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the advices to that effect came from Spanish

sources from Santiago through the cable

to Haiti. It is inconceivable to the officials

here that the Spanish authorities would per

mit dispatches of that character, which re

flected no credit on Spanish arms, to pass

outward from Santiago unless there were

some real basis of fact and an intention to

purposely minimize in this fashion a very

serious disaster to Spanish defenses, and

ships.

THE FORTS BATTERED,

And One Spanish Ship Forced to Take

Refuse Behind a Hill.

NEW YORK, June I.—A cablegram to the

Evening Journal from Cape Haitien says:

"The torpedo boat Porter arrived at the

Mole St. Nicholas at 1 o’clock this morning

with dispatches for Washington. She left

immediately, but before going to sea the

following story of the bombardment of San

tiago de Cuba, the refuge of Cervera and

the Spanish fleet, was obtained by your cor

respondent at the Mole:

"The American squadron, augmented by

the torpedo boat Porter, the auxiliary cruis

ers St. Paul and the protected cruiser New

Orleans, approached the entrance to the

harbor at Santiago at about 12:30 p. m., the

lowg. leading. Inside the entrance to the

harbor was seen one of the war ships of

Cervera’s fleet stripped for action. As the

American fleet drew near the New Orleans

was detached and steamed forward ahead of

the lowa, Texas and Massachusetts. One

of the forts opened.fire on her and she re

plied, the other three ships directing their

tire on the Punta Gorda battery within the

harbor and westward of the position occu

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The Indianapolis journal. (1898). Indianapolis [Ind.], 1898-06-02. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn82015679/1898-06-02/ed-1/?sp=2

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Library of Congress, Chronicling America: The Indianapolis journal, 1898-06-02.