The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-14

were used for sails and the party suffered
much hardship. At Nassau the British
schooner Peerless was taken and tho
party was joined by five Americans.
named Penny, Joyce, Janney and two
brothers named Pere. They reached here
to-day. as before stated.
Lieutenant Rowan will leave tonight
for Tampa TO hand his dispatches to the
army commander.
The substance of these dispatches and
of the Leutenants conference with Gen.
eral Garcia are. OF course. kept secret.
CIENFUEGOS AFFAIR.
II p. M.-Genera Blanco's dispatch de-
scribng the engagement at Cienfuegos
says:
1.-THE Americans fired over six hundred
shells, while the yattempted TO AFFECT a
landing with large boats, t0wed by steam
launches Some of the boats landed their
men, but the latter were energetlcally
and VIGOROUSLY repulsed all along the
line The American were compelled has
tily to re-embark and with considerable
loss. retiring in a westerly direction after
five. hours fighting. The attack was
made in combination with bands OF in
surgents. who have been put 20 flight.
our losses were only two killed and
fourteen wounded"
General Banco's dispatch also says:
"At the same time they were attacking
Cienfuegos an attack was made by the
Americans on Cardenas. One OF their
larger ships anchored about mile from
the auays and the enemy then attempted
10 land troops: but our forces, consisting
of volunteers and two companies % IN
fantry. compelled them TO desist our
gunboats disabled one Of the enemys de-
,stroyers and compelled the remaining
ships OF the squadron TO leave the bay.
SPANISH WOUNDED.
THE garrison had five wounded and
about ten were wounded on board the
kunboats. Little damage was done 10
the town. though one she'll fell N t1e
British consulate The attack had been
MANNED I'm cooperation with the insur-
rents. who were recently defeated ~
san Miguel. Many OF the Americans,
while irving 10 dlsembark fell under the
spanish fire: and at Cardcnas. two OF the
Inhabitants were killed by shots from the
enemy"
"A dispatch received tonight says thar
the American ships resssembled before
Cardenas yesterday, but that the garri-
son. which had been reinforced repulsef
the enemy.
Another dispatch from Havana reports
that various encounters have taken place
during the last few. days between the
Spanish troons and the insurgents In
which the latter have been defeated
An unconfrmed rumor IS In circulation
and was flying about the chamber TO-
night that "after its defeat before Porto
Rico the American squadron encoun-
tered the Spanish squadron, which In
/ filcted considerable damage on the enc
| my"
A dispatch from Porto Rico 70 Ia Cor
| respondencia de Espana says the loss
| during the bombardment was one oficer
| and three soldiers BILLED thirteen sol
| diers wounded; one civilian killed and
| thirty wounded.
| THE LAST FATAL SHOT.
| KEY WEST FLA. May l2-Further
| details of the Cardenas fight show that u
| was practically the last shot that killed
| Ensign Bagley. The firing from shore
/ had almost ceased. He had gone up ,,
| the forward coming 10 where his wounds
| ed commander lay stili. CALAMITY direct
ing the action OF his torn and riddled YES
sci and had congratulated him.
II am glad we are well out OF IL. SAID
he. But / am awfully sorry you were
hit"
He then moved aft 10 the one pouncer.
where a group OF oilers, seainen and tho
| negro mess attendant stood. and was
| killed.
PORT Az PRINCE. May 1.-THE first
reports as 70 the bombardu1ent OF San
| Juail de Porto Rico are partially con.
| armed, but there Is no definite informa-
ton vet as to the amount Of damage dons
70 che buildings and thoroughcarss.