The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-07-05
Copyright by Associated Press.)

Siboney, July !, $3.50 D. m, via Playa
del Este, Guantanamo Bay.-At l
o'clock this afternoon, after five hours
terrific fighting, the Spanish began to
leave their entertainments and retreat
into the city. Many Americans were
wounded and are being brought in.
One man had both arms shot off and
was wounded in the hip, but was
laughing.
Washington, July lin a high Dip
lomatic quarter is was stated tonight
that word had been received, Indirect
ly, but in such manner as to receive
credit in that quarter, that the Amer
jCan forces had taken Santiago. There
IS Of course no means Of verifying this
statement, but it is given in view of
the fact that the diplomatic sources,
who credit the report usually are in
a position to have accurate Informal
ton. The fact that their information
is indirect must be further taken into
account.
Later information in the same quar-
ter was not as favorable and left the
outcome of the engagement open to
doubt. The first dispatch came from
Havana and in effect stated that the
American troops were advancing rap
idly to the city, driving the Spanish
before them. The later information
raised q question as to what had been
sent earlier and it was said that the
reported occupation Of Santiago was
at most a rumOr based on the earlier
advices of the rapid advance of the
Americans on the city. The same
adVices were to the effect that all of
the American army had not been
brought to bear in the action
THE AMERICAN LOSS HEAVY.
Playa del Este, Guantanamo Bay,
July l, Evening.-The fighting con-
tinued until dark. Our forces carried
the enemy's outer works and have oc-
Supied them this evening. The battle
will probably be resumed at day
break. The American loss is heavy.
Some estimates place it at 500 killed
and wounded.
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Playa del Este, Province of Santiago
de Cuba, July 1, 11:20 a. ma gen.
.eral assault on the city of Santiago
de Cuba by the land and sea forces of
the United States began at 7 o'clock
this morning.
General Lawton advanced and took
possession Of Cabona, a suburb of
Santiago.
MORO castle and the other forts at
the entrance of the harbor were bonn
'barded by our fleet. The Vesuvius
used her dynamite guns with good ef-
feet. The Spanish fleet in the harbor
fired on the American troops who
were very close to the city.
Hard fighting all along the Ameri
can line was in progress at IL o'clock.
Nine wounded Cubans have been
brought in.
MANZANILLO BCALBARDED.
Madrid, July 1.-The impartial, of
this city, today publishes a dispatch
from Santiago de Cuba, saying that
four American warships at 4 o'clock
this morning opened fize upon Man
ZanillO province of Santiago de Gu
ba The dispatch adds shat the firing.
which lasted an hour, was ansWered
by the Spanish gunboats in the har-
Dor and: t is further said. "tlae Amer
leans retired with one vessel seriously
injured, as she was towed away with
her fires distinguished.
Continuing, the dispatch 10 The
impartial asserts that only ,ene Span
ish peasant was wounded turing the
= DOmbardmelt.
From the, same source is Ks asserted
that the Americans used a captive
balloon yesterday in taking observa-
~tiOns of the ><ortificatiOns ot Santiago
+de Cuba.
III COncluSlSs.r llle Santiago ,IlSIaCCn
says a forag4tg party of Americans
!feil into an amtaIsh yesterday and that
sone of them wss killed and the others
escaped.
| SPANISH WORKS CAPTURED.
washington, July 1.-The war de-
paTtment has received the following
from General Snafter, dated a SsDOn-
ey:
We had a very heavy engagement
today, which lasted nrom o'clock a.
m. unEil SundoWn. We have carried
their OeltwOrks and apen now inposseS-
sion of them. There is now about
three quarters Of a mile of open be-
tween my lines and the city. By
morning CToOps will be entrenched and
considerable augmentation OF forces
swill be there. General Lawton's divis-
fan and General Bates brigade have
been engage1 all day in carrying Ell
O'Clock p. m. Will be in line and in
fro Ut of Santiago during the night.
regI ct to say that our casualties will
be at<ve 400. on these not many were
killed.
DANGERS OF THE SITUATION.
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Off Santiago de Cuba, June 80 2 D.
m, by the Associated Press Dispatch
Boat Wanda Filed at Port Antonio,
ia, July /, 8 a. MA two days visit
to the Cuban lines and oatposts by
q correspondent of the Associated