The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-11
navy NON WATTS On
ARMY MOVEMENTS.
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PRESS BOAT WANDA. OFF SANTA
GO DE CUBA. Thursday. June 8. p. m.
via Kingston, Jamaica. june 10. II 30 a.
1T 10 believed the navy will follow the
Harding OF troops by forcing the passage
OF the narrow channel leading 10 the har-
Dor Of Santiago De Cuba. fishing up the
sunksn mines and compelling Admiral Ger
vera 20 make stand r. the destruction
Of the Spanish fleet Is successfully carried
out. IL VIII end the has, Sestige Of Span
ish dominion In Eastern Cuba The harbor
consro; OF the American feet. and the
landing OF marines n, that point Is ex-
pected to occur simultaneously with the
landing Of troops at Santiago de Cuba.
Spanish Troops Are Active.
In Santiago de Cuba there are now about
5o.00 Spanish soldiers mostly infantry.
but with fair contingent OF cavalry and
field artillery drawn from the sugar coun-
try. During the day time the cavalry
skirmisnes In the vicinity of the city. re-
turning at night TO the barracks. During
the las. few days the activity OF the Span
iards has been particularly noticeable
oxen trains have been making their way to
the batteries. detaehments have been WORK
ing in the empiacements and there have
been ocler signs showing that the Span
iards are preparing a desperate resistance.
Iasarxenss Are Cooperating.
Some guns from Admiral Cervera's ships
M fxz
gents. about $500 strong have taken a posi-
fion Cd mountain to the westward. Two
thousand insurgents Of this gathering are
unarmed. Gen. Maxine Gomez now about
80 miles inland IL making his way to-
ward the coast. Admiral Sampson is
actively cooperating with the insurgents
Today Gen Miniet of the insurgent forces.
and his staff. went aboard the New York
for long consultation. The naval OFF,
GERS have been doing splendid and daring
work In carrying communications and
arms for the insurgents and making ,rirs
ashore for the purpose of gaining informa-
ton.
Many Arms Landed.
Upon the gunboats Suwannee and Vixen
this work has chiefly devolved Lieut..
sharp. or the Vixen. and Lieut. Com
mander Deihanty. of the Suwannee, have
been daily entrusted with important mis-
s.ons and have carried them out success
fully. The vixen's work has been chiefly
confined 10 carrying mesa yes 10 and fro.
but the Suwannee has been occupied IN a
more serious task Thio t,,,,n ,x,.usn. -
landed 10000 rounds OF small arms am
munition. 800 Springfield rifles. 100 car
Dimes. 1000 maehetes. with equipment and
provisions. They were landed yesterday
"wednesday about fifteen miles ives, OF
Santiago to some 500 insurgents who came
down 10 the beach. the main body remain
ing IN the mountains. The debarkation of
supplies was tedious. but uninterrupted.
The insurgents reported that Irregular en-
gagements between their forces and the
Spanish cavalry were of daily occurrence.
The Cubans were hard up for supplies and
ammunition, and were oyerjoyed at the
sight OF the Suwannee and cargo.
Brush With Spanimrd..
Ensigf Glpin. of the Suwannee. went
ashore and accompanied the Cubans 10
their temporary camp inland. where he
found ten or twelve wounded men badly
In need OF surgical attendance Dandages
for them were sent from the Suwannec.
The casualties were the results of a brush
on the previous night with Spanish cav
airy.
To the correspondent OF the Associated
Press Ensign Gllpin. describing his expe-
rienee at the camp. which is about ten
miles inland, said:
r found the Insurgents a rough-iook!rg
and mixed lot OF boys and old men, rugged
out anyway, carrying arms OF ali sorts
ard all anxious TO borrow everything |
bad on. from my blouse 10 my revolver.
-Four Spanish soldiers In uniform CARRYING
rifles marched into the camp while I was
there. and said they wanted 10 Join the
Insurgents. A Cuban soldier told me such
additions were not infrequent. The Span
iartis had Msuser rifles. which were in
fairly good condition"