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can force his way through the harbor and

can force his way through the harbor and
capture or destroy the Cervera fleet.
When this Is accomplished the main OBJ
ject of the Santiago operations will have
been attained, butsif the Spanish army has
not surrendered General Shafter will still
have before him the task of pursuing Cen
eral Linares, who may attempt stub
born retreat over the same course along
which General Pando has advanced from
Manzanilo, designing to lead our army
far into the interior of the island. This
presents the view in military circles here
of the possibilities of the situation, but it
is hoped that General Skater has been
able to so environ the Spanish army as
to compel decisive battle and the sur
render of General Linares at Santiago.
CAPTURE OF CANEY.
This is the object of the Attack by
Lawton's Division.
Copyright, 1898, by the Associated Press)
OF Juragua, Province Of Santiago de
Cuba. Thursday. June 30, pm, per the
Associated Press dispatch boat Wanda, via
Port Antonio, jamaica July 1, am, and
fifteen thousand American soldiers, includ-
irg all the regular troops now operating In
Cuba. and three volunteer regiments sup
ported by four thousand Cubans under
General Garcia, lie tonight within view of
the Spanish entrenchIaents, north and east
of Santiago de Cuba, ready for a forward
movement in the morning, which may lead
! Immediately to a general assault upon the
city.
The advance will be made by General
Lawton's division. forming the right wing,
and if the Spaniards show signs of re-
treating or circumstances otherwise war
rart It, General Nyheeler's division ard
General Kent's division will doubtless join
in the advance, endeavor to drive the
Spanards before them, and enter the city.
While the movement may not reach this
extent tomorrow its purpose Is to force the
5000 men Of General Lawton's command
two miles further forward than they are
now to the little village of Caney and oc-
cupy the ridge overlooking the city and
harbor, from which our artillery fire can
be rained upon the Spanish entertainments
in front of the city and upon the large body
VI spanish oOluicIS HotltluS
Further Advance.
1t may be that they will be satisfied to
accomplish this movement in one day and
then postpone a further advance until the
light artillery and siege guns can be placed
in position on the ridge and preparations
can be made to pour deadly fire Of shell
and shrapnel into the entertainments, dis
lodging the enemy and enabling the main
body of the American forces to carry the
city by storm.
1t is believed that as General Lawton ad-
vances General Kent's division, on the left.
will attack Aguadores, on the sea coast,
four miles east Of MORO Castle. which
would give our army a. base much nearer
Santiago than the present one at Juragua.
Until today our men at the front have
to the excellent work of Colonel John Wes-
ton, chief of commissary department. sup
plies have been sent to the front by pack
trains with great dispatch all the day and
night, and our soldiers are no longer in
want of food Though they have been
QrenCneu Win ram LOT several Gays anu
have been suffering from lack of sufficient
food the spirit of our soldiers is all that
could be desired, and they are eager for
the general attack upon the enemy's
stronghold
Went to the Front.
The Sd and Goth Infantry, the last regu-
lars to remain at Juragua, went to the
front today, and the 33d Michigan and one
battalion of the 34th Michigan will break
camp early this morning and join General
Kents division the seacoast, leaving
nothing at Juragua except supplies and
large field hospital in charge of the chief
surgeon Of corps, prepared to attend the
wounded who may be sent there from the
field hospitals at The front.
With our troops closing in on the Spanish
entertainments and lying almost at the
gates of Santiago, supported by the great