Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-06-16

OaptainMahoney was on the way with
100 more, but before either could
reach the scene the trouble was oyer.
As the Spanish retreated fine Ameri-
cans moyed slowly forward, firing a.
they went, and by the time the camp
was reached the enemy had all gone
away taking their wounded aud prob
many OF their dead. Fifteen bodies
we're found scattered through the
brush, but the Americans were unable
to examine the spot where the firing
had been the most deadly. No time
was lost in burning the buildings and
filling the well with earth and stones.
There was a renewal of the attack
on the marines at night. They slept
ln the trenches with their rifles beside
them, protected by a heavy picket
line of insurgents and marines under
command Of Lieutenants Lenorea and
Smith. The pickets had strict oroers
not to fire unless commanded to do so.
There was several alarms, but no
firing during the night in consequence
the men awoke much refreshed after
four days and nights of continuous
work and fighting.
1t was supposed the enemy had re-
turned to a windmill on the south
coast, the only'remalning source of
water supply. The windmill was
shelled at intervals all day yesterday
by the detachment, but the Spaniards
were still there in the morning. At s
O'Clock the enemy made an unexpected
sharp attack on the American rear
and left flank. When the pickets
came in for relief the Spanish guerillas
crept along behind and got within
100 yards, when the accidental dis
chargh Of rifle in the trenches led
them to believe they were discovered,
and they opened fire with a volley,
which whisteled harmlessly overhead
They had shot too high.
The marines then scrambled up
from their steaming coffee and hard
tack back to the benches, and met
the guerillas with struggling, but
well directed rifle fire, In addition
tive field pieces, mounted at angles in
the trenches, and a machine gun,
poured a hail OF bullets into the
chaparrel scattering the main battery
of the Spaniards in all directions,
Shells were dropped in their midst as
they ran, but a sfew Of their enemy
stood their ground desperately on the
left flank and the crack Of the Mauser
rifles and the pings of the bullets
were heard rather than seen for an
hour as the smokeless powder used by
the Spanish made their location in
the dense underbrush almost impos-
sible to discover.
The Panther fired 6-pounders into
the Spaniards, while the marines
were engaged in beating off the at
tack. Only one man was wounded
and he sustained only a slight injury
in his hand.
The Cubans, who acted we'll during
the night, were with difficulty forced
out of the skirmish line at morning.
Some of them refused to be driven
and were struck by their officers with
the fats of their matchetes, but they
were not censured. They try to work
out their knowledge of the methods
of the Spanish guerillas In warfare
and in land service as guides they are
Invaluable.
Our men are at great disadvantage
with the guerillas. The men
stink through tho tropical
underground as noiseiessly as
shadows, some with their hacked bod
les concealed with palm leaves SO that
they are neither seen nor heard
Our men are not familiar with these
tactics ard awkwardly crash through
the brush. AS the Dauntless left the
bay the smoke TO two Spanish gun