The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-05-14
GLORIOUS VICTORIES.
Highly Colored Spanish Accounts 81
Cardenas Cienfuegos.

Madrid. May Is. Noon.An official
dispatch from San Juan dc Porto Itlco
says;
''The American squadron was repuIsed
off Porto Rico. Although eleven war
ships bombardcd the place. the attacKcrs
we're gloriously beaten back. Inc span
sh batteries armed with six inch krupp
guns were especially effective
This alleged victory of the Spaniards
has aroused great enthusiasm mere.
$50 p. m.-The Spanish mlllst'flal
crisis continues. Premier Sngasta. mas
had frequent conferences with prominent
politicians, but there does not appear t"
he any solution in sight OF the diincult
problem he has in hand.
A dispatch received here from Fort dc
France. island OF Martinique, says m
tense enthusiasm animates the crews OF
the Spanish ships there.
The government officials here refuse {"
say anything regarding the instructions
cabled to Admiral Cervcra.
4 D. m.-Accordiug to an official dis
match received here from Havana this
evening three American war ships at
tempted to make II landing at Jicestcn
Yesterday and were completely repul-
scd."
II y. m.-Gcncrnl Blanco's dispatch dc.
scribing the engagement mt Cicnfuegos
says:
"Thc Americans fred over six hundred
shells. while they attempted TO effect n
landing with large boats, towed by
steam launches. Some of the boats
landed their men, but the latter were
energetically and VIGOROUSLY repulsed all
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compelled hastily to re-cmbark and with
considerable loss retiring in n westerly
direction after five hours fighting. The
attack was made in combination with
bands of insurgents who have been put
to fight. Our losses were only two
killed and fourteen wounded"
General Blanc0's dispatch says:
"At the same time they were attacking
Cienfuegos, an attack was made by tht
Americans on Cardenas. One Of theh
larger ships anchored about a mile from
the quays and the enemy then at
tempted to land troops: but our forces
consisting Of volunteers and two COM
panies OF Infantry, compelled them to de-
sist Our gun boats disabled one of the
enemy's destroyers and compelled the re-
naming ships Of the squadron to leave
the bay. p
THE garrison had FIVE wounded and
about ten were wounded on board the
gun boats. Little damage was done to
the town. though one shell fell in the
British Consulate. The attack had been
planned in cooperation with the insur-
gent forces who were recently defeated
at San Miguel. Many Of the Americans
while trying to disembark fell under the
Spanish fire. and at Cardenas two of the
inhabitants were killed by shots from
the enemy"
A dispatch received tonight says that
the American ships reassembled before
Cardenas yesterday. but that the garri-
son, which had been reinforced, repulsed
the enemy.
Another dispatch from Havana reports
that various encounters have taken place
during the last few days between the
Spanish trops and the insurgents. in
wohich the latter have been defeated.
An unofficial rumor is in circulation
and was flying about the Chamber to-
night that "after it's defeat before Porto
Rico the American squadron encountered
the Spanish squadron, which inflicted
considerable damage on the enemy"
SPANISH REPORT OF LOSS.
Madrid. May ia dispatch from
Porto Rico TO La Correspondence de
Espana says the loss during the bonn
bardment was one officer and three sol
diers killed, thirteen soldiers wounded,
one civilian killed and thirty wounded