The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-06-22
The Generals Confer Regarding
Vaks Landing of Troops. = !
LANDING WILL BE DELAYED.
0nly6mall Forces to Be Put Ashore
at Once. 50,
GENERAL GARCIA'S ASSURANCE.
Tho Cuban Leader Declares Our Soldiers
Are in No Danger of Contracting Disease
on the Southeastern Coast of Cuba-Gen-
eral Shafter Impressed With the Hardy
and Soldierly Appearance Of General Gar
cia's Army.

eral Shafter Impressed With the Hardy
and soldierly Appearance of General Gar
cia's Army.
Kingston, Jamaica, June PA dis
patch boat from the feet off Santiago
de Cuba brings the following story re-
garding the arrival of Skaters troops:
As soon as the fleet Of transports
had arrived at point about 20 miles
on Santiago, Monday afternoon, the
steamer Seguranca, having on board
General Shafter and his staff, left the
other vessels lying to and steamed to
the flagship of the American feet in
order to visit Rear Admiral Sampson.
The general went on board the flag
ship and the Seguranca then went to
Acerraderos, about II miles west OF
Santiago, and near which place Cen
eral Garcia is encamped with 5000
Cuban soldiers. General Shafter and
his staff and Rear Admiral Sampson
vent ashore and proceeded to General
Garcia's headquarters, about mile
Inland, where they spent several hours
in consultation with the Cuban gem
sral.
General Garcia and the other Cuban
officers gave General Shafter and Ad-
miral Sampson hearty welcome. The
Cubans showered upon their distin-
guished visitors all the blessings OF
Cuba libre for the assistance Of the
United States in the Cuban struggle
for freedom, and they expressed tho
conviction that victory was at hand,
and that the power OF Spain would
soon be driven from the island by the
combined strength of American and
Cuban arms.
When the first curl of black smoke
appeared on the distant horizon and
announced the coming of the long ex-
pected soldiers General Garcia himself,
with the officers of his staff around
him, stood on a hillside overlooking
the sea and gave forth expressions Of
Joy as they watched the approach Of
the vessels. The welcome news soon
spread among his half fed. half clothed
troops, and great shouts arose from
the dark skinned veterans, who have
spent three years in fighting the war of
liberty. They watched the Seguranca,
accompanied by the auxiliary gunboat
Gloucester, draw away from the other
vessels and make her course to the
flagship. After she had taken Admiral
Sampson aboard they saw her heading
for shore near their mountain camp.
The Cubans sent a guard Of honor
10 the beach to receive the Seguranca.
As soon as she came to anchor in the
cove General Shafter and his staff, in
Guiding General Ludlow, chief of en-
gineers. and Admiral Sampson, ac-
companied by guard of soldiers, went
ashore In small boats. They were re-
ceived by the Cubans with all mill
tary honors and horses were placed at
the disposal of General Shafter and
Admiral Sampson to ride up the steep
trail to General Garcia's headquarters.
The Cuban commanders tent Is
rude hut covered with leaves and con-
tanning only meager camp outfit.
Here the consultation was held. Gen
oaal Garcia explained his plans fully;
told how he had the Spanish general,
Pando, cooped up at Manzanilo, with
out the possibility of his being able
to cooperate with the Spanish troops
In Santiago, and laid before the Amer
lean officers maps showing all the
mountain trails leading to Santiago
from the most convenient landing
places east and west of the harbor en-
trance.
General Garcia gave the Americans
assurances that they need have no fear
OF contracting diseases on the south
eastern coast of Cuba, as the climate
there is not unhealthy, only extremely
hot at this season Of the year. The
Cuban general declared that his own
troops, ill fed and clothed as they were,
were in good health, and therefore the
Americans need not fear fevers or
other serious ailments.
General Shafter examined the con-
dition of the Cuban soldiers during his
visit, and was impressed with their
hardy and soldierly appearance, though
he recognized the fact that they need
clothes and provisions, both of which
were given them.
At the conclusion of the conference
=. General Shafter and the other officers
had little or nothing to say regarding
the plans for landing the American
troops or for the cooperation of the
Cubans. The best information OBJ
tainable is that there will be no at
tempt to make a general landing for
two or three days, but small bodies OF
troops will be put ashore at several
points, both east and west of Santi-
ago, including Acerraderos This will
give General Shafter an opportunity
to become more familiar with the
work before him and to ascertain the
best place for general landing.
The interview closed with the under
standing on the part Of both generals