The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-14
SPANISH FAIRY STORIES.
Version of Havana Papers ON the
Recent Fighting

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Copyright, 1898, by the Associated Press.
Havana, July 1.-The following are
Spanish accounts of recent events in Cuba
Inc local newspapers publish long arti
cles giving details of the bombardment Of
Las Tunas province of Santa Clara. They
seem 80 confirm the reports that an effort
was made to land an American expedition
at Guayabacoa, on the south coast of that
province. The Spaniards say the Amerf
cans were Obliged to re-embark. owing TO
the stubborn resistance made by the local
forts, which is said to have been garri-
Soned by only sixty men. An American
Warship is said to have fired 200 shots at
the fort. The expedition, it was seen, was
finally landed at Punta Diamante, on bad
ground, the neighborhood being thick
lagoons and swamp land, and the only out
let being closed by a fort
On July 10, it Is further asserted an
American expedition made an attempt to
land at Punta Caney, and was obliged to
retreat, leaving one man killed on the
field Some documents fell into the hands
of the Spaniards, il is added, and from
them it was learned that the man killed
was lncalceo NuneZ, a brother of the
leader of the expedition, insurgent Briga-
der General Emilio Nunez This is be-
/ leved to be the second division of the ex-
petition which attempted a landing at
the San Juan river between Calace and
Cienfuegos
Meanwhile one of the American aux
iliary cruisers went aground i'm shoal wa
ter off Punta Caney. After great deal
of work on the part of the gunboat,
breaking the tow lines at least seven
times, it was found to be impossible to
float the ship.
THE American gunboat Machias then
sent out for help, and soon returned with
monitor, which fired about thirty-five
shots at Gayabacoa. Later the American
cruiser was hoated with the rising tide.
1T is impossible 10 describe the terrible
bombardment of Las Tunas. The Amer
lean monitor moved up TO within 1000
yards of the fort and Spanish battery.
The monitor was decked out with an
American flag flying, and with an officer
at every available point on the deck from
stern 10 poop with a battiehag in each
hand
The accompanying gunboat steamed in
behind the monitor, and opened a fierce
fire, sending not less than 1000 shells
Meanwhile the Spanish battery opened in
reply vigorously. The Spanish Gen EaA
fruit. with his staff, seemed everywhere
in the most dangerous places, giving or
ders with great elaboration and apparent
unconcern. About three hours after the
firing began, finding the attack hopeless
one the American vessels retired The
Spanish lost one killed and thirteen wound
ed, chiefly among the volunteers and citl-
zens.
ION Sunday, July g. the American mon
itor advanced again, accompanied by. the
gunb0at and an auxiliary cruiser The
people of the village disappeared into the
country, after burning the wharf so a to
prevent the invaders from making a land
ing as they had intended.
The Spanish batteries opened first d.
recting their fire against the monitor. The
American boats answered and destroyed
a number of houses. but fortunately the
only one of these which were of consid-
cradle value belonged to American citi-
zensf formerly residents in the village"