The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-06-09
THE SPANISH
AFTERMATH.
A Rehash of the Battles at Santiago
and Manila.
AUGUSTUS REPORTSNOT PRINTED
The Papers Urge That Nothing he
Kept Back That Might Leak out
Through Foreign Sourccs-The
Marines are Praised.

LONDON. June 9.-The Mddfld CORES
pondent of the Standard says:
ut is reported that during the engage
ment at Santiago two shells struck the
| Vizcaya and one the destroyer Furor.
admiral Cervera praises the splendid
behavior of the marine brigade that serv-
| ed the guns OF the Castillo de La So
| capa battery under 2 terrible hre Tor
| several hours.
| THE papers are doing their utmost to
| dispel the unfavorable impression made
! by the news from Santiago, and they
| recommend the authorities 10 give more
| details and not 10 keep silent on the
| facts which afterwards leak out through
| foreign or private advices. Nevertheless,
| late last night and again this morning
| the ministers and leading officials were
| very reticent, although they admitted
having received fresh dispatches from
! Havana and Santiago, which General
Correa and Captain Aunon had communi-
Gated to Senior Sagasta before replies
were cabled to Blanco and Cervera.
SUFFERED MOST
! Press dispatches say that the Reina
| Mercedes suffered most from the shell
| fire which mortally wounded her COM
| mander CaDain Acosta. The total num-
| Der OF casualties on the ship was thirty
| nne-the captain, FIVE seamen and TWEEN
| ty-one marines killed and lieutenant
| and eleven men wounded. Most OF the
| Hontoria and Krupp guns had before the
action been placed in the socapa bat
| terry Admiral Cervera's squadron, with
steam up, was lying behind the first line
| Of defences I'm the channel leading from
the bay ready TO cooperate but the land
defences sufiiced to keep the American
| feet from attempting to force the en-
| trance.
LOYALIST VOLUNTEERS.
"The loyalist volunteers. according 10
| the press dispatches. took part in the
| gallant defence Of MORO fort, losing two
| officers and several men. They also as
| sisted the troops 10 oppose an American
| landing attempted at two places.
"Captain-General Augusti has tele-
| graphed through Hong Kong, important
| dispatches which the government mas not
| vet published. 1t Is understood. how
| ever. that he reports he has concentrated
| the Europeans within the lines OF Ma
Mia. which has been much strengthened
| against land attacks.
| In consequence Of the SPREAD Of agita-
ton formented by Aguinaldo. the ma
| tives, however. are so divided that the
| Spanish officials continue TO hold many
| provinces in the island Of Luzon ara
| elsewhere
| LIMITED TO CAVITE AND MANILA.
'The efforts Of the disaffected are lin
| tied to the neighborhoOd OF Cavite and
| Manila where they are backed up by the
| Americans. Such Is understood TO be the
| substance of the Captain-Generals dis
| patches.
| 1.-THE government does not purpose TO
| send reliefs or a squadron 10 the Philip
| pines just yet. Captain Aunon. Minis
| ter of Marine. Will probably go TO Cadiz
! shortly 10 inspect the reserve fleet un-
| der Admiral Camara and the prepare
| lions at the arsenal and on other yes
| sells.
| LONDON. June 9.-The Madrid CORES
| pendent of the Times, telegraphing Tues
day, says:
NO EXCITEMENT.
! "The news from Santiago produced lit
/ tie or no excitement. At first there was
| a feeling of sadness because only Span
| ish losses were announced. Gradually
| the feeling changed on learning that the
| Americans also suffered. although their
| losses have not yet been reported in de-
| tail In any case there was justification
for patriotic satisfaction in the fact that
| the attack had been successfully repuls-
| ed with fewer casualties than have some
! times occurred in insignificant skirmshes
| with the insurgents.
To EFFECT \ LANDING.
| 1.-THE specialists of course. are endeaV-
oring to determine the object the Ameri-
| cans have in view in expanding such
| large quantity Of valuable ammunition.
| Some believe the real object was TO oc-
| cupy the attention of the Santiago gar
| rson while a landing Of troops was ef-
| fected
This view is confirmed by the news
| that a landing was attempted at TWO
| separate points-namely Punta Cabrera
! and Aguadores. Unfortunately the dis
! patches on this subject hitherto received
| are very meagre, but they agree in stat
ing positively that at both points the
| Spanish forces effectually prevented the
| intended Decentralization.
| WILD RUMORS.
| 'In the absence Of trustworthy news
| from the Philippines the widest rumors
! are again ahoat. Credulous patriots cling
| TO the view that Admiral Cervera can
| work miracles. and they believe. despite
! all evidence 10 the contrary, that his
| squadron is well on the way 10 the phil
| ippines.
''The peace possibilities continue to be
! discussed. Some sanguine people urge
| that negotiations might be opened at
once All sensible people continue 10 say,
as they have been saying for weeks past
! that short Of miracles. there is no doubt
| of the final result Of an unequal struggle.
4 and that the longer the struggle con-
/ tinues the greater will be the sacrifices,
But | stin fail TO perceive in any infu-
! antial quarter a readiness TO act on tins
! conviction.
PEACE SUGGESTION INSPIRED?
| On analyzing IN opinion that the psy-
Geological moment for starting peace, ne
/ gotiations has arrived, / found IT was
| based not on the consciousness that
| Spain is rapidly exhsusting her resources
| but on the belief that the great majority
! Of Americans nave already tired OF the
war: that President Mckinley Is, conse-
| ouently. becoming unpopular, and that
the peace suggestions Of the Paris edi-
| ton of the New York Herald were inspired
by President Mckinley himself.
AS for Spain, my friends maintain that
she is in no hurry, as recent events have
shown her powers Of passive resistance
| tn he far greater than had been sup
posed. The conquest of Cuba, they say,
! viii REQUIRE two years, at the least and
probablv much more, and II the island
is ever conquered, il will be. they argue,
white elephant for the United States.
The conclusion is that America has much
more reason than Spain TO desire ter
! mination of hostilites.
Such an attitude is hardly likely 10
! serve the cause OF peace. II venture
even TO declare that during the recent
DAYS we have drifted away from. rather
than toward, the goal all reasonable peo-
pie desire to reach
| QUEEN REGENT IN BAD HEALTH.
LONDON. June 9-The Madrid CORES
! % rho Daily Nous 1.-THE