The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-06-28
SHAFTER'S DISPATCHES.
The Landings. the Fight Near Iauragua
-Cfarcia'S Promise.


-Garcia's Promise.
Washington, D. c., June 25.-Hhrec
dispatches from Gen. Shafter regarding
the engagement between the SpauiardS
and the American forces We're made
public at the War Department to-day.
The first reached the department at
noon and was as follWS:
Playa del Este. June 2I-Adiutant
General, L. \. s., Washington:
"Baiqur June 24-Furthcr news
from General Wheeler places our loss in
this mornings firing ut about ten killed
and forty wounded. Captain Capron
First l.. S. Volunteer cavalry. killed.
Wounded. Major Brodie. Captain Nc
Clinton. and Lieut.. Thomas received
here Thos. and supposed to be an abbre-
viation. First L. S. Volunteer cavalry;
Major Bell. Captain Knox and Lieut..
Byram. First t. $. cavalry. Captain
Knox, Captain Wainwright, formerly re-
ported wounded are uniniured. The names
of the others killed and wounded arc
not yet known. The Spanards occupied
very strong and entrenched position on
Il high hill The firing lasted about
an hour and the enemy was driven from
his position. which is now occupied by
our troops. about Il mile and half from
Seyilla. The enemy has retired towards
Santiago de Cuba.
,SigneD "SHAFTER"
The second dispatch received after.
though apparently written before that
given out earlier in the day, was as fol
lows:
Playa del Este. June %.
Adiutant General. Washington:
'Baiquiri. June 24.-In pushing out to
occupy a good position near Sevlla to
Wait and cntrench until supplies and
artillery could be landed. 14th and 10th
cavalry 04th apparently is Il miStake)
and Woods regiment had Il skirmish:
enemy was driven from his position and
General Wheeler reports he now occu-
/ pies their ground: wounded are: Ma jor
! Bell. Captain Knox, Captain Vain
wright. Lieutenant Byram. First cavalry,
and number of men. Above names
only given: lighters and steam tugs asked
for this morning. Should be sent ut
once.
lSigneO "SHAFTER"
DIFFICULTIES OF LANDING.
The third telegram made public is:
Playa del Este. Via Hayt June -.
| .Adiutant-Gencr t. $. A.. Washington:
''Baiquiri. June 2:'.-Had very fine
voyage: lost less than fifty animals, six
or eight to-day. Lost more putting
them through the surf to land than on
transports. Command as healthy as
! when we left: eighty men sick: only
deaths two men drowned in landing.
| landings difficult, coast quite similar to
that in vicinity Of San Francisco. and
covered with dense growth Of bushes:
! landing at Raiquiri unoppoSed All
points occupied by Spanish troops heavily
hombardcd by navy to clear them out.
/ 1
Ipied Jaragua City i naturally strong
place this morning, Spanish troops re-
! treating as soon as our advance was
! known. Had no mounted troops or could
have captured them. about six hundred
! all told. Railroad from there. With as
| sistance Of navy disembarked six thOus-
ana men Yesterday and as many more to
day. Will get all troops off tomorrow.
including light infantry and greater por-
tion of pack train. probably all of it. with
some of the wagons. Animals have to
! be jumped to the water and tOWcd
ashore. Had consultation with Generals
Garcia. Rabi and Castillo ut | p. m.
on Goth. twcnty miles west of Santiago
/ These officers were unanimously of the
opinion that landin" should be made east
of Santiago. | had come to the same
conclusion. General Garcia promises to
/ join me at .Iara-ua City tomorrow with
| between three and four thousand men
who will he brought from west of San
| tiago by ships OF the navy to laura qua
! City and there disembarllod. This will
give me between 4 and ) thousand Gu
bans and leave one thousand under Gen
eral Rabi to threaten Santiago from the
! west. General kent's division is being
diSemharked this afternoon at Jaura@1a
! City and will be continued during the
i night. The assistance of the navy has
! been of the greatest benefit and cnthU-
/ siaStically given: without them | could
not have landed in ten days and perhaps
not at all as ! believe ] should have lost
many boats in the surf. At present want
nothing: weather has been good. no rain
on land and prospects for fair weather.
s'SHAFTER.
major General q. S. COMMANDING.
THE FIGHT NEAR SANTIAGO.