The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-11-09

the fort was Don Antonio Ros. The Of
fcers under him We're Lieut.. Antonio
Quintana, Captain Antonio Anton, three
lcutenants more and a major and two
licutenants OF guerrilas. At the same
time, as prisoners, we had in the MORO
a major of Euerrllas named Casteloi and
three captains of same The chief of the
battery was Col. Ordonez and under him
were two lieutenants, named respective
ly Aguirre and Sanchez, both of whom
were wounded in the first encounter.
Lieut.. Sanchez was afterwards sent to
Punta Gorda battery with six artillery
men and four marines from the cruiser
Reina Mercedes. The Socapa battery was
manned by two officers, one sergeant and
marines from the Reina Mercedes and
six artillerymen. On the 9Th of June four
artillerymen We're killed in the Socapa
battery one of them disappearing so
completely that the only vestige found
of him next day was a leg. There We're
present at the Moro two lieutenants
and four marines more from the Reina
Mercedes, who helped the lighthouse
keeper in the Signal Service AT the tor
pedo station on the beach Were two Off
GERS and six marines from the Reina
Mercedes, to whom the movements of
the American fleet We're communicated by
telephone from above.
Account of the Fight.-On the 18th of
May two steamers We're sighted twelve
miles from shore or, better said, from the
Moro, one of which fired. one of the
steamers was the San Luis. The MORO
was not able to answer the fire at the
time, as the only mounted gun was not
ready for use. The next day, the 18th,
the two steamers came 10 within two
miles from the Moro and appeared to be
taking up the cable. one of the lieuten-
ants of infantry, who was on guard at
the time, in company with the lighthouse
keeper, asked him what he thought of the
steamers movements. After looking
through his glasses, the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
replied that they We're taking up the ca
BILE. The officer reported same to Majel'
Ros who came to inspect for himself, and
said 1--WE will fire on them, as those are
the only orders I have" They could only
fire two rounds, as after that the only
gun mounted became useless. The steam
ers answered with more than 100 rounds,
which were counted by Major RIOS.
Some of the shots damaged the soma
phore signal and one shell entered the
house occupied by Lieut. Quintana,
which, had 1t exploded, would have killed
three officers who were there at the
time. All the troops got under cover, the
only ones remaining being Major RIOS,
the lighthouse-keeper and one officer ana
two marines from the Niscaya. The FIR
ing getting too hot for the officer, ne ran
off with his two marines, dropping his
sword while jumping wire fence and
fractured hts leg. on the 18Th six more
steamers We're sighted coming directly
for the port. The officers and soldiers
became very much alarmed ana began 70
disappear on seeing they did not hoist
their flag, and believed them TO be Amer
lean. The only ones who kept their sta
tions We're Major Ros four marines from
the heina Mercedes and the lighthouse
keeper ON approaching nearer the SHIPS
were, ssap 70 belong 20 the Spanish fleet
commanded 10y Admiral CerYerR, Then
eve rSbody began 20 reapptaT and shout
With Gleel "IIurrah for Spainl HuTrah for