The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-15

volunteer cavalry, IN all s4 ofnre-s sns
flIsa- TIE enemy made an apzfinat. -eslsf
@!4ee 51i were driver, from. tnss field ,yIf =
~aslsiGsFao DIE i9ss. Our own !oss was On.
eAiSeG ana afieen men killed. six tefesrs
aEsa ally-slx E1sn wounded Tire yegssrfs,s
aes~es q tfe s5paniaFds were nine Killed "A
twenty seven wounded The engageran.
hd0 an inspiring effect on our men ana
uou,t1eSs eorFespoBdiugiv depressed the
enemy. as i was plainly demonstrated "a
TEEN that they had 10 face a foe no woul9
s1Fahce upon them under Z heavy ira de-
isssrea from entrsschn,ents. Gen Wheeler,
dlFssioh comma D1er, was present during tbs
engagement. and reports that our sr0ons
oflscers and men, fought with the greafes,
gai1ahsrF- This engagement gave US a well
WaSered country further to the front or
snlch TO camp our troops
IL was lot uatil nearly two weeks after
Inc army landed that il was possible. to
pace on shore three days supplies in ex-
cess OF that required FOR aaiIy Consume
ton. On june 81 reconnossered yhe co1.n-
Try about Santiago, and made my pan Of
attack From high hsI! from which the
esty vas ~ plain view. j could see the
San Juan hi! and the country about e.!
Caney. The roads were very poor, and
inesec little better than bride paths until
the san Juan river and II Caney were
Gen. Shafter explained a. a meeting Of
generals his plan OF battle which follows
"Lawton's division. assisted by Capren's
nsht battery. was ordered 10 move out
during the afternoon toward e. Caney 20
nsgan The attack there early the next morn
vas to move by The Caney road toward
Santiago. and take a position on the right
OF the line. Wheeler's division OF dis
mounted cavalry and kents division OF
infantry we're directed on the Santa go
road. the head OF the column resting al
T.! Peso. toward which heights Grimes
battery moved OF the afternoon OF the
Jnh. with orders TO take possession there
early on the next morning and at the
proper time prepare the way for the adj
vance Of Wheeler and Kent on San Juan
hiil. The attack at this point was to he
delayed until l4awton's guns were heard
at e. Caney and mis- infantry fire show "a
he had become we'll engaged. The prepar-
aiions were far from what / desired them
10 be but We We're In a sickly climate.
our supplies had 10 be brought forward BY
narrow wagon road. which the rains
might at any time render impassa Bile. and
fear was entertained that a storm might
drive the vessels containing our supplies
10 sea, thus parting US from our base ~
supplies. and. lastly. II Was reported that
Gen Pando. with s.cpe relnforcemenis for
the enemy. was en- route from Manzanlio
ard might be expected in n few aar
Under these circumstances / determined
10 give battle withou, delay. Early in the
around FL Caney. Chaffee's brigade on
the right, across the Guantanamo road:
Niles brigade in the center. and Ludlow >
on the left. The duty OF cutting of the
fHNIle 4StETat StHkadSS iAaA
was assigned 10 the latter brigade. The
artillery opened on the town at G:f5 q. gn.
The battle here coon became general. and
Il was hotly contested. The eueuy's posi-
ton was naturally strong. ard was ren-
dered more 50 by the b,ockhoilsss. a stone
fort and Entertainments cut into solid rock
and the ioopholing of a saolidly built stone
church. The opposition offered by the en-
envy was greater than had been antici-
pated. and prevented Lawton from join
Ing the right or the main line during the
day. as had been intended. After the bat
tie rad been continued for some time,
Bates brigade OF two regiments reached