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Show AUNON I'LBADU AN ALIDI. ' tnnul l llslil ItixponsIM for Ihe (eriers lllst.ler. Madrid, Sept IS In the chamber of deputies, Captain Aunon, minister of marine, repljlog to tho nttneka of benor Canuleja, editor of 1.1 Ileraldo reminded the deputies that when he ', bcenmo minister of iiinrlua the Spanlah ) atpuadron under Admiral Cervera waa already at hantlago tin Cuba Therefore, There-fore, he declared he could not bo held . responsible for Ihe aeta charged by ' Scnor Caualeja Moreover, ho as- j scried that the admiral met In council and expressed an unanimous opinion . that tho aqua Iron should go to Cuba I "Admiral Cervera not having coal or ' food was unable," tald Captain Aunon, "lo Icavo the blockade III the port of hantlago He wonted to blow up hi hip In the harbor but I Informed him that II would be pre ferabte lo leave the port and engage the enemy (leneral , lllanco ordered Admiral Cervera to leave Hantlago and fixed the day of hit I departure " |