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’ 111 ’ ./ XTZ\T ” ( THE MORNING NEWS. •» A V UlJa J ■'.rftabllshed m - -incorpcrated 1883 > > x 6 GV v/x a -J E3TIIJ4 Meaiuem. ) •' MH fl Sill Marines Fight Spaniards for 13 Hours. FOUR OF OUR MEN FAIL Advance Pickets of Americans Un accounted for. b- SPANISH LOSS MORE SEVERE Our Dead a Surgeon, Sergeant and Two Privates. Copyright, 1898. by the Associated Press. On Board the Associated Press Dispatch Boat Dauntless, oft Guantanamo, Sunday, June 12, via Mole St. Nicholas, Hayti, June 12.—Lieut. Col. R. W. Huntington’s battalion of marines, which landed from the transport Panther on Friday and en camped on the hill guarding the aband oned cable station at the entrance to the outer harbor of Guantanamo, has been en gaged in beating off a bush attack by Spanish guerillas and regulars since 3 o'clock Saturday afternoon. The fighting was almost continuous for thirteen hours until 6 o’clock this morn ing, when reinforcements were landed from the Marblehead. Four of our men were killed and one wounded. The advance pickets under Lleute. Ne ville and Shaw are unaccounted for. Among the killed is Assistant Surgeon k John Blair Gibbs, eon of Maj. Gibbs of the regular army, who fell in the Custer m tssacre. His home was at Richmond, bitt b« had bfsen practicing in New Me egi’ut'u 11*«.<uv war began. He was a very popular officer. The others killed are: SERGEANT CHARLES H. SMITH of Smallwood. PRIVATE WILLIAM DUNPHY Os Gloucester, Muse. PRIVATE JAMES McCOLGAN of Stoneham, Man. CORPORAL GLASS was accidently wounded in the head. The Spanish loss Is unknown, but it was probably considerable. The splashes of blood found nt daylight at the positions the Spaniards occupied Indicated fatalities, but their comrades carried off the killed and wounded. The engagement began with desultory firing at the pickets, a thousand yards in land from the camp. Capt. Spicer’s com pany was doing guard duty and was driven In, Anally rallying on the camp and repulsing the enemy at 5 o’clock. The bodies of Private* McCoigan and Dunphy were found, both shot in bead. The largvj cavities caused by the bullets, which, Inside a range of Wt> yards have a rotary motion, indicate that the victims were killed at close range. The bodies were stripped of cartridge Nits and horribly mutilated with ma ,chetes. When they were brought in the who* formed three ebb's of n hollow Square about the camp on the hilltop. Be- i Miw In the bay were the warships at an Oh or. I inland from the hilltop is a deep ravine. And beyond this are high hills. The ad gfc Aaoent country la very heavy with a tlbk-ket growth. The sky w.M blanketed with clouds, and when the sun set a g.tlc wai blowing ma. ward. J.ight fell, thick and im;»enetrab)o. The Spanish squads concealed in the chitpi>aral cover iiud lhe »i.h nnfiigc, th* Americana on the ridge 'furnishing fin* targets against the sky and the white tents. The Spaniards fought from cover till midnight, discoverable only by flashes, at which the marines fired volleys. The re- yeaiyes sounded like crackers In n barrel. Marblehead launch, a Coh machine I*’ b* l bon -I up the ,m> . u ' Wultne, The '- 1! ■ ‘C-.d I. 1 t.10i:.;. l Ml /iime were killed. marines n nv h bl.x>„ to the rdge amt HH ShAtks niv timwr.c.’ tn i i< vc.ni'y, OSSi The ship* ltn.»W th’B iwarh ilg'-j --" • deep t r»,• .u . 1•1 • - • ■ ■ ■ ?*'< RVea:<k»n.Uiy tkUiMti* pari •« of ■n.is I* **' rraembkd a tiai>»f • . ■ ion at the parlor ** y enemy was greeted , y Bkf ihc h > fil'ii '■ ' i y ' • 1 ■■■Hr'T':'’’ "'' : t . .'l.'-e that at po'ct- w.i< n hnn.t-tc.-h n t qruxgle. The of ficefg ur>< I th-.r revolvers. r Three Spaniard* got through the open formation to the edge of the camp. Col. Jose Camrnna. the Cuban guide, discharg ed his revolver, and they, turning and find ing themeehre* without support, ran heder ekelter down the reverse able of the hill. Il was during this asaault that Assis tant Surgeon Qiblw *«» killed. He was shot ;<i the head In front of his own tent, the farthest of attack. He t« o into the arms of Private SulU va* and both dropped. A aeeond bullet threw dust in the.r (ace*. skirgv* n Gibbs lived ten minute*, but did ' K sot regain .'ontciwuaiwaa. The surgeons of the hospital corp* then removed tbcT quarter* beyoud th* B ■ h ’ '■ ■ aCTIjj|SM |IhhIiHOIQ ** G EoR Gl/C ” ’ 11 ' LI ‘ 1 -- " - _... .——■■■ . - ■ ,r. ■ ~ , ! - ' trenches, about the old Spanish stockade, north of the camp. The attacks were continued at intervals throughout the rest of the night, with fir ing from small squads in various direc tions. Toward morning the firing slackened. Dawn is the favorite time for attack, and, as the east paled, the marines, lying on their guns, were aroused. Some were actually asleep, as they had had no rest for forty-eight hours and tired nature could no longer stand the strain. But no attack came. Three now 12-pound field guns, which could not be used during the night, for fear of hitting our own men, shelled sev eral squads of Spaniards after daylight. They dove into the bushes like prairie dogs into burrows as the shells broke over them in the gray dawn. As the correspondent of the Associated Press talked with Maj. Cockrel, who was in charge of the outposts, word came of the finding of the body of Sergt. Smith. He was reported as having been killed at 5 o'clock on the previous day, but it ap pears that he had been seen alive at 10 o'clock in the evening. When and how he was killed no one knows at this writing. Neither had the men been mustered, nor had the outposts of Lieuts. Neville and Shaw been relieved. Lieut. Col. Huntington and Maj. Cockrell gave high praise to the nerve and steadi ness of officers and men, especially the young ones, as the engagement was a baptism of fire for a large majority. The men were in darkness and in a strange land, but they stood to their poets with courage and fortitude, and there was no sypmtom of panic. The marines, though exhausted, were eager for more fighting, promising to in flict heavy punishment. They compli mented the daring of the Spaniards with charcteristic camp profanity. To-day the amplest precautions have been taken, and, as the Dauntless was leaving, reinforcements were landing from the Marblehead. A stormy time was expected. Estimates vary as to the attacking force, some say 200, and the figures run as high as 1,000. , Col. Csmpina, the Cuban guide, said the Spaniards were mostly irregulars, but the reports of the discharge of Mauser rifles would indicate that they were regulars, as most ot the guerillas carry Remingtons. The C*uban guerillas, as a rule, have more dash and courage than the regulars. Tlu» new campaign uniforms prove satis factory, and are almost invisible at a dis tance of 200 yards. The Lee guns caused several accidents In drawing cartridges. Corpl. Glass shat tered his hand. Despite the toss of the men, who are keenly regretted, the marines rejoice that they have been engaged in their first fight) on Cuban soil. They sailed from New York the day war was declared, and expected to land within a week at Havana. Since then, until they landed on the shore of Guantanamo hay, they had been cooped up on the Panther, and they had begun to fear troops would beat them after all. ' f JOilA -Mt MW ttbal. The Dead fiur«e«ii> Vnmarried and Lived Alone in New York. New York, June 12.—John Blair Gibbs, who is reported killed at Guantanamo, was 40 year old, single, and lived alone. At his late home in this city he is said to have be4n a graduate of the University of Virginia. He lived and practiced medicine here for about four years. Two months ago he received the appoint ment of acting assistant surgeon and was ordered to Key West. Since that time his friends in this city have heard little from him, but supposed nlm to be on the Panther. His only known relative in this city is a Mee. Roosevelt, but It is said that he has a brother in Altoona, Pa. LAUDED 8,000 AMERICANS. Private Dispatch Reports Invasion in Full Swtnic. Copyright, 189 S, by the Associated Press. Cape Haytien, June 12, 10:30 p. m.—Eight thousand Americans, according to a pri vate dispatch from Port au Prince, have landed very near Santiago. Th* United States auxiliary cruiser St. Louis arrived at Mole St. Nicolas to-day. NO OFFICIAL NEWS. Snnipaon Hasn’t Yet Reported Flirht at Gunntanauio. Washington, Jure 13.—Up to 12:30 o’clock rhle morning no news had reached the ot ficiaJs here concerning the fight at Guan tanamo. The report that 8.000 American troops had been landed near Santiago cannot be condHned. OCCUPATION A MASTER STROKE. «M» Failure to Resist l.audlng Omlnon.ly SlanHlcnnt. London, June 13, ti a. m.— The Paris cor respondent of the Standard says: "Critic* here regard the occupation of Guantanamo harbor a« a maater stroke, and the fact that 3.«M> Spanish allowed the landing, as ominously significant.” QUEEN REGENT LOSES COUR AGE. W tahea to Shift the Hetrrncy to the Infanta lanhetla. London. June 11—The Madrid corre spo’ident of the Daily News telegraphing vta Bayonne, says: “Gen. Blancos last dtapetch being less ssnguint the cabinet council discuss' I whether It should be published and <tec!<led on some verbal al terations. Military precautions have been taken at Madrid to quell disturbances when the Inevitable happens, ’’Reports are again rife that the Queen Regent wishes to shift tbe regency to the Infanta Isabelle, and to let her accept the American conditions. ”lt I* expected that Russia will protest against the open alliance of Admiral Dewey as a belligerent with Aquinahio, the insur gent chief. 1 ’ GIRON REALIZES ITS ALL UP. Idntlta Nothlnic Ah.*r< «f a Miracle Can Pave Manila. London. June 11—Senor Romero Giron, the Spanish minister of colonies, accord ing to a spoilt I dispatch fr Madrid, has during a recent interview. e*.pr«*ecd the opudon that noliiing short of a tulrack <au saw Maui.a, a GOOD BASE AT GUANTANAMO. BATTLESHIPS COALING IN THE SMOOTH WATERS OF THE BAY. The American Fing Flying Afloat anti Ashore—The Squadrons of Ad miral Sampson and Commodore Schley Still Off Santiago Guarding Cervern—Sijanish Warships Seen by Men Landed From tht; Fleet. No Probability of Cervera Fight ing;. » Copyright, 1898, by the Associated Press. On Board the Associated Press Dispatch Boat Wanda, off Santiago de June 11, 4 p. m., via Kingston, Jam., June 12, noon.— For three days the scene of the chief mili tary and naval ©Derations has been Cat manera and Guantanamo bay. The American flag is flying on the shore and in the harbor, first planted on Cuban soil by United States marines from the transport Panther, under Lieut. Col. R. W. Huntington, covered by the guns of the cruiser Marblehead, commanded by Lieut. Commander McCalla, whose name is a syn onym for activity and fighting. The battleship Oregon has already coal ed in the smooth waters of the harbor and has sailed away. The battleship Texas is coaling to-day, to be followed by other shins. The squadrons of Rear Admiral Sampson and Commodore Schley are still off Santi ago, maintaining a strict watch day and night to prevent the possibility of the es cape of Admiral Cervera. From men who have landed to take ob servations of tne harbor it is learned defi nitely. all agreeing on the point, that the Spanish cruisers and two tdrpedo boat des troyers are there, but these vessels are re garded by naval experts, after all, as "men in buckram.” As a high naval officer remarked to-day: “Spain throughout her whole history has never sought a naval fight and never will. She has always dodged and is doging now. Cervdra never intended to fight. He intend ed to dodge and he has succeeded. Spain will never send another fleet to these wa ters during the present war. Severe storms prevail in the channel be tween Santiago de Cuba and Jamaica. The press dispatch bouts have encountered these storms for the last ten days, making the voyages very difficult. The heat adds to the discomfort, but a daily service is maintained. SAMPSON HAS FRENCH CABLE. War Munitions Captured at Fisher man’* Point. Copyright, 1898, bv the Associated Press. On Board the Associated Press DiFpatqh •- > - A'*:- •*% " -Saturday, Noon.-.By the Aswbciated Press Dlspatch Boat Wanda, via Kingston, Ja maica, June 12, 1:30 p. tn.—ln controlling the outer harbor of Guantanamo, where Lieut. Col. Huntington’s battalion of ma rines landed on Friday, Read Admiral Sampson secures possession of the Cuban terminu* of the French cable to Hayti. The apparatus in the office at the harbor mouth was wrecked by a shell, but the cable steamer Adria has instruments and operators aboard and direct communica tion with Washington will soon be estab lished. , The distance overland to Santiago around the bay, Is about sixty miles, and the roads have been rendered impassable by the Cubans under Pedro Perez. The first division of the Cuban army claims to have 4,000 men, but these figures nra probably over-estimated. The Cubans believe that there are about 3,500 soldiers in the Caimanera, which lies at the en trance to the inner harbor. Guantanamo city is inland about fifteen miles. The two harbors are connected bj’ a nar row channel with the dumbbell effect. It is the otiter harbor which Admiral Samp son now holds with the Marblehead, the Yosemite and the Vixen and with a bat talion of marines on the crest of a blunt topped eminence commanding the entrance on the western side. In the inner harbor are two small Span ish gunboats, and at Caimanera there is a battery. An expedition of three steam launches, officered by Lieut. Norman, Ensign Eus tic, son of James D. Eustlc, former United States ambassador to France, and Cadet G. Van Orden, under the genera) command of Lieut. Anderson of the cruiser Marble head. last night dragged for mines, but found none. Lieut. Anderson, who distinguished him self at Cienfuegoa, pulled a dlng]y within fifty yards of the fort without being dis coverw).. He found the fort to consist of masonry, with three guns mounted sea ward. Judging from the panic In which the Spaniards fled from the village at Fisher man’s Point, they will scatter at the first approach. They left at Fisherman’s Point three antiquated howitzers, several cases of ammunition, shell and canister, some Mauser rlfies and a regimental flag of the Infantoria del T’rincipe, No. 3. Every precaution has lieen taken to guard the men from disease. All the huts I in the locality have been razed, large ■ casks of Spanish wine have been smash ed. two wells have been boarded up and all the drinking water used in supplied from the fleet. The camp will probably be named Camp McCalla, after the com mander of the who Is inde fatigable, and has not removed his cloth ing since the bombardment. This morning the British steamer New foundland of Montreal, wfih a general car go. steamed into the harbor. Her com mander was greatly surprised at the pres ence of the Americans, but he retained I enough composure to dip his flag three times and then started to put about. A •hot across Ms bows from the Marble head stopped Mm and the’ vessel was boapAed. her paper* showing that she was bonnet for Jamaica. The captain explain eel that "he had put in to see if he could get a return cargo ot sugar. He was in formed that he could not and was allowed to proewd. St RE TO CAPTURE SANTIAGO. London Times Comments on Samp son** Operations. Tendon. June 13. « a. m.—Read Admiral Sampson’s acquisition of a base’ far coal ing and supplies at Guantanamo Is uni versally recognized as practically sealing the fate of Santiago, although it is be lieved that th* Spanish troops will show a good fight before the eliy Is captured. The Times, in the course of an article reviewing last week's operations, after re- SAVANNAH, MONDAY, JUNE 13, 1898. marking that Guantanamo bay will serve admirably as a coaling station and shel tered harbor for the large American fleet, thus playing the exact part assigned to it by Admiral Vernon, in 1741, and the ma rines being employed as an advance guard, in accordance with numberless precedents in the history of the British navy, says: “The Spanish garrison, we think, does not exceed 10,000 men, who have an immense position to hold and are lacking in. sup plies. “Therefore, Gen. Shafter’s difficulties will be mainly those of climate and move ment, owing to the absence of good roads. “On the other hand the difficulties of communication Will prevent the dispatch of re-inforcements from Havana and the Santiago garrison will be left to its own resources. “Admiral Cervera’s proceedings have proved that the Spanish ships find it im possible to keep at sea, and, if it oe true that the minister of marine has dismissed the capable Scotch engineers in its ser vice, the difficulty is fully accounted for. “It is highly improbable that Admiral Camara will attempt to cross the Atlantic, but some fast American cruisers may ap pear ere long in Spanish waters. “In the reent actions in the Philippines the insurgents seem to have fought with the courage displayed by their forefathers against Gen. Draper’s troops in 1762. In view of Capt. Gen. Augustl’s dispatch the surrender of Manila appears inevitable within a fortnight. “In Spain’s interest it is hoped that when Manila and Santiago have fallen she will recognize the necessity of bring ing to an end a contest unequal from the first, and rendered hopelessly so by her total unpreparedness.” The Times, commenting editorially on the “arrival of a new stage In the develop ment of the war,” says: “It is interesting to, recall the fact that the last time the American troops landed in Cuba, is 1762, they were under British colors. The American commander is not likely to put unlimited faith in the assistance of Gomez. Judging from past experience of the work of the Spanish army against the insur gents, the reduction of Sanitago will not prove a formidable task. In any event we shall soon know whether the Spanish army can better vindicate the ancient fighting reputation of the Spanish race than Ad miral Cervera’s squadron has done it.” The Daily Telegraph says editorially this morning: “We learn fj-om an exception ally well-informed source that communi cations of a character w’hich lend them *selves easily to official repudiation are passing between Vienna, Paris, Berlin and St. Petersburg on the question 90* inter vention between Spain and Anae. .a. “It is said that Emperor Francis Jo seph has taken the initiative. Spain, however, must face the situation square ly. Cuba and Porto Rico will obtain in dependence, and in ail probability the United States will retain the Philippines as security for the indemnity, which is nor likely to be nMd for 1 \ a .» r3 ‘* ’ tar* morning deny It at Gera,any has any intention of calling a conference as to the Philippine*. SPAIN IN LOW SPIRITS. Unsines* Men Expect War to End In a Month. London, June 13.—The Madrid corre spondent of the Daily Mall, telegraphing Sunday, says: “An extremely bad impression is current to-night as to the outcome of events. "Business men are inclined to the belief that the war will be short, probably only lasting another month. “Military men hold the opposite view, considering that Spain can put much reli ance on the elements. "At the cabinet council to-day, Duke Al madovar de Rio, the foreign minister, made a report as to his conferences with the ambassadors of the Powers. It ts un derstood that nothing definite has been arrived at. “Capt. Aunon, minister of marine, tele graphs from Cadiz that the recruiting for Admiral Camara’s squadron is being accel erated. “While the American landing in Cuba is officially denied, the authorities assert that even if it were true it would be unimpor tant, as the Spanish army would give a good account of itself. It is believed that the question of the food supplies, so far as the peninsula is concerned, is settled, at least until October.” BLANCO’S REPORT ON OUR FLEET. Only a Cruiser and Two Gnnboat* Before Havana. Madrid, June 12, 4 p. m.—The following dispatch has been received here from Cap tain General Blanco: "One American cruiser and two gunboats are before Ha vana; two arc before Mariel; one at Car denas; two at San Caisarlon; none at Ma tanzas and Cienfuegoa, and fifteen Ameri can men-of-war are off Santiago de Cuba. We have no news from La Caimanera.” A private dispatch received here from Manila, dated June 8, represents the situ ation there as being slightly improved. It says: “In spite of the insurrection in the province, th* capital te resolved upon re sistance. The spirit of the people is ex cellent. The defenses have been increased. Three fresh battalions of volunteers have been organized, the place is victualled for two months, and the insurgents have not ventured to make an attack.” IDENTITY OF SHIP OFF CAPE RACE Vessel Sappnsed to Be Spanish Is British. St. John’s N. F., June 12.—The warship whose presence off Cape Race last week | gave rise to so many startling reports, i prove* to be the British gun boat Gulnare. ' She is engaged tn surveying some unmap ped shoals on the edge of the Grand Banks. CABLE STILL CUT. I.tne From Cslmensrs to Be tn Working; Order Soon. Cape Haytien. Hayti, June 12. 2 p. m No war news has been received here to day up to this hour. It is probable that the repairs of the I Caimcnara cable can be completed by i Thursday or Friday. It is understood that the vessels of tbe | United States navy are rendering all the assistance possible. Other arrangements for the work are al [ ready well under way. SANTIAGO FORTS SILENCED. GRAPHIC PEN PICTURE OF THE BOMBARDMENT. Shells From the Fleet Came In Such a Storm and With So Much Accu racy That Spanish Gunners Seem to Have Lost Both Their Nerve and Cunning—Not a Single One of Their Drop Shots Struck a Ship. Copyright, 1898, by the Associated Press. Off Santiago de Cuba, June 6, via King ston, Jamaica, June 7, 11 a. m.—(Delayed in transmission). —The Spanish water bat teries defending Santiago de Cuba were badly wrecked to-day by the American fleet in a bombardment lasting from short ly after 7 o’clock until some time after 10 o’clock this morning. Orders for the attack were issued on Sunday night. All the men were warn ed to retire early and preparations were made for breakfast at 5:30 a. m. That the fire from the Spanish forts would be severe was generally conceded, but snatches of song and the strumming of guitars and mandolins from the ships gave anything but an impression of deadly warfare early on the morrow. The officers gathered on the quarter decks and discussed the situation and the possible effect of the shots. It was agreed that the earthworks would be hard to de stroy and that a great deal of ammunition would be wasted, especially as the forts were situated on high ground. To the contrary, the fact that the ships were not to move and were to stand in at 3,000 yards, made them a good target and it was judged that the drop of shots from the sorta would be disastrous in case of hits. The distance fought at made the sec ondary batteries of rapid-fire guns useless, and they were silenced. The line of battle planned was the same as in the movement of Saturday after noon. The big battleships Texas, Massa chusetts, Oregon and lowa moved in on a straight line from the south. The Brooklyn, Marblehead and Vixen moved in a line on a slight angle, the Vixen close in shore and the Brooklyn next to the Texas, in the most dangerous place on the line, because, both she and the Texas faced up tho harbor, which rounds northeast. Op the other angle, to the -west, were the New York, New Orleans and Yankee. These faced the new earthwork battery rrpositr Morro Castle, which the Brook- K* — ’ A7Txu.the Estrella battery, Morro Castle, the Cata lina battery and two earthworks. The morning opened with heavy showers and no breeze. Not a favorable outlook, because the dense smoke from the big guns would hang over the ships like a pall and disarrange the aim of the gunners, while the shore batteries having smoke less powder, would be able to fire at the patches of smoke with little inconveni ence. Toward 6:30 the skies lighted and a good breeze came along. At 6:32 the order to move into land was given and as the columns formed, a beau tiful and inspiring sight was witnessed. Forming in two columns at a distance of six miles the ships moved toward the entrance of the harbor, the Brooklyn lead ing one column and the New York the other. Sloiwiy they moved up until within four miles of the forts. Then they turned, the Brooklyn to the west, followed by the Marblehead, Texas and Massachusetts, and the New York led to the east, followed by the New Orleans, Yankee. lowa and Oregon. When the ships had all turned into this new formation they moved in battle line to within 3,000 yards of the batteries, in the positions originally detailed. The Vixen and the Suwanee went on the left flank to look out for riflemen or rifle pits, and (he Dolphin and the torpedo l>oat Porter did similar duty on the right flank. The forts remained silent, but at pre cisely 7:41 o'clock a 12-inch gun on the lowa shattered the silence and from one end of the line to the other there was an Instant response to the firing. Through clouds of smoke the 12-tnch shell of the lowa could be seen striking on the base of the Estrella battery. Some of the batteries on .the hills opened at once, but their good aim of last week seemed destroyed by the shower of shells from the fleet, for the Spanish return shots flew far from the mark. The great difficulty seemed, so far as the American ships were concerned, to be the dense clouds of smoke which ob scured the gunners’ and range-fihders’ alm, but even with that great difficulty the shooting was splendid. The 13-inch shells from the Massachu setts and Oregon struck into the hills near tne batteries and threw up mountains of earth, even w’hen they fell a trifle short. The moral effect of the terrible power must h*ve be« n (treat, for battery after battery lv ‘ iS deserted by the Spanish. The Texas, with two 12-lnch guns, and the lowa, with her four big guns, raked the entire hillside, while the Brooklyn and New York poured in a heavy fire from their destructive 8 and 5-inch guns. The Brooklyn headed in further with her ■qurfdron of fighter* when the smoke be came so dense, and, then obtaining a new range, the ships poured in a deadly rain of 8-inch and 5-inch shells. Tn the meantime the shells from a little Spanish fort on the water front, two miles west of Morro Castle, opened on the Su wanee, under the command of Lieutenant Commander Delenanty and. the Vixen, in command of Lieut. Sharp, and they mov*4 in and with a hot fine from their small guns soon silenced them. The great earthworks on the Mil near the fiy ; ng squadron’s end of the line then began putting shells in so close to the Brooklyn and Masaschu?etts that It was determined to silence them if possible. It was a difficult job, because the earth work was 180 feet above the water line, and it required great elevation of the guns. At 8.22. after three-quarters of an hour es firing. Commodore Schley ordered “cease firing” ami the ships on the west mcned further in until they had a good 1.960 yards’ range. Eight njinute* later the command to open fife was given and the guns began to crash away. Following the whistle of the 8-inch shell ( DAILY, 310 A YEAR. . ■J 5 CENTS A COPY. I ( WEEKLY 2-TIMES-A-WEEK $1 A YEAR f from the Brooklyn’s after turret, in charge of Lieut. Rush, there was a burst of fire from a block house near this battery and a great cheer from the men. Ten seconds later the Massachusetts landed two 10-inch shells almost in the same spot and sig nalled that the battery was silenced. Big guns could still be seen on the hill, but there was no gunners around them. In the meantime, shells from what few batteries of the enemy were keeping up a desultory firing, were falling either very short or just over the ships. One burst over the Broklyn and two others went dangerously close to her. But only a few skylight were injured. In the meantime, the four big battleships were pounding away at the Estrella bat tery and the inside harbor defenses and the explosion of the great shells could be seen causing terrible havoc. Down at the eastern end of the line, the New York and New Orleans put the Cave batteries out of action in fifteen minutes and then devoted the fire of their guns to the batteries on the hill, there being two new masked batteries west of Morro that were very nasty in their fire. The guns of the New Orleans.did deadly work thqre and the fire from the Spaniards grew more and more fitful. The Estrella and Catalina batteries were on fire and the block houses on the eastern end were burning. At 9:19 the ships turned so as to bring their unused port batteries into play and opened a still more disastrous fire. By 9:30 the fitful fire from one or two guns on the fortifications showed that the Spaniards had practically deserted their batteries and would not return the fire. Lieut. Doyle’s 8-inch guns in the star board turret of the Brooklyn, and Lieut. Simpsons’ forward 8-inch pair landed right in the middle of the earthworks several times with evident disastrous effect. The flagship signalled at 9:37 that the batteries were evidently silenced; but it was not until 10:05 that the firing was stopped. At that time, it was known that not a single shot of the enemy had taken effect on our ships. When the firing finally stopped the war ships moved slowly away and a shot struck near the flying squadron’s end of the line giving evidence that the Spaniards had not been altogether driven away from their guns, but had run away from them only to come back when the opportunity offered. One or two stray shots struck Morro Castle, but it was only slightly damaged about the upper works. It is believed that both the Catalina and Estrella batteries are finally out of action, while a great portion of the earthworks was knocked down. It was rumored that the Spaniards had hauled down their flag, but it was proba bly shot down, as it was displayed again by noon, and the firing of the guns after the retirement of the squadron was not indicative of surrender. MAY LEAVE FRISCO WEDNESDAY. Second Philippine Expedition Or- |Fgian Francisco, June lA—Maj. Gen. Mer ritt has issued verbal instructions through Maj. Gen. Otig, to colonels commanding regiments and battalions designated to sail in the second Philippine expedition, to have finished by Tuesday the placing aboard ship of all camp equipments, and to be ready to embark their troops by noon on Wednesday. Arthur McArthur, the last of the briga dier generals of volunteers ordered to re port to Gen. Merritt at San Francisco for the Manila expedition, has arrived. Gen. McArthur comes direct from Tampa and Chickamauga, where he assisted in the mobilizing of two armies. Measles threatens to become epidemic among the soldiers at Camp Merritt, and the surgeons in charge of the field hospi tal are bending all their energies to pre vent the further spread of the malady. Fifty cases are now under their care and during the past three days six or eight new patients a day have been turned over to them. Fortunately it is in a mild form and the patients are doing well. BLANCO NEEDS SUPPLIES. » 11 Spaniard* at Santiago Claim to Have Repulsed American*. London, June J 3. The Madrid corre spondent of (ho Standard telegraphing Sunday, says: “Gen. Blanco, having again telegraphed that in case the blockade be comes stricter it will be urgent to send war stores, as his supply is runnig short, the government has taken steps to dispatch abundant supplies by fast vessels from Spanish and foreign ports. The more im portant supplies from Spain will be strong ly convoyed and will be sent immediately. “Gen. Blanco also telegraphs that the authorities at Santiago de Cuba claim to have repelled the American attempt to land in the inner and outer bays of Guantana mo, the Spanish forces being entrenched in positions commanding the best landing places between Santiago and Guantan amo.” TRANSPORTS OFF SANTIAGO. Blanco Report* Thetr Appearance to Madrid. London. June 13.—The Madrid correspon dent of the Times, telegraphing Sunday Hays: “The only definite information from the Spanish side about Cuba is a short passage from an official dispatch of Gen. Blanco to Lieut. Gen. Correa, minis ter of war, as follows: ’Respecting San tiago, Gen. Linares reports that to-day fifteen merchants ships, with some tugs, forming apparently a total of twenty-four vessels, apepared before the port about noon. Only fifteen temained, the others having left for Guantanamo with the Mas sachusetts and Dolphin, which cannonad ed the hights of Daiquiri. No casualties are reported. We do not know whether these merchant men carry a portion of the contingent for the expedition.’ ” SPAINIS IDEA OF THE WAR. Common People Think the United Slate* I* Wa*ting Money. Wllmjngton, Del., June 12.—Capt. Davis of the British steamer Lecoq, which reached this port yesterday from Santan der, Spain, says that while in that coun try he was impressed with the fact that the common people apparently are taking very little interest in the war with the United States. Capt. Davis was also of the opinion that tbe Spaniards thought the United States was wasting it* money, appropriated to wage war. as it was intimated to him Spain did not place a high financial esti mate upon Cuba, Forto Rico or the Philippines. Convoys and Troop ShipsH Leave Key West. J * WILL ARRIVE WEDNESDAY. Landing Operations to Begin Thursday. PORTO RICO THE NEXT POINT— Expedition to San Juan to Start in Ten Days. Washington, June 12.—Under command of Maj. Gen. Shafter, the first division of the United States army will sail to-night from Key West for Santiago de Cuba to besiege and capture that town. The army transports, thirty in number, left Port Tampa yesterday and are now ut Key West. The convoying warships, believed to number between sixteen and nineteen, will be ready for the voyage by nightfall, and with this powerful force there is no longer reason for apprehension that the trans ports can be attacked successfully by any j Spanish warships, even if such should havo escaped the vigilant search of the naval commanders at Key West and off Havana. It is believed here that the sally out of Havana of the three Spanish gunboats wag intended to create the impression that they were prepared to go out to attack tho transports. » If so, the plan miscarried for the craft were detected immediately by Commodore Watson’s cruiser ~ and driven ba-.-k od.l . mell into llnvanaflxrbor under the »rc B j Even had escaped they" ■■■?; could l ave don'no damage, for the sizeval of the convoy furnished for the troop shlpa fB is sufficient to warrant the belief that | ■ they would have been speedily destroyed |® should they have had the courage to make f an attack upon the fleet of American ships. ® ; v The Spanish gunboats are not of formlda-d® ble character, not one of them being tfli<*H|g equal in power of the smallest of the® American cruisers, or even of such gun-fl,' boats as the little "Bancroft, which be used as Gen. Shafter’s flagship. ftislS Every precaution has been taken by thj||. . government to ensure (he safety of tlflj., troops en route to Cuba. The naval "Ig board was in session to-day, making t®||||j»* ma I | i. p i rat ions t< >r the dispo-lt ion of t® guard ships. The transports will bo kefl as clorelv together as safe navigation W P< rtnit and (he warships wiU be dispatchf® ahead, astern and on either flank. The fleetest scouting vessels will ''■’o thrown far out in advance of the trarfl [■■■rir, nnd in order to < nsure against® attack from tie- n-.ir some of these fl , s-cG, such an the St. Louis, perhaps,tg| .. linger far m tern ready to signal KdKtSgHl i? ivy armed etuis, rs at I Lie fust •in approaching- foe. The stately ship Indiana, it is expected, will procession of ships, which will most numerous gathered in American wat- ® ers since the civil War. w The troops should arrive off Santiago I by Wednesday night, supposing the fleet -a proceed? at eight knots speed and land ing operations should begin by Thursday, for Gen. Shafter will not keep his men cooped on shipboard a moment longer than necessary. j It is not believed that they will be lan-vu at Caimanera, the point on Guan tuntinw bay where the American flag now jO .>■’ flies over tne heads of Admiral Sampsun’afe nt.irine", as that place, while- well adanbO -c. to t.-rve ns a n .vol It. , and as. a haj® or refuge for the American nor particularly well suited for the be- I ginning of military operations. In ten days’ time, unless unforeseen ob stacles are encountered, the movement fl upon Porto Rico will begin. The war de partment has been in close communica- fl tlon by telegraph with Geh. Miles at ® Tampa, and all the necessary instructions fl have been given to the commanding gen- fl eral for the preparation of the military H forces to be used in this part of the cam- fl p.nlgn. Gen. Miles in turn has been consulting Gens. Coppinger and Lee at Jacksonville, fl??i giving the necessary d< trilled instructions, and all Is *"» near ready that were some l®: ( ? «cr.tlal supplied on hand the expedition could start within twenty-four hours. BHfl The navy department has been advised of the purpose of the army and the warfljjg board to-day was making to supply ‘he convoying fleet. This wi be of a more formidable character . . .- wb.l h go< s with the Santiago expe< 3 JS® t; >n ! U the plans coni, mpl.u -a joint .... k up hi ’he San Juan fortifications tii. arrny ar«l navy, and these /,, n . 31. so powerful that heavily armoflfiMjpf: , ‘i , only can b- s< i t against them, the l>eginning. ' B -j-- ~r . -fore. it is Ix-lievd that A I ‘ - Little-hips wi I d this ’> r.v lb >' Admiral S.imjxon ..as taken ( . - lid, a boil in ' . .lan: a namo bay igg, •i at i.- i • d. ;it ■ n>.-nt ‘hate* ' , ‘ v .11 n b<- in lir< t ca'ule • ion w.th th*- department, which ... t... u.i d operatfl of army. < ot ju-r iwfore ; .. i • ti. . ■ • i. v. ■■ I .nd ~.s ■ >:s aid ne ritjfl .••.I’- - !:•■'.i Hayti t;._- Ci. opened agair® .glaHMßßflal NO. 478