The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-06-28
WILL NEED MORE ARTILLERY.
=, wouId Re Unsafe 20 Attack So
Strongly Fortified Position With
out Ample ArtIllery-The Prob
lem of Transportation Now
Confronting the Amer
can Army-The Cuban
Soldiers are Worth
Iess--Outlook is
Threaten
ing.

ON THE RIO GUIANA, Sunday June
26.-Noon.-VIA KINGSTON, June ~
A. M.-The advance force of the Ameris
can army rests on this stream with the
city Of Santiago de Cuba four and a naif
-mfies -wesrw1ryf- fr-raain sight.
Last night the outposts of two compa-
nies Of the Seventh Infantry. under
Major Coolidge, occupied positions at
,right angles to the road, guarding the
crossing a mile and a half beyond sabi-
naiIa. where three regiments of General
Lawtons disvsion camped, the First.
Fourth and Seventeenth The Eighth,
Second and Twenty-second Massachu-
setts, with the rough riders, Tenth cav
airy and portions of several other regi-
ments strung out behind them towards
JaIagua.
About eight hundred CuJans under Gem
eral Gonzales were cam2ed around Gen.
eral Lawton's headquarters. but less than
fifty Of them did scout duty last night.
DYNAMITE GUNS.
General Wheeler to-day with the First.
Second and Tenth Cavalry and the Roush
where General Lawton's iO1tposts were
last night and four batteries OF the Third
Artillery and four Gatling guns, with
special detail under Lieutenant Parker
were brought up and planted on the bow
OF a hill overlooking the Iasis III whicn
Santiago de Cuba lies.
Not a shot was fired from the American
side last night, though the front OF tne
American line was not $50 yards from
the entrenchments, where the Spaniards
proposed 10 COMBAT the advance ON SAN
tiago de Cuba.
THE yESUVIUS.
Three cannon shots were heard during
the night. They seemed to come IRON
the distant Spanish batteries, or perhaps
from seaward.
The ton OF every hill and mountain
north and east OF Santiago, Is occupied
by block houses. from whence the span
iaris can view the movements or the
American army as II advances beyond
Sabanila, while 20 the eastward OF the
city. grasping every knoll andDit OF high
ground. are Spanish entertainments.
The correspondent OF the Associated
Press. from an elevation TO the right Of
the American line, to-day counted thirty
four OF these entrenchments, completely
fencing every approach To tho city. Tne
trenches have been dug as tho conforma-
ton OF the ground admitted. The ENDS
OF the trenches overlap where breaks IN
the line occur, thus securing compara-
tive safe retreat from rifle fire IN case
parts of the trenches are captured. Upon
one OF these works modern guns haye
been mounted. Tney can be plainly seen
with the naked eye.
STRONGLY ENTRENcHED.
snles report that inside thu fntrench-
ments are four parallel lines OF rife pits.
shoulder deep. and In front OF them are
marked ranges ard several rows OF barb
ed wire fences.
The general opinion Is that mora artil-
lery will be necessary before IL VIII be
safe TO attempt 20 make an assault upon
the Spanish works, as the fire of the rins
pits must necessarily be Deadly and sum-
cient to demoralIze any force. no matter
how brilliant in its courage, when halted
by wire distractions
The problem now confronting the army
IS the transportation OF supplies for the
roads TO the front are still impassable for
wagons but are being improved. In the
meantime the pack train is being used.
Tho first OF these left Jaragua last night
and others left Today. The officers and
men were completely out OF rauons yes
terday. The Seventh received half ra-
tions and to-day they received nothing.
CUBANS ARE RESTING.
Tho Cubans with the advance force IN
spite OF the good behaviour OF their COM
rades at Guantanamo. seem TO be utter
ly worthless All day they sit In tho
shade OF their palm matched camps ard
az night they smoke cigarettes and gorge
on Uncle Sans rations. while In siCht Of
them Uncle Sans boys. with empty
stomacns and not a bit OF tobacco for
their pipes, build roads all day under
the blazing sun and sleep on their r1nes
under the star III sky at night.
The outlook here is threatening. Every.