincible Armada, the great est collection of warships ever reen, against England. What the storm off tue English coast left of this splendid flotilla Francis Drake, the dragon of the sea, disposed of. In 1704 Spain lost Gibralter and E agland has held it ever since. Three months after its capture the allierd forces of Spain and France tried to retake the fortress and lost 10,000 men in the endeavor. The effort was re pested by Spain alone in 1720 and and again in 1727, both times with disastrous results. France came to the help of Spain again in 1779 but the English beat them back from Gibral tar with heavy losses. In 17818Spain once more attacked Gibraltar and suT fered the loss of 40,000 men. France again aided her in 1782, but the allies were uiterly defeated. Spain since that time has given up hop; of recap Luring G bralter. On July 31, 1718, Spain lost to Eng land t wenty-nine battleships at Messi na. In 1780 Rodney administered a severe defeat to the Spanish fleet off Cape Vincent, where her warships were recently gathered. A far worse thrashing was given her by that great est of all sea-fighters, Horatio Nelson, at Trafalgar, where with a far inferior fleet he almost annilated the combin ed naval strength of France and Spain. Spain's latest naval defeat before the oattle of Manila was in 1866 when Peru, with a few ships, most :of them borro wed from Cniii, utterly defeated a stronger Spanish fleet. Admiral Peleja, rne Spanish commander, was so mortified at the result that he re tired to his ca bin and ble w out his brains. Commodore De wey and his gallant men have added another to the long unbroken and dismal list of Spanish der eats at sea. Admiral Sampson will soon add another. POR TO RICO TO BE SEI7.ED. Th e island Wil be in the Hands of Amere ican Forces in a Day or Two. There were many conferences be t ween the president and senators and representatives today. The f. at co'n er was Senator Batrr ws, of Msichigan, who c ine to present some friends to tha~ presi lent. As he left he said: --Ererything is 'niviag alongsmooth lr and 'elL. Wrat we want now is Pur:0 R e i "We ought to have that tjnmOrrJ~v" "Will i. be as soon as tt aat, senator l ' 'Yes," was the reply, --prouably itt a day or two." Wnile refraitia. f eaon saying what transpir td duri'i his brie' interview witn the presideat, nis statement that the seiz ur- o! Porto Rico is expecte-i to be etfected in a day or two, it was tuougut by his hearers to be signia cant, having been made immediately after tue snuator left the president, though he would not say tne president nad givea him any inform tion. Sen ators Frye and Haie, of Maine, re spe::tivelv mnem oers of the foreign re lations atfairs, and chairman of the naval aff .irs cjmnittee; Senators Al len anli Gear, of Iowa, the former ch.airaanm of the senate committee on aopre priations; Senator Platt, of New Y sek, and Representative Curtis, of hansas, and Wads worth,of New York, were among the early callers at the whit house