Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-06-16

Out of the Picket Line-Guerrilla Tao
tics of the spaniards.
CAMP OF THE UNITED STATES MA.
RINEs, OUTER HARBoR OF GUANTANAMO,
Tuesday, June IA, via Kingston, Ja-
maica, June 16.-The United States
marines and Cubans today attacked the
Spanish camp, situated five miles from
the American entertainments. They
completely routed force of 400 Span
iards, breaking up their camp and de-
stroying the well which supplied them
with water
One American was slightly wounded,
two Cubans were killed and four Gu
bans were wounded.
The Spanish loss is believed to be 40
men killed. Fifteen bodies have already
been discovered.
Off Santiago de Cuba, ON Monday
night, the dynamite guns of the Vesu-
vius were tested with great success.
Three shots were fired at the Spanish
Notifications, and it is believed great
damage was done.
On Tuesday morning the New Or
leans shelled and partially destroyed
castle.
The Spaniards fired some shots at the
Vesuvius and one at the New Orleans,
which was struck.
New YORK, June 16.-The following
dispatch is Journal special from Camp
McOalla, Guantanamo harbor. June is:
The scouting party of marines, which
were sent out yesterday, returned here
at 10 o'clock last night with Is Spanish
prisoners, one of them an officer. The
party also captured 100 Mauser rifles
and 10000 rounds Of ammunition.
They report having had a series of
engagements with the Spaniards, in
which 100 Spanish soldiers were killed
and 200 wounded.
They also destroyed Spanish block
house and telegraph station, through
which the Spaniards had been keeping
Guantanamo and Santiago informed of
the movements of American troops.
On BOARD THE DISPATCH BOAT
DAUNTLEsS, OFF GUANTANAMO BAY,
Tuesday. June IA, via Kingston, ia
maica, June Is. - There was no
renewal of the attack ON the marines
last night. They slept in the trenches
with their rifles beside them, protected
by heavy picket line of insurgents
and marines, under the command of
Lieutenants Lenore and Smith. The
pickets had strict orders not to fire I'M
less commanded to do so. There were
several alarms, but no firing during the
night. In consequence the men awoke
much refreshed after four days and
nights of continuous work and fighting.
When the pickets came in for relief
the Spanish guerrillas crept along be-
hind them and got within 100 yards
when the accidental discharge of a rifle
in the trenches led them to believe they
were discovered, and they opened fire
with a volley which whistled harmlessly
overhead. They had shot too high, as
usual. The marines then scrambled
from their steaming coffee and hard
tack back to the trenches and met the
guerrillas with ragged but well di-
rected rifle fire. In addition, five field
pieces, mounted at angles in the
trenches, and the machine guns poured
hail of bullets into the chapparel.
scattering the main body of the Span
iards in all directions Shells were
dropped into their midst as they ran.
A few of the enemy stood their
ground desperately ON the left flank
and the crack of the Mauser rifles and
the 'tpings" of their bullets were heard
rather than seen for an hour, as the
smokeless powder used By the Spaniards
made their location in the dense under
brush almost impossible to detect
The Panther fred six Founders into
the Spaniards while the marines were
engaged in boating off the attack.
Only one man was wounded and he
sustained only slight injury on his
hand. The Cubans, who acted well last
night, were with difficulty forced out of
the slklrmish line this morning. Some
of them refused to be driven even when
struck by their officers with the fiat of
their machetes, but they were not CEN
sured. They try to work out their
knowledge of the methods of the Span
ish guerrillas in warfare and in land
service, as guides, they are invaluable
Our men are at a great disadvantage
with the guerrillas, who are past grand
masters of this peculiar plan of cam
palgn OF savage rather than civilized
warfare.
The men stink through the tropical
underground as noiselessly as shadows,
some with their naked bodies concealed
with palm leaves so that they are
neither seen nor heard. Our men are
not familiar with these tactics and awk-
. wardly crash through the brush.
The marines are seasoning rapidly.
The hospital ship Solace is in Guam
tanamo bay with the wounded on
hoard