Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-06-07

chief, four officers, and twenty-Onl
soldiers wounded. Spanish navy losse
are reported to be one chief and fiv,
sailors killed, and one officer and twelv,
sailors wounded. The Spanish version
says: American losses are reported K
be considerable.
AMERICAN LOSSES.
CAPE HAYTIEN, June THE los:
on the American side, Santiago reports
say is not known. The Spaniardi
acknowledge great deal of damage
inflicted on the Spanish cruiser Reina
Mercedes, aud say Moro Castle shows
great, gaping breaches in its walls
Later in the day, 1t appears
LANDING OF AMERICAN TROOPS
was effected near Daiquiri, some dis
tance east of Aguaderes, near the rail-
road static nconnecting with SAINT iago
de Cuba. Later an engagement took
place between the American force and
the Spanish troops sent against the
landing party. The only accounts OF
the battle obtainable, being from Span
ish sources, do not set forth the result.
Therefore, it is inferred that the
AMERICANS WERE VICTORIOUS.
There is q report that the first-class
armored Spanish cruiser, Maria Teresa
was sunk by the fire Of the American
ships. It is said only 500 American
troops landed at Daiquiri, or possibly
Aguadores the two places being con-
fused in the reports. 1t seems to be
admitted that the fire of the American
soldiers was so accurate that the Span
iards were compelled to flee from their
Notifications. M
NO TROOPS YET STARTED.
WASHINGTON, June Tit is almost
certain that no regular troops have yet
been dispatched to Santiago, but i. is
the intention to begin heavy move
ment today or tomorrow. It had been
the intention Of tho military authnri-
ties to have started the first expedition
a day or two ago, hut the ron. arrival
of the equipment of large siege guns
short postponement.
SPAIN CoNFEssEs.
MADRID, June THE following
oflicIal dispatch has been received from
Havana: Col. Aldea, commanding the
Spanish column, had sharp Eight with |
q body of rebels supporting landing |
of American forces near Santiago de
Cuba. Two American warships pro-
tected the landing party. The result
Of the operations is not known. 1t ISL
that the renewal of the bonn
bardment at Santiago, from to II |
o'clock Monday morning, was intended |
to distract the attention of the Spans |
iards and to enable the landing to be |
effected without melestation.
FULL AND SATISFACTORY.
NEW YORK, June IA special from |
Cape Haytien, describing the lombard
ment at Santiago, says that the forts in |
The harbor are now mass of ruins.
Moro is shapeless pile Of ruined ma
sonry and dismantled guns. Ten Amer
can ironcads passed back aud forth |
from port Cabrera on the west to port |
Bguadores on the east of the harbor |
entrance. discharging heavy guns as
they steamed along, so that scarcely Q
yard escaped
LIZ OEhOhA L SANONAOhN0s
At port Aguadores, the fort recently
by Gel. Ordonez, artillery
expert, was blown to dust. Colenel
Ordonez himself was badly wounded
The old cruiser, Reina Mercedes, was
liscerned attempting ia. place explo-
sives about the hull of the Merrimac to
blow her to pieces and clear the channel.
A 13-inch
SHELL FROM THE OREGON
landed squarely abaft her pilot house |
and tore her upper works to shreds |
Her Second Commodore" five sailors |
and marine were killed, the second |
lieutenant and sixteen seamen were
seriously wounded. The crew. by order
of the Admiral, abandoned the ship for
the shore for safety.
THE WORK DONE.
On Board Associated Press Dispatch
Boat Dandy off Santiago dc Cuba.
Monday, (Noon) via KiNGsToH, "a
maica, June THE America fleet this
morning engaged the Spanish batteries
defending the entrance Of the harbor
of Santiago de Cuba, and after : three
hours bombardment, silenced nearly all
the forts. destroyed several sarthvorks.
rendered useless the EstrelIa and Cave
batteries, two Of the principal fortifica-
lions. =
BECAUSE THEY RAN AWAY.
CAPE HAYTIEN, June Later re-
ports show that Col Ordonez, Captain
Sanchez, Lieut.. Yrizar, of the artilIerv.
and Perez and Garcia, were only sew
erely wounded and not killed as at f1rst
reported. The Spanisrds claim only
one soldier killed, though the casualties
in the naval force are said to be Is ALL
ready cabled.