The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-16
SPANISH GUERRILLAs
MAKE FURTHER ATTACKS.
They DO Good work - Far N Creep
ing An Easy Range Goes Hat
TarE~t Practice II Had.

Copyrighted. ISIS. By the Associated Press
ON THE DESPATCH BOAT DArST-
LESS. OFF GUANTANAMO BAY, Tues
dsy. June IL. noon, via Kingston. Jauai-
Ga. Wednesday, June - a. m.--Tssrs
Was a renewal OF the attack on the ma
rtnes last night. They slept - the
trenches. with thelr s'flsz beside them, pro-
tecisd by heavy pscket line os insar-
gents and marines under the command OF
L4euis Iepors and suzitn- The plckeis
had street orders not 10 IRE unless COM
maE.Sed TO DO 80. Tasre we're several
alarms. bat no firing during the night, In
consequence the aien aweke much re-
freeasd. after four days and nights OF con-
tisuoas work and febtiag. IL was sup
posed the enemy had retired TO the wind
mil on the south coast, the only remaining
x6Gree OF water supply.
The windmill was SheiIed at intervals all
day yesterday by the Dolphin. but the
spzniaras were still there this morning.
~ O'Clock The enemy made an unex-
pectad sharp attack On the American rear
and left fiank. When the pickets came In
for relief the Spanish guerrsilas crept
sIcug behind them sae go, within loo
yards. when the accidental discharge OF d
rife In the trenches ed them 10 believe
they we're discovered. and they opened fire
with a voiiey which whistied harmlaasly
over aead. They had shot too h.ga. as
usus J.
TIE marines then scrambled ND from
tkssr staamng coffee aud hard tack. back
TO the trenches. and met the guerriIlas
with a struggling but weli-directed rifle
fire. In addition i've field pieces. mounted
at angles III the trenches. and the machine
guns poured hail cs bullets into the
chaparrai. scattering the main body OF
tha spanlsrdS Ia all directions Shells
dropped in their IniGss :hey ran.
A fea of the enemy stood their ground
desperately on the ieft flank, and the
crack Of thu Msaser rifles and the pings
Of the bullets were heard rather than seen
for an hour the smokeless powder used
by the spanIsrds made their location In
the dense anderbrush almost impossible
81 discover.
fhe Panther fired six-pounders into tho
Spaniafis while the marines were engag
ed In beating of the attack.
OEls one man was wounded. and he suS-
tanned only a slight Injury In his hand.
The Cahaas who acted well .ast night,
were WITH difficulty forced out on the Skin
m.sh line this time. Some Of them refused
70 be driven, even when struck by their
officers with the fiat OF their machetee.
bnj they were not Ger sfTed. They try To
work out their knowledge Of the methods
OF the Spanish gueFrillas III warfare. and
Ia land serylcs "a guides they are Inyaius-
BILE Orr men are al a great disadvantage
matters AZ their peculiar plan of campaign
of savage. rather than Of civilized war
fare. Ibe men stink through the tropical
,lEae '.cwth as noiseiess!y as shadows
some with their naked bodies concealed
with calm leaves. 80 that they are neither
ssen nor heard. Our men are not familiar
with these tactics and awkwaydly crash
through the brush.
Capt. Elicit says the enemy could not
stand a minute tn the open. but he admits
they are dangerous antagonists az this
- Of work. The marines are seasoning
rapidly. The hospital ship So,sce Is in
Guantanamo bay with the wounded on
board AS The Dauntless left the bag. the
smoke u two Spanish gunboats in the
inner harhor could he seen. and the Dol
pain stood up the channel to meet the at
tack, IL tho Spaniaris had the audaclty 10
make one When ter miles OF shore the
booming of guns cnuld be heard and trs
Aarbor was yelled IN smoke.