The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-06-30

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out from Tampa reach here, Aguadores,
town on the coast, four miles west
of .Iuragua, and about the same dis
tance east of the harbor entrance, will
be taken.
The place was sheled to-day by sew
eral ships of the fleet. Aguadores is on
the line of the advance of the army
into the interior and close to the rail
road. 1t will then probably become the
base of operations, while the supply
base may remain at .Juragua.
Capt. Wright on his reconnaissance,
obtained information, which is believed
TO be reliable, to the effect that three
thousand Spanish troops have been sent
to reinforce the garrison at Aguadores.
General Lawton will probably make
IL diversion with his artillery, so soon
as it is placed in position. Heavy rain
this afternoon made it impossible to
move to-day beyond General Wheeler's
Headquarters. But the roads will dry
quickly, the guns will probably be
brought up tomorrow, and the entrencn-
ments will be shelled by the artillery
and by Col Woods dynamite guns.
The sbrapnel fire will be more used by
the artillery. The guns are $40 in
ches, and with shrapnel, they are eff
fective ut $500 yards.
-Ae Cubans say the Spaniards are in
deadly fear of dynamite and Gen. Law
ton will see how he can terrify them.
simultaneously with the bOmbardment,
Chaffees' brigade will move forward and
occupy a position of vital Importance III
advance of our front. The correspon-
dent OF the Associated Press is not per-
mitted ut present to diyulge its location.
The military telegraph line has been
completed as far DIS Gen. Wheeler S
headquarters, thus placing the front in
direct communication with Gen. Shafter.
who still maintains his headquarters OH
board the Seguranca, where he can keep
in close touch with Rear Admiral Samp-
son. 1t is probable, however, that he
will establish his headquarters at Jura-
qua tomorrow or Thursday. The
troops belonging to Gen. Lawton's divi-
sion are kept ready to move, in light
marching order, while the reconnoitinG
parties are out. This precaution is con-
sidered necessary in order to avoid dis
aster in case the small parties of troops
should collide with the Spaniards in
force. Not a single skirmish has o..
Cured thus far.
The Cubans under Gen. Castillo are
doing commendable work as advance
pickets. They are thrown out, day and
night, from half mile to mile in ad
vance of our pickets, along the front
and fIanks, thus forming a double Gordon
| about the army.
There are now more than thirteer
| thousand men at the front.
| Drinking water for the troops at tht
| front is obtained from the Rio Guiana
| stream full of springs, running direct
| from the mountains.
/ The water is remarkably good and il
| now carefully guarded from pollution
| The Cubans and our soldiers bathed il
| it at first, but strick orders have beer
! issued against such practices in the
! future and sentinels have ben placed t.
! enforce the orders.
| Strick orders have been issued bon
| eating the great variety of tropica
| fruits, mangoes, oranges, etc, in whicl
| the woods abound, the only exception be
ing made in green cOacoanuts and lines
| Some of our men made themselve.
sick through eating fruit.
An epidemic of measles, which wa
| started on board one or two transports j.
| spreading to the camp and about twenty
new cases have broken out to-day. Th,
1 "iSoHS1 10 hol dduScIDuS, DuI IHc HlpI
| attacked have been sent to the rear
! where they can have airy quarters.
Our boys are cheerful in spite of tn,
| excessive heat and the hard fare whicl
| thus far has ben confined exclusively t,
coffee, hard tack and bacon, Il diet hard
/ iy suited for the climate. Rice wouIt
make Il splendid staple here.
But the great deprivation is that boil
| men and officers are suffering from th,
| lack of tobacco.
The men are remarkab bly, steady an,
| confident The pickets show none of Ith.
| nervousness which might be expected
| and there is practically no alarm O.
phantom firing" on the lines at night
Two reconnoitering parties, one of th,
| Ninth cavalry and the other of tn
| Twenty fourth infantry, colided thi
morning and several shots were ex
changed fortunately without accident
before their identity was established.
THE LOPEZ GROUNDS.
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