The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-06

| infantry were repuised three times Three
rife bullets went through the smokestAek
( OF the Leyoen- TIE Spanish loss IS not
| considered largo. -Four Spanish vArships
are reported 20 be OF Barbados prepared
TO intercept the ba:teship Oregon
naval battle Is expected
The prize court today is sitting On the
case OF the Panama Testimony has been
concluded On the Busna Ventura and
Catalina District Attorney Stripping says
there is no doubt about the Catalina and
| Panama being condemned"
| New York, May 5,-Ths Nah and Ex-
press Key West correspondent cables the
/ following account Of the landing OF a
small expedition from the tug Leydsn
( IN Cuba
The tug left Key West Monday after
noon. At daybrsak yesterday her men
, made the first attempt TO Land an Inter
/ prefer 10 confer with = party Of Cuhan
/ insurgents who were waiting on The
( beach While this conversation uas being
/ held the people Of the Leyden discovered
/ about fifty Spanish cavzlrynen coming
down from hill toward ths shore. as Il
I accommodating.
The Leyden stxrATed danger 20 the
/ insurgents and the latter took to the
+ bushes. Up 20 that tine eight cases q
Winchester rifles had been landed Seeing
( the cavaIryren. the Leydsn's beat return
( ed alongside lying about = quarter CT 3
mile OF shore. The cavairymsa ieveiied
rifles al the tug, but hesltatsd about
firing The Insurgents IN the meantime
+ had opened fire. driving tAs cavalry back
rp the hill. the latter firing as they fed
The cavalry returned shortly with re-
1 Inducements They paid no attention TO
[ the insurgents but began a sharp fusilads-
Bullets few around the tug 50 fast that
( the lookout aft came down
The Leydsn. seeing no chance 70 Land
the ammunition Just then. picked Ep the
men she had landed and steamed back
10 the flagship. OF Havana. reporting II
would be impossible 20 land the cargo
unless protected The gunboa; Whining
ton was Immediately ordered to help the
point the Wilmington held or shore about
a mile and a half. the Lsyden going close
IN 70 the beach The tug was siEualied
by the insurgents that the coast wss
clear.
Manned By four men, 3 boat then LEFT
the Leyden with ammunition and two
large boxes OF dynamite When q short
distance from the beach a man aIoft on
/ the Leyden sang out thai the cavalry
were coming down 20 the beach again IN
strong force.
The Leyden then signalled the WI
mington and the latter came a tr7hs closer
to shore and with stern facing the beach.
! fred four shots from her finch rapid-nrs
gun The cavslrynen retreated. and the
boats cargo was then landed
While waiting TO attack the cavalry
men the Wilmington fired at a block house.
further down the beach There were some
( fifty Spanish regulars sitting on top OF
| this block house watching the Leyden and
I the insurgents.
The WilninEton's first shot went Wild
1 The twelfth and Last shot hit the buns
| eve. When the smoke cleared away. the
/ block house. the men and all had disap-
1 peared as though swallowed up The
| Spanish coloFs that had flown from the
| house were seen high up IA tree, where
! shot had driven them.
The Lsyden and Wilmington returned
| 70 the flagship and the former then came
here. There are dozens os holes IN the
! tugs smokestack from the bullets OF TIE
| cavalryTnen"