The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-06-26

FotJR MILES NORTHWEST OF Ju-
RAGUA. CUBA, Friday, June "a T.
M.-PER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
DISPATCH BOAT MANpA,- TO PORT
ANTONIO. JAMAICA, June 5.--9 a. NJ
WA KINGSTON, 1850 a. M.-Dismount-
ed American cavalrymen forced their
way over the rough mountain tran TINS
morning and encountered the Spanish IN
fautry in a dense tflcket on high pa
teau almost overlooking the city OF San
tiago de cuba, and routed them after
sharp battle lasting one hour.
HOLD THE POSITION
This afternoon, strongly ielhloIcoo pS
the arrival OF additional forces the cav
airy held a position little more tnah
five miles from the Spanish strohshoiu III
southeastern Cuba, preparing LOT se"-
eral movement on that CITY, ,.,
To-day's victory was not gained with
on, The shedding Of American blood ana
ono ofBcer and twelve Of the troops he
nnaer the ground on the field OF battle
while about fifty others, including SIX
of1cers are I'm the field hospital suffering
from wounds. ,.. a.,
or these eight or ten, will probably dle'
7, ,s believed that the Nenemy's loss was
~ ieast fftv dead besides many wounded.
THE KILLED.
The American dead are
cantain Allyn X. Capron. OF Troop L.
First Volunteer Cavalry; Sergeant nam
utoh Fish. Jr.. Troop l.; Privates lllden'
Dawson. Troop l.. George Daughtery'
Troop A: w T. Irwin, Troop i, all four
Of tho same regiment more january
tnovn as the Rough Riders and Pri-
vate Dix. York. Bjork. Colbe, Berlin ana
ramonek all of Troop X. First Regular
cavalry. and Corporal White Troop T.
Tenth Cavalry.
THE WOUNDED.
Tb. following officers we're wounded:
Major Brodie, shot through the r'Bht
forearm.
CAPTAIN McCHntock. Troop i, shot
through the right leg.
lieutenant ]. s. Thomas. Troop L, shot
through the right leg. All the FOREGOING
officers are rought riders. Other oihcers
wounded are: ...
Captain Knox. Major Bell Lieutenant
Byron. These officers are or the tlrst
The following are among the soldiers
Romeh Riders-Troop B.-Privatcs f.
NJ Hni. Shelly +. Ishler NJ. 5. New
comb, Fred. N. Beale and Corporal j..
ID. Rhodes.
Troop E-Corporal James +. Boan.
Privates Frank Booth, Albert Hartle. X.
G.. Bailey. Aivers. Atherton. Cihord
Reed and Sergeant G. w. Arringon.
Troop G-Sergeant Thomas i. Cava-
naugh. Corporal J.. J.. Stewart, Prlvates
George Rowland. II. j. Haefner, Michael
Coyie, r. NJ Reid and NJ. Russell
Troop L-Privates j. II. Kean. John
=. Dernat. Thomas i. Meagher. Edward
Calborst and Nathaniel Poe.
Tenth Cavalry--Troop B.-Privates Rus
sell. Gaines Miller, Gross, Braxton ana
Wheeler.
Troop I.-Privates Ridd and Maybery.
Edward Marshall correspondent OF the
New York journal and Advertiser. was
seriously wounded in the small OF the
back
TWO BATTLES IN ONE.
Practically two battles were fought
at the same time. ono by tho Rough
Riders under the immediate command
OF Colonel Wood on the top OF the plat
eau aud the other on the hill side seve-
raj lies away by the regulars. with whom
was General Young. The expedition
started from Juragua. marked on cuban
mans as Altarcs, a small town on the
coast nine miles east Of MORO Castle,
which was the FIRST place occupied by
the troops after their landing at Bal
ouiri last Wednesday.
Information was brought n the Ameri-
can army headquarters by Cubans on
Thursday that forces OF Spanish soldiers
had assembled az the place where tho
hattie occurred 10 block nc march on
Santiago.
cUBANs DID NOT COME.
n General YOUNG went there 10 dislodge
fhem. the understanding oeing that the
8cubans under General Castillo would CO.
cperate with him but the latter failed
~ appear until tho light was nearly fin
<tfd 1nen they askef prrfnisSicr 10
&eao shs fleeing spaniards. but "a the