The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-06-16
ANOTHER LIVELY DAY.
The Guerilla Tactics Of the spaniards
Bother the Marines.

The Guerilla Tactics Of the spaniards
Bother the Marines
on Board the Associated Press Dispatch
Boat Dauntless, on GUANTANAMO Bay,
June Il. via Kingston. Jamaica. June Is
tCopyrghted iSS bv Associated Press.)-
There was "A renewal Of the attack on the
marines last night They slep, In trenches
with their rides beside them. protected by
heavy picket line of insurgents and
marines under command of LAeutenants
l.cnore and Smith The pickets had strict
orders not 20 FIRE unless commanded 10 do
80 There were several alarms but no
nring during the night In consequence
the men awokc much refreshed after fou
days and nights Of continuous lighting.
II was supposed the enemy had retired
10 a windmill on the south coast. the only
remaining source of water supply The
windmill was Shclled at Intervals all day
Yesterday by the Dolphin, but the Span
iarNis were stlll there this morning,
At O'Clock the enemy made an uneN-
pected sharp attack on the American rear
aud left ilank. when the pickcts came
In for relief the Spanish guerillas crcpt
along behind and got within iOj yards,
when the accidental discharge Of a rifle
In the trenches led them to believe they
were discovered. and they opened fire
with volley which whistlcd harmlessly
overhead. They had shot too high. The
marines then scrambled up from their
stcamlng coffee and hardtaCk back TO the
trenches. and met the guerillas with n
staggering but well directed rifle FIRE In
addition Ave field pieces mounted at angles
In the trenches and the machine guns
poured a hail OF bullets into the chapar-
raj. scattering the main battery of the
Spanlards In all directions. Shells were
dropped In their must as they ran. but a
few OF the enemy stood their ground des-
perately on the left flank, and the crack
OF Mauser rifles and the pings" OF bullets
were heard rather than seen for an hour
as the smokeleSs powder used by the
Spanish made their location In the dense
undcrbrush almost impossible to discover.
The Panther fired G-pounders into the
Spaniards while the marines We're en-
ga"ed in beating of the attack, only one
llAhAA NAF NNAANNNs tNt'N AAN 'N''sNNA''NN' -
slight injury in his hand.
The Cuhans who acteo well last night
were with difficulty forced out of the
skirmish line this morning, Some of them
refused to be driven, even when struck by
their officers with the fat OF their ma
chctes, but they were not censured. They
try to work out their knowledge of the
methods OF tho Spanish guerillas in war
fare and in land service and as guides
they are invaluable
our men are at great disadvantage
with the guerillas. The Spanish slinR
! through the tropical underground as
noiselessly as shadows, some with theiI
naked bodies concealed with palm leaves
so that they are neither seen nor heard
our men are not familiar with these tactics
and awkwardly crash through the brush
| As the Dauntless left the bay the smoke
of two Spanish gunboats in the inner
harbor could be seen and the Dolphin
stood up the channel to meet the attacF
of the Spanish. When ten miles or shore
the booming OF guns could be heard ane
the harbor was veiled in smoke,