The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-26
STORY sent BY sHAFTER.
The War Departments Advices
From the Front.

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From the Front.
Washington, June 25.-Thre dispatches
/ from Gen. shafter regarding the engage
ment between the Spaniards and the Amer
| lean forces were made public at the war
department to-day.
The first reached the department at noon
and was as follows:
playa del Este, June 25.--Adjutant gen
eral, L. S. A., Washington. Baduiri
June 2i.-Further news from Gen. Wheel
er places our loss in this mornings firing
about 10 killed and 40 wounded Capt
| Capron, First United States Volunteer
Cavalry killed.
"Wounded-rMaj. Brodie, Capt. McClin-
took and Lieut.. Thomas (received here
Thos, and supposed to be an abbreviation)
First United States Volunteer Cavalry;
Maj. Bell, Capt. Knox and Lieut.. Bryan,
First United States Cavalry. Capt. Knox
! seriously.
Capt Wainwright, formerly reported
wounded, Is uninjured. The names OF the
others killed and wounded are not yet
known
1.-THE Spaniards occupied very strong
and entrenched position on high hin.
The firing lasted about an hour and the
enemy was driven from his position which
is now occupied by our troops, about
mile and half from sevilla. The en-
envy has retired towards Santiago de
Cuba. (signed) shafter."
The second dispatch, received after.
though apparently written before that
given out earlier in the day, follows:
playa del Este, June 25.-Adjutant
General, Washington. Baiquiri, June "a
In pushing out to occupy a good position
near Sevilla TO wait and entrench until
supplies and artillery could be landed
Fourteenth and Tenth Cavalry (Four-
teenth apparently is a mistake), and
Woods regiment had a skirmish; enemy
was driven from his position and Gen.
Wheeler reports he now occupies their
ground.
wounded, Maj. Bell Capt. Knox. Capt
Wainwright, Lieut.. Byram, First Cav
airy, and a number of men. Above names
only given lighters and steam tugs asked
for this morning should be sent at once.
(Signed). Shafter.'
The third telegram made public is:
playa del Este via Hayti, June 25.--Ad-
jutant General United States Army,
Washington, d. G.: Baiquiri, June %.
Had very fine voyage. Lost less than fifty
animals, six or eight to-day. Lost more
putting them through the surf 10 land
than on transports.
Command as healthy as when we left;
eighty men sick; only deaths, two men
drowned in landing
Landings difficult; coast quite similar
to that in vicinity of San Francisco and
covered with dense growth of bushes;
landing at Baiquiri unopposed.
IAN points occupied by Spanish troops
hnp xyilU "a clear
out.
Sent troops toward Santiago and occu-
pied Juragua City, a naturally strong
place this morning, Spanish troops re-
treating as soon as our advance was
known.
Had no mounted troops or could have
captured whole crowd of them, about GOO
all told. Railway from there i'm.
"Have cars and engine in possession.
with assistance of navy disembarked
5000 men yesterday and as many more
to-day.
h Guiding light artillery.
animals have to be jumped TO the wa
ter and towed ashore.
Had consultation with Gems Garcia
Rabi and Castillo at p. m. on Goth, TWEEN
ty miles west of Santiago. These officers
were unanimously of the opinion that
landing should be made east of Santiago
l had come to the same conclusion.
Gen. Garcia promises to join me at
Juragua City tomorrow with between 5000
and 900 men, who will be brought from
west of Santiago by ships of the navy to
Juragua City, and there disembarked. This
will give me between 1900 and 5000 Gu
bans, and leave 1000 under Rabi to threat
en- Santiago from the west. Gen. Kents Is
being embarked this afternoon at Juragua
CITY and win be continued during the
night
Tho assistance of the navy has been of
the greatest benefit of any given; without
them / could not have landed In ten days.
or perhaps not at all, as l believe I should
have lost many boats in the surf. AT pres
ent L want nothing; weather has been
good no rain on land, and prospects for
fair weather.
"shafter Major General, U. S., Command
ing"