The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-12
PLANS OF CAMPAIGN
AT SANTIAGO De CUBA.
An Attach wnI lie Made on csrVerA
st the Same Time the Troops
March Upon the City.

Copyrighted. Isss BY the Associated Pres.
On Board the Associated Press Dis.
patch boat Wanda of Santiago de Cuba,
Thursday, June Q. via Kingston, June |
ii.-It Is believed the navy will follow
the landing Of troops by forcing the pas
sage Of the narrow channel leading 10
the harbor Of Santiago dc Cuba, fishing
up the sunken mines and compelling
Admiral Ceryera 10 make stand. II
the destruction Of the Spanish feet Is
successfully carried out IL will end the
last yestlge Of Spanish dominion in east
ern Cuba. The harbor Of Guantapamo
IL completely under the control Of the
American feet and the landing Of ma
rines at that point IS expected 70 occur
simultaneously with the landing Of
troops at Santiago de Cuba and at other
points.
In Santiago de Cuba there are now
about 10000 Spanish soldiers, chiefly in
fantry, with a fair contingent Of cavalry
ana field artillery, drawn from the sur.
rounding country. During the day time
the cavalry skirinish in the vicinity OF
the city, returning at night 70 barracks
During the last few days the activity Of
the spaniards has been particularly no.
ticeable. Trains have been making their
way to the batteries, detaohments have
been working on emplaoements, and
there have been other signs shown that
the spaniards are preparing for a desper'
ate resistance. Some guns from Admi.
raj Ceryea's ships may be removed TO
the forts.
The insurgents, about 900 strong,
have taken a position on a mountain 70
the westward. Two thousand insur.
gents Of this gathering are unarmed.
General Gomez, now about , 80 miles in
land, Is making his way toward the
coast
Admiral Sampson Is actively cooper.
aiing with the insurgents. Wednesday
General Miniett, Of the insurgent forces,
and his staff, went on board the New
York for a long consultation.
The naval officers have been doing
splendid and daring work in carrying
communications to insurgents, landing
arms and making trips ashore for the
purpose Of gaining information. Upon
the gunboats Suwanee and Vixen this
work has chiefly devolyed.
The gunboat Suwanee has landed 800.
600 rounds Of small arms ammunition,
300 Springfield rifles, 100 carbines, g..
600 machetes with equipments and pro
visions. These were handed over about
10 miles west Of Santiago 10 some SOC
insurgents who came down TO the beach
the main body remaining in the noun
tains.
The Cubans were hard up for supplies
and ammunition, and were overjOyed al
the sigh, Of the suwanee's cargo. Some
/ almost mvenous, hacked at the slices oi
/ bacon and ate raw beef They had beer
! living on lines, cocoanuts and swee
potatoes Ensign Glpin Of the suwa
nee went ashore and accompanied th'
r Cubans 10 their Temporary camp in th'
q island, where he found 10 Ora dozeI
, men badly In need Of surgical attention
/ Bandages for them were sent from tn
Suwanee. The casualties were the re
suits Of brush on the previous nigh
2 with Spanish cavalry
2 Conservative authorities believe tn
; United States troops will have TO carr,
] out their plans Of campaign withou
b. placing much reliance upon the ipsur
? gents. Several plucky young officer
have made trips ashore and taken Oh
seryations Of the interior harbor aud th
fortihcations, locating the exact pos
tons Of Admiral Ceryen's four ship,
y More than once the officers engaged i
= this shore duty have had narrow oscape
u from falling in with the enemy's ca,
!, airy