The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-07-27

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the hills west Of 0uanica. whero a mum
ber OF Spanish cavalry we're 10 bo sect
Fastening towards the spot where IN
Americans had landed.
Lieutenant Hueso then threw up it'll
fort, which was named Fort Wainwright
aud laid barbed wire IN the stree, in from
Of Il In order 10 repei tho expected cav
airy attack. The lieutenant also mountec
COX gun and signallod for reinforce
menis. which were sont from the Giou
ces,sr.
Tho Associated Press dispatch boai
Cynthia II. was the only boat In the har
Dor except the Gloucester. While the
Maussrs we're pepporing all around. Lieu
,cnan; Commander Wainwright called 4
the Associated Press correspondent. and
said:
They fired on Us after their Dag wel
down and ours was up. and after had
spared the town for the sake Of the wo,
men and children The next town / strike
I will blow up."
Presently few OF the Spanish cav.
airy Joined those who were fighting In the
streets OF Guanloa. but the Colt barked
to a purpose. killing four Of them. By
that time tho Gloucester had range oi
the town and block house and her guns
we're splitting fire and the doctor and pay
master were helping 10 serve the guns.
Soon afterwards the whi,o-coated. cav.
alrymen were seen climbing the hills 20
the westward. and foo, soldiers were
scurryIng along the fences OF the road
from the town.
BY s:i5 A. m, with the exception o. a
few guerilla shots the town was won and
the enemy was driven ou, OF It's neigh
borhood.
The Red Cross nurses on the Lampas.
az a detachment % the regulars. were the
first to land from the transports,
After Lleutenan, Hcuso had captured
the place he deployed his small force into
the suburbs Blu; he was soon reinforced
by regulars. who were followed by com
pany C OF the Sixth Illinois, and then
By other troops In quick succession.
Everything progressed IN an orderly
manner and General Miles went ashore,
after stopping to board the Gloucester
and thank Lieutenant Commander VAIN
wright for his gallant action.
General Miles said to a correspondent OF
the Associated Press:
"Guanica and CInga are In a dsafIected
portion Of the island. Amatoe, the in
surgent leader, lives at Yuaeo, a few
miles inland Had we landed at Cape
San Juan a line OF rifle pits might have
stopped our advance"
Guanica is the most lovely spot yet
occupied by our forces. It is the seat Of
the coffee and sugar industry, and large
herds OF cattle are pasturing In the mea-
dows, Many head OF cattle and lange
number OF horses have been driven into
the mountains by their owners, Some
OF them will be captured.
Ponce Is the second city OF the island.
II has a splendid harbor and wiN make a
good base OF operations.
There were fifteen large coasters at
Guanica Bay. but only two barges were
captured. The town Of Ponce is sure
to fall shortly before the combined attack
OF our army and navy. The main fight
Ing. until San Juan Is reached. win be
along the line OF the splendid military
road leading from Ponce to San Juan.
The health OF the troops is excellent, ex-
nept among the Massachusetts men. They
have been packed on the Yale for about
htteen days and thirty cases of typhoid
fever have developed among the soldiers.