Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-06-11
on emplacements. and there have been
other signs showing that the Spaniards are

on emplacements. and there have been
other signs showing that the Spaniards are
preparing desperate resistance.
Some guns from Admiral Cervera's ships
may be removed to the forts.
The insurgents, about 5000 strong. have
taken position on mountain to the
westward. Two thousand insurgents of this
gathering are unarmed. General Maxine
Gomez, now about $50 miles inland, is max
ing his way toward the coast. Admiral
Sampson is actively cooperating with the
insurgents. Yesterday General Miniet, of
the insurgent forces and his staf went on
board the New York for a long consulta-
ton.
The naval officers have been doing splen-
did and daring work in carrying commun-
ications and arms to the insurgents and
making trips ashore for the purpose of
gaining information. Upon the gunboats
Suwanee and Vixen this work mas chiefly
devolved. Lieutenant Sharp of the Vixen.
and Lieutenant Commander Delehanty, of
the suwanee. have been daily entrusted
with important missions, and have carried
them out successfully. The vixen's work
has been chiefly confined to carrying mes
sages to and fro. but the Suwanee has
, been occupied in a more serious task
This little gunboat has landed 10000
rounds of small arms ammunition, 800
Springfield rifles. 100 carbines. 1900 ma
chetes, with equipments and provisions
They were landed yesterday wednesday,
about fifteen miles west Of Santiago, to
some 800 insurgents, who came down to the
beach. the main body remaining in the
mountains. The debarkation of supplies
was tedious. but uninterrupted. The in
surgents reported that irregular engage
hot hofp Nd xtn
ish cavalry were Of daily occurrence. The
Cubans were hard up for supplies and am
munition. and were overjoyed at the sight
of the Suwanee cargo. Some, almost raw
enous, hacked at the slices Of bacon, and
ate raw beef. They had been living on
lines. cocoanuts and sweet potatoes. En-
sign Gilpin, of the Suwanee, went ashore
and accompanied the Cubans to their tenn
porary camp inland, where he found ten
or q dozen wounded men badly in need Of
surgical attendance. Bandages for them
were sent from the suwanee. The casual
ties were the results Of brush in the
previous night with Spanishs cavalry.
To the correspondent Of the Associated
Press on the dispatch boat Wanda, En-
sign Gilpin, describing his experience at
the camp, which is about ten miles in
| land, said:
IT found the insurgents a rough look
! ing and mixed lot of boys and old men.
rugged out any way. carrying arms of all
sorts. and all anxious to borrow every
thing had, from my blouse to my re-
| volver. -Four Spanish soldiers in uniform.
carrying rifles. marched into the camp
| while was there and said they wanted to
join the insurgents. They were enrolled.
but close watch was kept on them, as
they belonged to the civil guard. A Cuban
+ officer told me such additions were not in
frequent The Spaniards had Mauser rifles
which were in fairly good condition"
| Conservative authorities believe the
troops will have to carry out their plan Of
campaign without placing much reliance
upon the insurgents.
| Several plucky young officers. like En-
sign Gilpin. have made trips ashore and
taken observations Of the interior harbor
and the Notifications. locating the exact
position Of Admiral Cervera's four ships
1t is hardly likely. however, that the Span
ish admiral keeps them moored at the
same place both day and night. More than
once the officers engaged in this shore duty
have had narrow escapes from falling in
| with the enemy'S cavalry