Identity of Merchantman Attacked Still Obscure Lives on Board Vessel Saved by British Steamer Cromer, Nov. 3. CAVY gunfire off this English parish and seaside resort situated on the north-east coast of Norfolk, twenty miles north of Norwich, attracted a large crowd of people to the cliffs yesterday afternoon, from where they observed gun flashes out at sea.
With the aid of glasses, a cruiser could be seen near a large steamer, from which smoke was pouring, Later, the British steamer Monkwood sent out a radio message saying "An armed cruiser has been firing on the Spanish steamer Cartegena for over an hour.
The steamer appears to be considerably damaged, and the cruiser is flying the flag: Have to or fire?"
The Monkwood gave the Cartegena's position as seven miles off the Cromerknowll light-vessel, and said that the merchantship was on fire.
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