The times., 1898-07-09
HAVANA HEARS THE NEWS
Citizens indignant at the De-
StruciiOn of Ceryera'S Fleet.
THEY THIRST FOR REVENGE
According to a Spanish Correspon-
dent, the American Arms Have
American Ships Were Hepulsed
AT Munzaniilo.

Havana, July 7, via Key West Iuly B.
On account of events which have hap
pened recently. the censor has been eX-
ceeding busy with dispatches from the
Spanish press
American forces landed in front of
T-yavacoa, a fortification near Lunas ce
Zeza on July l. They were repIised by
the garrison and compelled 20 nu rirdly
re-embark The fortiGsI;.1n wes fied
upon by the American vessels, and of zO9
shots only one took effect. One man
was slightly wounded aaI ths lan'aga 10
the fort was trivial A second landing
was prevented by the arrival OF
strong Spanish column.
The American transpJ-t ran ashore OF
Punta Caney, in sight of Tunas. Two
gunboats attempted 10 fiOa- her without
success. Two large fcssei5 APPROACHED
Manzanillo at on the 3fteraooI. nt Jvly
l and opened fire. They wers repa'sed n
half an hour by the Spanish stilooa-ts-
Two columns of 400 men each stimuli
taneouslv attacked San Juan MI which
was defended by 1.G00 SpaHlard1. nd ;ne
town of Cauey. which C'rltatued Il SS:f.-
son of $50 Spanish sOl1iccs. The Ame: l.
cans employed powerful II llA4ft = ~ ~
/ same time the American Aeet bo-nba del
the beach of Aguadores. Tie lard "sat
was a tremendous struggle. The SpaL-
( iards fought like lions. TheY were hn3ily
/ obliged 10 fall back toward Santiago.
/ They retreated in an orderly au.Dncr ana
/ took their artillery with them. The en-
/ gagement lasted all day. The Spaniards
/ lost 800 men,
Gen. Linares. commandments Of
No
/ is slightly wounded. Col. Salvador Or
/ donez. inventor of the Ordouez gun and
tae artillery chief of Santiago. was
/ slightly wounded in one leg. Col. Caul3
I Of the Engineer Corps; tWenty-Sx senior
/ officers go soldiers and eleven sailors
/ from Cervera's fleet were wounded. TWO
officers and twenty-five soldiers were
1 killed in FL Caney. The unequal fight
I was eourageousIy maintained by the
Spaniards. Gen. Vara del Rey, with only
40 men. withstood the onslaught of a
/ bayonet charge by the Americans. His
| troops sustained a loss Of two hundred
He fell dead upon the field. and his body
came into the possession of the Ameri-
cans. who buried him. Impressed by hi:
holiness and courage they accorded hin
such honors as were due TO his military
rank
Operations were suspended until day
! hIcah Ol July " tirii INK -hiA4CA 4AdlAS q Z
tackled the Spanish positions at San An
tonic, C1nosa. Guayabito and SAINT;
Ursula and continued the attacks in tn
afternoon and evening without SUCCESS
The Spaniards tenaciously defendet
these positions.
The garrison of the town of Cobre re
pulsed an attack Of insurgents.
Morro Castle. Socopa and Punta Cord
batteries were attacked by the America
| = = - an, h.
ing of July > The guns of the castl
were damaged Lieut.. IriZar was wound
ed, four soldiers were killed. four sarl
ously wounded and eighteen only slight
ly so. DR.. Eduardo Belot. who wa
woundtd has since died.
Cervera's fleet sailed from the harbo
of Santiago at 9:30 o'clock on the morn
ing of July 3. 1t crossed the line o
American ships. firing indiscriminately
| The departure from the haroor was ex
ceedingly difficult. 1t was absolutely es
sential that the Spanish fleet shouI
steam out one by one, on account of tn
obstruction of the channel. caused b.
the Merrimac. The American ships wer
lying in wait. They sank two destroy
ers. the Pluton and Terror. and pursue
the armored cruisers into the open ses
The Spanish vessels found themseive
surrounded by the advance and secon
line of the American squadron. TIL
United States warships made a concert
ed movement and attempted to surroun
the Spanish vessels.
Cervera's fleet defended itself heroica
ly. the Almirante OquendO. the Infant
Maria Teresa and the Vizcaya Were burr
, ed and blown up. More than 800 men, III
Guiding Admiral Villamil the second
command of the feet. We're killed. Th
armored cruiser Cristobal Colon was ru
ashore. Admiral Cervera, CaptS LazaZ;
Concas and Eulate were taken prisoner
All three of the captains were wounded
The remaining sailors and officers WEI
taken prisoners.
This news, which reached Havana yes
terday. was received with the creates
indignation, mixed with a feeling of ne
tional pride on the part of the Spaniard
and loyal Cubans, because the men
the Spanish navy had decided 10 sacr
flee themselves before surrendering. Th
, desire for revenge fills Havana. Th
Spaniards are anxious to avenge III
deaths of their brothers.
! American emissaries sent to Gen. Tor
on July intimated that if he did III
surrender the city he would be bOmbar,
ed Gen. Toral replied that the Amer
2 cans might attack the city whenev'
= they pleased. and that he would n
surrender. At the same time he advise
Gen BlanCo who approved of his d
cision. a committee of the foreign col
suIs resident in Santiago conferred wit
the American officers and obtained a d.
lay of twenty-four hours in which 70
eigners. women and children might will
: draw Employees of the cable compar
a informed their chief in Havana that the
a had embarked on a gunboat sent by 4
f British consul The archbishop of Sal
5 tiago telegraphed to Gen. Blanco sa,
ing that blood enough had been she
: and that he believed it was due to HI
manity to enter into negotiations Il
peace. Gen Blanco answered that
esteemed the humanitarian offices of 4
, bishop, but that. a Spanish city and
Spanish general neither surrender n
enter into negotiations. Before doir