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Porto Rico:
Washington. y g.. June Is. 1898.
Major General Miles. Tampa. Fla. ..oo. ,o.o
Report at once. r. A. ALGER. Secretary OF war
Tampa Fla June IS. 1895.
Secretary, Of War: Washington ,b H. S c.,
MILES. Major-Gcnoral. Commanding.
MLEs's PLAN DIsAPPROvED.
Following these are some kilograms announc-
Irg the further movements Of the transports
ard the landing Of the Shaiter expedition at
Ba;ouiri The Secretary includes in his report
tho MAN of campaign in written form submitted
bv General Miles on June 81. and already pub
Iished as part Of the latters report. This In
substance was TO proceed after the capture or
Santiago TO capture a fort on the north shore
~ Cuba land n force Of $1,000 cavalry. and
make a march through the interior or the coun-
trv upon Havana from that base The Secre-
tary has this to say: THE plan Of campaign
recommended by General Miles In his letter
dated June ~ was not approved.
Under date Of June % General Shaftcr re-
ports TO Adjutant General Corbn from Playa
del Este the facts attending the landing OF the
troops at Baiquir He says that all the cuban
generals are of the same opinion as himself. that
the landing should he made east or santiago.
He says the assistance of the Navy has been OF
the greatest benefit and enthusiastically given,
and without 1t he perhaps would not nave lana
ed at all. He wanted nothing at that time.
At this point a communication Is inserted. d.
rected to General Miles by the Secretary, order
ing the formation. under command OF General
Brooke. OF the expedition against Porto Rico'
and directing that immediate preparation be
made
telegram from Shafter to the Secretary
dated off siboney June -. after referring to
precautions taken to mark soldiers graves
says:
General Dufield's command ashore. will not act
ha still though believe take the place within
life There is no necessity for haste. as we are
growing stronger and they weaker every Gay ne I've
surgeons as remarkable. outside Of the, wounded
There to-day less than one hundred ana MY .
sick: so FAR no wounded have died ana Out TWO
men of disease since leaving Tampa
On the 2Sth Shafter reports that he does not
intend TO take the siege guns to the front until
they are needed as they might block the road.
Several kilograms from Shafter follow. telling
the history Of each day in the campaign. coming
down to the battle of July |. when Shafter first
estimated his loss at 400 men and then reported
that this an underestimate
Another depression from the history Of the
Santiago campaign occurs about this point In
the shape OF a letter from General Miles to the
Secretary OF War suggesting that while wait
ing for transports to go to Santiago the time
was opportune To take and occupy the Isle OF
Pines The reasons for this suggestion are that
the capture OF the island would cut the Spanish
out Of base of supplies; that ii could be easily
taken while the attention Of the enemy was dis
tracted to other points and that It was CLIMATE
cally suited for the treatment Of sick soldiers
and for detention place for prisoners Of war;
The one steamer at Tampa with some artillery
would suffice for the expedition. The Score
tary's reply was: II have the honor to inform
you that this Is not approved by the President
disquieting telegram about this time was
one from the censor at Key West who reported
that Cervera had been ordered to shell Santiago
as soon as the Americans got possession. and
that foreign consuls had received notice to re-
tire. This was forwarded to Shafter on July )
for information.
FURTHER ORDERS TO sHAFTER.
On the same date there was received by the
Secretary General Skaters message dated So
villa July 3. saying that he had invested the
possible to carry it by storm with the present
force. and he was seriously considering with
drawing five miles, so as to get near the rail
road He described the present condition 81
the Army. with Wheeler and Young sick. Haw
kns wounded and himself confined to the tent
four days by the heat. He also speaks Of urg-
ing Sampson TO force an entrance. hut the text
Of this telegram has been published 10th in the
of Of General
Miles. The Secretarys answer has not been.
II. with Skaters rejoinder. was as follows
War Department. WASHINGTON.
Naior-General Shafter Playa del Este cuba.
Your FIRST dispatch received. OF course, you can
Judge the situation better than we can at this
present position. especially San Juan Heights. the
effect upon the country would he much better than
to YOU This is only suggestion We shall send
Secretary OF War.
Playa del Este. via Hayt.
The Honorsble secretary Of War. washington
headquarters Fifth Army Corps. a. shall hold
my present position. SlfAfTER
Major General.
on July 2 AdIutant-General Corbin tele-
eraphed to Shaf,er that he could have what
ever reinforcements he wanted. and told of the
starting from this country for Santiago of 200
troops from tampa. "'V' lI"!H ~" P"it NEWS
and 1000 from Charleston. The Secretary sup
plemented this later in the day with the follow
ing Dispatch
We are forwarding renforcements to YOU this
week How Is your health? DO you think some
one should come 10 relieve you? Are you going TO
be able TO stand through What DO You think?
Be very careful OF yourself r. \. ALGER
Secretary Of War.
IT. a dispatch OF the same date to Shafter
Secretary Ager directs him TO intercept all
press dispatches and make report 10 him ut the
close OF each day Of events of special impor-
tance A dispatch dated Camp near Santiago