The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-08
SPANISH VERSION OF
THE RECENT BATTLES.
They Represent Themselves AZ De-
Tending Against Overwhel Inning
Forces of Americana

Copyrighted, 1898. by the Associated Press.
HAVANA, July e.-tDelayed In trans
nlission)-The following are Spanish ac-
counts of the recent events of the war:
During the morning of July 2, Alexander
Gollan. the British consul visited Capt.
Gen. Blanco and babe the latter farewell.
IL was Mr. Gollan's intention to leave Ha-
vana on board the British warsimp Talbot
on July 5. Mr.. Perome. the British vice
consul. succeeds Mr. Gollan.
At noon on July I. two American coll
uinns OF 5000 men made a simultaneous
attack upon San Juan hill. near Santiago
de Cuba. which was defended by 10000
Spanish soldiers, and upon FL Caney,
small town near Santiago de Cuba, garri-
soned by $50 soldiers. The American at
tackled with heavy artillery and at tina
same time, the American fleet bombarded
Aguadores beach. The Americans took
possession of San Juan Hill and Ell Caney
after hard resistance upon the part OF
the Spanish. The fighting lasted al. day.
The Spanish loss was 100 men at FL Caney
and 100 at San Juan HILL Among the
Spanish loss were two officers and twenty
five soldiers killed. and the wounded In
cluded Gen. Linares and twenty-s.x supe-
rior officers. among them being Col Ornan-
deg and Col. Guael and twenty soldiers and
eleven sailors.
At FL Caney Gen. Vera del Roy was Sc
rously wounded, and has since died
On July the Americans attacked the
Spanish positions at Antonio Canoya and
Guayhito. The Spaniards defended them
tenaciousiy, and did not abandon their
posts, The garrison of Cobre repealed an
insurgent attack at the same time and
the American fleet bombarded the for:ifi-
cations of Moro aud Punta Gordo, damag-
ing Moro.
The Spanish army lost Lieut.. Yrizer, Of
the artillery, wounded. ard four soldiers
killed, four severely wounded and twcnty-
eight slightly wounded. The Spanish navy
lost three men killed of the crew of the
Reina Mercedes and six OF her crew were
wounded At Punta Gorda bay Second
Lieut.. Pima, OF the navy. and one soldier
were wounded.
During the lighting on July Capt Bus
tamente. the chief OF Admiral cervera's
staff, ard the inventor of the automatic
torpedo boat, was wounded,
AT 10 o'clock on the morning OF July 5
the chief Of the American forces IT. trent
OF Santiago sent an emissary to the Span
ish commander. asking him 10 surrender.
The answer sent back was that the Span
isb were ready TO repei theoretically any
aggressive movement.
ON the intervention OF the foreign con-
Suls at Santiago the Americans gave the
inhabitants twenty-four hours in which to
remove their women and children and
sick persons. The time expired July 6, at
10 a. m.
The Americans on July 2. during the aft
ernoon. attacked the Spanish position at
Santiago and were repussd. The Span
iards had one officer and SIX soldiers killed.
six officers and seventy soldiers wounded.
Col Escario's column OF $500 men had
twenty killed and 10 wounded while
marching from Manzan.llo to Santiago.
Three American ships have tried to cap
ture at Punta Niauoro, province OF San
tiago. the Spanish gunhoats Centonela
TIE latter was hit thirty-nine times and
Was damaged about her engine on the port
side Her commander sank her in u
swamp on purpose and her crew succeed
"a later in getting her ahoat. They are
now repairing her. The Spaniards lost
ore coal passer. killed
Admiral CerveTa has teiegraphed TO Capt
Gen BlanCo the particulars OF the loss OF
his squadron. saying that in an unequal
combat the Spanish vessels were totally
destroyed
capt. Gen Blarco has addressed proc
lama ton 20 the people. which says:
we have forces enough To defend our
tust cause and bring as out triumphant
tu our right. IL We are united An the sacred
love FOR our ,notheTiand. We must con-
secrate our lives and Our personal prop
erty To the common cause in our adycr-
sity."