The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-07-08

ments. reached Santiago al oon to.
day. General Calixto Garcia refusing
to make an effort TO stop him. saying
that the Spanish force was too large
for him to engage.
The army is half mad with delight
over the crushing of the Spanish feet.
Two MORE SPANISH SHIPS DE-
STRoYED.
Copyright by Associated PressD
or Santiago de Cuba. July .. via
] Kingston. Ia. HISS p. m. July 2-On
the morning 90 July Ist the Hist.
Hornet and vanpatuck destroyed a
Spanish gunboat near Cape Cruz. On
the afternoon or the same day these
members Of h mosquito fleet de-
| stroyed another war vessel at Man
zauillo. At the latter place "a hot en-
gagement ensued between the three
small American craft and nine Span
ish vessels supported by land batteries
n Troops ashore.
One large Spanish torpedo boat was
disabled three Spanish ~gunboats were
seriously injured and a pontoon fun
of Spanish troops was sunk, the ne
my escaping in boats. The Hornet was
temporarily disabled. but the only as
ualtieS on the American sid were
three men slightly scalded by escar-
ing st The Spanish loss In troops
is believed to be large. The Hist. Hor-
net and Wampatuck returned TO San
tiago and were sen TO Guantanamo
today for repairs.
THE COMMANDMENT OF SANTA
GO.
Copyright by Associated Press.)
On the Hill. Near FL Paso, Before
Santiago de Cuba, Saturday July .. )
p. m, via Port Antonio, Jamaica,
per the Associated Press Dispatch
Boat Dauntless.-Four batteries OF ar
tillery. which were placed in position
this morning, began the day with
bombarding the San uan quarter OF
Santiago and the Spanish position in
front of our right. After a quarter of
an hours Smelling. General Lawton's
troops which had been enforced, press
ed forward Upon the enemy's attack,
pouring in an exceedingly hot fire,
which was continued during the great
er part of the afternoon.
1t is lot intended to force the fight
ing before tomorrow, the present plan
being to turn the Spanish left, taking
the whole line in enfilade and thus
obtain a speedy entrance in the upper
end of the city.
Admiral SIMPSONS heavy guns
Numbered at intervals all the fore
AAoolA SAAAa IN "a SAiNAAc NNAS
seen to explode with tremendous force
and loud detonations beyond the San
Juan barracks, over which numerous
Red Cross flags were flying.
The concentration of the American
batteries on what is now dubbed
Grimes hill, near our left centre, was
the result of a blunGer made last night
in posting our guns so near the Span
ish infantry entertainments that they
would not be properly supported. The
idea of a cross artillery fire was per-
force abandoned, but the position &C.
cupied by the batteries on our right
was not relinquinshed.
The rifle firing at that point at n
time was as heavy as any where
along the line yesterday.
The Spaniards kept up volley firing
for fully an hour. but the deliberate
spacing of our own shots showed that
our men, as usual, were cool n eff
fective in their work. Later. Admiral
Cervera's fleet in the harbor succeed
ed in getting an approximate range
of our advance on he left and sent
in many heavy shells, which exploded
close to the entertainments.
1t was realized late yesterday hat
there might be hard fighting today
in order to maintain this advanced po-
sition around the large blockhouse, or
so-called fort. Strong entertainments
"CiC up hClS ouilhS AhS
night.
Thus far today the Spanish infantry
have let these works severely alone
| Near this position 200 Spanish oldiers
n sixty-two officers were captured
this morning. Both these and the 1000
prisoners taken yesterday on the right
| were marched to the rear during the
forenoon. The expression on all their
faces was exceedingly sullen.
A LIEUTENANT STABBED BY A
PRISONER.
The rumor that one prisoner turned
upon a lieutenant of the Tenth caval-
ry who had just turned him over to
the guard and stabbed him. the guard
taking immediate vengeance for the
dastardly deed by telling the Spaniard
with a bullet, is not confirmed.
BARBARIOUS WARFARE.
There are many evidences of dis
loyal methods of warfare upon the
| part of the Spaniards yesterday. One
of their batteries was masked by a
blockhouse over which the Red Cross
flag was flying and the oad leading
from General Skaters quarters, on
| the Rio Sevilla, to the front has been
for two days infested at various points
| by sharpshooters who fired deliberate
ly upon our wounded. 1t was supposed
they AVE stolen through our lines on
the right, taking refuge in the hospi-
tails.
In the trenches captured by us
many shells and explosive cartridges
have been found.
SPANISH CORPSES THREE DEEP
IN THE TRENCHES.
The impression appears to be well
founded that the Spanish losses will
probably amount to 5000 killed and
wounded. The losses Of the Spaniards
are much heavier than ours. In some
of the trenches the corpses lay in un-
broken lines, and occasionally two or
three deep.
1t WAS not General Shafter,s inten-