The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-06-14
HELPED INSURGENTS.
harblehead SheIled Spaniards That
CubaHs We're Attacking.

Copyright 1898, the Associated Press. }
Off Santiago de Cuba, with the block
aiding feet, Wednesday, June s-s.1 10 Pm
via Kingston, JAM, June 9-10. 90
a. m.-(Delayed in transmission) )-Ap-
proximately $4,000 worth of ammunit-
ion was expended in Mondays lombard
ment, but apparently 1t has not checked
Spanish activity on the earthworks. The
warships lost quantity of orockery and
other easily breakable things from the
conclusion of the big guns.
Monday afternoon the lookout man on
the Brooklyn! saw boat approaching
from point about four miles west of
RI MORO. The Vixen went to meet it
and brought to the flagship three insur-
gents, who asked for vessel to shell
Spanish force with which the Insurgents
were then engaged near the shore. The
Marblehead, which had been doing ex-
cellent target practice, was sent on this
mission and soon scattered the Spaniards
with the result that the insurgents capt.
ured the Spanish camp, tents and guam
tity of ammunition.
One of the Marblehead's shslls killed a
Spanish captain and a lieutenant, fatally
wounded surgeon and injured several
soldiers. The exact loss Of the Spaniartis
could not be determined, but they beat
hasty retreat Yesterday (Tuesiay),
Just before daylight, there was another
false alarm Of torpedo attack which
called all the men to quarters. The moral
effect of these repeated unnecessary calls
ia Rod and fN ta tbaYpf il, tba
as far as possible, cluse blockade Of the
harbor mouth by steam launches will
be maintained nightly.
The weather of late has bean exceeding
IL rough and has seriously interferred
with coaling; but this afternoon it shows
signs of moderating.
While the work of arming and feeding
the insurgents is pushed vigorously, the
t5paniards in Santiago are reported suffer
| ing from an incipient famine and q
| Cuban officer, off shore yesterday asserted
that the guerillas were deserting in force
| to the insurgents
Yesterday Lieut.. Commander Delehan-
| ty. with the gunboat Suwanee, armed
| 5000 Cubans with rifles, ammunition and
machetes. Today he landed 1000 rifles,
| 300 rounds of ammunition, large con-
signment Of machetes, a quantity of med
| icine and several tons of bread and bacon.
| The Cubans are very active, expressing
! the greatest CCuIluoICo anu promising
| to maintain close blockade of Santiago
on the land side. Strict supervision is
exercised in the. landing of arms and sup
plies. and nothing is given to an insur-
gent camp beyond what it can success
fully defend against any probable Span
ish force The insurgents represent that
their numbers are increasing rapidly.
Certainly they have evidenced their abili-
ty in the neighoorhooa o. Tuaptanamo al ian
way and telegraph termini. The ane har
Dor there will make good American
base. The insurgents say that they
watched Mondays bombardment from
the hills at the rear OF Santiago, that as
many as 300 Spaniards were killed and
several guns dismounted. Terrible exc
cution was wrought by the 1s-inoh shells
OF the Texas. If their statements can be
relled upon, the Spanish garrison at
santiago is on half rations and the town
ltseli IS much worse off, the military gu
thorltles refusing to sell citizens proyis-
ions at any price.
Inc insurgents predict that a famine
viii cause the speedy capitulation Of San