The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-06-29
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corner. On the road to Caney on the
north is another fort.
There are about 4o0 men III each of
these Notifications, and stretching
around the whole city are nine barbed
wire fences, fifty yards apart, while Just
inside these are lines or rifle pits. Out
side, to the eastward about two miles
beyond the American outposts is line
OF entertainments extending from the
northern extremity of the city to MORO
Castle.
A little west of south at distance of
about seven miles from General Law
TONS headquarters, lies MORO Castle.
The road to within a few hundred yards
Of the batteries at the rear of MORO
was reconnoitered yesterday afternoon
by Gen. Chaffee and several members of
his staff. The Cubans believe that If
the water supply of the city can be cut
soff, Santiago will have, to yield at once.
4Aey say Admiral Cervera's s entire feet
except the torpedo boat destroyer Terror
Is in the harbor. Gen Lawton is inclined
40 discredit the reports that guns have
.leen taken from the ships to strengthen
the defences ON land. He says it would
be impossible for Admiral Cervera to
with his big guns from where the Span
ish ships lie. No aggressive move by
the Americans is anticipated for several
days. The road to the base of supplies
must be greatly improved before the on
ward movement can be safely made.
AT present it taxes the quartermaster's
department to the utmost to get DroviS-
ions and ammunition. Last night one
1aI- frns
cient to last until tonight and as this
dispatch is being written, another train
of ammunition is coming in.
There is no high ground in the pres
ent position where Hotchkss or Gait
ling guns could be put in position. but a
little further on is ground where guns
can be mounted, and from which an
effective fire can be directed mt the
Spanish entrenchments
Ihere were no alarms last night
Many OF our officers are amazed, as
they have looked for resistance to our
advance. The ground over which they
travelled could have easily been defended.
but the Spanish have steadily retired.
not even attempting to harraSs our
flanks. rs the columns moved on
through natural ambuscading coun-
try
Apparently General Linares prefers to
place faith in the defences of the city.
and intends to make n last ditch fight
of it.
A few-thOugh only few-hold to the
theory that he does not propose fighting
ut ALL
General CaliXt0 Garcia, with 300 men,
who landed yesterday, is expected to
reach the front to-day. The Americans
are in excellent spirits, and there is Il
remarkable lack of sickness. Thus far
the water supply has been good. ana
there have been no bad effects from the
changes except a few cases of dySpntery
There was Il brief rain squal last night
At noon to-day Major Collidge re-
ceived orders to clear the road beyond
the front, for the advance of artillery.
n dynamite gun and II Hotchlliss gun
will be put in position.
General Wheeler who made recon
naissance for half mile beyond the
Skirmish lines this morning. finding that
he was unable to secure the desired view
through the luXuriant tropical foliage.
dismounted and climbed tree A
ma iOr general of the United States army,
i'll the forks of II tree surveying the
Spanish outpOsts through his field glass
eS was n spectacle that gave some idea
of the wonderful energy of the dashing
eX-Confederate cavalry leader. This
feat of agility in n man siXty-twO years
Of age, put to blush many of the younger
officers of his own staff