Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1898-06-15


was in charge OF the out
posts. word came of the finding OF tine
BODY of Sergt. smith lie was re-
ported as having been killed at FIVE
o'clock on the previous day. but it ap-
pears that hc had been seen alive ut
ten o clock in the evening. When and
how he was killed no one knows at
this writing. Neither had the men
been mustered nor had the outposts of
Lieut. Neville and Shaw been relieved.
Lieut. Col. Huntington and Mai.
Cockrell gave high praise TO the nerve
and steadiness of officers and men. es-
pecially the young ones, rs the en-
gagement was baptism of FIRE for "A
large majority. The men were in
darkness and in n strange land, but
they stood to their posts with courage
and fortitude and there was no symp-
ton OF panic.
The marines, though very much ex-
hausted, were eager for more fighting,
promising TO inflict heavy punishment.
They complimeuted the daring of the
Spaniards with characteristic camp
profanity.
sunday the amplest precautions were
taken and as the Dauntless left rein
forcements were landing from the
Marblehead. y stormy time was ex-
pected.
Estimates vary as to the attacking
force some say ZOO and the figures run
as high as 1000 Col Campina. the
Cuban guide, said the Spaniards were
mostly irregulars, but the reports of
the discharge OF Mauser rifles would
indicate that they were regulars. as
most of the guerillas carry Reming-
tons The Cuban guerillas, as a rule.
have more dash and courage than the
regulars.
The new campaign uniforms prove
satisfactory and are almost invisible
At a distance of 200 yards The Lee
guns caused several accidents in draw
ing cartridges. Corporal Glass shat
tered his hand.
Despite the loss of the men, which is
leenly regretted, the marines rejoice
that they have been engaged in their
first fight on Cuban soil. They sailed
from New York the day war was de-
clared and expected to land within a
week at Havana. Since then. until
landed on the shore of Guantanamo
bay, they had been coopod up on the
Panther and they had begun to fear
that the troops would beat them after
all
In controlling the outer harbor of
Guantanamo where Lieut.. Col. Hunt
ington's battalion of marines landed
on Friday, Rr. Adm. Sampson secures
possession OF the Cuban terminus of
the French cable to Hayti. The ap-
paratus in the Office at the harbor
mouth was wrecked by n shell but
the cable steamer Adria has instru-
ments and operators aboard and di-
rect communication with Washing
ton Will soon be established The dis
/ lance overland TO Santiago around the
bay is about sixty miles and the roads
have been rendered impossible by the
Cubans under Pedro Perez The first
division of the Cuban army claims to
have 1900 men, but these figures
are probably over estimated. The
Cubans believe that there are
about $500 soldiers in the vicin-
/ ity of Caimanera, which lies
/ at the entrance to the inner harbor.
/ Guantanamo City is inland about 10
miles. The two harbors are connected
by narrow channel. 1t is the outer
harbor which Adm. Sampson now
holds with the Marblehead the Yose-
mite and the Vixen, and with battal-
ion of marines on the crest OF a blunt
topped eminence commanding the
entrance on the western side. In the
/ inner harbo- are two small Spanish
gunboats and at Caimanera there is a
battery.
An expedition of three steam
launches, Differed by Lieut.. Norman.
Ensign Eustis. son of Mr.. James ID.
Eustis, former United States ambassa-
dor 10 France, and Cadet G.. Van Or
den, under the general command Of
Lieut. Anderson. Of the cruiser Mar
| blehead Saturday night. dragged for
mines, but found none. Lieut.. Ander-
son. who distinguished himself at
Cienfeugos, pulled a dingy within 50
yards of the fort without being discov-
cred. He found the fort to consist Of
masonry. with three guns mounted
seward
Judging from the panic i'm which the
Spaniards fled from the village at
Fisherman's Point, they viii scatter
at the first approach They left at
fisherman's Point three antiquatcd
llowitzers. several cases Of ammuui-
tion. she'll and canister. some Mauscr
rifles and q regincntal Gag OF the In
fantoria Del Principe No. g.
Every precaution has been taken 20
guard the men from disease All hut,
in the locality have been RACED. large
casks of Spanish wine have been
smashed. two wells have been boarded
up and an The drinking water used b.
supplied from the feet The marines
are well equipped for Che campaign.
The cawp wi. probably boz named
Camp McCa.il. after the commander
. of tuc Marbiehcad vino s. iudcaava-
p.e and has not removed his cIatlin-
since the bombarducut
sunday morning the British stcam-
cr Newfoundland of Montreal with "a
/ genera. cargo from Halifax steam o.