New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-11
PREPARING FOR THE BATTLE
SPANIARDS BECOMING ACTIVE
AMERICANS AND INSURGENTS MAKING
READY FOR ATTACK AT SANTIAGO.

READY FOR ATTACK AT SANTIAGO.
Copyright: isss: The Associated Press)
On Board The Associated Press Dspatch-Boat
Wanda. off Santiago de Cuba. June 8. via King.
ston jamaica June 10. 1870 p. m.-In Santiago
de Cuba there are now about twenty thousand
Spanish soldiers, chiefly infantry. bu, with fair
contingent of cavalry and field artillery drawn
from the surrounding country. In the daytime
the cavalry skirmlshes in the vicinity Of the city,
returning at night to barracks.
During the last few days the activity OF the
spaniards has been particularly noticeable
Oxen trains have been making their way to the
batteries detachments have been working on
emp.acements and there have been other signs
showing that the Spaniards are preparing for
desperate resistance.
Some guns from Admiral Cerveras ships may
be removed to the forts. The insurgents about
5000 strong, have taken position on noun
tain TO the westward Two thousand insurgents
Of this gathering are unarmed General Maxine
Gomez, now about one hundred and fifty miles
inland. is making his way toward the coast.
with the insurgents Yesterday General Miniet.
of the insurgent forces. and his staff. went ON
board the New York for long conversation
The naval officers have been doing splendid
and daring work in carrying COMMUNICATIONS
to the insurgents, landing arms and making
trips ashore for the purpose Of gaining infor-
nation. This work has chiefly devolved upon
the gunboats suwanee and Vixen.
ARMS AND AMMUNITION LANDED.
Lieutenant Sharp. of the Vixen. and Lieutsn-
ant-Commander Delehanty, OF the SuwaneA
have been daily ntrusted with important mis-
sions and have carried them out successfuilys
The Vixen's work has been chiefly confined to-
carrying messages to and fro; but the Suwanes
has been occupied in more serious task.
This plucky gunboat has landed 100000
rounds of small-arms ammunition. 300 Spring.
field rifles, 100 carbines, 1000 machetes and .
large quantity Of equipments and provlsionA
These were handed over to the insurgents yes
terday about fifteen miles west OF Santiago
Some eight hundred insurgents came down 70
the beach, the main body remaining in the
mountains. The landing OF supplies was ts-
dous but uninterrupted.
The insurgents reported that irregular engage
ments between their forces and the Spanish
cavalry were OF daily occurrence. The Cuoans
were hard up for supplies and ammunition ana
were fairly overjoyed at the sight OF tho
suwanee's cargo. Some, almost ravenous.
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They had beer living on lines, cocoanuts and
sweet potatoes.
Ensign Gilpin. of the suwanee, went ashore
and accompanied the Cubans to their temporary
camp inland. where he found ten or dozen
wounded men badly in need Of surgical attend
ance Bandages for them were sent from the
suwanee. The casualties were the results OF q
brush on the previous night with Spanish cav
airy.
CONDITION OF THE INSURGENTS.
To the correspondent Of the Associated Press
on the dispatch boat Wanda Ensign Gipin. do
scribing his experience at the camp. whicn ID
about ten miles inland said:
"I found the insurgents a rough-looking and;
way. carrying arms of all sorts and all anxious
TO borrow everything had. from my blouse to-
nv revolver Four Spanish soldiers In UNIFORM.
carving rifles. marched into the camp while :
was there and said they wanted to join the tn
surgents. They were enrolled. but close watch.
WAS kept on them. as they belonged to thA
civil guard.
:" Cuban officer told me such additions were
not nfreauent The spaniards had MauseR
rides. which were in fairly good condition"
Conservative authorities believe the United
States troops will have to carry out their plan
| Of campaign without placing much reliance upon,
the INSURGENTS Several plucky young officers
like Ensign Gilpin, have made trips ashore and
taken observations Of the interior harbor ana
the fortiacations. locating the exact positions OF
Admiral Cerveras four ships.
II Is hardly likely. however, that the Spanish,
Admiral keeps them moored at the same placsi
both day and night More than once the ofncers,
engaged in this shore duty have had narrow es-l
canes from falling in with the enemy's cavalry.
THE TERROR NEAR PORTO RICO
Madrid June lO-An official dispatch from,
| General Blanco at Havana says the Spanish tor
ncdoboat destroyer Terror is In Porto Rican
waters.
THE MONTEREY PUTS IN FOR COAL
San Diego. Cal June 1O.-The United States
monitor Monterey and her collier consort the
Brutus. supposed to be speeding on their way