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mics Of che battalion, G and ID, commanded re-
ssPeectlyely, by First Lieut.. !. G. Lucas and Capt
men. and SO ou6anns under comaSaSd q Lieut.
Col Eugene Tomas. Col Laborde, Cubap
about SIX miles from this camp. which was Tn;
miles Of this Placo. and the eRisstsnoot Of Which
made possible the continuance Of the ANNOYING
af T%6 @ nRIiSs G Snd fG = Sd II G Sno% S SSsco hal, the
S Cuban r Hnd the nEst o platoon Of Company {:
s %Ss S,s EiSEsss;d In sa t sss S w 1Iilsd os and our I iSFSS
the main body. whose headquarters were In q
house at Cusco.
this 4 G po!nt n sSS eseh S sEsS@ptsd i9 e s SSin i iRs crest q
as a point Of advantage. In this we were suc-
ff%S SsaiptlEi G S Valley ESF & a ! S]is "a ssS " so b y sGS sR fEis
S SG{d Sii.f Lieut. III d5nssSS 81, WI with nS,I sSI5ty isSS ne: oa-S q
his. platoon 6ecomlnG aexhSpsted and were
SHS aansSSoan e 60 6SesSe9d Tie SscohDd pEssoon Of 1 ce%e
pany Q just below the crest Of the hill out Of
through The csSI. Just IN rsST q This pistcops.
R md fS SRsSs g e. e ' $fG rs AZ IL we &. G sSSbS:n & 2 !
S eesn az T sns- EAi q SH RE- So SS%BSSi EIsS g and %SI r;
S sSftg md a1Sue 3, q oS ;; M&Sill; A With enS S1o up Plnfs from
Gallo, having been attracted By the heavy aro
a NJ and occupied the left centre Of this horse
shoe ridge, As soon as he saw our position he
me, For fifteen minutes we were marching
under q heavy tre, to which no reply Vas made
t eaf eain ts sesr PSSsitb1 S The BY m shs q indf N id!%SIses M aae
opened upon them they would break from eover
gets SS at which SES to fire. Te. which, fdSs had snfP been Rearetoio r
Impossible owing to the dense chaparral in
Many Of the men frsdf as eooiIy as at target
practice. consulting with each other and their
9 patss carer as to F EaakS; A% aSd FB s0sfs ssFs ali ri IL
whom did noticeable execution. This move
tnn}tv OF IL the zen enemy m gave ceo Iaeqe: M MSIob nS opP poll
Having reduced the epemy,s FIRE to struggling
coast to cooperate with US II possible. was sig
so far to the front. having mistaken the valley
d drecden, t driSin msf him int to Tie reverse ars side oafthe
ridge, However, this shell FIRE started ne
other companies the opportunity to fire at him
sisnaiw pS made to The Dc DOLPHIN .ao to cease "a ,o FIR,
front Of him, in ordeE, to rout out the enemy,
By renewed shell, FIRE from the Dolphin.
The lght, which began at II AN vas now nov
getting out Of the valley as best they could. The
times Inn Ss d ELI tTFfs u annHdff aimed I'M Sights being q ad-
justed and volleys were fred when sufficiently
large bGdies IS Of the enemy could BE be seen e t g
under First Lieut.. Lucas and Second Lieut., P.
M. Bannon were handled with the best OF ludg-
line and men needlessly exposed themselves
by standing in Ero9ps; ond,,r .ho
first platoon. did his best with the men in front
of him. Capt. Spicer. commanding, d Com,
t hSeyhi Fill INA and Sief hSd to p Be 's sent ton on board bo d the obboII.
phin. Lieut. Neville injured his. hip and ankle
IN catching his foot and falling down the noun
mand Of I. Company. which he handled with
Destroyed the web and burned the house lately
oG Cahteen Sy were 81 taken from the men still hold
ing the crest and ID dlled from water requested
The marines fired, on an average about sixty
shots each. the ghbans'S belts being Hetihed
e eaeh Sa sfs sf To- fnr rnGI 's SIX Oe ciips 81 or sn th %tSa car.
The loss to our force was one private of Com
o oveS 9 on So by heat si'4 fRe latter I'VE were kindly
taken on board the Dolphin. and cared for.
This ship rendered every possible assistanceto
Two Clbans were wounded during the night
Laborde with a pistol. While destroying. the
well the Cubans were placed up the valley from
Which ynd hi th fs. eGe %i{h r snsrriiiIs. a R66 os Ssd not q nbS ssS
dislodged; In this fight the Cnbsns, lost two
killed and two wounded. but killed five OF the
The march home 81 s began e Ct 5;a 81. n NJ t Safmr
reliable. sixty OF the enemy, among whom were
two officers. were killed. The wounded were
Ih ISRte o%ine f to the sh rap MSu N E oT f,o6G6% 5G yar9S
at which distances AL explosive effect OF the
milton. Lieut.; MSaGfI also captpreda complete
ton. This had been used ever since our ar.
rival here and could be seen at all times; Be
fore closing desire to commend Lieut.. Ma
eeeIientt tina SshPsE II whlie6 he handed Re men:
on the open ridge under Are to signal the
Dolphin, which he did, with the utmost cool
R mess S Ssins sn his 8 Fdt1e VIII IN e oHiS i rsS9ef ia t Ehil /
Company, under the command OF First Lieut.
James G: Mahoney. which had been sent to y. y,
F RsSoE f % ne was anti Pe 7 p, F IT, HAD Haf he sq SeeS az i
men. would have been captured, This delay
was not due to any lack OF zeal on his part.
Thave the honor to be. sir. very respectfully
your obedient servant,
u. II. GLLIOTT, CupIhln, ". .. VI, VI.
Lieut.-Col. R. W. Huntington. Commandini
In a suppiementary report Capt, Elliott says
Upon leaving camp you asked me II
wanted an adjptqnt. declined to take one
but having been notified that a Mr.. stepheI
Cram would be allowed to accompany the ex
petition, | requested him to act as an aid II on
should be needed. He accepted the duty ant
was OF material aid during the action. carrying
messages to fire yolleys. DC, to the dineren
company commanders"
COMMANDER M'cALLA's REPORT.
u SIS MARBLEHEAp. THIRD RATE,
) GUANTANAMO. Cuba. June 16. 1893.
l SIR: / have the honor TO inform you that Oh
t the 18th inst. at the suggestion OF Col La
self and Lieut.. Col. Thomas. supported by tn
two companies OF marines under the eom9ehn'
, force Of about 800 Spaniards stationed In tn
pass between the marine camp and the soutl
One portion of the command advanced by tn
cliffs as far as the wei, and blockhouse. ,whiel