Ogden Daily Standard | 1893-12-02 | Page 1 | Mello Runs the Gauntlet

MELLO RUNS THE gauntlet I 1 and succeeds in gaining the oven seagoing to meet the Ships of peixoto Poix oto london dec I 1 an official dispatch was received by the british government saying that admiral Us de mello on board the flag ship Aqui daban accompanied by an armed merchant vessel succeeded in fit forcing his way out to sea at midnight last night in spite of the heavy fire directed upon the two ships by th the forts at the entrance to the bay A british gunboat followed the Auida Aqui daban ban to sea with the intention it is believed of being present at the future naval operations between the ships of the tile rebel admiral and the vessels being sent bent to rein reinforce fore 0 peixoto from new york it is also said the commander of the british gunboat lias line orders to interfere should the rebel admiral molest mole A flying the british fla flag I 1