The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-06-10
A DIARY OF THE BLOCKADE
CONTINUED from Third Page,)
TUESDAY, MAY "a.

AT 1880 p. m. yesterday the president
of the council of the secretaries, Senior
Galvaz, accompanied by his secretary,
Senior Pellon. visited the German war
ship Gieir, being saluted with eight
shots that were answered by Cabana
fortress.
TT is reported that on Wednesday,
the 18th, American warships fired at
San Hilario forts, situated about three
miles from Nuevitas harbor, Puerto
Principe province. The American war
ships firing thirty cannon shots with
out doing any damage and retired.
During the 21st, 22d and 2Sd no
American warship was off Matanzas.
"It is reported from Cardenas that
yesterday monitor was at Cayo Pie
dra meantime three gunboats secuted
the entrance of Cardenas harbor be-
aween Cayo Fiodra and Punta Hicaoos.
The American warships retired toward
the north, but one of them stayed all
night off Cardenas.
Yesterday seven American war
ships were off Cienfuegos, among them
the Iowa, Brooklyn and Texas, accord
ing to appearance.
IL 10 OllSleilly ICpOltCd tlidI iSiCoiet'
and Qtesados guerillos fought Robau
and Rios insurgent bands at Maguara-
ya Santa Clara province, killing one OF
them. The Spanish guerillos beat them
again at MANAGES mountains, killing
six of the insurgents and pursuing
them to Purial. The Spanish guerril-
los losses were two killed and two
wounded.
1t is reported from Scanti Spiritus
that on the night of the 18th the insur
gents attacked the town of Mayajigua,
being repelled by the garrison. The
fire lasted four hours. No loss has
been reported among the Spanish SOL
diers.
sit is also reported from Sancti Spir-
titus that on the 18th the insurgent
Brigadier Jose Miguel de Lopez re-
quested the military commander Of
Alonzo Sanchez town to surrender with
all the forces under his command. The
Spanish chief of the garrison answered
that while he would have cartridge
and a soldier he would never surrender.
The insurgent forces then besieged the
town. Afterwards General Estruch,
being informed of what was happening
at the town of Alonzo Sanchez, sent
from Sancti Spiritus a column which
obliged the insurgent forces to retreat
| toward the Rubio Hills.
Santa Teresa and Sitio Grande guer-
| illas left Encrucijada Eavan province,
commanded by Spanish lieutenant,
| Francisco Alvarez Riestra, on the goth
| AT San Rafael they met the insurgent
bands commanded by Brigadier Robau
and Major Fernando Rioz, receiving q
| fearful fire until a Spanish lieutenant
ordered machete charge that dis
persed the insurgent forces. The in
surgents left two white men and five
colored men killed. Among the first
killed was Major Pedro ]. Parilla Ser
rano aid-de- camp to insurgent Gene
raj Chucho Montiagudo, who had come
to transmit orders to General Robau.
1.-THE German warship Gieir will leave
| tomorrow afternoon for Brogroso; she
will carry only German citizens. 1t Is
| reported that very few are going. She
will carry the official mail Of all the
| foreign consulates.
"This noon merchant Norwegian
corvette was at Havana at the north
east. A schooner was also seen, but its
nationality was not distinguished. The
| situation of the American war vessels
| bloekading Havana this noon was: A
| cruiser to the north and two gunboats
| and another cruiser to the northeast.
! At Ave o'clock in the afternoon there
were only two cruisers and two gun
boats to the north. They all We're
! about twelve miles from the coast.
| "The German warship Gieir carries
thirty-five passengers.
1.-THE Norwegian steamship Tito to-
| day left Ysabela de Sagua for New
York, carrying twelve thousand bags Of
sugar.
| "On the 23d Alfonso Davalos commit
ted suicide at Matanzas. He had moth
ing to give to his children to eat.
1.-THE officers Of the colored volun-
teers of Urbano battalion were pre-
sented yesterday afternoon to the Ha-
vana military governor, General Arola,
by their colonel, Lagardere..