The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-15

AT THE FRONT. with Gen. Wilson'S
Column. Five Miles Beyond CoaIno. Porto
Rico. Aug. IL, IL o'clock. midnight
Delayed in transmission.-1ien. Wilson
moved one Lancaster battery out 20 the
front This afternoon, For the purpose oe
shellng the Spanish position on the crest
of the mountain past which the road
winds. The enemy had position of great
natural strength. protected ny several
lines OF entertainments and a battery of
two howitzers. The Spaniards were eager
for the fray and earlier I'm the day had
fred upon Col. Biddle, of the engineer
corus. who. with platoon OF Troop g. OF
New York. WAS reconnoiterlng In their
right flank.
AS our battery rounded curve in the
road. 2,co0 yards away. the enemy opened
an artillery and infantry frt- Four COM
panies OF the Third Wisconsin, which was
posted on the bluffs to the right of the
road, were not permitted To respond 10 ths
infantry fire. The guns advanced AZ a gal
tmhered and were soon hurling shell and
shrapnel at the enemy at 4 lively rata.
striking the emplacements batteries and
entertainments with the regularity Of
trip-hamn.er. The enemy soon abandoned
ore gun. hut continued 20 serve the other
at intervals for over an hour. They had
our range and their shrapnei burst re-
aNaff hurst
the fragments killing Corporal Swanson.
OF Company J.. and seriously wounding
Corporal Yanke and Private Bunce ana
Private voight.
Capt. Paget. the British army officer who
ts with the American forces for the pur-
nose Of observing the operations in tho
field. distinguished himself by aiding DR..
Woodbury..
Cant. Lee and Private ssssr Of Company
2. were wounded ~ Mauser bullets. In
about two hours the enemy abandoned the
other gun and the men began 70 flee from
the intrenchments toward a banana grove.
Oar guns shel!ed them "a they ran One
gun was now ordered to advance 10 po-
sition quarter Of mile further IN. Both
the enesry's howitzers reopened and shrap-
mel screamed and Maussers sang. Another
gun gallopef from the rear. but our anuS1-
milton vas exhausted. Lieut.. Haynes was
shot IN the body by a Mauser juTt before
his gun retired. the bail following a rib.
The orders for rho companiee - advance
were couutermandei ard the firing soon
ceased COL. Bliss. Of Gen Wilson's stan.
went forward 20 the enemy's line wiki q
flag Of truce. and explained that peace ne
gotiatlons were almost concluded and that
their position was untenahie and demand
e,l their surrender. The Spanish have no
communication with the outside world and
th- commander asked until tomorrow that
~ might communicate with Gov GsA-
Macias Cen Wilson and his staff viewed
today's action from a hill n the right
The enemy's guns were fired from high
elevation with low yeioclty. The Span
laris had the ranges as accurately "a they
bad at Santiago. Their position from ths
front is Amos; ipgregnable
Estimates Of the strength OF the enemy
range from 80 IN 1000 Their position -
dya miles from A!bonit0.
order. tn Move CountermandeA.
HEADQUARTERS or GEN. WILSON.
AT C,JAMO. Aug. is.--Soon--(D Delayed 10
transmit ssiouJ The orlers 70 advance given
Gen. Ernes,'s brigade were couHterua nded
upon receipt of the presidents orders 70
suspend hos,H.ylss.
Gen. Wilson ;ais morning cent "a party
a..