Bombarded Again

Off Santiago, June 18.- Admiral Sampson's fleet shelled the forts at the entrance of Santiago harbor after daylight and silenced every one of the enemy's guns after a lively fusillade lasting about one hour. The order for the engagement was sent about among the ships of his fieet by the admiral at night. At daylight they began to close in toward the entrance to the harbor, and whon they were within less than a mile they formed in a crescent, with the battleships in the center, the flagship New York at the right, and the Massachusetts at the left. The New Tork fired the first gun. In a moment all the ships were popping away with their big and little guns. Most of the fire was directed at the batteries on the western side of the harbor. The Spaniards returned the fire furiously, but, as usual, their marksmanship was wretched, and, as far as can be learned up to the present time, the United States ships escaped unhurt and not one of their officers or crews was injured. While the bombardment was at its tieight a shell from one of the Texas' big guns struck the Scanish magazine and blew it up with a. terrifie sound. Gradually the Spanish fire diminished, and in three-quarters of an hcur it had become only a desultory popping here and there, now from the guns on the ïeights and again from the sand batteries beneath them. At 6:30 o'clock, when the flagship displayed the signal "cease firing," the enemy had been completely silenced, and the United States warships withdrew, well content with their early morning hour of target practice. It is believed that the Spanieh losses were heavy. Morro castle, in which Lieutenant Hobson and his men are supposed to be confined, was spared in this attack.