The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-22
WAS CAMPOS SHOT?
The Cuban Patriots Still Insist
That He Was.
sANTocILpEs is SURELY DEAD.
The Spanish Account of the Bat\ie OF
Bayamo Admits It-Embargo
on Puerto Principe.

Cuba and private letters announce tnat
Gen. Casnpos Is wounded and nesAeSeu IN
BayaIno. The Spanish papers state thAt
beside Santociides various otner ofifcers
fell and II is r-amored that one Is the
son OF Campos. Passengers claim that d
railroad car arrived al NiAayueVa StaGoh
in Havana closed so that no one knew IS
contents. Some say that the car con
tains Campos, and others MAINTAIN 1lsh1
il holds the body of his on. The spanish
press gives no details OF the encounter,
and this makes the CuoanS believe mat
SaCtocildeS' body was left in possession
Of the insurgents in Santa Clara An en-
counter is reported in San Diego del Vale
Vista Hermosa. near Santos Spir1tus, be-
tween l01 Span1aIsiS, COMMANDED ey MAY.
Arminan, and numerous lnsurgent forces
commanded by DIR. ZaSas. After an hour
and a half the insurgents surrounded the
Spanish forces. The official report men
lions the bravery OF The Cuban forces,
the first time this has ever been done.
The details are not given so the losses are
unknown.
Gen. Gomez insists on his orders pro-
hioit.ng the entrance of provisions into
Puerto Principe. One OF his officers was
hung for disobeyiIg these orders. On this
account large numbers are leaving the
city. The Spanish government Is inclined
Tot to send any reinforcements to Cuba
until October.
Jacksonville, Fla. July H.-The tug
boat George W. Childs. cleared yesterday
for New York and sailed this morning.
Immediately upon her departure William
Lynch, one of ner seameB, made cath be-
fore Collector Brown as to her late Co
ings in these waters, and stated that
there were wages due him and that the
captain had sailed TO give him the slip
and beat him out of his wages. He stat
ed that the Childs took on board three
Cubans at place In the West Indies
NTH aud ,s.nft nd
10 the coast OF Cuba. After several I'M
successful attempts TO land he party
there, she landed them on one OF the
Florida keys near there. Then size came
here and coaled and went to 'amaica-
Upon hearing the statement. Collector
Brown ordered revenue cutter TO de-
tain the Childs. The cutter gave chase
and fired a blank and a loaded cartridge,
which caused the Childs to lay TO, and
the cutter returned TO port with her
Havana. July N.-Further details are
constantly coming 70 light concerning Inc
action between the insurgents anu uile
column of Marshal Martina Campos. be-
tween Manzanillo and Bayamo. on July
IL The more that IS known OF the action
the more it is seen that the captain gem
eral and his forces were in position or
extreme peril, and that II was only by the
personal leadership and military skill OF
Marshal Campos himself that the day
was saved and made an especially great
nlustrous action for the Spanish army.
Marshal Campos left ManZanilso July
IL for Bayamo, accompanied by hfty cav
airy. He arrived at Neguilas, about half
way between the two towns, at 2 O'Clock
in the afternoon, and received an enthu-
siastic reception there. He united the
column of Santocildes. with LOO troops
of the regiment of Isabella the Catholic
and three companies of engieers and guer-
rillas. In Carruana he received nouce Oh
Der of 5000 in Valenseula, near Dan ana
Gueycito. The commanders were Anto-
MIA Maceo. Ra'bi and MasSo.
At O'Clock the insurgents were seen
on the farm of San Francisco. The troops
advancing were commanded by Gen. San
tocildes. He was at the front and re-
ceived two shot wounds Still he order
ed the advance TO continue, when he re-
ceived BAH in the head.
Capt. Gen. Campos then took command.
I5abana Perulejoe, with eco of the insur-
gent cavalry, charged upon the Spanish
fore es. Gen. Campos Immediately formed
a square making a heroic defense against
the fierce attack. He ordered mules and
horses killed, and with them and the bag
gage OF the troops he formed barricades
to obstruct the inSurgent cavalry charges
The latter were not able to resist the
fighting OF the Mauser rifles in the hands
of the Spaniards, and commenced 10
WAIVER. Gen. CampoS military experience
admonished him TO take advantage of this
weakness, and he Immediately charged
with cavalry. while the infantry attack
ed with bayonets and routed the insuF-
gents. who divided into bands, and dis
persed
Gen. Campos made his way forward and
arrived at O'Clock at night at Bayamo,
where he was Enthusiastically received.
The troops lost beside Gen. Santocildes.
thirteen officers dead and wounded, and
seventy soldiers dead and about 100 wound
ed. The insurgents lost 500 dead or
wounded Brig. Gen Rabi. Col. Machado
and Maj. Moncade were killed. No otfi-
cial news OF the engagement has been re-
ceived.