Show FIRED TWO SHOTS gunboat fir t an american schooner del july at captain quick of the american schooner carrie lane upon her arrival here tonight had a tale to tell about a thrilling encounter in cuban waters with a i apan ieli gunboat two shots anred at the lano by the man of war and one of the crow narrowly escaped being killed by one 0 them the vessel was made to heave to and give an account of herself being allowed to proceed the schooner ott aport antonio and making time detoro a stiff alien she sighted a flying the spanish hag following her while ho waa makine up hia nind what course to pursue a puff of smoke curled over the fort bow aal a round shot whistled uncomfortably close to the echo onera and plunged into the water on ho leo quarter captain quick gaic the order to haul in fail and bring alio to while alig was being done one of the crew ran out on As ho 1 stood there the gun on the spanish chip boomed again and another achot feedon ite way toward he american cratt this time coming so close to her that the on the bowsprit spraie he distinctly felt the wind caused by its rapid flight the lane soon camo to a dead stop and alie gunboat drew up under her quarter A boat ft lowered and four spanish marines under tho command of a lieutenant in alio spanish nary came aboard they were fully mined and leader wry civilly lifted his hat and demanded to know from what port the lane had sailed and whit lier bhe was bound captain quick gave the required information and no fur her search was made and t lie vessel was permitted to continue on her course without further molestation captain quick bays lie could not get the name of tho gun oat lie adds that I 1 after the first ahot was fired he caused the stars and to be lio isted but the only the spaniard made was a achot the gun boat did not hoist her colors until after the first was fired captain quick reached here tonight and wired his in delphia and will wait advices them before determining to consider alie notion of the an outrage washington july 24 the government officiate here leave received no information regarding alio tiring on the schooner carrie K lane by a spanish war veasel off cape antonio alie general opinion of naval who read alie report of lie affair as de ascribed by captain quick is that the did not exceed its authority in overhauling the schooner if alio latter was in tho territory of cuba one naval officer eliom a reporter talked tonight was emphatic in hie declaration that alio captain qt the inan ot war waa perfectly justified in what ho had done assuming of course hat the schooner was alie territorial limite of cuba 4 WM alie business of tho spanish government lo 10 in any eliat night bo aeed by the insurgents it the statement ot captain quick that ft solid shot was fired first directly at his vessel ie sustained it may make his case a more earious one THE havana july at copyright by the associated ireba tho following official account of alio battle of valenzuela the elret report which was cabled exclusively to the presa on july is furnished to the correspondent of alie associated nt havana it confirms alio report of the battle alie later details of which were cabled exclusively on acting captain Ard cru who is in command at havana during the absence of the captain general marshal de at alio front lias just received the following message from captain general campos lett havana on tho started rora SIan lowerd and Caya previous to starting I 1 received information which turned oat to bo misleading but at Vcr guita I 1 waa tint macco was in the hood 0 at alio ecail ot force of insurgents I 1 had 1500 men witia me but f did not think it honorable to retreat eat and I 1 also thought that ho number of the enemy was I 1 consequently 0 my inar cli and eventually met hie enemy about league south pt my column was commanded hi general 8 alien tho latter was in action I 1 took command the bati was a hard fought one alie field was most unfavorable tor alio operation of our troops alie enemy numbered nio we did fand was well supplied eup plied with ammunition and fully equipped we were surrounded by firc on four eider and there were of danger alie lasted five hours and it was followed by an gf lighting in winch our guard t engaged our louse in kieb alio gallant W adjutant jose Solo mayo captain ambio siimes and twenty live soldiers and our woun deil were kolonel jose vaquero captain louie first lieutenant france Sanc lica orleda captain fravesi and goldiere rol diere I 1 cannot ascertain alie owa ff alio enemy but it sa said they anre over W ie yesterday at with 1409 men for Yer aguiL tay tomorrow I 1 go to ward this to ot |