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The Troops Landed
LONDON, June ga dispatch to the
Financial News from Cape Haytien. dated
Monday, says:
AT daylight this morning, the American
troops landed at Aguadores, few miles
east of Santiago de Cuba, under cover of
Admiral SIMPSONS guns. The batteries
were sienced after sharp bombardment."
No Truth in It
MOLE ST. NICHOLAS, Hayti, June g.
Advices reached here today from the flag.
ship New York off Santiago de Cuba and
forwarded at four o'clock Sunday after
noon say there is no truth in the report
from Port Antonio, Jamaica, that the Span
ish torpedo boat destroyer Terror has been
sunk by the battleship Oregon.
1t is also reported from the flagship that
no further news has been received from
the Merrimac prisoners. A launch came
out from the shore, on Sunday morning
under flag of truce and the Spanish Of
ficer who was in charge of the boat said
he thought he saw flag of truce flying on
board the Iowa. When the officer discov-
cred his mistake, the launch returned to
Moro Castle.
The United States transport Resolute
formerly the Yorktown, has arrived Off
Santiago with apprentices for the fleet.
The United States dispatch boat Suwanee
has reached the fleet fely. Fine weather
continues to prevail off Santiago.
Something Was Sunk
ON BOARD THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
DISPATCH BOAT DAUNTLESS, OFF
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, June 5. via Kings
ton, Jamaica, June 6-1 a m.-Whether the
American fleet sank Spanish torpedo boat
destroyer Friday night has not been abso-
utely confirmed.
At 10 o'clock Friday night the cruiser
New Orleans discovered what appe AIRED to
be torpedo boat destroyer c.ose to the
shore and sgnalled the flagship New York
that 1t was evident that a night torpedo
boat attack was to be made. The New York
and New Orleans opened fire and their
shells burst around the dark object. Fin
ally 13-inch shell from the Massachusetts
(not the Oregon as first reported) was fired
and exploded and the searchlights of the
vessels were turned on the spot where the
supposed destroyer had been sighted but
not trace of the boat could be found, and
it was believed by the officers of the New
York that she had been sunk. The first as
sumption was that the vessel was the Terror
but it is believed now that 1t was the Piuton
or the Furor, as the Terror is now under
stood not to have been at Santiago. On Sat
urday two Schwarzkopf torpedoes were
found floating two miles south of Ell Moro.
This Class of torpedo is used by the Span
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practice head. Many officials of the fleet
believe that a darkened railway train tina;
was moving along the shore was the real
object of the bombardment, instead of a
destroyer. No wreckage has been found, no
bodies have been noticed and it is possible
that the torpedoes were some of those fired
at the collier Merrimac when Lieutenant
Hobson sunk mr.
Admiral Sampson Is determined not to
allow the Spanish to remove the Merri-
mac from the spot where she lies. On
Sunday 1t was reported that they were
working at the hull and the American
fleet formed in line for battle, with orders
to lombard. 1t turned out that the Span
ish were not so engaged and the fleet with
drew. Admiral Sampson had given spe-
cific orders that FL Moro where the Mer-
rimac's crew are imprisoned, be spared In
the firing.
Admiral Cervera' s polite assurances were
accompanied by the statement that Lieu
tenant Hobson and his men were confined
there. This placing of the prisoners in the
direct line of fire is denounced by the
American officers as a thirteenth century
defense. an act of incarnate cruelty.
General Castillo, commanding the Cuban
forces in the west and north of the province
Of Santiago, has been concentrating 1000
Cubans in the vicinity of the city.
An Attempted Landing
HAVANA, June 6. p. m.-(Copyrighted,
1898 by the Associated Press.) From
Spanish correspondent At o'clock this
morning twenty-four vessels of the Ameri-
can fleet opened fire upon the forts at tho
entrance of Santiago harbor and along the
coast line. The firing ceased about II
o'clock. Further details are not yet known
here.
Yesterday Colonel Aldea, with a Spanish
force, sustained fire near Punta Cabrera
from the insurgents on the land side and
from the American warships. The Span
ish forces are well entrenched on the line
from Siboney to Aguadores, and today they
checked an attempt of the American forces
to land and repealed them.
1t is understood here that the members
OF the Merrimac crew who are imprisoned
at Santiago are we'll treated by the Span.
ish commander.
A Landing Effected
NEW YORK, June GA special from
Kingston, Jamaica, reports that 5000 United
States troops have landed near Punta Ca
brera, little to the west of Santiago de
Cuba, where a junction was effected with
General Calixto Garcias army of 5000 insur-
gents. 1t is added that the landing was
effected under cover of fire from Admiral
SIMPSONS fleet. With the troops were
several heavy siege guns.
Report Confirmed
NEW YORK, June GA special from
Cape Haytien today reports that at day.
light this morning, under cover of Admiral
SIMPSONS guns, force of United States
troops were landed at Augadores, short
distance east of Santiago harpor.
Spanish Advices
MADRID, June 6. s a. ma dispatch to
the Impartial from Santiago de Cuba
saws that at 10 o'clock on Saturday even
ing twenty American warships opened a
hot attack on Santiago de Cuba, but that
they were so distant that their shots did
not reach the forts.
The dispatch adds, that seeing the fulfil
ity of the enemys cannonade, the Span
iards made no reply to their fires, await
ing the nearer approach of the ships, but
the attacking fleet continued to remain in
it's distant position.
The dispatch further says the lombard