The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-06-29
GENERALS
INVESTIGATE
Becoming Acquainted With the
Country About Santiago.
General WHEELER CLIMBS A TREE.
The Veteran Cavalryman Went Up
w. to Get a Better View. ~
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THE SPANISH FORCE INCREASED.

Spanish Pacifcos Who Went to the Arleri.
lean Soldiers to Obtain Food Declare
That Since the Advance Began Twenty
Thousand Spanish Troops Have Joined
General Linares' Forces-It Is Believed
That General Pandos Army Has Arrived.
No Aggressive Move Anticipated by Our
Forces For Several Days.
Kingston, Jamaica, June ga
swspaper boat has arrived here with
the following dispatches from the
front. on the Rio Guiana:
The American front has been ad-
vanced beyond the first crossing Of the
Rio Guiana about mile and a tug
lies three and half miles from the
spanish entrenchments. General Law
tons brigade rests on the road to San.
tiago de Cuba. The Third brigade,
under General Chaffee-the Seven
teenth, Twelfth and Seventh regi-
ments-holds the trench. with his
command lying across the road and
river. The First brigade-the Eighth,
Twenty y-second and Second Massa-
chusetts-under General Evan Clarke,
Lies on the left flank, slightly in the
rear. and the Second brigade-the
First, Fourth and Twenty -fifth-oc-
cupies the opposite position, on the
right flank. General Wheeler, with his
cavalry, is In the rear, between tho
Sevilla hills and the Rio Guiana. A
strong line of outposts is maintained
ahead.
General Chaffee's brigade, with 5000
Cubans under General Aguirra and
several hundred under Colonel Con-
Kales, was skirmishing towards the
city Monday morning, when the dis
patch boat left.
The Cubans had slight skirmishes
with the Spaniards stationed on the
hills on the American right flank, and
our auxiliaries occupied the block.
houses In that vicinity which were
evacuated before daybreak by the
Epaniards. The latter retreated to-
wards Santiago de Cuba No fatalities
are reported.
General Lawton. General Chaffee
and General Wheeler have thoroughly
reconnoitered the Spanish position,
and with the aid furnished by the Gu
bans have very good maps of the roads
md defenses.
Much information has also been OBJ
tained from Spanish pacificos, who
have slipped out of the city and given
themselves UP in the hope of getting
food. They report great starvation
and distress in Santiago. They say
the Spanish troops are on short ra-
hons. and that all the supplies are
being held for their use. The sick
In the hospitals, the pacificos say, are
suffering for lack of food, and they say
u Spaniards were killed and SO wound
ID as the result of the engagement on
Friday last with Colonel Woods and
Ioung's commands.
The most startling information OBJ
iained from the pacificos is that since
The advance began almost 10000 Span
lsh soldiers have arrived at Santiago.
This statement Ia made on the au-
thority Of General Lawton, and he is
also OF the opinion that General Pando
has been enabled to effect junction
with General Linares at Santiago.
There are two forts of considerable
Importance within the Spanish lines,
Punta Blanco, at the southern end Of
the bay. and Santa Ursula, at the
southeast corner. On the road to
Caney. on the north, is another fort.
There are about $50 men in each of
these Notifications, and stretching
around them are nine barbed wire
fences, SO yards apart, while just in
side these are lines of rifle pits.
Outside this, to the eastward, about
two miles beyond the American out
posts, is line of entertainments ex-
tending from the northern extremity
Of the city to Moro Castle. A little
west Of south. at distance of about
seven miles from General Lawton's
headquarters, lies Moro Castle. The
road to within few hundred yards
Of the batteries at the rear of Moro,
was reconnoitered Sunday afternoon
by General ChafPee and several mem
bers of his staff.
General Wheeler, who made a re-
for half mile beyond the
Bkirmish lines Monday morning, find
Ing that he was unable to secure the
desired view through the luxuriant
tropical foliage, dismounted and climb
ed tree. A major general of the
United States army in the forks of a
Tree, surveying Spanish outposts
Through his field glasses, was a spec
tacle that gave some idea of the won
derful energy of the dashing ex-Con-
Iederate cavalry leader. This feat of
agility in man of 81 years of age
puts to blush many young officer
of his own staff.
No aggressive move by the Ameri-
cans is anticipated for several days.
The road to the base of supplies must
be greatly improved before the on
ward movepent can be safely made.
At present 1t taxes the quartermaster's
department. to the utmost to get pro-
Visions and ammunition.
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