The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-07-05
BATTLE OF IA QUAS|NA
SHARP AND BLOODY FIGHT BE.
FORE SANTIAGO.
Spanish Plan an Ambuscade Into
Which the Americans March-Six-
teen Killed and Sixty Wounded.

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The transport City of Para arriving
this morning brings the startling
news that Admiral Camara with Q
strong fleet was at the Suez Canal on
June 26, on the way to the Philip.
pines.
There has been a sharp fight near
| Santiago de Cuba in which the Ameri.
cans were victorious, though with
considerable loss.
HEADQUARTERS OF GEN. CHAT.
FEE, TWO MILES BEYOND SEVIL.
LA, June 20, by Associated Press dis.
patch boat, Port Antonio, Jamaica
1890 a. M, July 26.-The American
troops are now within four miles OF
Santiago de Cuba. Two brigades OF
General Lawtons division in COM
mand of General Chaffee and Colonel
r. H. Hall of the Second Massachu.
sets volunteers, last night and today
moved forward past the village of Sc.
villa, where the Spaniards were ex-
pected to make stand, and occupied
the hills to the right and left.
Two miles beyond, far out in front
of the Americans and occupying the
| lOtiNlS lCdlllllR " OdllIldpO is force
of $500 Cubans under Carlos Coma.
les.
The entire Cuban army, under di.
rection of General CaliX Garcia is
marching for a cooperative attack or
! Santiago. Garcia with 5000 Cubans
is expected from the interior before
nightfall, while from Accerraderos, 2C
miles to the west of Santiago, 1000
| Cubans arrived today.
There are no Spaniards in the entire
country between Baiquiri, where the
most of the American troops were
landed, and Santiago. The retreat oil
the enemy, after yesterdays battle
apparently became rout. which die
not end until the Notifications around
the city were reached.
The transport Leona today brought
| to Jaragua from Accerraderos nearly
1000 insurgents, thoroughly armed
and plentifully supplied with ammu
milton. They are part of the army OF
General Garcia and have been sent tc
the front to Join the insurgents al.
ready occupying the roads leading tc
Santiago.
BATTLE OF LA QUASINA.
JURAGUA, June %, 4 p. m, per As
ISOLATED Press dispatch boat, via
Kingston, Jamaica, June &c, 10 a. m
The initial fight of Colonel Woods
Rough Riders and the troops of the
| First and Tenth regular cavalry will
be known in history as the Battle Of
La Quasina. That it did not end in
the complete slaughter of the Ameri
cans was not due to any miscalcula,
ton in the plans of the Spaniards
for as perfect an ambuscade as was
ever formed in the brain of an Apa.
che was prepared, and Lieutenant 60
onel Roosevelt and his men walked
squarely into it.
For an hour and half they held
their ground under perfect storm OF
bullets fom the front and sides, and
then Colonel Wood at the right and
Colonel Roosevelt at the left led a
charge which turned the tide of bat
tie and sent the enemy flying over the
hills toward Santiago.
1t is now definitely known that 1G
men were killed on the American side
while 60 were reported wounded or
missing. 1t is known that the Span
ish loss of life was heavier than that
of the Americans. Thirty-seven dead
Spanish soldiers have already been
found and buried.
SPANIARDS WELL POSTED.
That the Spaniards were thorough
ly posted on the route and plans of
the Americans in the latter's move
ments towards Sevilla was evident as
shown by the careful plans they had
made. The main body of the Span
iards was posted on a hill on the
heavily wooded slopes of which had
been erected two block houses flanked
by entertainments. At the bottom of
these hills run two roads along which
Lieutenant Colonel 'Roosevelt's men
and eight troops of the First and the
Tenth cavalry with a battery of four
howitzers, advanced. These roads are
but little more than gullies, rough
and narrow and at places almost i'm
passible. In these trails the fight oc-
Cured.
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