The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-07-02
THE AMERICANS TAKE
THE SPANISH HOUTPOSTS
FTERFIERCE FIGHTING.
The Battle Ragged FuPiously From Dawn
Until NiShtaIl.
MANY ARE KILLED And WOUNDED.
The Casualties Are Over Four Hundred Says
General Shaher in a Telegram.
THE CHARGE TO BE RENEWED THIS MORNING.
Ony Three Quarters Of Mile From the yAmeCanS Are Holding
ONLY Three Quarters Of Mile From the Americans Are Holding
the Ground Gained and Are Heavily RenOrcta by This Time
LaHOnS and Bates BTi6ad3s Occupy El Cansy After
Heavy Fighting All Day-SmaD Body Of CubaS
Are Holding RenfOCemenS in Check.

the Spanish forces that have retired from
the vicinity OF Acerradcros. ON the west
and Baiquiri on the east 10 join General
Linares.
The forces I'm Santiago and within the
fortified defences Of the city now number
1900. seven thousand regulars ana tom
l.ousand volunteers. Concerning the lat
ter, the Cubans allege that they will not
fight with any heart. but Will lay down
their arms According 10 Spanish sol
diers captured yesterday and held IN the
camp of General Perez near Guantana-
me. half of the force of men on the span
ish wars:ips had been landed with an
the rapid-hre guns. This would make a
total force I'm the city Of 12J0O men, In ad-
ditlon 10 the protection from the earth
works and forts and the assistance OF
the ships in the hwb0r
no meet this force, or al least 10 m
wade its stronghold. the American com
Inanders now have I. go men and four
thousand Cubans-the latter 20 prevent
II possible, flank movements al the eN-
pense ot the Americans. Now here is the
dangerous and most significant feature
of the situation. Marching from Mama
Milo 10 miles west OF Santiago and naN-
ing been on the road Tor SIX days, quite
well advanced now in his progress is
General PandO win seven battallons aB-
gregaung 500 men. 10 oppose HIM IS
General Jesu Rabi with a force of 300
Cubans lying in wait seventeen miles
from Santiago and on two roads.
or course IL would be perfectly possible
for General Pand0 to take his column
Tar TO the north and make junction
with the Spanish troops supposed 10 be
on the way from HOlguin ana numbering
5000 men. THIS adr raLce from the north
Is being held I'm check by about 1909
Cubans under General Castillo, VINO
claims TO hold the passes.
General Castillo admitted In camp yes
terday. as he smoked bis cigar and sip
ped his coffee. that his method was TO
do Indian fighting I'm the mountain
|rasses. when he was asked what his
forces would do n Ranked he graveiy
said he had not thought of that, but he
sniproscd he would have 10 retire. The
object OF the Spanish advancing from
Mauzau.llo. may be 90 elude Rabi, ana
bv effecting a junction with the Spanish
from the north 90 form an army or lI40O
men.
As a flank on the west end Of the
American army facing the city. General
Rabrs forces combined with those or
General Castillo. would only give COM
FORCE
Cubans do not hesitate to run before
overwhelming numbers.
Nor is that all that menaces. Leaving
Guantanamo camp Of marines and
plunging into the wood lot west, the
Associated Press coTresp spondent found a
force OF 500 Cubans under command of
colonel Perez This force had various
IN been estimated at from 1900 10 300
Cubans. but there We're certainly not
moro than 500. ac Colonel Perez admitted
i'm the course OF conversation. although
he had distinctly claimed TO have about
. o00 men. This force OF 500 is supposed
10 he keeping at bay 2.40O Spanish troops
who are in the town OF Guantanamo. The
marines are near this camp but to the
east Of IL. so that they could do moth
ing to prevent the Spaniards from
moving 10 the west on the flank Of the
American army
In other words there are 10 The north
east and west OF the army of invasion
thanking forces OF Spaniards comprising
over 2O.OOO troops, held at bay by less
than 5000 Cubans whose lighting qualities
are as vet rather enigmatical
In an interview with General Garcia
the correspondent called attention to this
situation. General Garcia replied; II be-