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THE BLOCKADE OF SANTIAGO
CRUISER MARBLEHEAD ASSISTS IN
SURGENTS IN A RATTLE.

HCaptured-SpantshC Captain and Lieu
tenant Killed and a Surgeon Fatally
Imjured-Another False Alarm of O.
Torpedo AttacIs-Rough Weathcr-.An
Incipient Famine Reported in santi-
ago.
Copyright, 1893, The Associated Press)
Off Santiago de Cuba with the block
aiding fleet, Wednesday, June 8, 8:15 p.
M, via Kingston, Jamaica, June 8, 1880
a. m. delayed in transmission).-A
proximately 100000 worth of ammuni-
ton was expended in Mondays bonn
bardment, but apparently it has not
checked Spanish activity on the earth
works. The warships lost quantity
of crockery and other easily breakable
things from the concussion of the big
guns.
MOhuuy dllGIAOOl tllG iOOhOuL
on the Brooklyn saw boat approach
ing from a point about four miles west
of El Morro. The Vixen went to meet
it ard brought to the flagship three in
surgents, who asked for vessel to
shell Spanish force with which the
insurgents were then engaged. The
Marblehead, which had been doing tar
get practice was sent on this mission
and soon scattered the Spaniards, with
the result that the insurgents captured
the Spanish camp, tents and quantity
of ammunition. One Of the Marble
heads shells killed q. Spanish captain
and lieutenant, fatally wounded a
surgeon and injured several soldiers.
The exact losses of the Spaniards could
not be determined, but they beat a
hasty retreat
Yesterday just before daylight there
was another false alarm of torpedo
attack which called all the men to
quarters. The moral effect of these re-
peated unnecessary calls is bad, and to
obviate them in the future as far as
possible, close blockade of the har-
Dor mouth by steam launches will be
maintained nightly. The weather of
late has been exceedingly rough and
has seriously interfered with coaling,
but this afternoon it shows signs of
moderating.
While the work of arming and feed
ing the insurgents is pushed vigorous
ly the Spaniards in Santiago are re-
ported suffering from an incipient
famine and Cuban officer. off shore
yesterday asserted that the guerilas
were deserting in force to the insur-
gents. Yesterday Lieutenant Comman-
der Delahanty with the gunboat Suwa-
nee, armed 5000 Cubans with rifles, am
munition and maehetes. To-day he
landed 5000 rifles, 100000 rounds of am
munition. a large consignment of ma
chetes, quantity of medicine and sew
eral tons of bread and bacon.
The Cubans are very active, express
| ing the greatest confidence and promis-
ing to maintain close blockade Of
Santiago on the land side. Strict SUI
pervision is exercised In the landing Of
arms and supplies and nothing Is given
to an insurgent camp beyond what 1t
can defend against any probable Span
ish force The insurgents represent
that their numbers are rapidly increas-
ing Certainly they have evidenced
their ability in the neighborhood Of
| Guantanamo where they have got pos
session of the railway and telegraph
termini. The harbor there will make a
oon1 hoco
| The insurgents say that they watch
| ed Mondays bombardment from the
| hills at the rear Of Santiago, that as
| many as 800 Spaniards were killed and
several guns dismounted. Terrible ex-
ecution was wrought by the 12-inch
shells Of the Texas. If their statement
| can be relied upon, the Spanish gar
rison at Santiago is on half rations
and the town itself is even much worse
off, the military authorities refusing
| to sell citizens provisions at any price.
The insurgents predict that a famine
| will cause the speedy capitulation of
| Santiago.
|