The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1898-07-09
TELEGRPHIC WAR NEWS
MONDAY.

MONDAY.
Admiral Cervera's fleet which has
been bottled up in Santiago harbor for
several weeks, attempted Sunday last
to escape. Finding escape impossible,
the c,uisesss Cra--. Dbal Colon, Almirante
Oquen'i, aud Infsnta Maria Theresa
and. sne torpedo bo, t destroyers PlutOn
ara Furor were be.ched and blown up
10y the Spaniards.
Cervera's Lsgship, the Vizcaya,
slipped by the American fleet, but was
beached and destroyed later on in the
action.
Gen. shafter has demanded the esurren-
der of Santiago.
The American losses 10 the battles of
Friday and Saturday, 1st and I'd inst.
before Santiago, amount to 1000 or
10000. Among the seriously wounded
ia Gen. Hawkins, who le.i the assault
at San Juan heights. The American
loss is particularly heavy in officers.
Gen. Wheeler, who was seriously ill,
has since rallied and returned to the
scene of action Gems. Siafter and
Young are also report ted to have been
ill.
The Spanish losses in the two days
fighting were even heavier than the
American losses, and will number 1000
in killed and wounded.
Gen. Bianco telegraphs to his gov
erument that the Spanish were driven
from their position by tho American
charge, and suffered heavy losses.
Gen. Linares, Commander-in Chief
of the Spanish forces, was wounded,
being struck from his horse by a bullet.
Gen. Vara del Rey has assumed COM
mand of the Spanish forces in con So
auence of the wounding of Linarcs.
The City of Santiago was frequently
struck by shells from the American
fleet, and numerous buildings des-
troyed.
Gen. Pando, with reinforcements for
Santiago, never reached that town, but
is twenty miles away.
A telegram from Hong Kong an
nounces the safe arrival at Manila on
the 3Otl, ut. of the first American ex-
pedition. including the United States
man. of war Charleston and $500 men,
stopped on tho way at Gaume, capital
of The Ladrone or Mariana Islands, be-
hanging to Spain, captured the Spanish
Governor and soldiers, and raised the
American flag over the islands.
The occupation of Manila by the
American forces has been postponed
for ten days, July 8.
The administration was somewhat
disturbed at first over the heavy losses
of Gen. Shatter in Friday and Satur-
DAYS battles, and heavy reinforcements
we're ordered 10 the front.
Gen. Miles was ordered to take com :
mand of the Santiago army.
a lack of facility for the care OF the
wounded is reported at Sibony. The
| Red Cross nurses are OverWOrked.
TUESDAY.
The American fleet obtained a decis.
i've victory off Santiago Sunday, when
it completely destroyed Cervdta's fleet,
consisting OF six vessels, with the loss
of one killed and two wounded.
Ceyera attempted to escape by rum
ming out of the harbor Of Santiago, and
slipping by Sampson's fleet. He was
caught aud his vessels pounded to
pieces by the American men Of war,
being act on fire and blown u by the
shells from the Oregon, Indiana, Mas.
sachusetts and Iowa,
The Spanish torpedo boat destroyer
Pluton and Furor were blown up neal
the entrance of the harbor. The
C,istobal Colon, the swiftest in the
fleet, got further away and was des
troved sixty miles from Santiago
In this fight the Spanish lost 35(
killed and 100 drowned, the Americana
ono killed and two wounded. Admira
Csrvera and from 1900 to 1900 Spaniardl
were captured.
The Spanjsh losses at Santiago ART
known to be 5000 killed and wounded
and may run up to 7OOO including pris
Oners.
Gen. Linares, Commander-in-Chie
of the Spanis forces at Santiago, wa
seriously wounded. Gen. Vara dc Rey
who succeed him, was killed, leaving
Gen, Jose Tor.al Communicating Chief
Gen. Shafter demanded the surreD
der of Santiago by noon yesterday
The foreign consuls asked the usua
twenty-four hours to remove the non
combatauts, the women and children
which times was granted. Unless thu
city suireuders by noon to-day, Gen
Shafser will begin the assault.
Gen. Torral has replied to Gen. Shat
ter that he will defend Santiago to th
end.
It is reported that Gen. Pando ant
5000 men to reinforce the Spanish II
Santiago reached there yesterday
Spanish reports declare that Gen. Esca
rajas' column has forced Its way throug 81
the American line and entered Santa
The gupboat Leyte, the last Spanisl
vessel IN the Philippines, has surreD
dered to Dewey, having run out .
ammunition.
, When the dispatcI, boat left Manila
Dewey was planning to attack with hi
feet and troops on July 4:
As soon as Santiago falls the move
meDt against Porto Rico will begin
Gen. Miles will lead II with nearly 5O,
.. 600 men.
i The Fourth Of July was celebrate
throughout the Union yesterday wit
the greatest enthusiasm ever known
and celebrations were held 10 LondoE
Paris and other European capitals.
Germany will warn Spain that sh
must DO longer continue SO unequal
war.
Watson's feet will sail at once
lombard the Spanish coast towns.
The Madrid public has not been al
! lowed to know Of the destruction c
Cervera's feet.
It is reported that Spain has cede
Yolo in the SuIa Islands to German,
The Gloucester, formerly j. Pierre
pont Morgan's pleasure yacht, The Col
, sair, unaided sank the Spanish t0rped
: boat destroyers Plnton and Furor.
The monitor Passaic, manned by th
Louisiana Naval Reserves, reache
!, Port Eads yesterday.
The two New Orleans artillery bal
teries will go into camp to-day.
WEDNESDAY.
Q The news of the destruction Of Cel
vera's fleet, at first discredited, bs
, finally reached Spain. 1t has angere
| the neanle who demand aatiAfactinn