The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1898-06-24
FROM THE SEAT OF WAR.

The Spaniards sent large reinforce
ments to Guantanamo bay. The
war ships silenced the forts about
Caimanera.
The ships again bombarded Santa
go, sparing Moro Castle.
The dynamite cruiser Vesuvius fired
three charges of $50 lbs. of gun cotton
over the Notifications into Santiago
bay. The first two landed in the water
and the third exploded on Csyo
Smith. A crater big enough to hold
a church was blown out Of the side of
Cayo Smith. During the fight, the
Texas dropped shell in the powder
magazine and the explosion wrought
fearful havoc.
The insurgents are in complete con-
troll Of all the approaches to Manila,
and Hong Kong dispatches say that
the governor of the Philippine Is
lands favors surrendering to Admiral
Dewey.
The Spanish General Joval and sew
eral other officers are said to have
been killed by the bursting Of one of
the dynamite explosions at Santiago.
Blanco refuses to exchange Lieut..
Hobson and his comrades of the Aer-
rimac. Mr.. Ramsden, British consul
at Santiago, has been busy negotiating
for their exchange. Blanco also noti-
fed the blockading fleet that he will
hereafter recognize no flags of truce,
but will fire on every American vessel
within six miles of the Cuban shore.
A state of revolution is reported to
exist in Havana. The volunteers
parade the streets, shouting, Down
with Blanco!" and demanding the re-,
call of Weyler.
The first division of the ARMY Of in
vasion arrived off Santiago on Mon
day. They were under command of
Major General Shafter, who imIne-
diatelY held a conference with Admit
raj Sampson. The fleet was composed
of thirty-five transports, having on
board 16, 900 men and escorted by four
teen warships, headed by the battle
ship, Indiana. Reinforcements are to
be hurried forward and it is expected
that $4,000 American troops will be in
Cuba by the first week in July.
Three hundred American sharp
shooters were landed eight miles west
of Santiago on Monday. Machine
guns and mountain artillery were
landed at the same time. They are to
operate with General Garcia. A body
of troop with scouts and machine guns
were also landed at Sagua to aid
General Castillo.
British Counsel Ramsden sends word
that Hobson and his men have been
removed from Moro to the barracks
in Santiago.
Camara's fleet have gone back to
Cadiz again.
A cablegram from Manila says that
a provisional government has been
established in Old Cavite, Philippines.
Aguinaldo has been elected president.
The Emperor of Germany is said to
have made an offer of 1926, 100000 to
Sagasta in exchange for twenty year
protectorate over the Philippines.
The landing of troops on Cuban soil
commenced on Wednesday. The
troops disembarked at Daiquiri, If
teen miles from Santiago. There was
but little resistance. Five warships
shelled the vicinity before the land
ing, while the Cubans assisted by the
Texas, made joint attack
upon MaZamorra.
Boats from the Marblehead and
Dolphin dragged for mines in Guata-
namo bay and recovered seven con
tact mines each containing liz pounds
Of gun cotton. Each one of them had
been struck by some one OF the Ameri-
can vessels during the recent bom-
but not hard enough to ex-
plode them.
Admiral Camera is reported to have
made the boast that he would never
return to Spain until his flag WAS
stepped in American blood.
Manila is reported to be occupied |
by the crews of German warships by
direction of Emperor William,