The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-19
The Commander at Guantanamo Is
in a Bad Way.
FORTS THERE ARE USELESS.
Starvation II Threatening His Sol
diers. the Town Is Suffering From
Privati0n, and He BcEs That War
ships He sent to DislOdge Ameri-
can Vessels-Bearer of the Dis
patch Killed by Cuban Soldiers.


CAMP M'CALLA. June Il. via Kingston,
June H.-The following intercepted re-
port from the Spanish military commander
at Guantanamo was taken from the body
OF An unfortunate messenger who attempt
ed to pass the Cuban lines. 1t gives the
official Spanish version Of the attack Of
the American feet, in the capture Of the
outer harbor Of Guantanamo week ago,
! and disclosed the fact tha. starvation is
facing the Spanish troops In Eastern Cuba.
| This Is verified by extracts, already tele-
| graphed. taken from a recent issue OF .
newspaper OF Santiago dc Cuba, and from
the fact that number OF Spanish regular
soldiers have surrendered to. Capt. Nc
Gala, Offering as the reason for so doing
the necessity OF obtaining food. The letter
reads:
"Caimanera. June i3
ITO the Commanding General OF the Mil
tary Division OF Santiago de Cuba:
'At dawn on Sunday seven ships appear
ed before the port Of Caimanera and fred
grape shot and all kinds OF projectiles on
the Plaza del Este until they set fire to
the forts on the Plaza del Este. burning
the houses. which were occupied by de-
tachment Of American marines. The can
nonading continued with more or less In
tensity until ) o'clock IN the afternoon. As
the Plaza del Este had two muzzle- .oa ding
guns and some entrenchment the detach-
ments could do nothing in front OF six
ships firing on them from all sides, and
they returned into Managua and TO Cuzzo
hiil, where they remain today. making
saliies on the beach. From that day the
ships occupied Punta CarTacoles. Observ-
ing the movements OF ships which occupy
ali the outer port with war transports,
a variable number OF armed ships other
vessels OF war and armed merchant ships.
the tota. is never less than fonr | have
also taken the Elanto passes and the vigil
liant gunboat Magnet il ready to fall on
them. where damage can De doEe. l re-
main in csiruanera and Will only leave
when think II necessary. ! have not been
able to anita gonize the American ships with
rifle fire. Forts Sandovai and Csyo Toro
fred their pieces OF artillery. bat their ef-
fectiyeness was interfeTed with by the
shortness Of their range. or when the ships
retired TO the center OF the channel and
took up a position in the middle Of the bay.
Saudoval has not over seven rounds Of
armor- piercing projectil@s and casmanera
did not fire reserv!ng its fire until the ships
enterad the channel. which Is where its
guns are.
II am told tina. tne in&urgent forces at
Baracoa have come down to Sing bos. be-
ing apparently greatly PLEASED a. noting
that the American squadron has taken pos
session OF the outer bay. as If for base
OF operations. the American ships having
anchored as II IN one of their owl ports,
Since Saturday the Americans hsge
cut the cah.es which are al TIE sn.ranse
and The center OF the harbor and I have
not been able TO repair them. but they
have not again naclessed me. except with
two cannon shots on Monday. IL appears
from sns work that 81 being done that the
Americans are preparing 30 pant the has-
Dor with mines or 20 place their ships 80
as 10 disembark troops al Plaza de- Este.
their fayorte place. II this Turns oui 10 be
the case and ,ha; ! have been the first
TO call your attention TO 10. I would sug-
gest that some of our vessels should come
here The members Of the FIRE brigade are
ln good SPIRITS | EN- continuing 20 serve
ou: hall rations or everything and in that
way I shall he able 20 reach until the end
Of the month only. especially n bread
have TO -four % a1g kind ss have Previ-
ousy said. and have TO way of getting
any as there has been M grain here for
some t!yus past. We are equally shor. OF
euin.ne In he hospitals However. ] have
taken possession of ne private drug stores
ard wa.E have rough mill the end of :Es
noah TIE :own - suffering from pgi ga
s!or On "a a.urday We had only twenty
wourdaa At Ora 20 Moro. the cable house
was ra56!e4 WITH shell. ha. < ssLi stands.
and = RE Amerlcans assndon ths port.
whfzh I Doubt. everything possible VIII ~
done % ~e-1&tahlsSn communication. 70
y alch srs have everything ready To
day there is n the hasbo- a large ary1crs4
vssses me or-gon. ard seven more ve@-
se.s wlth a lavgs transport. the s. paul.
whscs appears 10 b@ store ship. They
pat.cl the plaza alta armed Launches
FELIX pAREJA
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