The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-06-21

ON BOARD THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
DISPATCH uOAT DAUNTLEss. OFF
SANTIAGO DE CUBA.-Sunlay 18TH. 6
u. M.-VIA KINGSTON. JAMAICA.
June 20 4.D T. M-The United States
troops under General Shaftcr have not
SET arrived. Thc delay SIS iseXpicable.
According to tho latest Information in
possession 0f Admiral Sampson, the trans
ports sailed last Wednesday June Io-h'
and they should have reached here this
morning Valuable time and favorable
weather are lost by the delay.
The Cubans are extremely active ana
a Gordon has been drawn around San
tiaro ole Cuba. General Garcia, with
apm troops. drawn from Banes is now
reaching Santiago hy forced marches.
H. troops ore within forty
miles Of the city Ifo left 1900 men
at IIolgun 60 prevent the Spaniards
thoro cnoctng ca juucture with Generdl
Toral at Santiago.
PINCHED FOR rood.
The Spanish troops at Guantanamo un-
der General Masso are also cut of from
General Toral and are badly pinched Tor
food They wildly appealed for provisions
and rcinforcements but tho only reply
tbov got was that both were Impossible.
General Nasso said his men were even
then ON half raUons and that the supply
was only sufficient TO last drring the
present month.
General Garcia and his personal stan
were picked up at General kahI s. camp.
eighteen miles west Of Santiago ana
brought 20 the flagship this afternoon by
the eiuboat Vixen. There the grizzled
and wounded patriot had long consul
tatiou with Admiral Sampson regarding
the operations for the investment or
Santiago and The cooperation of the
American and Cuban troops.
WAR WILL END SOON.
General Garcia is very cnthusiastlc lie
saws the sp1niards are starving and can
NOT hold out long and that the war in
the island viii end in few months.
The regiments OF troops will be landed
at Guantanamo Bay. which Will DE held
aq base until Santiago falls.
There has been no sign Of Spanish
troous in the ncighbOrhood of camp
McCaua for several days. lt IS Hstima-
ted that over go have been killed or
wounded since the landing.
Fiity-Cight bodies were found Nesier-
dsy The SpaniIrds seem satisfied that
they cannot dislodge the Americans ana
have Withdrawn.
REMOVING MINES.
The upper bay SIS 20 be occupied I'M
mcdlately Lieutenant Dclehanty with
am expedition is nightly q work remov-
upnor and lower bays. when this IS clear
the ships viii move uu the channel and
take The town of Caimancra, whose forts
were demolished Boy the Texas last Fri
day.
The auXuiary cruiser St. Louis cut tho
Kingston cable last night within "a mile
off El Morr1.
Last night the dynamite cruiser Nesu-
yiue discharged three more shells \ ter
rife report followed the second explosion
and 30 S. thought "a magazine was blown
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PORT ANTONIO. JAMAICA. June 20
T. M.-Captain Hopkins of the Boston
Fruit Company's steamer Brookline
which arrived at Port Morant this morn
inc reports that he sighted transports
conveyed hy United states warships fifty
miles south OF Crooked Island passage
yesterday morning. Ho was due north 80
Cape Maysi
Captain Hopkins reports also that he
was chased by the United states gunboat
Helena The Transports he says. were
headed southeast and iu hls judgment
for Porto Eico. Tie argues that II they
were bound around Cape M1ysi for SAN
tlaco they were far or their course.
% is believed here that Captain Hop
kns is mistaken and that the transports
wore simply keeping clear OF sight from
the land.