The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-06-13

and Conflicts Somewhat with Reports
Previously Sent Out From Other
Embarked Sometime Ago-In Ten
Days. Timo the Movement ON Porto
Rico WlI Commence.
Copyright, 1898, The Associated Press.)
Cape Haytien, Hayti, June 12-1O:3O
p. m.-Eight thousand Americans, ac-
cording to private dispatch from Port
Au Prince, have landed very near SAN
tiago de Cuba. The United States aux
iliary cruiser st. Louis arrived at Mole
ST. Nicholas to-day.
Copyright, 1903. The Associated Press)
Port Au Prince, June 12-S p. m.-The
! latest advices received from Port De
Prix say that the British steamer Ra-
the American warships Oregon and
| Marblehead compelled her to put out,
| reports that the Americans We're evil
| IDENTIFY planning a debarkation of
| troops on the shore Of Guantanamo
bay.
Washington, June 12-Under COM
mand of Major General Shafter the
| first division of the United States army
will sail tonight from Key West for
| Santiago de Cuba to besiege and cap
thirty in number, left Port Tampa yes
| terday and are now at Key West The
conveying warships, believed to num-
Der between sixteen and nineteen, will
be ready for the voyage by nightfall,
and with this powerful force there is
no longer reason for apprehension that
the transports can be attacked success
fully by any Spanish warships, even if
such should have escaped the vigilant
search of the naval commanders at Key
| West and off Havana.
Every precaution has been taken by
1 tiiS " SCCutc lHc odltIy VI
| the troops en- route to Cuba The ma
val war board was in session to-day
making the final preparations for the
| disposition of the guard ships. The
transports will be kept as closely to-
gether as safe navigation will permit,
and the warships with be disposed
ahead, astern and on either flank. The
feet and the scouting vessels will be
thrown far out In advance of the trans
ports. and in order to ensure against an
attack from the rear some Of these ves-
sells, such as the st. Louis perhaps, will
linger far astern, ready to signal the
heavily armed cruisers at the first sign
of an approaching foe The stately
battleship Indiana, it is expected, will
lead the procession Of ships, which will
be the most numerous gathered in
American waters since the civil war.
The troops should arrive off Santiago
by Wednesday night, supposing the
fleet proceeds at eight knots speed, and
landing operations should begin by
Thursday, for General Shafter will not
keep his men cooped UP on shipboard a
moment longer than necessary. 1t is
not believed that they will be landed at
Caimanera, the point on Guantanamo
bay where the American flag now flies
over the heads of SIMPSONS marines,
as that place, while well adapted to
serve as naval base, and as a harbor
of refuge for Americans warships, Is
not particularly well suited for the be-
ginning of military operations.
In ten days time, unless unforeseen OBJ
stacles are encountered, the movement
upon Forto Rico will begin. The war
department has been in close communi-
cation by telegraph with General Miles
at Tampa and all of the necessary in
structions have been given to the COM
manding general for the preparation of
the military forces to be used in this
part of the campaign. General Miles
in turn has been consulting General
Coppinger and Generals Lee and jack
son, giving the necessary detailed in
structions, and all is so near ready that
were some essential supplies on hand
the expedition could start within twen-
ty-foSr hours The navy department
has been advised of the purpose of the
army and the war board to-day was
making arrangements for the supply
of the conveying fleet. This will be of
more formidable character than that
which goes with the Santiago expedi-
ton, for the plans contemplate a Joint
attack upon the San Juan Notifications
by the army and navy and the forti-
fications are SO powerful that heavily
armored ships only can be sent against
them at the beginning. Therefore it is