The record-union., 1898-06-08
FROM SPANISH SOURCES.
Claim That the Americans Were
Repulsed in Both Attacks.

Z ST.
delayed in transmission. "Details
from Spanish sources received here to-
day of the bombardment this (Monday)
morning of the forts of Santiago de
Cuba by the American fleet say the
warships of the United States fired
about 1,5OO projectiles of all kinds.
This fire, the Spaniards add, was an
swered by Moro Castle and the bat
teries at Socapa and Punta Gorda. At
noon, 1t is added another lombard
ment began against Aguaidores, east
of Santiago de Cuba, the firing lasting
one hour. Both attacks, the Spaniards
assert, were repulsed.
MORO Castle is admitted to have been
damaged, as was the exterior head
quarters" built during the time of
peace at Cayo Smith. and in addition
the Spanish cruiser Reina Mercedes is
admitted to have been slightly dam
aged
The Spanish commander at Santiago
reports that the American fire did not
dismount one piece of artillery, and
he says that nine Of the American yes
sells disappeared from sight before
dark"
The Spanish army losses according
to official reports, are one soldier killed
and one chief, four officers and twenty
one soldiers wounded The Spanish
naval losses are reported to be one
chief and five sailors killed, and one
officer and twelve sailors wounded.
Finally the Spanish version Of the
AFFAIR says: THE American losses are
supposed to be considerable" ~
Captain-General Blanco has congrat-
ulated General Linares, the Spanish
commander at Santiago, and those who
took part in the fighting, saying he
will call the attention of the Spanish
Government to the .'heroism exhibited
by all the Spanish forces in such an
unequal combat"
Work on the Notifications about Ha-
vana is being pushed without an hours
intermission. Even the Civil Governor
of Havana and all the employees Of
the Government are at work on the
Notifications or batteries, and all per-
sons out Of work are finding similar
employment.
The cultivation zones are turning out
very successful and are proving a great
relief to the poor.
1t is announced from the palace that
a Spanish column has defeated an in
surgent force near Palisade in the
province Of Pinar del Rio. The insur-
gents are said to have left seventeen
men dead on the field The insurgents,
1t appears. were almost naked The
Spaniards admit they lost fifteen men
killed.
In a number Of encounters which
have taken place recently between the
Spaniards and the insurgents the form
er claim to have killed thirty-seven of
the latter. to have destroyed several
camps and thirty-three huts, and to
have captured quantity of arms and
ammunition.
MADRID ADvICES.
MADRID, June THE following off,
cial dispatch has been received here
from Havana:
Colonel Aldea, commanding Span
ish column, has had some sharp fight
ing with body of rebels who are sup
porting the landing of American forces
near Santiago de Cuba. Two American
warships protected the landing party.
The result of the operations is not
known.
1T is supposed that the renewal Of
the bombardment of Santiago, lasting
from to IL o'clock on Monday morn
ing, was intended to distract the at
.tention of the Spaniards and enable the
landing to be effected without molesta-
tion.'
A later dispatch from General Aldea
says not one Of his soldiers were hit
by the American shells, which, he as
serts fell among the insurgents.
In the Chamber of Deputies Captain
Aunon, Minister of Marine, read Ad-
miral Cervera's dispatch and dispatch
from Blanco to the effect that General
Linares had repulsed an American at
tempt to effect landing of troops at
Aguadores.
The Senate, after hearing Admiral
Cervera's dispatch. unanimously re-
solved to congratulate the army and
navy.
The following official dispatch has
been received from Admiral Cervera:
six American vessels have bonn
barded the Notifications at Santiago
and along the adjacent coast. Six
were killed and seventeen were wound !
ed on board the Reina Mercedes; three
officers were killed and an officer and
seventeen men We're wounded among
the troops.
1.-The Americans fired / 900 shells Of
different caliber The damage ;nfl'ct-
ed upon the batteries of La Socapa
and MORO Castle was unimpWtant.
The batteries at Morro Castle suffered
damage, The enemy had noticeable
losses"
THE VICTORY AT SANTIAGO.
Clears the Way FOR the Destruction