Evening star., 1898-06-07

joining the insurgents or doing
to get away from the certain de-
struction that now awaits Cervera's fleet
and the forces of Pando and Linares.
The News From Cape Haitian.
Copyright, $685. ty Associated Press.)
CAPE HAITIEN, Haiti. June I, 9:O5 am.
The fighting before and in the vicinity of
Santiago de Cuba continued the greater
part of yesterday, from T:45 am until near
ly II O'Clock Ten of the American warships
a steady and carefully directed
fire against Ell MORO Castle and the bat
teries at Punta Gorda, Soeapa and Cinco-
reaies, in addition to bombarding the Span
ish feet in the harbor. The percsnta of
effective project;les was very large.
1t appears from the best information OBJ
tainable at this place, the cable station con-
Meeting with Santiago de Cuba. that i'm
II ense damage was inflicted on the enemy.
The Spaniards admit that the lombard
ment from the American fleet was most de-
siructive. About 1,6O0 projectiles are said
to have been fired by the American war
ships, and it seems that the responsive fire
from the Spanish forts and ships was
scarcely felt at all by the Americans.
Fortifications Riddled.
The fortificatons near the entrance of
the harbor are described as being riddled
with solid shot and shattered by the explo-
sion of the immense shells fired by the
American battle ships. The Spanish bat
teries are understood to have been virtually
silenced, and Ell Moro and the fortifca-
tons al Socapa and Punta Gorda are re-
ported to have been demolished by the
three hours uninterrupted hammering of
The American feet
The American attack is next said to have
been specially directed against Aguadores,
a small coast town little to the east of
the entrance of Santiago bay. The idea of
the American admiral it appears, was to
land troops and siege guns there, after re-
ducing the defenses of the place, and
thence make a close assault upon Santiago
which, in view of the present condition of
its Notifications may be expected to yield
very soon after the beginning of such an
attack.
AEuadOres CannOnaded.
Heavy canI.cnading was opened upon
A Aguadores at about midday yesterday.
The latest advices received here from
Spanish sources do not indicate the du-
troops and siege guns were actually landed
at Aguadores, but, from the information
obtainable 1t cannot be doubted that the
remely disastrous to the Spanish defenses.
pan troops maintained throughout the
greater part of yesterday an attack by
and on Santiago and the Spanish reports
ba bpa viii in Iad nd
Five Officers Killed.
The military commander of Santiago de
Cuba acknowledges the following casual
les among the land forces:
Col. OIdCneZ, Capt. Sanchez, Lieut..
Yrizar of the artillery and Perez and Gar
ia, both Spanish officers, whose rank is
lot mentioned.
These officers were killed. The Spaniards
llso admit the loss of twenty-one infantry
soldiers severely wounded and say one
oldier was killed.
But it is believed the losses of the Span
ards were much more heavy.
In the nava! force the Spaniards say that
he officer who was second in command of
he partly dismantled Spanish cruiser
2eina Mercedes and five sailors and an en-
ign were killed. The Spanish sailors
it is asserted, number sixteen
men.
The loss on the American side, the Santi-
igo reports say, is not known.
The Spaniards acknowledge that a great
ieal of damage was inflicted on the Span
sh cruiser Reina Mercedes and they say
Morro Castle shows great gaping breaches
n its walls.
American Troops Landed.
Later in the day. it appears, landing of
American troops was effected near Dali
Iuiri, some distance east of Aguadores and
near the railroad station connecting with
Santiago. Later an engagement took place
the American force and column
IF Spanish troops which had been sent
against the landing party. The accounts
If the battle obtainable here, being from
Spanish sources, do not set forth the re-
suit, and, therefore, it is to be inferred
hat the Americans were victorious, and
hat is the belief which prevails here.
There is a report current at Cape Haytien
hat the first-cIass armored Spanish cruiser
Maria Teresa was sunk yesterday by the
ire of the American ships.
1t is said that only 500 American troops
Aguadores. the two places being seemingly
confused in the reports received here. 1T
seems to be admitted that the fire of the
American soldiers was SO effective that the
Spaniards were compelled to flee from the
fortifications they were defending.
Another Spanish Account.
MADRID, June Z, noon.-The following
official dispatch has been received here
from Havana:
"Col. Aldea, commanding Spanish col
umn, has had some sharp fighting with a
body Of rebels, who are supporting the
landing of an American force rear Santiago
de Cuba. Two American warships protect
ed the landing party. The result of the
operations is not known.
TT is supposed that the renewal of the
bombardment of Santiago, lasting from 8
to IL o'clock. on Monday morning. was in
teLded to distrs ct the attention of the Span
iards and enable the landing to be effected
without molestation."
The News Mt Kingston.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, June Z, a.m.-It
is reported here that Rear Admiral Samp-
son began the bombardment at the outer
fcrtifcations Of Santiago de Cuba on Mon
day morning.
fierce storm has been sweeping over
Jamaica and a heavy sea was running last