The following account of the respondent of the "New York the Buenos Ayres cor.
der of the Dresden to the German Consul at Punta Arenas when the cruiser put in there during her flight from the pursuing British. It is from a German source.
"The German Pacific Division," said the Dresden's commander, left the Pacific to go to the Falkland Islands by way of Cape Horn. The voyage was made without incident.
"(A little before arriving at our d ation the commander of the division, Vice-Admiral yon Spee, detached one of our cruisers to explore and to discover facts cerning the presence of—Enj ships in the islands. The ship returned and reported that there were two English cruisers. The admiral prepared at once to give
the necessary orders, battle to the hostile ships, ieeuing "Advancing toward the islands, in a little while we were able to make out the strength of the hostile forces, There were not two cruisers, but six. Our commander kept to his resolution and continued the advance.
Unexpected Men-of-War.
"(A little later at the mouth of the bay we noted two Dreadnoughts of the Lion type, 26,000 tons more or less, whose presence was unknown before.
"The conditions were magnificent. The weather was clear and calm.
Theee conditions made impossible a combat with a chance of eseipe for the German fleet. Admiral von Spee persisted in his reeolution to give battle, with the Scharnhorst and Gneisenau acting together, ordering at the same time the dispersal of the three other units, the minor cruisers, Teinzig, Dresden, and Niirnberg.
"Meanwhile the two cruisers above mentioned courageously faced the Eneli'h Fleet. The latter was attacked by our cruisers, while th" Leipzig, Nirnb-rg, and Dresden tried to place themsel outside the range of the enemy's memnon, the only device compatible with the circumstances in view of the number, quality, and size of the Enelish ships, "Tt cuffies to remark that the English Drendnonghts were armed with 24-contimitre cannon, while the German ornisers only had 21- contimitre cannon.""
The commander of the Dresden aids that by interpreted English foerams I:= learned of the sink-me of the Scharnhorst and Gneiserian. bat he dors ut now the fate of the Leipzie or Niirnberg.
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