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been distributed along the coast from
Maine TO Florida, at some 40 or more
points, makingan effective coast patrol.
There is felt to be no further need of
this patrol, so that with the exception
of few important points the auxiliary
craft will be withdrawn for service in
Cuba. Capt. Bartlett has the work in
charge, and is rapidly hurrying it to
completion.
Prisoners NmmHer 2@.Tss3.
Washingt OIL July 2o.-The war de-
partment has received a dispatch
dated Monday from Gen. Shafter say
ing that the roster OF prisoners was
handed in liy Gen. Toral and that the
total is 22.,s9 men.
Skaters dispatch added that the
prisoners turued ever 10 him far eN-
ceeded in numbers the strength OF
his own army.
Gen. Shufler. in dispatch TO the war
department, SAYS he will send officers
and men to receive he surrender of
garrisons in the interior amounting to
about 1900 Spanish sodic.s. lie will
also send forces to receive tn. surren-
der OF The coast towns of Eociboa,
Guantanamo. Sagua aud Pancinia. Ten
thousand stands of arms, he says. were
taken at Santiago.
an?::ors for immune Regiments.
Gen Shafter has asked the war
department to hurry forward the reg
iments of immunes for service at San.
tiago City and vicinity in order that
there may be 4 minimum of danger oil
further infection OF our troops from
the fever which prevails at Santiago,
Secretary Alger said that it is prob
able tina; the total number of Spanish
soldiers who Will have to be trans.
ported TO Spain will reach the $4,000
reports did not cover quite all the sol.
diers who would be turned over. The
secretary says the military governor OF
Santiago had not yet been definitely
selected. Secretary Alger said Gen
Shafter reported the capture of 10000,
600 rounds of ammunition at Santiago
SO that it will not need such supplies
for some time.
The Dixie Does Good Work.
Key West. Fla, July zo.=-The Mary.
land naval reserves on the gunbogt
Dixie, under command of Commander
Davis are doing lively skirmish work
on the south coast, of Cuba, killing
Spaniards, chasing gunboats, topping
over blockhouses and capturing prizes.
The Dixie left the main body of the
feet about June 30 and took blockad.
n, Il !,
Isle of Pines. The first thing she did
was to destroy blockhouse at the
mouth of San Juan river. This was
done by few shots and without any
attempted resistance. The same day
abe drew in to infiict like punish
ment on another blockhouse at the
mouth of Guapayara river not far
from the first. AS she approached, a
dozen or more spaniards were seen to
run into the blockhouse, apparently
with the intention of firing upon her,
The Dixie pumped two or three six
inch shells at them and struck them
fairly, and the blockhouse was soon
out of commission. The Dixie lay Off
watching the smoke curl lazily from
the ruins, but no Spaniards emerged.
AT this point three Cubans were taken
aboard and they informed Commander
Davis that his guns had done better
service than he had thought, as the
two destroyed blockhouses had long
prevented communication between
the insurgents on the opposite sides of
Trinidad.
The Dixie then proceeded to Casilda,
the seaport for Trinidad, where she en-
countered two Spanish gunboats. One
was the Fernando Ell Catolico, said to
have been new boat in the last war,
but now apparently carrying only one
gun. The enemy made frantic efforts
to reach the Dixie with this but came
no nearer than half mile. Finally the
Dixie put shell straight at the solitary
gun and sent it skygard. This was
done at range of 1880 yards, while the
Fernando ell Catolico lay at her moor
ing, necessitating firing across the
Casilda harbor and point of land. In
addition to dismounting the gun, the
upper works Of the Spaniard were bad
ly damaged. The other gunboat was
not identified. She, too, fired at the
l|lhlS, wv AC1i o1AoA W 1oO So1dS. "a
few stx-inch shells, though they did not
reach her, served as sufficient warn
ing to silence her.
Incidentally the Dixie also routed q
body Of Spanish cavalry at San Juan de
Cuba day or two before the Florida
and Fanita expeditions attempted
landing there. A few days later she
captured the Three Bells and the Pill
grim, prize schooners, brought here
yesterday after a hazardous trip.
A Hopeful View.
Washington, July 20. = Surgeon Gen
eral sternberg returned Tuesday from
an inspection of the Olivette which has
just arrived with large number OF
wounded. Gen. sternberg continues
to take hopeful view of the fever
situation at the front. He says normal
conditions are now being established
by the termination of the military
campaign, and that the medical serv
ice Is thus enabled TO cope with the
fever situation energetieally and sue
cessfully.
May Court-Martial ToraI.
Madrid, July so.-The papers an.