The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-15
AMERICANS FOUGHT
AGAINST GREAT ODDS
sPANIARDS, BEING STRONGLY EN-
TRENCHED, MADE A STUB
RORN RESISTANCE
LONG RANGE MAUSERS
MOVED DOWN MANY

Many Difficulties Encountered In
Getting Troops and Supplies to
the Front-GaIIRntry of the
Force That Achieved the First
Victory at La Guisima-Fierce
Fighting at EI Caney.
WASHINGTON, Sept 14.-Gen. Shat
ter's report of the campaign which
terminated in the fall of Santiago has
been made public. He briefly recounts
the organization of the expedition and
its embarkatiOn, and then devotes the
main body of the report to the active
operations about Santiago. Gen. Shat
ter says the expedition was under
taken in compliance with telegraphic
instructions of May 80, from headquar-
ters of the army, In which it was
stated: Admiral Schley reports that
two cruisers and two torpedo boats
have been seen in the harbor of San
tiago. Go with your force to capture
garrison at Santiago and assist in
capturing harbor and fleet"
The report gives in detail the troops
dSS6iiDltu dl dlIpd. 1HS cavalry
was dismounted, because of lack of
transportation for the animals, and
because 1t was believed mounted cav
airy could not operate efficiently near
Santiago. This, Gen. Shafter says,
was found subsequently to be correct.
After reciting the delay at Tampa, due
to inadequate facilities, Gen. Shafter
says that on June he received orders
to sail without delay, but not with
less than 10000. After some Of the
transports had already reached the
lower bay, telegraphic instructions
were received from the secretary Of
war directing that the sailing of the
expedition be delayed, waiting further
orders. This delay was occasioned by
the navy reporting that a Spanish war
vessel had been sighted in the Nicholas
channel. The ships in the lower bay
We're Immediately recalled. The expe-
dition sailed on June IA, with 105 Of
fcers and 16,020 men. Gen. Shafter
briefly covers the trip and landing and
his first meeting with Gen. Garcia, add
ing:
GARCIA'S OFFER ACCEPTED.
During the meeting, Gen. Garcia
prising about 1000 men in the vicinity
OF Acerraderos, and about 5000 under
Gen. Castillo at the little town of Gu
Jabo few miles east Of Daiquiri. I
accepted this offer, impressing it upon
him that I could exercise no military
control over him, except such as he
would concede, and as long as he
served under me I would furnish him
ratiOns and ammunition"
After comforting with Admiral Samp-
son and Gen. Garcia, the plan of cam
paign was outlined by Gen. Shafter.
The Decentralization was to commence
on the 22d at Daiquiri, with feints bv
the Cubans on Cabanas, and bv the
navy on shore points, in order to mis-
lead the enemy as to the place of land
ing. Gen. Shafter says:
These movements committed me TO
approaching Santiago from the east
over narrow road at first in some
places not better than a trail, running
from Daiquiri through Siboney and
Seville, and making attack from that
quarter This, in my judgment, was
the only feasible plan, and subsequent
information and results confirmed nv
Judgment
FIRST VICTORY.
OF the early operations and Of +he
skirmishing in which the rough riders
participated, the report says:
Gen. Young's brigade passed he
yond Lawton on the night of the Odd
24th, thus taking the advance, and on
the morning of the latter date became
engaged with Spanish force entrencb-
ed in a strong position at La Guisima
point on the Santiago road about
three miles from Siboney. Gen
Young's force consisted of a. SQUADRON
of the First cavalry, one Of the Tenth
cavalry and two of the First United
States volunteer cavalry, in all s64
officers and men. The enemy made an
obstinate resistance, but were driven
from the field with considerable loss
Our own loss was one officer and f1f-
teen men killed, six officers and f1ftv-
eight men wounded. The reported loss
es OF the Spanish were nine killed and
tWenty-seVen wounded. The engage
ment had an inspiring effect upon our
men and, doubtless, correspondinglv
depressed the enemy, as II was now
plain to them that they now had