New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-26
GENERAL SH4FTER'S DISPATCHES

BRIEF OFFICIAL. ACCOUNTS OF THE FIGHT
AND LANDING OF TROOPS.
Washington. June 25.-The first dispatch from
General shafter concerning the engagement be-
tween the spaniards and the American forces
reached the War Department noon to-day,
and was as follows:
Playa del Este June %
Adiutant- General L. s A, Washington.
Baiquiri 24-Further news from General
Wheeler places our loss in this mornings hrng
about ten killed and forty wounded captain
Capron 1st T. s Volunteer Cavalry. killed
Wounded Major Brodie Captain McClintock
ana Lieutenant Thomas (receved mere "Thos
and suppo1ed be an abbreviatOn), lst I :. Vol
unteer Cavalry Major Bell Captain Knox ana
Lieutenant Bvran. lst l.. s Cavalry: Captain
Knox seriously Captain Wdinright formerly
reported wounded. is uninjured. The names OF
the others killed and wounded are not YET
known The Spauiard- occupied n very strong
and intrenchcd position on a high hill. The hrnG
lasted q bout an hour and the enemy was driven
from his position. which IS now occupied py our
troOps about n mile and a half from Sevia.
The enemy has retired toward Santiago de
cuba SHAfIhR
Another dispatch received after, though ap-
parcntiy written before the one made public
earlier in the day. was as follows:
Playa del Este, June 25
AGMfant- -Cioneral. Washington.
Baiquiri. June 24.-In pushing out TO occupy
n good position near Sevilla, 70 wait and in
trench until supplies ana dEtllriE tNl4'4 it
landed i4th and 10Th cavalry 0ith apparently
i. a mlstake). and Woods regiment h2d skr-
mish. enon. was driven from his pos ton and
General Wheeler reports he now occupies their
ground wounded Major Bell Captain Knox
Captain Wainwright. Lieutenant Byram, lst
cavalry. and a number Of men. Above names
only gwen. Lighters and steam tugs asked TOT
this morning should be sent at once ,,,,,,
Still another dispatch from General shafter
WAS as follows.
Playa del Este. via Hayti June -, 1S9S
Adiutaut-General. L. :. Army, Washington
Balquiri. June 23-Had very fine voyage; lost
less than nifty animals. six or eight to-day. Lost
more putting them through the surf 70 land
tnan on transports Command as healthy as
VIXEN We left. eighty men sick. only deaths two
men drowned in landing. landings difficult;
a.. ast quite similar L. that IN vicinity or san
Francisco and covered with dense growth Of
bushes landing at BaiQuiri unopposed. All
points occupied by Spanish troops heavily bonn
harded by Navy 10 clear them out. sent cpops
toward Santiago ana occupied JurdSua CITY
naturally strong place. this morning. Spanish
troops retreating as soon as our advance was
known Had 10 mounted troops. or could nave
captured them. about six hundred all told hd!I-
road from there IN. HaFe cars ana engine IN
poss.selon VITA ass stance II Navy dsem-
barkod six thousand Men yesterday and as
mani more to-day. VIII get all troops off to-
morrow including light artillery and greater
portion o; pack train. probably all OF Il. with
some OF the wagons. Animals have 10 be
Jumped 70 the water ana t'"ed ashore
Had consultation with Generals Garcia, Rabi
and castillo at | p. m Of the 20th twenty miles
yycst Of Santiago. These officers were unanimous
ly of the opinion that landing should be made
.ast Of Santiago | had come TO the same con-
clusion General Garcia promises TO Join me at
Taragua city tomorrow with between three
Thousand and four thousand men. who will be
brought from west OF Santiago by ships Of the
Navy 10 Jaragua city. ard there disemharked.
This will give me between four thousand and
five thousand Cubans and leave one thousand
under General Rabl to threaten Santiago from
the west General Kents division is being dis
embarked this afternoon at JaraGua city. and
viii he continued during the night. The assist
ance Of the Navy has been Of the greatest bene-
m and enthusiastically given. without them |
could not have landed in ten days and perhaps
not at all as | believe | sholTd have lost many
boats I'm the surf At present want nothing;
weather has been good. no rain IN land ana
prospects for fair weather. Sli fI>h
Major-Gcneral L. $ \. commanding