The Red Cloud chief., 1898-07-08
AT THE GATES OF SANTIAGO.
A Bloody Battle Between Americans
and the Spanish.
Engagement Commenced Friday Morning at 8 O'clock and
Lasted All Daylight Stops Conflict Which Leaves
Shafter and His Men at the Gates OF Santiago--Battle
to Be Resumed Saturday Morning.

WASHINGTON, July 1.-The war &c.
partment has received the following
from General Shafter, dated at Sibony:
Had n very heavy engagement to-
day, which lasted from ; n. IN. Till
shutdown. We have car ried their out
works and are now in possession OF
them. There Is now about three
quarters of a mile Of open between my
lines and the city, by morning troops
will be entrenchcd and considerable
augmentation OF forces will be there.
General Lawton's division and
General Bates brigade, which have
been engaged all day in carrying Ell
Cancy, which was accomplished ut 4
y. M, will be in line and in front OF
Santiago during the night.
II regret to say that II casualties
will be above four hundred. Of these
not many killed. (Signed)
"~SuAFTER."
The president and others are pleased
at Skaters news. The battle estab-
lished pretty conclusively that the
spaniards are no match for the en-
thusiastic and nggressiv We American
troops. They were driven from their
strong entertainments in front OF
Santiago back into the city, and the
Americans are now occupying the en-
trenchments and awaiting only the
dawn to resume the greater battle
which will result In the fall of Santa
go before Sunday night and perhaps
before nightfall today.
PLAYA III ESTE, July 9, With Shat.
tors Army "A general assault OF the
city of Santiago de Cuba by the land
and sea Norces of the United States be-
gan Mt Z o'clock this morning.
General Lawton advanced and took
possession Of Cabona, u suburb OF San.
tiago.
Moro castle and the other forts at
the entrance Of the harbor were bonn.
barded by our fleet. Tho Vcsuvius
used her dynamite guns with good eff
feet.
Tho Spanish fleet in the harbor fred
close to the city.
Hard fighting all along the American
line was in progress at IL o'clock.
Eight wounded Americans and nine
wounded Cubans have been brought in
At 1 o'clock this afternoon after fou,
hours terrific fighting, the Spanish
began to leave their entrenchment
and began n retreat into the city
Many Americans were wounded an,
are being brought in. One nan hat
two arms shot Off and was also wound
ed in the hip, but was laughing
Evening-The fighting continue,
until dark. Our forces carried tn,
enemy's outer works and have occupies
them this evening. The battle vii
probably be resumed at daybreak.
The Americs loss is heavy. Som,
estimates place it at five hundre
killed and wounded.
WASHINGTON, July s.-The battl
NAB begun. lnlS was tnc news con
veyed in n dispatch received iron
General Shafter at 10 o'clock thii
morning. The dispatch read:
Secretary of War, Washington
Camp near Scvilla, Cuba. Action no,
going on. The firing only light an
desultory. Begun on the right, nca
Caney, Lawton's division. He wi
move on the north part of the town G
Santiago. win keep you continual
advised Of progress. -Shafter, majo
general"
Brief as the message was, it told tn
whole story that the first shots of til
long expected cl ash Of arms, probabl
the first general land engagement Il,
the war, was under way.
According to general Skaters r
port the attack on Santiago was o
gun by tho Second division OF Il
Fifth army corps, commanded
Brigadier General ii. w. Lawton. TIL
division consists Of three brigade
made up as follows: First brigad
commanded by Colonel j. J. Van ior
Eighth United States infantry, Tive
ty-second United States infantry al