Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-08-05
Detailed Account Of His First Porto
RiCan Move.
Paid No Attention 10 Possible TOrpedOeS-
Spanish We're Completely Surprised
Flag Raised,

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m.-The United States military
expedition under the command of
Major General Nelson A. Miles,
commanding the army of the
United States, which left Guanta-
namo bay on the evening of
Thursday last, July 81, was land
ed here successfully today after a
skirmish between a detachment of
the Spanish troops and a crew of
thirty belonging to the launch of
the United States auxiliary gun
boat Gloucester, formerly j. Pier
pont Morgan's Yacht Corsair.
Forty Spaniards were killed and
no Americans were hurt. The
troops were pushed forward
promptly in order to capture the
railroad leading to Ponce, which
is only about ten miles east of
this place.
Early this morning the Glou-
cester, in charge of Lieutenant
Commander Wainwright, steamed
into Gusnica harbor, in order to
reconnoiter the place. With the
feet waiting outside, the gallant
little fighting yacht braved the
mines which were supposed to be
in the harbor and found that there
were five fathoms of water close
in shore.
The Spanish were completely
taken by surprise. Almost
the first they knew of the ap-
proach of the army of invasion
was in the announcement con
tained in the firing of gun from
the Gloucester, demanding that
the Spanish haul down their flag
which was floating from flagstaff
in front of blockhouse standing
to the east of the village. A cou-
pie of shots from three Founders
were fred into the hills. The
Gloucester then hove within about
600 yards Of the shore and lower
ed a launch, having on board a
Colt rapid-fre gun and thirty
men, under the command OF Lieu
tenant Huse, who was sent ashore
without encountering opposition.
Quartermaster Beck thereupon
told Yeoman Lacey to haul down
the Spanish flag, which was done,
and they then raised on the flag
staff the first United States flag to
float over Porto Rican soil. Sud
denly about thirty Spaniards
opened fire with Mauser rifles on
the American party. Lieutenant
Huse and his men responded with
great gallantry, the Colt gun do
ing effective work. Normen, who
received Cervera's surrender, and
Wood, a volunteer lieutenant,
shares the honors with Lieutenant
Huse.
Almost Immediately after the
Americans were fred on the Glou-
cester opened fire on the enemy
with all her three and six pound
ers which could be brought to
bear, shelling the town and also
dropping shells into the hills to
the west of Guanica, where num-
ber of Spanish cavalry were to be
seen fastening toward the spot
where the Americans had landed
Lieutenant Huse then threw up
a little fort, which he named Fort
Wainright.
Captain wainwright said: "They
fred on us after their flag was
down and ours was up and after ]
had spared the town for the sake
of the women and children. Mex
town | strike | will blow up"
Presently few of the Spanish
cavalry joined those who were
fighting III the street of Guanica
but the Colt barked to purpose
killing four of them. By that time
the Gloucester had the range oi
the town and the blockhouse, anG
her guns were splitting fire.
Soon afterward white coated
galloping cavalrymen were seer
climbing the hills to the westward
and the foot soldiers were scurry
ing along the fences from the
town.
By 9:45 a. M, with the excep-
ton of few guerrilla shots, The
town was won and the enemy wai
driven out of its neighborhood
The Red Cross nurses on th,
Tampasa and detachment of re