The St. Johns herald., 1898-06-11
A GREAT BATTLE.
Ten American WarShfpS Fight the Spanish Ships and Batteries
 at Santiago.
The Result Was a Complete Vic- tory for the Naval Forces
 of Uncle Sam.
Cape Haytien J June 7.-The lombard ment ofthe forts and ships at Santiago,

here. lasted from g 1- .r,- uut.iII ~eelef day, llf ctue immense .sca15 The Notifications are riddIed and shattered.
 Ten American warships maintained a steady. carefully directed fire against El MorrO castle and the batteries of
 Punta Gorda, Socapa and Cincoresles.
 in addition to bombarding the Spanish fleet in the harbor. The percentage Of effective plOjectiIes was large.
 About 1900 projectiles are said to have been fired by the American war ships. The responsive fire from the Spanish forts and ships was scarcely felt at all by the Americans.
 The Notifications near the entrance of the harbor are described as being riddled with solid shot and shattered by the explosion of the immense shells fired by the American battleships. The Spanish batteries are understood to have been virtually silenced. Fl Morro and Notifications Socapa Bnd Punta Gorda are reported demolished.
 The American attack is next said to have been especially directed against Aguidores, a small coast town little to the east of the entrance to Santiago bay. The idea of the American admi- ral. 1t appears, was to land troops and siege guns there after reducing the de- lenses of the place, thence to make a close assault upon Santiago, winch, Tn view of the present condition of it's for titications, may be expected to yield soon after the beginning of an attack.
 The latest advices received from Spanish sources do not indicate the du ration of the fire or whether American troops and siege guns were actually landed at Aguidores, but from the infor- nation obtainabIe it cannot be doubted that the net result of Mondays fight ing was extremely disastrous ts the Spanish defeuses.
 Itis also understood that the Cuban troops maintained throughout the greater part of yesterday an attack by land upon Santiago.
 The Spanish reports say that the gar rison lost heavilyln killed and wounded. The military commander of Santiago the following casualties among the land forces Colonel Ordo- neg. Captain Sanchez. Lieutenant Yri' gas. of the artillery, and Perez and Gar cia, both Spanish officers. whose rank l is not mentioned.
 The Spaniards also admit the loss of twenty-one infantry soldiers, severely | wounded and say one soldier was killed. It is believed the losses of the Span iards are much heavier.
 In naval forces, the Spaniards say the officer second Tn command of the partly dismantIed Spanish cruiser Reina Mercedes, five sailors and an en- sign were killed. The Spanish sailors it is said, number sixteen.
 The loss on the American side, San- tiag0 re orts say, is not known. The Spaniards acknowledge that great deal of damage was inflicted on the Spanish cruiser Relna Mercedes, and say that Morro castle shows many great gaping breaches in it's walls.
 Later in the day it appears the land- ing of American troops was effected near Daiqui I, some distance east of Agudores. ear railroad station con- meeting with Santiago de Cuba.
 Accounts of the battle obtainable here being from Spanish sources do not set forth the result, therefore it is in- ferred the Americans were victorious.
 There is a report that the first-class armed Spanish cruiser Maria Teresa was sunk by the fire of the American ships.
 It's said that only five hundred Amer Ican troops landed at Dalquiri, or pos sibly Aguidores, the two places being confused ID the reports
 It seems 70 be admitted that the fire . of the American soldiers was so acr4- .at- ltt. zine -1ani---- ;. --- .o---1, 1,~--~-