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Show Vino Scene of Much Warfare. Vigo, tho Spanish seaport Is an-old-tlmo sceno of wnr. It was to. Vigo that Drako and Norrls soiled i In 1C88 to place Don Antonio on tho throno of Portugal. Thoy burnod Vigo, hut failed to capturo Lisbon, and wont away cursing each other. So littlo plunder waR thcro that tho common com-mon sailors received but G shillings n man In wnges, and took to robbory, ) for which many of tnem wero hanged In and near London. When tho English Eng-lish undor Itooko put Into Vigo linn' bor again thero was treasuro In sight I A fleet of Spanish gulleons. of which ( Benbow had boon In pur's i it wan In ' tho bay, protected by d'WorYdh fleet US , Sovornl galloons wero crfy'l Iro'd'by tha V English, but moro went tU'Weibottotn, "' and thoro remain to this 'day. Now ndays Vigo Is a commonplace llttK-town. |