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Show DIG CRUISER CAt'TURKD. Uclil llira-t, Trodrr Msnxrave Msktt a llkh llsst. Key Meat, April The llghthouta tender Mangrove puffed proudly Into Ifey Wett harbor yettenlay morning with the riehett prle of the war thut far. The captive wat the I'anama, Cnptatn (Juovedo n big traiit-Allantla liner and an autlllary cruiser of the Hpanlth navy, which ha bean plying of lata lajtween New York and Havana. Ha-vana. She bad twenty ulue patten-gert, patten-gert, Including three women, one rrenchman and one Mexican, and a crew of seven tv two Aa tha I'anama carried two 11. pound era, the eoHld nli have annihilated the little Mangrote and at tha latter enrno lute th Inrbor with Iter prlte there was not a craft that did not aalute her with rousing cheeri The .Mangrove under l.leulenanl Oummander Ullllam II Hrerett, wat cruising along Hk Cuban coast, navl gate.1 by Hntlgn I'almer, about twenty mile north of Havana The only other ship of th lleet In tight wat the battleship In liana three miles to tht rear. l.leulenanl ( oiiiniunder (Everett see ntffl n prlae an.l M-uddeil toward the stronger When th latter camt within range, n shot from tho Man- grove'a It Mninder was tent neroat her bont, but the Hptulard Ignorcil the ehallcnge and went on Another ahol folluwnl without result, but the Man. grove wat drawing lien rr the ttranger, who calmly proceeded on hercoune, apparently without any Intention of running nway W hen tho thlnl shot wat flrtd the Mangrova wet within loo yar.lt of tho Panama, and Lieutenant Commander IWerelt aboule.1 to tho dk ofllcer If ahe did not surrender he would sink her. The .Mangrove's ofllcer admit that they expected the cnemy'a II-pon II-pon inter to open on them III retponte to the threat, but the Spaniard promptly prompt-ly onme to. Hntlgn Ihiylon, tha senior ollleer of tha Mangrove, boarded the prlie The battleship Indiana had teen the capture, ami meanwhile drow up to the Mangrove, glTlnghernlusty cheer Lieutenant Commander I'.vcrrtt reported re-ported to Captain Taylor of the battle-ship, battle-ship, and the latter put a prlo crew on boanl tho captive. 'I hey then proceeded pro-ceeded to the llagthlp, where a formal report wnt made nnd ller Admiral Hampton ordered Lieutenant Com maniler l.vcrett to convoy the price tc K'ey WetL |