The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1898-08-29
ther Cuban forces which had arrived.
we'll as many thousands of the Amerc
army.
Ready To Stop Spaniards.


well as many thousands of the American
army.
Ready To Stop Spaniards.
General of the division of Estrada
marched on the 18th to Aguicate to gather
the forces that were there to form a col
umn of 800 to 1000 men, and to march with
them toward Santiago in readiness to fight
any forces that might be sent to the help
of said city AT dawn on the Goth the
steamers Orizaba and Seneca were oppo-
site Siboney carrying the balance of my
forces At o'clock in the morning the
landing commenced Siboney, ending at
10 o'clock in the evening, all the Cuban
forces camping around the village. Our
forces, which had arrived carrier also
camped around Siboney, as we'll as many
thousands of the American army.
Perfect fraternity reigned among the Gu
ban and American soldiers. who We'd with
each other in good feeling. On account OF
the scarcity OF food in the territory in
which we We're from the first the Amerl-
cans supplied us with the necessary ra-
tons for the subsistence of our forces. On
the 29th General Shafter and myself had
completed the plan of attack, and re-
ceived from him the order to march on
the morrow with my forces toward Sant-
ago, which he himself would do that same
day. some regiments and cannons having
been already advanced In the extreme
vanguard in sight of the fortified Spanish
outposts was Colonel Carlos Gonzales.
commanding division of Bayamo ana
part of the brigade Of Ramon de las La
guaS
On the Goth, ] encamped with my forces
at FL Salido. nine miles from Siboney ana
nine and half miles from Santiago. At
Inc same point General Shafter established
his quarters.
At 3 o'clock In the afternoon | received
orders TO place myself at Marianajo, be
tween Caney and San Juan. to protect
against any attack from the enemy the
batteries which were going to fire on both
points should the enemy come from san
tiago.
At the commencement OF the attack on
Santiago there were 1900 men IN the
American army There were 4,o9o Cup'hS
under my Immediate orders around the
city At $50 o'clock IN the morning of the
LIST OF July. l began the march toward
Marianajo, and at o'clock | had already
occupied the position allotted 10 me- III
the following order
TO the left. on San Juan and fronting
Santiago Major General Jose Maria Ca
pote with his column of 000 men, next to
him in the center General of DiVS on Sa-
turnino IOTa and 500 mCu. to the right
of the former General of Brigade Francis
GO Sanchez Hechcverria with his column
of 500 forming part of General Cebre"cos
command. and General Cobrecco himself
with 500 men Of his division, ON the rg -..t
flank in the height of MarlanaJo We're
General Rabl and myself WITH our Staff!i
and escorts, facing the village OF Caney.
On the left of my forces was an American can
battery to fire on Fort san Juan and
protected by the forces of Colonel Con
zales and part of those Of Ramon WITH
some of the American forces; on me
right flank the batteries which were 10
fire on El Caney and General LaWton
with a division of the American army,
which was to assault the village. win
that division and also under General Law
ton were 200 Cubans Of Ramon. Commanded
by Major Victor Duany. All these forces
of Ramon Were under the direct com
mand of Colonel Carlos Gonzales.
Describes the Battle.
At 7 o'clock the American batteries fred
on the Notifications of San Juan. the Span
tards answering with their artillery and
shortly afterwards fire also commenced
from the batteries against FL Caney, the
garrison of the place answering with heavy
fire FL Caney was defended by l,dW men,
troops of the line. or regulars under the
command of Brgadier General Nara del
Ray and San Juan was defended by 2"o
men also regulars.
At 4 .. m. after a gallant assault, the
Americans took san Juan, its garrison be-
Ing either killed or made prisoners except
a few who had escaped to Santiago de Gu
ba. At o'clock. after repeated assaults
in which the Cuban forces undcr Major
Duany took part the Americans occupied
lei Caney.
The garrison of this village pertshod
mostly in the assaults. and those VINO cs-
capped died on the field, among them Gen
eral Vera Del Rey, who was already ia
tally wounded. The enemy attempted 10
make a sortle from Santiago and was re
pulsed This day General Linares, COM
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