The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1898-05-14

and heavy artillery drove off the
invaders.
The cable station was destroyed
by Americans.
After the first encounter the
Americans chaneed~ position, re-
opened a spiM9ed tire and again
attempted,iro land. They were
again req dlsed with considerable
loss. Altogether fourteen Span
iards were woundeto> and many
Americans. The fighting lasted
eight hours.
If there was victory the Span
iards gained it.
An American Version of the
Cardinas Affair.
Key West, May 12th.-In the
engagement that took place yes
terday off Cardenas were the Will
mington, the Torpedo boat Wins
low and the Auxiliary Gunboat
Hudson. 1t was a spirited en-
gagement and lasted for eight
hours. Several were wounded.
The killed are Ensign Boyley Of
South Carolina, John Varroets,
an oiler, Josiah Tunett, Il cook,
j. V. Meeks a fireman and J. Da-
hints a fireman.
The bodies of the soldiers were
brought here on the Hudson this
morning enveloped in the Stars
and Stripes.
1t IS not known exactly what
the loss of the Spanish was,
though it is thought many were
killed and wounded.
A Cablegram from Dewey.
Washington, May l3th.-Secre-
tary Long received the following
message to-day from Hong Hong.
''Little change in situation here
since last cablegram. lam trans
ferring to the transports the steel
breach loading rifles from the
sunken Spanish warships. The
stores from the Arsenals of Ma
nilla are in my possession. | am
maintaining strict blocade of
the port of Manila. There can
be added to the list of the Span
ish vessels destroyed the Argoes,
the Ell Correro and probably the
Ell Cano. (Signed.) DEWEY.
Sampson Turns Loos.
May l3.-Sampson with nine
vessels bombarded San Juan and
reduced the Notifications. Not
an American was injured or their
ships touched.
Governor Macias and his daugh-
ter, Paulina, stood in the midst of
the fire, entreating the Spanish
soldiers to resist and fight to the
death, but their appeals were un-
needed and they fled abandoning
the forts. .
Cape Verde Fleet Located.
Washington, May 13.-Oficial
information has been received by
Navy Department saying that the
Cape de Verde feet is at Marti-
nique.
Manila Not Bombarded.
Hong Kong, May 12.-Dewey
has not yet bombarded Manila.
The Cape Verde fleet is report
ed here to have passed St. Pierre,
Martinique, steaming away for
Cuba.
Port-au-Prince, May 13th.-
Sampson yesterday afternoon
captured San Juan, Porto Rico.
Lost no men and no ships. Span
ish feet now said to be at Mar
Unique and that battle between it
and SIMPSONS fleet will take
place almost at once.
Later.
Port-au-Prlnce, May 13th.-
Sampson with nine ships arriv-
ed at San Juan before sunrise.
At g signal from flagship the bat
tie ship Iowa fired first shot which
took effect, then the battle ship
Indiana opened fire, and in a few
minutes MORO Fort was reduced
and in ruins. The fort made lit
lie effort to respend to the fire of
ships.
The Spanish steamer. Rita, was
captured by U S Auxiliary cruiser
Yale, and her crew transferred
TO it.
Thousands of the population
with the foreign coun-
,uls and attendants fled into the
interior of the island for protec-
ion.
Contractor Sanders has sus-
pended work on the tank tower,
because of the fact of the toun-
lation being condemned by City