TWO SPANISH TREASURE SHIPS CAPTURED.

Auckland Star, Volume XXIX, Issue 101, 30 April 1898, Page 5

TWO SPANISH TREASURE SHIPS CAPTURED.

AN" ■•■ EXCITING: CHASE.

MARYLAND GUARDS DIS-

AFFEGTED,

AUSTRIA HELPS SPAIN

THE EMPE ROR CQNTJRI-

BUTES TO THE SPANISH

WAR FUND,

AUSTRIAN OFFICERS FIGHT

FOR SPAIN,

AROHDUKE EUGENE

ASSISTS THE QUEEN

REGENT.

WASHINGTON, April 29.

.;' Tiie lute-class American battleship Terror sighted; the Spanish, steamer Guido, which had banked her fires, •waiting for an. opportunity to run into one of the Cuban.ports with coin, food, etc. for the Spanish troops;

■ On the Terror coming, in view the Guido was steered away-irom the land iat her utmost speed. ,

The battleship 'Terror gave chase, but the speed exhibited by, the Guido gaveier a good chance of escaping.

■ Z At-'this exciting moment*an American gunboat came upon the scene and joined in the ■ chase, with the result .that the Guido was intercepted: and !'iT?as forced to.surrender. Reports of the occurrence do riot state that any .' damage was done to the Guido by I fire from the American warships, arid the presumption is that the Spanish . commander, on seeing the; superior force of the enemy, surrendered at an early stage to save his vessel and her crew from destruction. .'■ , :.

The ■ Americans having taken possession of the Guido, the latter -was ■~,'promptly "Overhauled and' proved to be 8 most valuable prize. It was found \ that in addition to ordinary cargo--the Spanish vessel had onjboard four hun- ' dred thousand dollars, or over £100,000 in English money, intended for payment of vthe Spanish- troops operating 'in Cuba. . ; \ • . ' ' '-. The American warship Detroit has captured /the Abrasion Bolivar^ with 60,000 dollars aboard. The men of the fifth company of the Maryland Guards are disaffected, and 'have returned- to, the-Armoury from '.". Camp.'-' :.'-.' .:"'.:■ ' :"'.' ■, i ( :.',/ ' ■>• ■ ';-■■ ' VIENNA, April• 29. . '■'■!"' The'Einperor of Austria has given ' If 20,000, to the Spanish National War '.Fund. . . - ' "■ ' . j The Emperor also allows his officers 16* fight oh the side of Spain. 'j. ' . MADEID, April 29. ; :; ,The Archduke. Eugene, nephew .of ;v'the Emperor of-Aixstria, is'in Madrid,. assisting the Queen-Eegent.