The record-union., 1898-06-24
SPANISH VERSION.
Reported at Madrid That the Enc
NV Was Repulsed.

| MADRID, June 23.-2 p. m.-An Of
fetal dispatch from Santiago de Cuba,
dated June %, says:
The attack commenced yesterday
| The enemy concentrated its landing
forces in front of Punta Barraco,
lying eastward of our left flank, which
extended for eight leagues along the
coast
| Another official dispatch from Ha-
vana says: The commander at San
tiago de Cuba announces that the
American squadron has commenced the
| bombardment and is trying to disem-
| bark at Baiquiri and at Punta Bar
raco. An American warship has
sheled and destroyed a small wooden
fort near Cienfuegos. Seven Spaniards
We're slightly wounded"
The Minister of War; General Cor
| rea, it is announced, has received an
official dispatch from Santiago de Cuba
announcing that the Americans at
tack on Punta Barraco has been re-
pulsed, after a hardfought and bloody
engagement"
Punta Barraco is situated short
distance from Baiquiri. 1t is near to
the coast, and is under the guns of the
American fleet from which it can be
judged that it is highly improbable
that the army has been repulsed as
stated in the above dispatch.
Gable dispatches received here from
Admiral Cervera say the crews of the
Spanish warships at Santiago have
joined the land forces in order to take
part in the defense of the city. He
adds that the situation is critical, but
a later dispatch affirms that the Span
/
enemy"
A dispatch from the Governor of
Santiago de Cuba says The attack
on Seboney and Baiquiri continued un-
til nightfall. The enemy was repulsed
except on the left at Baiquri, where
the Spaniards were obliged to retire in
consequence of the thanking movement
on the part of the enemy, who landed
several kilometres east of Baiquiri.
The Spanish forces retired in good or
der into the mountains. Seboney and
Barraco We're destroyed by the Amer
lean Shells
During the afternoon a semi-offi-
cial note was issued, lin order to avoid
a misunderstanding" pointing out that
merely the Spanish left had retired and
took up a position in the mountains,
owing to the Americans landing nine
kilometers east of Baiquiri, where there
were no Spanish troops, and endeav-
ored to. outfiank the Spaniards.
The note then points out that 'fthis
part of the country is very unhealthy
and the yellow jack is rampant"
The Spanish official dispatches are
announced to have created IAN excel
lent impression here, as Indicating the
immense difficulties of the advance
on Santiago de Cuba
The dispatches from Cuba We're read
in the Senate here to-day, whereupcn
the Senators made patriotic speeches
The budget was adopted, which viii
permit the Government to suspend he
sitting of the Cortes.
The newspapers talk of a possible
change of Ministry next week
A later official dispatch from Havana
signed by Admiral Manterola confirms
the earlier announcement. saying:
The Americans bombarded the bat
terry at FL MORO and other batteries de-
Tending Santiago Bay from Z O'Clock
until IL in the morning"
FIGHTING WAS EXPECTED.
WASHINGTON, June 23-The bull
letin from Madrid announcing fighting
near Santiago was shown by an Asso-
ciated Press reporter to Secretary AL
ger and General Miles, who were in con-
ference at o'clock. They expressed
much satisfaction over it, but had no
additional information. General Miles
remarked that he had expected fighting
to-day. and that the news showed the
carrying out of what he anticipated
would be to-day's developments
SPANISH FORCES CONCENTRATE
ING.
LONDON, June 24.-The Madrid cor
respondent of the Times" says: The
Government has received an additional
dispatch from Cuba, not yet published.