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Show CAPTAIN CLAIIK'H VKI18ION. t muiiiamliT l !! orrtitn liul:i ihs I'liast'inetil, Sir: First I have tha honor to re-txirt re-txirt that at V:X n. in , July 3, tho Spsnlah fleet was discovered standing out of the harbor at Santiago do Cuba, lhey turned to tho westward and onenrd lire, to which four ships replied re-plied vigorously For n short lime, thero was an almost continuous flight of projectiles over this ship, but when our lino was fairly rngnged and the Iowa had inado a awlfl advance, as If to ram or close, tha enemy's flro became be-came defective In tralu aa well as range 'Iheshlpwosonlystruck three limes, and nt least two of them wcro by fragments of shells. Wo had no casualties. Second As soon as It was evident that the enemy 'a ships wern trying to break through and escape to tho westward west-ward no went ahead at full speed with the determination of carrying out to the utmost your order. "If tho enemy tries to escape tho ships inustclose and engago aa soon as posslblo and endeavor en-deavor to alnk his veaselsnr force them to run ashore." We toon passed all of our ships except tho llrooklyn, bearing bear-ing the broad pennant of Commodore 8chlcy. At first we only used our main battery, bat-tery, but when It was discovered that tho enemy's torpedo boats were following fol-lowing their ships wo used our rapid-lire rapid-lire guns as well as tho alx-poundcra upon them with telling effect Aa wo ranged up near tho aternmost of their ships, sho headed for tho beach, evidently evi-dently on flro. Wa raked her aa wo passed, pushing on for tho next abend, using her starboard guna at they wern brought to licar, aud beforowo had her fairly abeam, the, too, waauiiklng for the betch. ( Tha two remaining vessels ware now somodlstancoahead, but our speed hsd Increased lu slxleon kuots'sud our lire, added to that of tho llrooklyn, soon tent another, the Vlteaya, to the shore In flames. Only tha Cristobal Colon wa left, and for a lime It seemed aa If sho might escape, but when wo opened Ore with our forward turret guna and the llrooklyn followed, fol-lowed, shs begtn to edge In toward the coast, ad her capture or destruction was assured. As she struck tho beach her flag came down and th llrooklyn signalled "ceaaa firing," following with "congratulations for the grand victory, thank foryonr splsndld assistance," Third The llrooklyn sent a boat to her and when the admiral cam up with the New York and Texas and .VljrPi. ". Tf M. 'rlMi PoftMMlon of. AA'fr B cr.rr pux y J' tiw jVlils) sbjp lender LllcuVviaiiVPoV'ra,nu,,i r'fKft!T,lli hJ e,,ul!1nl1?rf ut,f " ii jo jll.Pgiu. (be Ahlp, which )mdrbrcn IJl'laS' (ft tVlrP "' "H ;t f vT rSTl'ttS"W?V,'Jpnedf nnd Justoa the efow lsfsljo wtnt, over,on lie r slilf. FiYjrtli-r-I cannot apeak In (oo high Uriusp( ha bearing anjl.couducl of alljjij'boarjl.ifiTf ship. Wtinlhey found that tfio Orvgpn fiaj push'eil to tho front and wat hurrying to a suo-rsalod suo-rsalod of ennilUUa wlth,.tlio .ammy's .vrstoKU Oisyiould,lfliotottsVri ao4 .Would Engage, their. ,cntbuaan w4 tunae -. . i li i ,.riHliTnAj .stbcsArcivJ. wera, JO vilueii Innra liesVllyJsrBiorcrtlmn..tbii llrMUrylftheyinliilithaVeeOtfredtrateil 'u$b "XV'JW'WlWaH cotiiV lVtiJ(.j( annperuadoil llialy VlV.(ur thoiway tlis (llotr and torn at tho Orrgon)itamVil'aniiiter'oil th' ship aAitroiil(hUt!supp1)rt,1ier1iitterles, wmiliihsvo esoopod, Uheroore,l frd -th at they 'rendered meritorious Serslco fir tha eohriiry, and whllo I'callnB Intntlofierian) of l(cli ittc 'Aij man Individually,! m going to'appcud JUV pf tllf fllotw wjfhlhraflont Hl they vWnlVJi i uoPiPU, H'"! "'uy lrblViQie'rlc..,ft,tIi,tft,aould fWB nJioUltrt tinavancju)eu,tbevM 4W"P.'Ws'5'fpwMICT4i.- . I , , -svr,, |