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War News from Manila to Santiago de Cuba in May
Reports from Port Au Prince and Havana recount heavy bombardment of the harbor of Santiago de Cuba by an American squadron led by the cruiser New York with Rear Admiral Sampson aboard. Forts at Morro Castle La Zocapa and Punta Guida sustain cannon fire while casualties are unconfirmed. British consul warns correspondents to Cuba and American citizens. General Garcia gathers 10,000 men north coast near Manati as Spanish troops withdraw to Santiago Holguin and Manceanillo. A Halifax report notes a Renown chase by a strange steamer seen near Bermuda and pursued to vanish astern.
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Port Au Prince
Haiti
New York
Sampson
Santiago de Cubs
Forte
M- Ro Castle
la Zocapa
Punta Guida
Rey Weat
Fila
Santiago de Cabasaye
St. Paul
W. B. J. Taylor
Alexander Cobran
Havana
New Papts
Ky ‘West
Cuba
Sysiost
Knight
Robinson
Whigham
Dispatch
Emuil
J. Knight
London Times
Fortress Cabanas
Pall Mall Gazette
London Standard
Matanzas
Garcia
Eaid
Manati
Santiago
Holguin
Manceanillo
Bayamo
Mario Meucal
Santiago de Cuba
Dogue
Alle
Halifax N.S
Bermuda