The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1898-07-09

| Santiago, but were driven Oack Oy tne
American charge.
| Sampson will not take his fleet into
Santiago liarbor through its narrow
channel unless specially ordered to do
| So
The hospital ship Iroquois. with Il
large number of soldiers wounded in
the battle of Santiago has
reached Key West.
| Gen. Wilson's division at Chicka-
mauga has been ordered to Charleston
to embark thence for Santiogo.
| Reinforcements, $500 strong. are
now at sea on the way to Santiago, i'll
cluding large fierce of artillery under
tI.e command of Gen. Randolph.
The foreign consuls at Santiago en-
deavorsd to persuade the Spanish COM
mander there to surrender, but he has
announced his purpose to hold out to
the end.
Some 81, 900 foreigners are now being
removed from Santiago in Anticipation
of it bombardment. The British. Aus
trian and other warslllps are assisting
refugees to leave the city.
| Hobson is reported i'll in Santiago.
Measles spreading among the troops
at San Francisco.
| The American troops assert that the
Spanish sharpshooters enjoy great ad-
vantage over them in having smokeless
pOWler. as it cannot be discovered
whence they shoot
| 1t is claimed that the Spaniards fred
upon the Red Cross sergeants and the
wounded men on litters.
| It ia now known that heat and over
exertion did much to swell the Ameri
can losses at the battle of Santiago.
| The European naval authorities pro-
nounce the American warships pI:e
nominal in every respect.
! THURSDAY.
| Gen. Shafter and Admiral Sampson
held long conference yesterday at
which three sided attack on Moro
was decided on it Santiago does not
soon surrender.
The Spanish troops in Santiago are
deserting, 800 having come in yesterday.
| 1t ia reported that Gen. Linares is
about to surrender. Many OF the
Spanish troops want to surrender.
! An attempt has beOB made to blow
up the apartments of Queen Christina
at Madrid.
Col. EscariO, commanding the Span
isll reinfOrcoments which have reached
Santiago was wounded.
The archbishopof Santiago has ad
vised Gen. Linares to surrender.
Gen Wheeler, although i'll, insists on
remaining at the front.
Miss Clara Barton of the Red Cross
Association reports that 800 wounded
had reached Siboney up to July 4.
The Iriquois sailed for Key West with
800 wounded, the Cherokee with 1895.
A number OF promotions are to be
made in the navy for services rendered
in the fight with Cervera. Schley is to
| Il n ,irnf r
the Texas a Commodore, and Vain
right q full Commander A sum ag-
Rregating $17O.000 will be divided
among the crews of the American YES
sels.
The departure of Watson's feet is
delayed by the fact that some of bis
vessels may be needed for u sea attack
on Santiago.
The Spanish prisoners on the Har.
ward, $50 in number, mutinisd and tried
to escape, with the result that elk were
killed and fifteen wounded.
| Gen. Emilio Nunez, with 400 Cubans
has landed at Punta Camez, in Cuba
with plenty of arms and dynamite guns
/ Admiral Cervera and his officers will
} be imprisoned at Fort Warren, in Bos
ton hnrbsr.
Aguinaldo's plan for the Philippine
| is al luOepouucu1 IepuOiICs ubutF al
American protectOrate.
The Pope has asked Queen Cristint
to bring about peace Will, the Uuitet
States.
The European press is unanimously
of the opinion that Spain should sue fo
peace.
The Spanish army is still for war; s.
are the Oarlists, bat the Republican,
want peace.
An attempt was made to sink the olt
, cruiser Reina Mercedes in the entrance
to Santiago harbor, 60 as to close it, bu
it was failure, the Mercedes beipI
sunk by the American feet.
The Spanish cruiser Alphonso XI
was sunk by the American feet whil
attempting to sneak out of the harbo
of Havana.
The Spanish Cabinet is about to re
sigu.
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