Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-12-23
A SPANISH VICTORY
Appears 10 HaYo Been 40 lHglOrlOus
Defeat.
RIOS ROUTED WIN HEAVY LOSS.
he Madrid Gty ramunt tnfpavOring
10 Conceni III ii ut On In the
PhiIippns.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dic. 90 Private
slvices from Mauila, Philippine H..
LANDS, reported heto today, which nre
verified by an account which appears
in the Hong Kong press, deals with
tho attack by the Spanish on the M
yeleia istnmus, anu the attempt OF the
Spanish to d,slodee tho insurgents 10
Csvits aud VIjj. At the end OF the
c,mpaien, which iastsd until the IA h
OF November, the Spanish authorities
ient cut dispatched representing that.
tho attack had been successful anu
that the rebel iops was very heavy.
rha Spanish olaimed to have lost
about thirty.five killed and 100
Wounded. 1t Ia now learned that the
great victory that the Casliliuns nre.
lciet ended in iuglorloui defeat. he
lvbeis hold Novelrta against warships
pnd troops. The Spaulards retired
Ailer having suffered heavy lots.
The Spanish iurrea u iuor Gen. Rios
were DIVIDED into two brigades OF Z 900
men each, supported by the Spaplsn
sunbUals In the nay.
1000, but they were strongly en-.
tienohed IN Cdvitc aud S0vtle!a. Al
me head OF tue Novelcls peninsula
tie grouud was hontycumhed with
7 d pits mud the town detrnued from
assault by earlhworks planted with
rapld.fire cannon ami several pieces Of
leavy artillery.
Rios attacked the fret line o; re-
doubts at N5veletn, and the Tehele fell
lnck to the main libe OF defensc, q
mile In tho rear OF the picked line. The
spanish had their plans well arranged.
Ihey placed ths crulser Castilia close
In shore, anu with her guns covered
the attach OF the royal troops. The
crusel's shells Tear bed the outside de.
lenses Of the rebels but had IiItle effect
90 the dif pses nj ihs city. The fight
started nj 0 O'CLOCK Sunday, Novem.
Der Sin, ana by l O'clock IN the after
noon the Insurgents outer works had
heeD evacuated. Then general at
tack followed, Rios throwing the main
body Of his hrst brigade against the
rebel enireDcbmeu,s. The gunboats
opened fire on tho enemy, but owing
to bad gunnery failed 10 cause any
damage t. thu defenees. The Car
ueliu, the closest TO (avitp, WAS iully
six miles from the Town anu all of her
shells fell shoot, owing TO the extreme
elevation given TO the shil > Cannon.
"When R0s's men reached the la
surgen,s' works terrific fire was
opened on tb, N. They marched ior-
ward resDlu ely until the ride pits
lecau to belch orth,mowiug down the
font ranke. The column iaiterod,
then retrea,ed slowly under heavy
fire.
Toe Spanish troopB were in the open
and subjected to the full effect OF the
Dire. Hal the rebel gunnefy pben good
Rios could nave been slaughtered.
On the morning OF the OH the Span.
iah were tack IL theii camp hgain,a and
had repaired the remnants Of the fret
brigade. The second brigade hsd
suffered very little. AT least 800
wounued were brough from the battle
holJ.
Ga Wednesday, November IL, Rios
prepared and headed second attack
on NOveletA. He threw his entire army
ngainst the iodCubts aud was routed
with heavy losa In tie first attack.
The gunbDats failed to aid the troops
60 any extent. their ehot falling short.
The Spanish did not attempt TO re-
new the acliop, hut waited until the
morning III the IAN, when a weak
fort was made 10 flank the rebels, the
failure Of which endsd the fighting for
the time being.
INsURREC ZION SPREADING.
LONDON, Dec. GA Madrid dis
patch 10 the Daily Mail says: In order