Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1898-06-17
THE ATTACK
ON MARINES.
Additional particulars of
the Guantanamo
Affairs.

United States Camp, Entrance OF Guam
tanamo Bay, Sunday, June 12, via
Kingston, Jamaicn, Monday, June 49,
$40 A. M.-The Spaninrds last night at
tackled the camp of the first battalion OF
marines under Lieutenant X. w. Hunt
ington and were rcpulsed with heavy
loss. Four Americans were killed.
The firing began utter midnight and
lusted until daybreak At times there
was heavy fusilade on both sides.
Lieutenants Neville and Shaw, of Com
pany u. with thirty men, were OH picket
duty all night, and were attacked by n
heavy force OF Spaninrds., All the men
killed were in this detachment except DR..
Gibbs, who was shot while in camp. The
pickets held the Spaniurds off until re-
lieved this morning.
Kelniorccments We're landed from the
Texas and Marblchrad this morning.
They consisted OF 60 men and two rapid
ire guns.
Late this morning the Sraniar'ls open
ed fire from two guns placed on the west
side Of the harbor. The shots flew wild.
The Texas, Yankee aud torpedo hont
Porter. which were lying in the harbor,
opened fire nnd in u short time silencrd
the Spanish guns. The latter fired only
once alter the ships opened OH them.
There were no casualties on the Ameri.
can side.
1t was decided by Colonel Huntington
this morning to abandon the position
first occupied as camp, as there was no
signs OF reinforcements OF troops, aud it
was known that force OF Spaniards,
six times more numerous than the marine
battalion, was in the vicinity. Therefore
the crest OF the hill which the troops
held last night was given up to batteries
and rifles pits, and the tents were pitch
ed OH the side OF the hill near the harhor.
which is protected by the warships.
FIGHTING RESUMED.
OF United States Camp, Guantanamo
Bay, Sunday, Jane 12, Noon, via Kings
ton, Jamaica, June 13, 11:30 p. Nj
When the Associated Press Dspatch
boat Dauntless left Guantanamo Bny
early this morning after the thirteen
hour skirmish between the United States
marines under Colonel r. w.
Huntington and the Spanish guerillas
and regulars, it was expected that the
lighting would be renewed. The Mur-
blchead was landing reinforcements and
nothing had been heard from the advance
pickets under Lieutenant Wendell G.. Ne
vile and Lieutenant Melville C. Shaw.
AT 8 O'Clock the firing was again re-
newed by the Spaniards, who appeared
off the Camp on the edge of small is-
land about mile to the northeast. II
was promptly returned by thirteen rifles
and three-inch field gun, and in a short
time all signs OF the enemy had disap-
peared.
SPANISH LOSSES.
AT least five Spnninrds are known TO
have been killed, and as Lieutenant Ne.
ville's men kept up steady fire through
out the night and the enemy was not n
great distnnce, it, is believed thnt the
Spanish casualties were henvy.
The battleship Texas arrived this NOR
ming and sent ashore forty marines and
two automatic Colt guns az reinforce-
ments. The Marblehcad also sent an ad-
ditional small detachment.
Private Bartholomew Gowan, OF Com
pnny ID, will lose bis hand, which was
shattered by bullet. Amputation will
be necessary.
The Mnrblehead's pilot, VINO was shot
through the left leg while guiding the
cruiser out OF the hnrbor this morning.
holds the rank OF colonel in the Cuban
service.