Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-07-29
HISTORY OF THE VAR.
important Events Reviewed and Condensed Into
Reliable Form for Our Readers.

partment as TO whether the feet had ac-
tually sailed.-J. A. Campbell who
was General Sheridan's scout all through
the civil war. has been appointed captain
of volunteers and will be attached to the
staff of General Brooke as chief of scouts
He will accompany the general 10 Porto
Rico. 1t of Captain Campbell that
General Sheridan wrote this: The peo-
pie of the United States will perhaps never
know of his inestimable services to this
country.
Thursday, July 81.
Seven of our little gunboats entered the
harbor at ManZanillo, July IS, and de-
stroyed three Spanish transports, pom
toon used ammunition ship. ant five
gunboats. Not one of our vessels was
injured-Gen. Miles left Guantanamo for
Porto Rico Thursday afternoon.-As the
result of the ill feeling between our troops
at Santiago and the Cubans, Gems. Garcia
and Castillo have determined to cease CO.
operation with our troops. and will con-
duct an Independent campaign against the
Spaniards first attacking Holguin.-It is
announced by Secretary Long that the
expedition to Spain has not been abGn-
doned but has been deferred until the
Porto Rico campaign permits the with
drawal Of the ships.-Spain's Judge A1vo-
cate General at Santiago in an interview
gives the Spanish version of the situation
preceding the fall of the city. He says
the Spaniards had fought Cubans so long
they were surprised by the Valor or our
soldiers.-Spanish troops ut Manila de-
loss on being attacked. The second eXpe-
diton from San Francisco has arrived.
and news of an attack on the city by our
army may be expected any day.-Msdrid
advices say there is nc indication of peace
proposals. The government continues in
active, while the people are demanding
peace at any price.-The converted yacht
Mayfiower captured the British steamer
newfoundland. from Halifax. which at
tempted to run the blockade al Havana
Gov. Tanner has been asked by COM
manders of provisional regiments 10 pro-
hibit wholesale enlistments of Illinois men
TO NIL quotas of southern regiments
Great activity prevails at Camp Thomas.
Chlckamauga, over orders for troops 10
move to Porto Rico. 1t is thought there
feated the insurgents with considerable
that 10000 men will be sent to the front
Raddatz's submarine boat is given a sue
cessful trial al Milwaukee.-The follow
ing is the official account of the latest
naval victory-that at Manzanillo-mod
estly told by Commander Todd of the
United States gunboat Wilmington, in his
report TO Admiral SAMPSON AT
o'clock on the morning of July IS the
vessels on blockade duty in this vicinity
the Wilmington Helena. Scorpion, Hist
Hornet. Wampatuck and Osceola-ap-
preached the harbor of Manzanillo from
the westward. At 80 o'clock the Viii
mington and Helena entered the northern
channel toward the city the Scorpion and
Osceola the midchannel, and the Hist
Hornet and Wampatuck the south chan
nel the movements of the vessels being
so timed as to bring them within effective
range of the shipping at about the same
moment At $50 fire was opened on the
shipping. and after a deliberate fire last
ing ali half fhrT.s
Spanish transports, Ell Gloria, Jose Car
cha and La Purciama Conception, were
burned and destroyed. The pontoon,
which was the harbor guard and store
ship. probably for ammunition, was
. burned and blown up.-Three gunboats
were destroyed, another was driven
ashore and sunk. and a fifth was driven
ashore and is believed to have been dis
abled. The firing was maintained at
range which is believed 10 be beyond the
range of the shore artillery 1T con-
tinual until, after gradual closing in, tie
shore batteries opened fire at compare
lively short range when the ships were
recalled the object of the expedition
having been accomplished and the ideas
of the commander-in-chief carried out, as
L understood them-that is, to destroy the
enemy's shipping, but not to engage the
field batteries or forts. No casualties &C.
CURED on board any of vessels. Great
care was taken in directing the fire that
as little damage as possible should be
done to the city itself. and far as
could be observed little If any was done.
All of our vessels were handled with
sound discretion and excellent Judgment
by the several commanding officers, which
was TO have been expected from the men
commanding them. The Spanish loss is
believed to have been in the neighborhood
! of a hundred killed. The gunboats de-
stroyed or driven ashore were the Delga-
| do Guantanamo Ostralla Continola and
Guardian. The committee appointed by
| Admiral Sampson TO examine the wreck
of the Reina Mercedes reports that the
vessel can probably be raised and added
to the American navy. Her guns have
| been recovered by the Iowa.
| Friday, July 22.
| An attack upon Manila by the naval
| forces under Dewey and the American
| land forces under Gems. Greene and An
| derson is expected at any moment-Gen.
| Miles sent a cable to Washington an
| nouncing the arrival at Mole ST. Nicholas
| of the first detachment of the expedition
| to Puerto Rico.-Gen. Brooke will sail to-
| morrow with a large force on the ST.
| Paul to join the force under Gen. Miles