Mr. Muruaga to Mr.
Uhl.
Legation of Spain,
Washington, March 19,
1895.
The Spanish minister presents his compliments to the Hon. E. F. Uhl,
Acting Secretary of State, and has the honor to forward herewith the
official report wired by the Captain-General of Cuba, referring to the
alleged firing on the Alliança.
[Inclosure.—Translation.]
Governor-General of
Cuba to Mr. Muruaga.
According to sailors, an inspection of log book Conde Venadito shows that that vessel at daybreak of the
8th espied steamer with bow to the northeast off Maysi, displaying
her flag, the other replying with the British [flag], Venadito making for her without being able to
overtake her.
The signal to heave to was subsequently made to her. She did not
stop. After firing cannon twice, and afterwards again twice with
solid shot, without effect, and seeing that she could not get within
range, and Maysi having been passed, she steered to leeward and gave
up the investigation. When the first solid shot was fired she was
distant from the steamer one mile and a half, and the same from the
land; she was athwart port and the seamer on the starboard tack. As
the incident occurred on the day and at the spot in which it is
supposed that that of the Alliança took
place, it seems certain that she is the steamer to which Venadito refers. For greater accuracy of
particulars the commander of the naval station ordered a revision
[of the] report.
