The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-07-01
(Copyright by Associated Pressl

Off Santiago de Cuba, Monday June
q, via Kingston, ia, June 28 8 a. M
Lieutenant Victor Blue, of the auxili-
airy gunboat Suwanee, returned to the
fleet today from another investigating
trip ashore. He reported that Admiral
Cervera's ships are all in the harbOr.
With the exception of one torpedo boat
destroyer, they are at anchor and
show no signs of activity.
Lieutenant Blue went ashore on Sat
urday, to the west Of Moro castle, ac-
companied by some Cuban guides. He
advanced until about two miles north
Of CabaDa and almost up to the enc
Inys batteries. He Travelled sixty
miles and re-joined the SuWanee this
morning. At one time the lieutenant
was at Cuban outpost separated
only by 400 yards from a Spanish out
post.
They popped away at each other all
the time" said Lieutenant Blue, but
l do not think the Cubans hurt the
Spaniards very much, and 1 know the
Spaniards did not hurt the Cubans."
Lieutenant Blue was able to accu
rately locate the position of each of
Admiral Cervera's ships.
Rear Admiral Sampson warned his
feet this morning to exercise great
care in shooting at the hills east of
MORO castle, pointing out that the
American army had advanced and that
our own troops might be deplOyed on
the hillside.
A BATTLE EXPECTED TODAY.
1t is hardly likely that any serious
action will be taken by the navy until
Wednesday. BY that time the army is
expected to be ready for another
forward movement.
The dynamite cruiser Vesuvius fired
three shells last night They fell in
the vicinity of MORO castle and the
eastern batteries.
During the night a loud explosion
occurred on shore, near AguadOres. 1t
is believed to have been caused by the
Spaniards trying to blow up the rail-
road treStle near that place.
1t is now said that Juragua may be
selected as the permanent cOaling har-
Dor for the fleet.
The Dolphin has gone to the Havana
Blockade and the Helena and the
Yankton have gone to the southern
blockade.
A bulletin issued to the fleet by
Rear Admiral Sampson yesterday,
said
From report made by one Of the
wounded, a nephew of Surgeon Berry
mill, of the flagship New York, a con-
siderable part of the damage to our
troops on Friday last was done by
-millimetre machine guns man
ned by 5eamen, so that there would
seem to be some probability in the re-
port of the use ashore of the crews of
Admiral CerVeraS S squadron
Washington, June 2S.-The war de-
partment late this afternoon posted the
following telegrams:
"Biaquir, June q.
Via Playa del Este, June 2S.
Hon Secretary of War, Washington:
The Yale arrived this morning all
right. Troops now disembarking. Your
son, who has been at the front as a
volunteer assigned to duty on the
staff Of General Duffield.
'SHAFTER, Major General"
off Sibony, June q, 9 p. m.
''Via Playa del Este.
"Adju1ant General, Washington:
'All is progressing well. We occu-
pied today an advance position aban-
doned by the enemy yesterday on the
SeVilla and Santiago road, west of
the San Juan river. within three miles
of Santiago, and from which it can be
plainly seen. SHAFTER,
Major General Commanding
GENERAL SHAFTER OFF TO THE
FRONT.
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Juragua, June q, Monday, Per Asso-
Ciated Press Dispatch Eoat Wanda, 6
p. m, Via Kingston, Ja., Tuesday,
June Is. / a. tn.-MaJor General Shat
ter, in command of the United States
army Gft INVASION, arrived here on
board the transport Seguranca froRi
Barquiri. with Colonel 3ohn Jacob AS
ton, Captain Stewart Bs'ice and Lieu
tenants M1ay an6 Noble and his staff.
at about O'Clock this afternoon. He
was met by General Bates, who was
experimenting the sanding of commits
xsary supplies in the surf.
Generals Garcia and Castillo paid
their respects to the American COM
unander About an hour later General
Shafter struck out on the road to the
front in order to consult with General
Wheeler and the division commanders
and look over the field operations be-
fore Santiago de Cuba. The general
said he would probably return to <soe
Juragua headquarters tonight
HEALTH OF THE TROOPS.
Permanent hospital arrangements
are to be provided at Juragua at once.
The transport 1roquois, anchored off
the shore, is provided with trained
nurses and ali eonveniences. Tent hos
pitais will also be erected on cliff
overlooking the sea, There are very
few cases Of sickness among the troops,