The Archive · 1912

The Fighting in a Village

London, July 10.

Spanish accounts of the fighting in Northern Portugal state that the Royalists sustained 283 casualties.

Telegrams from Lisbon state that 150 Royalists surrendered at Chaves, The fact that a section of the population rose in sympathy with the Royalists is shown by telegram from Lisbon, which was received last, evening, which states that the inhabitants of Cabeceiras-de-Basto were offering " stout resistance and repulsed the troops who were storming the place with machine guns served by the villagers. Three columns of the Republican army now surround the village.

A naval lieutenant who was sus. pected of Monarchist leanings was shot dead in the streets of Lisbon where @ great demonstration in fa-your of the Government was being Joam Almeida, one of the Royalists who was captured at Chaves on the th instant, is a follower of Dom Miguel and not an African' officer as stated previously.

Lisbon, July 10.

The Republicans again attacked Cabeceiras-de-Baeto and found the village empty, the inhabitants baving fled to the mountains.

Captain Couceiro has again entered Spanish territory.

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