Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1898-07-01
THIRTY SEVEN KILLED AND
l4O WOUNDED.
AMERICANS WERE VICTORIOUS
SeviI|a Captured United states Troops
in sight of Santiago.

Jamaica, June %, 8 a. m, via Kings
ton, Jamaica, 11.30a m.-Dismounted
American cavalrymen forced their way
this morning friday over the rough
mountain trail and encountered the
Npanish infantry in dense thicket on
high plateau almost overlooking the
City of Santiago de Cuba aud routed
them after sharp battle LISTING one
hour.
This afternoon, strongly reinforced by
the arrival of additional forces, the
cavalrymen held position little more
than five miles from the Spanish strong
hold in Southeastern Cuba, preparing
' for n general movement on that city.
Today s victory was not without the
shedding of American blood. and six
teen of the troops lie under the ground
on the field OF battle and sixty others
are in the field hospital suffering from
wounds. OF these, eight or ten will
probably die.
1t is believed that the enemy's loss
was at least fifty dead, besides many
wounded.
The initial fight of Col. Wood s Rough
Riders and the troopers of the first aud
Tenth Regular Cavalry, will be known
in history as the battle of La Quasina.
That it did not end in complete
Slaughter of the Americans was not due
to any mIscalculation in the plau of
the Spaninrds, for as perfect an ambus-
cade as was ever formed in the brain of
an Apache Indian, was prepared and
Lieut.. Col. Roosevelt and his men walk
ed squarely into it. For an hour and
half they held their ground. unde' a
.Nerfect torn of bullets from the front
and sides and then Col. Wood at the
light and Lieut. Col Roosevelt at the
left, led a charge which turned the tide
of battle and sent the enemy flying ov-
er the hills toward Santiago. 1t is now
definitely known that sixteen men on
the American side were killed, while
sixty were wounded or are reported to
be missing.
1t is possible to calculate the Spanish
Iosses. but it is known that they were
far heavier than those of the Ameri
cans, Mt least, as regards actual loss of
life. Already thirty. seven dead Span
Spanish soldiers have been found and
buried, while many others are undoubt-
edly lying in the thick underbrush on
the side of the gully add on the slope of
the hill, where the main body of the
enemy was located. The wounded were
all moved
SEvILLA CAPTURED BY CHAFFEE.
OF Santiago, June 26. "A decisive
battle is expected at any moment. Gen
eral Wheeler 'sdivis:on was within the
il of the city Friday light, and wfs
Joined by General Shafter this morning,
while Sampson he's reduced every shore
brter.e of defense for twey miles either
way of Santiago. Chaffee's wing of
Wheeler's command captured and took
of Sevilla, seven miles from
Che city, aft=r sharp battle.
The official report places the American
loss at twenty one killed and eighty
wounded The Spaniards LETT thirty mine
dead on the field.
From the positions occupied by the
troops they can plainly see the streets
and inhab tants of S,ntiago 1t is re-
ported that large number of w,upded
h ire entering the city at stated intervals.
TWO BlTTLES WE'RE FOUGHT
, THERE.
Trhctca'iy TWO D'ttles were IOuSht at
the same time, one by The Rough Riders
under the immediate command of Col.
Wood, on the tip of the plateau, and
the ether on the hillsides several miles
away by the regulars, with whom was
Gen. Young.
The expedition started from Juragua
marked on some Cubin maps as Altares
a small town on tho coast min, miles
east of Moro Castle, which was the irst
place occupied by the troops after their
landing at Baiquiri last "Wednesday.