Evening journal., 1898-06-27
ONLY -FOUR MILES APART.
Spanish and American Armies Camp
within Sight of Each other.

Within Sight OF Each other.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, June 27-
Troops OF the United States and OF
Spain are almost face to face and less
than four miles apart. Last night the
picket lines at certain points We're with
IN hailing distance Of the enemy. 1t
seems certain that the battle of San
tiago must come within a week.
The troops were all ashore last night
at Juragua and Balquiri, with the ex-
ceptlon OF a few companies that have
gone forward. The supplies are suffi-
Client TO enable the army to sustain a
weeks campaign at both landing points.
There is a continual procession Of
small boats riding on to the beach
through the pounding surf, and. as one
weeks rations are already landed, II is
believed the required supplies will all
be ashore by Tuesday.
The landing Of troops, horses and sup
plies has been extraordinary. with
only one steam barge and compelled
TO depend on treacherous small boats
General Shafter has landed over 10000
men, hundreds OF horses and mules and
thousands of dollars worth Of supplies
on the exposed beaches, and only two
men have lost their lives. No more than
so animals have been drowned and
scarcely a package Of supplies has been
lost
General Wheeler, in his official report,
places the number of dead in the en-
gagement at Sevilla as % and the
wounded as between 20 and so. No at
tempt has yet been made to prepare an
official list with the names OF the dead
and wounded. The high grass and
] ,F hot
flcult TO find the bodies. but an official
list win probably be prepared tomor-
row.
The bodies OF 80 spaniards have been
found, and the Spanish loss in killed
and wounded was doubtless much heav-
Ter than the American.
The majority OF the American troops
are now here or at the front in the vi
cinity Of Sevilla. The force at the latter
place, which is about nine miles from
Santiago. numbers 6.000 Americans and
1900 Cubans. General Wheeler Is in
command there, with Generals Young,
Lawton and Chaffee. General Wheeler
win remain at Sevlla, which will be
made a rendezvous for the troops land
ing at Baiquiri and at this point The
artillery and cavalry are being put for
ward from Baiquiri The cavalry has
been sent ahead to cut a wagon road
through the underbrush.
From the American position at Sevilla
Santiago is plainly visible and the for.
tihcations can be seen. The reports tC
General Shafter from the generals al
the front show the conditions. Genera
Wheeier's report says:
IT have just seen two negro boys VIII,
left Santiago this morning Saturday
They report that the soldiers and clti
zens are very short of food The sol
diers and officers have seized all tn,
food In the shops. They are KILN,
young horses for food and in the hos
pitals are subsisting on bread made o
rice -four
Three Spanish generals took part n
the fight at Sevilla yesterday .Fivi
wagon loads Of wounded were carrie,
into Santiago, and many others wound
ed got there on horses or afoot. w
can see MORO castle and the flag yer,
! distinctly from our positions. The Gu
bans confirm the reports as TO the fin
; character OF the fortiflcations arounl
the city Seven lines OF barbed wire ar
: stretched around the trenches. Tn
Spaniards have recently dug dee
trenches around the entire city, con
! Meeting a series Of small forts"
= Saturday afternoon General Youn
= :, sent in the following report:
I'VE can plainly see Santiago, les
than seven miles away The country /
\ level for six miles this side OF the city
;. except for hills on the south which ex
: tend to within a mile OF Santiago
= These hills now appear deserted. TIL
- country is fairly open, and It will nc
be difficult to move troops over IL. Gen
X eral Chaffee occupies Sevilla today"
Two thousand Cubans were trans
,e ported yesterday from Acceraderos I