New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-11
rHROrGH SPANISH EYES.
.rcorrNTs FROM HAVANA OF RECENT
EVENTS IN CUBA.

The foown S are "p""'''
vents Of the war;
e'en' ,u, the morning of July . Alexander
49, the British Consul. visited Captain Gen
r,orco and bade the latter farewell Mr..
leaves Havana on board the British war
W. ,ro,,o, on July =. Mr. Jerome the British
,,,na.consul. succeeds Mr. Gollan
a., noon on July two American columns OF
..orsand men each made a simultaneous al
sN -, San Juan nil. near Santiago de Cuba.
'"0 zoe defended by thousand Spanish
-, and upon III Carey. small town near
.,.no 40 cuba, garrisoned ny four hundred
ond fifty soldiers
"', .raa Americans attacked with heavy arti-
I'D Of the same time the American fleet
hombarded Aguadores beach.
TIE CAPTURE or Ell CANEY.
,. Americans took possession of San Juan
IN and FL Caney after hard resistance upon
ma ~, Of the Spanlards. The fighting lasted
~ dav. The Spanish losses were two hundred
al a. II Caney and four hundred men at san
,msn hill Among the Spanish losses were two
'soars and twenty-five soldiers killed and the
n,,,aod included General Linares and twenty
.,v srnerior officers, among them being Colo
ro,s Ordonez and Caula. and two hundred ana
-t,o,v soldiers and eleven sailors.
l.
o,,sl, wounded and has since died.
private advces say that the Americans lost
ANA thousand men including five hundred men
seriously wounded.
ION July > the Americans attacked the Span
,sb nosi,ions at san Antonio Canora ard Quay
sbj,o The Spaniards defended them tenacious
ly and d,d not abandon the positions
"Tbe garrison OF CObre repealed an insur-
con, attack at the same time. and the Amer-
ga, feet bombarded the Notifications of MORO,
socapo and Punta Gorda. damaging Moro Cas-
,la The Spanish Army lost Lieutenant YriZar.
o. the artillery. wounded. and four soldiers
killed. four wounded and twenty-eGht slightly
wounded The Spanish navy lost three men
v,rea Of the crew OF the Reina Mercedes. and
civ q. her crew were wounded. AT the Punta
Gorda battery Second Lieutenant Pima, OF the
navy. ard one sailor were wounded.
CAPTAIN BUsTAMENTE WOUNDED.
During fghting on July Captain Busta-
rente. the chief of Admiral Cerveras staff ana
the inventor Of the automatic torpedocs bearing
his name. was wounded.
The Velasco battery. near MORO castle
Havana during the night If July fired upon
the American cruiser Montgomery, which had
approached the coast. Some of the Spanish
proiectiles fell near the Montgomery. which re-
tired speedily.
"On July two American ships Of seven hun
dred tons having heavy artillery. opened hfe
against Manzano The Spanish gunboats
anchored at Manzanio went TO meet them
The gunboat Degado Perego was the ilrst ["
open fire. and the American ships were repulsed
after forty-fve minutes combat The Spanish
losses were two sailors wounded and some men
AMERICANS DRIVEN BACK.
"On July an American gunboat cruiser
and two transport ships having landing FORCES
on hoard fred over one thousand projectiles
against Tunas de Zaza. Province OF santa
Clara. The Spanish artillery answered the hre
and II was seen that eight projectfes fell on the
deck Of the cruiser. The Americans were
Obliged to retire. Five houses were burned ana
twenty-three were injured by the artillery hre'
Lieutenant Roads was slightly injured. one ar
tilleryInan was killed, two artillerymen were
wounded and some infantrymen were wounded.
number not announced
THE same ships fired III shots against Taya-
bacoa Fort. near Tunas de Zaza, Province OF
Santa Clara. and landed forces. which were
o,,tged 70 re-embark by the fire of the fort and
the Spanish garrison. The fort was signify
The American forces tried to land again but
tho Granada Battalion. which was reconnoitring
The coast, prevented them. One transport ran
sshore and the American warshp did not sue
coed in pulling her OF.
1T Is reDorted that the insurgents IN The Prov
tree ~ Puerto Principe are wearing black bands
on their left arms. which Is supposed 20 he
sign OF mourning for some important 'nsureeh'
10 recently.
An American cruiser which was recohho'-
.rinp on June 20 with rapid-fre guns. at the en-
trance Of the port Of Isabella Sagua. fired one
,ho1 against the Spanish gunboat Loaltad'
which was at anchor in the harbor The gun
boat was not damaged
Or Edward Belot. formerly United states
colonel and who was we'll known here Is dead
The column Of Spanish troops commanded
nv Colonel Escar!os. numbering 3.GUJ men. ar
rived safely az Palma Dc Soriano, from Mama
milo The troops rested there for three hours
ard entered Santiago De cuba during the night
OF July ..
TORAL'S PROUD REFUSAL.
at 10 o'clock in the morning of July . the
chief Of tn. American forces in front Of Santiago
de Cuba sent an eInissary 70 General Toral, the
Spanish commander. inviting him to surrender
The answer sent was that the SpaniarIs were
ready t. rcpcl cncrgetically any aggressive
movement Captain General Banco has APP
proved and applauded General TOral's answer.
con the Intervention OF the foreign c0nsuls at
Santiago de Cuba. the Americans gave the IN
habitants twenty-f1ur hours IN which 20 remove
their women children and sick persons. A Brit
ish gunboat has taken away the British SUD
tects The time expired on July at 10 a. IN.
THE Americans. on July - during the after
noon. attacked the Spanish positions al Santiago
de Cuba and were repused The Spaniards had
officer and six soldiers killed and six officers
and seventy soldiers wounded.
Colonel Escarios's column had twenty soldiers
KILLED and 40 MounA.d Mhile marching from