The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-07-03
Nuevitas harbor from Barcelona, spain.
SAMPSON DEFf.AIED.

Nuevitas harbor from Barcelona, SPAIN
SAMPSON DEFEATED.
Diarlo de la Marina publishes oes
patch from Madrid. stating that tho neet
comnanded by Admiral Sampson has
been defeated by the spanish meet n.
Flour is beginning 20 De scarf, " ~
yana. and il Is generally believed that IN
two or three weeks there Will be no bread
- The me British warship Talbot, which was
here last month, IS expected again WIN
I'm three or four DAYS. n,
the Honduran schooner, Amapala VIII
leave on June 10th. with passengers Tor
Progrese and Vera cruz. ,Nexlc9,, o.,
Ia Union Constitutional pumohshes To-
day long article explaining the origin
OF the word Yankee" ,,
N ia reported that Insurgent Brigadier
Complies who was wounded az torlstai
Saglla Ia Chica. on April 18th, mas ulru
from his wounds.
FOR GOVERNMENT EXPENSES.
The Cuban Assembly has voted credit
OF $4,000 for May, and June eNpeirs,5hs ;
The same credit and for the same months
will be voted by tho COnsesO ds Aulili'i'-
The Spanish transatlantic steamship
Alfonso XIII, which left Spain on April
aotb arriving al Porto Rico after the
Americans had established tho Dlockaae.
has sailed around the island, carrying
provisions for tho most important ports
There is an epidemic OF smallpox at
Guines. Havana province. -. ,o,..
The official news from tho war nave
been lately without importance. ,,s
There were seven American warsnlpS
blockading Havana this afternoon. lhey
were all about twelve miles away from
the coast ,.., -
WEDNESDAY. juno 1.-Genesrai ,. III,
mares. military commander OF Santlaso
dc Cuba sent a despatch last hlSht ~
Captaiu-General BlancO, stating tnat
yesterday afternoon az COCK me
Massachusetts Brooklyn. Texas. New Or
leans. Marblehead. Minneapolis. another
cruiser. and six other vesssl' loSS ~
themselves at the western SIC 'cbsnnei
opening fire from the first five vessels.
ANSWERED THE fLEET
The Spanish cruiser Colon was an an,
chored looking toward "a T ,5a an eiVi sea
The Morro- SOcapa, Punta Gorda pAt-
terles. and the Spanish cruiser Colon; an
swered INC fire % the American warsalps.
The American nes 90 f oeni, SD4er ~ ''
The bombardment lasted three-uuar-
ters cg an hour. Two shells were seen
to explode on the stern OF me AInefi yea u
damaged, and fire was seen aboard one
Of the American ships. Some projectlles
fell inside OF the harbor near 70 the
Spanish warships but did not DO any
udniaS SAMPSON REITERATED.
At4 O'clock when the Spanish heet leIt
the harbor with a DESTROYER az the heasn.
the American fleet retreated hurrleoiy
'Y The Council OF Secretaries has decided
not 10 allow the exportation OF sugar 70
any port of the United states. Inc eN-
portation Of sugar Will pc dlomVS 49, ~
FOR neutral ports. and will have 70 ne car
rled i'm vessels that have brought provls-
ions or coal 20 any OF the blockadea ports
In which case no duties VIII ne chai<e"
by the custom House on the cargo
The Council OF Secretaries has also or
dered that all the coal that Is extracted
from the mine recently discoVered al Ou-
anajay, Havana province, pc 2lacso AZ
the dispOsal OF the Spanish Admiral Man
terola, Chief of the Havana Naval STA
''o''' MONEY FOR FOOD CROPS.
TWENTY-FIVE thousand dollars has oeen
authorized BY the colonial ministers 10
aid the cultivation zones. A,
There are five American warships OH
Havana to-day.
fernando Nogueras. who was the cook
on board the spanish steamship Argoi ili,,i
ta. arrived on May 2Sth. at CienfueSos.
lie saws that the Commander OF tfs
American cruiser Marblehead appointed
him cook on board the Marblehead as me
seventy men that deserted that snip IN
cluded the cook He adds that ne assist
sd "a the attack OF Niilanueva lUhfhorse,
Cienfuegos. where the Americans had
eight killed. including the gunner, and
some wounded. me dig gun OF nc vi,
blehead was rendered useless, the tenth
shot raising the deck and killing one
SMALLPOX SAVED HIM
He owes his liberty, he says, 20 an
aboard thought was smallpox Ne was
sent In a boat TO Cienega de Lapata ~
the South coast. from which he went 70
Tho Rrltish steamer Myrtledene arriy-
ed on the 10Th OF last month from Key