Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-08-23

vi podrd OIL the Alamo with my stan ana
some ohacers invited by Gen. Ludlow. At
Z o'clock. the Landing commenced at sibo-
ney, ending at 10 p. NJ. all the Cuban
forces camping around the village. Our
forces. which had arrived earlier, also
camped around siboney. as we'll as many
thousands of the American army. Per-
feet fraternity reigned among the Cuban
and American solMers, who view with
each other in good feeling. On account
OF the scarcity OF food in the territory in
which we were. sfrom the first, the Amer
leans supplied US with the necessary ra-
lions for the subsistence of our forces.
On the 10Th. Gen. Shafter and myself
had completed the plan of attack, and
| received from him the order to march on
| the morrow with my forces toward San
tiago. which ne himself would do that
same day. some regiments and cannon
having already advanced. In the extreme
vanguard, in sight of the fortified Span
ish outposts. was Col. Carlos Gonzales,
commanding the division of Bayamo and
part of the brigade of Ramon de Las
Taguas.,
On the 30th, l encamped with my forces
at Ell Salado, nine miles from Siboney
and ~ miles from Santiago. At the
same point Gen. Shafter established his
headquarters. At O'Clock in the after
noon, l received orders to place myself
at Marianajo, between Caney and San
Juan, to protect against any attack from
the enemy, the batteries which were go
ing to fire on both points, should the en-
envy come from Santiago.
At the commencement of the attack on
Santiago de Cuba there were 1900 men in
the American army. There were 1900 Gu
bans under my immediate orders around
the city. At Sis on the morning of the
list of July. | began the march toward
Marianajo, and at O'Clock l already oc-
cYpied the positions allotted to me in the
following order:
To the left on San Juan and fronting
Santiago, Maj. Gen. Jose Maria Capote,
| with his column of 1900 men; next to him.
in the center. General of Division Satur-
MIA IIora and 500 men; to the right of the
former, General of Brigade Francisco
Sanchez Hechaverria with his column of
500 men. forming part of Gen. Cebreco's
COHuldlil, anu OtIl ScOicSO VAIN
500 men of his division; on the right flank.
in the heights of Marcanago. Gen. Rabi
and myself with our STATS and escort
faced the village of Caney.
The left flank of my forces, an Ameri-
can battery to fire on Fort San Juan. was
protected by the forces of Col. Gonzales
and part of those of Ramon, with some
of the American forces; on the right
flank. the batteries which were to fire on
Ell Caney, and Gen. Lawton. with divi-
sion of the American army which was to
assault the village. With that division.
and also under Gen. Lawton, were 200
| Cubans of Ramon, commanded by Maj.
c. Victor Dunay. (All the forces of RAJ
mon were under the direct command of
Carlos Gonzaes).
| AT O'Clock. the American batteries
fired on the Notifications on the hill of
San Juan, the Spaniards answering with
| their artillery and shortly afterward fire
also commenced from the batteries against
Ell Caney, the garrison of the place "all-
swering with heavy fire. FL Caney was
defended by 1900 men. rtoops of the line,
or regulars. under the command of Brig
| Gen. Vara del Rey. and San Juan was
defended by 1000 men, also regulars.
| AT Z. NJ, after gallant assault, the
Americans took San Juan. its garrison be-
| ing either killed or taken prisoners, ex-
cept few who had escaped to Santiago
| de Cuba.
| At g. after repeated assaults in
which the Cuban forces under Maj.
| Guany took part the Americans Oc-
cupied Eel Caney. The garrison Of this
village, rerishel mostly in the assaults,
and those who escaped died in the
| field, among them Gen. Vara del Rey,
who was already fatally wounded. The
enemy attempted TO make sortie
from Santiago de Cuba and was re-
pulsed. This day Gen. Linares, CON-
handing the garrison was wounded in
the trenches of Santiago. He turned
his command over to euep. Toral.
The Americans advanced to the SUI
burbs of the city by the road leading
| from Caney. the vanguard being the
| Cuban forces under Col. Gonzales. Our
losses this first day of July were about
100, all our forces being under the rays
| of the fire.
Gen. Shafter ordered me to occupy
the right flank of his army on the adj
vance on Santiago and maze a night
march, camping at 10 o'clock the same
night, at the country house Ducureau,
after ordering some forces almost Oil
to Santiago.
At dawn of the I'd, I continued to
advance by the right flank toward the
north side of the city. Cen. Cabreco,
going with his division in the vanguard
and at the extreme &C the same Cen
eral Sanchez Nechevarria with his
forces. Upon reaching the railway
line from Santiago to San Luiz, the
Cuban vanguard halted, the vanguard
occupying the heights across the line.
When Gen. Francisco Sanchez adj
vanced by the railway line on Santi-
ago, on the morning Of the I'd, he met
four guerillas who fired on our forces,
which returned the fire and killed
them. Col. Ferrero, advancing by the
right, met and defeated a guerrilla
force on the hill of Quintero, occupying
the position which we -eld as also the
heights of la Carload.
During the day l ordered a column
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