Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-06-24
OFFICIAL SPANISH REPORTS.
Americans Said to Have Been Re
pulsed at Punta Guerraco

1
pulsed at Punta Guerraco
| lBy Telegrapn.l
| MADRID. June 23.-2 P. Man ofn-
cial dispa tch from Santiago de Cuba.
dated June %, today. says:
The attack commenced yesterday
The enemy concentrated it's land forces
| III front OF Punta Barracoa, lyina
eastward of our left flank, which ex-
tended for eight leagues along the
coast" 7,T#
An official dispatch from Havana
| says:
The commander at Santiago de Gu
ba announces that the American
squadron has commenced the lombard.
ment and is trying to disembark at
Baiqulri and at Punta Barracoa-
An American warship has shelled
and destroyed sn' ! wooden fors
were slightly wounded-s -
MADRID. June ga P. M.-Ths
minister Of war, General Correa, it In
announced. has received an official dis
patch from Santiago de Cuba, announc-
inG that the Americans first attack on
Punta Guerraco has been repulsed az
ter a hard fought and bloody engage
ment.
Punta Earracoa is situated a short
distance from Rainulri. where the Uni
ted States troops landed yesterday. II
|
completely under the guns OF the Amer
lean fleet. from which 1t can be judged
I hat il is highly improbable that the
army has been repulsed as announced
In Madrid.
MADRID. June 23-4:30 P. M.-Cab1s
dispatches received here from Admira,
H.rvera say the crews of the Spanish
Warshps at Santiago have Joined the
Hnu forces in order to take part in the
defense OF the city. He adds that the
situation is critical. but later dis-
patch atirlils that the Spaniards "havs
VIGOROUSLY repulsed the enemy
A dispatch from the governor OF San.
tiago dc Cuba says:
The attack on Siboney (SabonaN
and Bailuiri continued until nightfall
1he enemy was repused except on the
left. at Baiquiri. where the Spaniardn
We're obliged to retire in consequence
OF Il flanking movement upon the par1
of the enemy. who landed several kiIo-
meters east of Baiquirt. The Spanish
forces retired in good order into the
mountains. Siboney and Berracoa wers
destroyed by the American shellA.-
SPANISH REINF0RCEMENTS
LONDON, June 24.-The Madrid cor
respondent OF the Times says:
The government has received an
yet published, to the effect that Span
ish reinforcenaents are being concen-
tratcd IN Santiago"
MADRID. June 23-6 P. M.-During
the afternoon a semi official note was
issued lin order to avoid a misunder-
standing" pointing out that merely
the Spanish left retired and took up a
positionin the mountains, owing TO the
Americans landing nine kilometers
east of Baiquiri, where there were no
spanish troops, and endeavoring to out
flank the Spania rds.''
The note then points out that this
part or the country is very unhealthy
and that yellow jack is rampant"
The Spanish official dispatches are
announced to have created an excel
lent impression" here as Indicating the
immense difficulties of the advance on
Santiago de Cuba"
The dispatches from Cuba were read
in the Senate here today. whereupon
the Senators made patriotic speeches.
Senator Navarro Rodriguo declared
Europe and the whole world is com
the greatest and most horrible
crime of lese humanity in allowing
Spain to be crushed by brutal weight Of
numbers"
Continuing. the Senator dilated upon
the grave danger to the Latin and
Stay races ''if Europe tolerates Anglo
Saxon preponderance"
The budget was then adopted, which
will permit the government to suspend
the sittings of the Cortes.
The newspapers talk of a possible
change of ministry next week.
GOVERNOR PINGREE AT TAMPA. |
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