The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-07-01
FIGHTING AT
SANTIAGO.
The American Army Begins
Its Attack on the City
!. Early This Morn
ing.

| Washington, June, 1.-Secretary Alge
has received the following despatch from
General Shafter, dated OF o 81 a. m to-day
Camp at Ssvilla, Cuba, July IA ctiol
now going on, but firing light and desul
tory. Begun on right near Caney. Law
toms division. Ee will move on north
east part Of Santiago. VIII keep you con
tinually advised Of progress.
(Signed) SKATER,
| Major General Commanding.
Washington, July 1-General Shnite
reported to the President to-day that h,
began the attack on Santiago thismorning
and that it Is now going on. beginning
with active skirmishes
q Secretary Algcr directed Adjutant Gen.
eral Corbin to notify the President at once
Of the text Of Skaters message, and II
was done Immediately. The President
continually advised Of all news.
Wheeler's Headquarters. near Santiago,
July l,-General Linairss, the Spanish
commander. appears to think that his
barbed wire barriers will hold the Ameri.
cans In check while his guns pour with.
ering fire into their ranks and smash the
lines.
These fences have beeu used with great
or or less effect against the half naked Gu.
ban insurgents, hut there is a surprise In
store for Gen. Linares when he expects to
see them hold back the advance of tho
Americans
Cairo. July 1.-The official announce.
ment has been made.
"1he Spanish ships at Port Said began
coaling from their own colliers, which ar.
rived from Spain. ..,
The Egyptian Government notified them
that they could not allow this aud that 1t
mus stop forthwith, aud that they must
also leave Port Said as the twenty-four
hours limit had been greatly exceeded.
The Spaniards then stated that their
ships wanted repairs, and began discharg.
ing coal and other material in order to re-
pair"
Port Said. July 1.-The Egyptian Gov
erment has instructed the Governor Of
Port Said to stop tho trans-shipment Of
coal from the Spanish GOLFERS here to the
fleet under the command of Admiral Ca
mara.
1t Is said that the Egyptian Foreign
Office has invited the Spanish Minister,
who Is now here to advise Admiral Ca.
mara to withdraw his fleet from this har.
Dor.
San Francisco, CAL, July, 1.-According
to the Examiner" the next feet of tran
sports for the Philippines will consist of
the Peru, City Of Puebla. Acapulco, Una.
tilia and Pennsylvania. -
The Acapulso Is expected at any time
from Panama. Upon her arrival she will
be impressed by the government. The
Umatilla Is due from Puget Sound ports,
and it Is said that she will be taken upon
her arrival.
The Pennsylvania is expected every day
from Philadelphia. There will be no
trouble securing her. Tho Rio de Janeiro
is due from China and Japan July8 She
was taken, but will reach here too late to
go in the hext expedition.
Hong Kong July l. The Japanese
cruiser Matsushima arrived here to. day
from Manila. which she left on the after.
noon Of Monday, June 81.
She reports that the American trans.
ports had not then arrived.
The situation was unchanged, the Span.
iards continuing to erect defences and the
insurgents occupying positions within
about 1000 yards of the city. Food was
growing scarce.
The Metsushima reports also that when
she loft Manila harbor thera were five Ger
man and four British warships there.
New York, July Tho Herald. prints
the following despatch from Washington.
If not the prey Of Rear Admiral Dewey's
men Of war, Admiral Camaras fiest will
be the victim of the Eastern squadron, un.
der command of Commodore Watson.
The task which Is before Commodor
Watson is not to be lightly entered upon
The Navy Department, ut the instance of
the Naval War Board, Is making all pro-
parations to provide the fleet with an am.
pie supply of coal and with fresh meats
and vegetables and ice.
Learned to-day an excellent authority
that tho mission Of the Eastern squadron
hos slight reference to the COMMANDMENT
Of the coast Of Spain. Its primary
duty will 10 to follow Admiral Ca.
mara and to destroy his command
provided he shall not have already met his
fate at the hands of the Asiatic squadron.