The record-union., 1898-07-06

the assault upon the city 1t is known
| to be Skaters desire to have the fleet
| enter the harbor.
| In the opinion of the best informed
war officials, General Shafter and Ad-
miral Sampson will perfect a plan of
action against the city to-day. 1t is
regarded as likely that Admiral Samp-
son will neutrality-suspicious. has al
ready-attack the fortifications at the
| entrance of the harbor, and force his
| way into the bay of Santiago. Once
there he will be able to command the
city absolutely.
/ 1t is fully realized that the attempt
to force an entrance to the harbor will
be a hazardous venture. The channel
leading into the bay, as is well under
Stood is very narrow, and vessels pass
ing through it would be subjected to a
terrific fire from the batteries on both
sides, as well as from Morro and other
| permanent fortifications. Naval Off
| cials believe that before Admiral Samp-
son can gain entrance into the har-
| Dor he will have to demolish the shore
| batteries, and render the Moro useless
| as fortifcation commanding the chan
| mel entrance.
partment this afternoon that Simpsons s
fleet had already entered the harbor
/ This could not be confirmed. One re-
port was that the signal officer had so
reported to General Greely, but the
| latter said he had received nothing of
that nature.
orders were given to-day looking to
the immediate dispatch of troopships
| from Tanona
Shafter. and others now at Santiago
will be brought here at the earliest mo-
ment, to aid in the transportation of re-
Inducements. 1t is probable that at
least $4,000 will be sent forward as
rapidly as transportation can be pro-
vided. Thus augmented, there seems
to be no doubt that the forces under
General Shafter will be able to storm
andGtake the city without delay These
are the views entertained by members
of the Cabinet. who talk freely on the
subject. Nevertheless, the order under
which both the army and the navy are
now operating gives the commanders
wide discretion, and it is not doubted
| that should changed circumstances
seem to warrant it an aggressive move
ment Will be begun
I
itary officials said there was no doubt
of the outcome if the American fleet
could get inside the harbor, and thus
place the city between the land and sea
bombardments. The arrival at Santi-
ago of General Pando with reinforce
ments for Linares occasioned some coA-
and his Cuban troops in not holding
! PAndO hack narficnlar1x- in, vic Of ho
| fact that General Lawtons brigade
was cooperating with Garcia, but it is
/ believed the latter left Lawton in an
embarrassed position At the same
time the disposition of the authorities
was mainly to meet the situation now
presented, rather than how it had come
about
In meeting this, the most active steps
toward getting large reinforcements to
General Shafter We're in progress The
| regiments of General Garretson's bri-
gade go from Camp Alger, one of them,
the Eighth Ohio under Colonel Cur
It's, are proceeding to New York, where
they will embark Immediately on the
st. Paul The other regiments of this
brigade-the Sixth Illinois and the
Sixth Massachusetts-g to Charleston
). c., where they take the cruisers Har-
ward and Yale. At the same time the
brigades of General Ernest and General
Haines, now at Chickamauga, will move
with all possible dispatch to Charleston.
Savannah. Mobile and other coast
points, there to take transports to San
| tiago.
1t is understood that orders to bri-
gades at Chickamauga are to move with
all possible dispatch, without fixing the
exact hour, it being left with those on
the field to make the best arrangements
with the railroads for moving south
ward toward Charleston, Savannah and
the other coast towns of embarkation.
The three regiments at Camp Alger
are expected to move to-day. General
Garretson will probably go with the
Ohio regiment to New York and thence
to Santiago on the st. Paul
The Navy Department had no addi-
tional details of the annihiliation of the
Spanish fleet, and it was said that the
dispatches from Sampson and Watson
giving the essential facts We're not like
ly to be followed by more minute de-
| tails except through the mail Ad-
miral Sampson was not present when
the engagement began, and Commodore
| Watson's dispatch of last night indi-
Gates that he had reached Santiago
after the fight. In the absence of both
Sampson and Watson, the direction of
the fight would have fallen to Commo-
dore Schley. and being in the heat of the
engagement on the flagship BROOKLYN
it seems probable that he gave the sig
nails by which the American ships man
euvered and selected their various
points of attack. The department Off
cials feel the same sentiments of graf
itude for all the officers participating
in the great battle, as it is felt that each
of them contributed to the utmost ac-
cording to the circumstances Of his po-
sition.
The disposition of Admiral Cervera.
and the 1850 prisoners is receiving the
attention of naval officials to-day. but
no exact determination has vet been
reached. Admiral Cervera will he
treated the consideration due his rank
and the department officials express a
sense of qualification that Lieutenant
Commander Wainwright had shown tbs
gallantry characteristic of the Ameri-
can navy when he received the defeated
Admiral on board the cruiser Glouces-
ter and rendered him the use OF his
cabin.
SITUATION AT SANTIAGO.