The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-06-16
CUBANS COOPERATE.
They Have Two Men Killed and One
Wounded--0 Marine Wounded.
THE VICTORY WAS COMPLETE.
The Marines Went at Their Work
Like Veterans-ThcS Spaniards Shot
Widely, But Americans Aimed
asCOolIy as Ifat Target Prac-
ticc and Every Shot Told.
Cubans are Fearless.

| u. s. CAMP, EAST SIDE or EN-
! TRANCE TO GUANTANAMO BAY. June
| n-s p. NJ, by the Associated Press dis
patch boat Wanda via Kingston Jamaica,
June 15.-l23O p. M.-The United States
| marines. under Lieutenant-Colonel Rob-
crt w. Huntington made their first ag-
| eressfvc movement against the Spanish
guerlllas to-day and completely routed
| The enemy. The force of marines was un-
der Captain Elliot and the cooperating
Cubans were under Colonel Labora. The
combined forces raided a Spanish camp
about five miles from the American po-
| sition DESTROYED the only well IN the
! vicinity and killed about forty Spaniards.
| one American was slightly wounded.
| Two Cubans were killed and four wound
ed. .,..
| II IS impossible to estimate the number
Of Standards engaged owing 10 their guei-
| MA methods Of fighting, but 1t is Dehe'ea
there were at least 100. ...,-,r
| MARINES BEHAVE WE'LL.
The marines behaved splendidly, theH
marksmanship being excellent uhuer '"'
severe fire OF the enemy.
The captured camp lies about hVe mlIes
| southeast of the rifle pits Of the marines
and was an important base for the enemy
as IL contained the only wen Wlthlh siA
| or seven miles.
| TAeutenant-Colonel Huntington decided
| ON the attack early I'm the day ana a'
! ohout o'clock the forces started across
Inc mountain The march up and down
the stecp hillsides under the glarlns
| tronical sun was a severe test OF en-
durance for the marines and before lhe
| battle-ground was reached. twenty-tWo
men had received medical attention All
! were able however, TO reach the posi-
tion before the fighting ceased me
marines were compelled to march IN SIN
| ole file following the mountain tran.
| Meanwhile the Cubans darted backward
and forward to right and left, on the
| scout
| II was noon when from n hill top the
| Americans caught sight of the Spanish
camp living on a ridge below them. IL
consisted of one large house. the officers
quarters surrounded by numerous
"shacks" and huts, all clustering about
the precious well.
The Americans began a cautious ad-
| vance and were within two hundred yards
| of the enemy before the crack OF "a rlile
in the Spanish lines announced tina the
| Spaniards had discovered them
| LINE OF BATTLE.
The troops quickly moved into line Of
| battle with the Cubans on the left flank.
| The enemy's bullets were whirling vic
| iously over the Americans, but the ma
| rines settled down 10 their work MS un-
| concernedly as though at target practlce.
Very few Spaniards were i'm sight. They
| were lying behind the huts and IN inc
| brush. but the puffs Of smoke revealed
| their positions and enabled she Americans
| TO do effective work.
For twenty minutes both sides MAIN
| tanned a terrific fire. The Spanish shots
were generally wild and spasmodic while
| the Americans cody fired away aiming
| carefully and shooting TO Kill. For the
| most part the Americans firing was done
| individually. but at times the officers
could direct firing by squads. always with
| telling effect.
THE ROUT BEGINS.
II was beginning to look as though
| bayonet charge down the slope would De
| necessary TO dlslodge the enemy when
suddenly the latter began TO break for a
thiclet hundred yards further on. Lit
| he groups could be seen fleeing from the
camp. separating darting through the
| brush and zig-zagging 20 escape the bull
| let's II was then the American fire be-
| came most deadly. Man after man could
| bc seen 10 fall in a vain rush for shelter
| and the fire from the Spanish became
scattering and almost ceased. Two Gu
bans Law dead and four wounded and pri-
vate Walker of Company ID. had 10 imp
TO the rear with q slight wound In MS
ankle.
The easy victory put the command IN
high spirits
The little black Cuban warriors waved
their machetes and howied curses at the
Spanish n savage fashion. Their hrlns
had been wild throughout. but they an
displavod the utmost contempt for the
Spanish bullets apparently being abso-
lutely without fear
! As the enemy began breaking from the
camp. the Dolphin which lay out at sea,
was sienalIed and began pitching shells
! toward the thlcket for which the Span
iards were making Meanwhile jdauten-
amt MagiU was seen coming with forty
men as relnforccments and Captain Ma
honey was on the way with a hundred
more. but before either could reach the
scene the trouble was over.
MANY SPANIARDS KILLED
As the Spanish rotreated the Americans
moved forward. firing as they went and
nv the time the camp was reached the
enemy had all got away, taking their
wounded and probably many OF their
dead. Fifteen bodies were found scatter
ed through the brush. but the Americans
werc unable TO examine the spot "heIe
their firing had been most deadly. No
time was lost in burning the buildings
and nllng the weil with earth and
| stones.
The Dolphin landed water and ammu-
milton as an attack was expected on the
return march. but none was made
Evidently the Spaniards were too tho
roughly beaten 90 attempt further fight
ing The marines did not reach the
American camp until after nightfall. and
as they had been without food since the
early morning, they We're thoroughly ex-
hausted.
Colonel Huntington believes the de-
struciion OF the camp and we'll Will seri-
ouslv cripple the bushwhacking opera
tions Of the enemy.
OF Santiago de cuba. on Monday night,
the dynamite guns OF the Vesuvius were
tested with great success. Three shots
were fired at the Spapnish fortifcations.
and Il Is believed great damage was
done on Tuesday morning the New
Orleans shelled and partially DESTROYED