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Show SPANISH VB8SBLS CAPTURED. AUiulial llswtr lias Aililnl rita Yrr-lil Yrr-lil lo Ilia Hqnadrnn. Washington. Oct. 17. Thu effective strength of the United Htatca navy lina been Increased by eight useful vessels ves-sels which recently flew the Spanish flag. Five of tlieoo aro now attached to Admiral Dewey' squadron, two are credited to the North Atlantic station, and the last Is the crulaer InfantA Maria Ma-ria Teresa, now under her own steam preparing to slart for Norfolk to ba mado ready for active service. Several day ago tho navy department, which la now making up Its list of vessels In service, which Is a customary exhibit In tha secretary's annual report to congress, sent n message to Admiral Dewey for an accurate list of tha prises ho was now utilizing In his llrrL Tho questions show what latitude lati-tude tho department allowa to tho admiral ad-miral and tha answer tells how unhesitatingly unhes-itatingly ho ha acted for tha good ol the scrvlco nnd to strengthen his own forte without waiting for help from home, llereplledi "Following former Spanish vessel In my possession: Manila (cruiser), commissioned July 20, Lieutenant Commander Frederick Hlngcr; Caltao (cruiser), commissioned July 5, Lieu-tenant Lieu-tenant llenjamln Toppan; gunboats Ley to and Mindanao, also armed launch llarcclo, temporarily commissioned commis-sioned for action August 13, Naval Cadet W. It. White," |