Evening star., 1898-07-16
VERSIONS TOLD AT HAVANA
Spanish Accounts of the American Attacks
on Santiago.
troops in Water Up to Their Waists
in the Trenches Around
the City.
rcopyright. 1898. by the Associated PressI

rcopyright. 1898. by the Associated Press j
HAVANA July Is delayed in transmits
sior).-The following are Spanish versions
of events which have recently transpired
in Cuba:
Ion Tuesday, July II, the Americans con-
tinued the attack on Santiago de Cuba all
day. but with less activity than the day
before. owing to the heavy ram falling
about the neghborhood, which flooded some
of the trenches. But the wcat her dId not
prevent the brave Spanish soldiers from re-
manning in their positions. full Of animation
and resolution.
1T is reported that $4,000 additional
troops under General Coppinger recently
landed in the province of Santiago de Cuba.
They came on twenty-five transatlantic
steamers which were lately seen before
Baiquiri.
Before Santiago at the time there were
eight battle ships and twenty four auxil-
iary cargo ships; in front Of Havana there
were eight waTshipS, before CardenaS two
warships did blockade duty and there were
two men-of-war before Cien.usgos.
Water Up to Their Waists.
Official reports received from Santiago
de Cuba on July 13 say the same state of
affairs prevailed then as on the day pre-
viOus. II was reported that heavy REIN
fcrcements OF Americans, under Gen. Miles,
were landed lately and have been pushed
TO the front. which is said TO have in
creased the activity Of the besiegers and to
have rendered the task of the garrison
mere difficult.
But" the report continues, ":his has
only shown UP in better light the ad-
mirable conduct Of the brave Spanish sol
dferS. who, In spite of the heavy rains and
the fact that they are in water ur to their
waists, are willing TO defend their positions
to the very last
Before the different blockaded pcrts
yesterday there were the same ships as
mentioned in the report the day previous.
AT o'clock on Thursday morning, July
II. the French cruiser D'Estaing nred a
salute in honor of the national fete of
France, the anniversary of the taking of
the Bastile, and repeated the salute at noon
and sundown. The Spanish guuboats in the
bay hoisted the Spanish flag ana also dis
played French flags, while the Spanish
cruiser COnde de Nenandito saluted the
French flag while the saluIes were beirg
fired
arrived here during the afternoon of Thurs
day. While passing Cabanas Fortress the
Spanish band ashore played the Austrian
imperial march. which was answered from
on board the Austrian vessel by the band
of that ship playing the Spanish royal
march. The people assembled on the
wharVes greeted the visiting warship en-
Enthusiastically. She saluted the Spanish
Cabanas batteries and from the guns of
the Spanish cruiser Alfonso XII. After the
Maria Theresa had reached her moorings
she hoisted the French flag and saluted it,
the compliment being returned by the
French cruiser D'Estaing.
Rumors of CapituIntion.
1T is reported here that the Americans,
since the night of July II. have ceased at
tacking Santiago and have again made
propositions to the garrison to capituIate.
There are continual rumors that the be-
sieged and The besiegers are treating in re-
Iard 20 the conditions of capitulation.
Juan Massa Parro, the former insurgent
brigadier general, who surrendered to the
Spanish and who raised brigade of Gu
bans, known as the Cuba -Espano.a Br, gade,
for the service of the Spanish government,
has written a letter to Captain General
BlancO, in which he says:
AS a result of the loss of Admiral Ger
vera's feet, and other things, l write to
say that l have never as much as at tine
present time understood how dearly love
Spain, the country of heroes, of which l
am proud of being SON Never as now
have l felt as sorry for having fought
against her and l also regret, in view OF
the great events which are developing,
among them being the conflict going on
around US that / have not ten lives to
lose for Spain instead Of only one. l am
willing to sacrifice the latter for the coun-
try which has been always great. and
though at times unfortunate. always tri-
umphant at the last moment, even when
things have looked the BLACKLIST
In conclusion the former fnSurgent brig
adler general says he will be one of those
who will take revenge on the 'perhdiOus
Yankees"
THE commander of the Austrian cruiser
Maria Theresa and some Russian army and
navy representatives who arrived here on
board of ner to join the Spanish army for
the purpose of studying the war visited
the palace today. The Russian party is
composed of Lieutenant Pekhfnsnr of the
Russian navy, a naval attache, A l.. AM
borne of the Russian legation at Madrid,
Captain George Bendz of the Sweden-Nor-
way artillery service and Colonel J. De
Ginnskl OF the Russian army.
After having a long conversation with
Captain General Blanco the party of visit
tors called upon the members of the colon
iaI government. but, not finding the latter
they went 10 see DIR. C0ngosto, the sec
retary general of the Spanish government
and the bishop of Havana, and then had
another long conference with Captain Gen
ernl Blanco.
DIR. Falcke. the German consul here has
taken provisional charge Of the consulate
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