. The library of American history, literature and biography .. . panish from the landing soldiers, and wasentirely successful. After the forts were silenced the Neiv Orleans and several gunboats shelled the woods in ad-vance of the landing troops. Thesoldiers went ashore in full fightingtrim, each man carrying thirty-sixrations, two huntlred rounds of am-munition for his ritle, and a shelter-tent. While the troops were landingat Daiquiri, the battle-ship Texas,hitherto considered as an unfortu-nate ship by the attaches of the navy,completely changed her reputationand distinguished herself by a
. The library of American history, literature and biography .. . panish from the landing soldiers, and wasentirely successful. After the forts were silenced the Neiv Orleans and several gunboats shelled the woods in ad-vance of the landing troops. Thesoldiers went ashore in full fightingtrim, each man carrying thirty-sixrations, two huntlred rounds of am-munition for his ritle, and a shelter-tent. While the troops were landingat Daiquiri, the battle-ship Texas,hitherto considered as an unfortu-nate ship by the attaches of the navy,completely changed her reputationand distinguished herself by assail-ing and silencing, nnaided, theSpanish battery La Socapa at Santi-ago, wliich had hitherto withstoodthe attacks against it, though all theships of Commodore Schleys com-mand had twice fiercely bombardedit without result. Captain Philij)and his men were complimented inwarm terms of praise by Admiral Sampson. The Texan was struck but once,and that by the last shot from the Spanish fort, killing one man and woundingeight others, seriously damaging the BEAH-ADMIHAL WILLIAM T. SAMPSON. THE VICTORY OF THE ROUGH RIDERS. On June 24th the force under General Shafter reached Juragua, and thebattle by land was now i-eally to begin. It was about ten miles out from San-tiago, at a point known as La Quasina. The country was covered with highgrass and chaparral, and in this and on the wooded hills a strong force of 250 THE VICTORY OF THE ROUGH RIDERS. Spaniards was hidden. Lieutenant-Colonel Eoosevelts Rough Riders, tech-nically known as the First Volunteer Cavalry, under command of ColonelWood, were in the fight, and it is to their bravery and dash that the glory ofthe day chiefly belongs. Troops under counnand of General Young had beensent out in advance, with the Rough Riders on his flank. There were about1,200 of the cavah-y in all, including the Rough Riders and the First andTenth Reguhirs. They encountered a body of two thousand Spaniards in athicket, wlioni they fought dis
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