Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-07-08
Saturday, June IS.

The first dispatch from General Shaftel
concerning the engagement between the
Spaniards and the American forces
reached the war department and was as
er news from General Wheeler
places our lost in this mornings firing
ct about ten killed and forty wounded.
Captain Capron. First United States vol
unteer cavalry. killed. Wounded-Major
Brodie. Captain McClintock and Lieuien-
ant W Thomas. First United States vol
unteer cavalry; Major Bell. Captain
Knox and Lieutenant Bryan First Unit
ed States cavalry. Captain Knox seri-
ously Captain Wainwright. formerly re-
ported wounded is uninjured. The names
of the others killed and wounded are not
yet known. The Spaniards occupied a
very strong and intrenched position on
a high hill. The firing lasted about an
hour and the enemy was driven from
this position. which is now occupied by
our troops. about mile and a half from
Sevilla. The enemy has retired to-
ward Santiago de Cuba.-SHAFTER."
The war department has received the
following dispatch from General Shafter,
received after though apparently writ
ten before. his dispatch given out earlier
I'm the day: SalQuIri, June 24-In push
Ing out TO occupy good position near
Sevilla to await and entrench until sup
plies and artillery could be landed, Four
apparently is a mIstake) and Woods reg
ment had skirmisn. Enemy was driv-
en- from his position and General Wheel
er reports he now occupies their grounds
Wounded-Maior Bell. Captain Knox
Captain Wainwright. Lieutenant Byram,
First cavalry. and a number of men.
Above names only given Lighters ard
steam tugs asked for this morning should
be sent at once -SHAFTER."
General Skaters latest report throws
considerable light on the situation and
indicates that General Wheeler is in the
van of the invading army. The fact that
the army has passed Juragua and is now
within a mile and a half from Sevilla
shows how rapidly the American soldiers
have pushed forward Sevilla is the point
where the Spaniards claim they will
make a desperate stand. and with our
forces only a mile and a half off it Is
apparent that decisive fight is near at
hand II is five miles from Sevilla to
Aguadores (the interior town. not the
porO. and two miles further to Santiago.
This shows our troops to be about eight
and half miles from Santiago accord
ing to General Skaters report. Army
officials say the name McClntock con-
tanned i'm General Skaters as well as in
the Associated Press dispatches is I'M
doubtedly wrong. due, no doubt to mis-
takes IN telegraphing. They say the
name should be Captain l.. s McCor-
First cavalry. to which he was assigned
at mis- own request from the Seventh
cavalry. recently stationed in the south
west. There is no officer in the regular
or volunteer army by the name of Nc
Clintock Captain Mccormick is from
Ohio and was graduated from the mill
tary academy in 1876 The Captain Vain
wright referred TO in General Skaters
dispatch as Icing uninjured belongs TO
the First Cavalry. His full name is Rob-
ert F. p. Wainwright. He was born in
Pennsylvania and appointed to the mill
tary academy from New York Secre-
tary Alger and General Miles look for
desperate fighting very soon. The main
attention is given to hurrying forward
re-enforcements and stores 10 General
Shafter. In this connection serious loss
came TO the knowledge of the war de-
partment to-day when il was learned
that the one lighter sent with the Shaft
er expedition for the purpose of unload
ing the heavy guns had been lost. 1t
leaves the invading army without proper
means of getting the heavy siege guns
and ordnance from the transports to the
shore. There is but one small tug with
the transport fleet, but il is not believed
this he made available for getting
the big guns ashore. Besides the guns.
there are the heavy mounts. caissons.
trucks. etc. which nothing short of
big lighter can take ashore. How the loss
of the one lighter occurred is not known.
Speedy steps were taken TO remedy this
misfortune As far as possible. Adjutant
General Corbin telegraphed General Cop
pinger at Jacksonville TO see that two
large lighters were sent at once to the
fleet of transports with Shafter The
der told General Coppinger there was
need Of the utmost haste. 1t is probable
that General Coppingers quartermaster
has lighters near at hand: otherwise IL Is
expected ne win aoOpt urgent means to
secure anything within reach on the
Florida coast. After that they will have
to be towed over which Is a slow process
with flat-bottomed craft Of this kind. In
naval vessels Off Santiago will assist in
getting the guns ashore. although 1t is
doubted if they can afford much more
aid than the tugs.
Sunday, June &c.
The train carryin Colonel Torreys
rough riders to T1apa was in collision
at Tupelo. Miss. Four soldiers and a col
ored porter were killed and Coloney Tor
rey and several others were wounded.
The auxiliary cruiser Harvard sailed for
Santiago with the Ninth Massachusetts,
regiment and two battalions of the Thir
ty-fourth Michigan.-The third expedition
for the Philippine Islands starts from
San Francisco, 1000 soldiers now being on
the transport ships.-Camaras fleet is at
Port Said. but no request to take on coal
has yet been made to the Egyptian gov
ernment.-Fifteen regiments stationed at
Chattanooga. among them the Third and
Fifth Illinois. have been ordered to Cuba
and will leave some time this week
The advance of Skaters army has
forced it's way to within four miles of the
City of Santiago.-Gen. Wheeler reports
twenty-five Americans were killed and
seventy or eighty wounded at Sevilla. The
Spanish loss is believed to be greater,
thirty-nine dead Spaniards having been