Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-06-21

WASHINGTON, June 21.-It was not
doubted at the navy and war depart
ments yesterday that our vessels are off
Santiago, for although proceeding at a
less speed than the English steamer
which at Kingston yesterday reported
having passed them in the Windward
passage Sunday night, the distance
which they would be obliged to travel
from the Windward passage to Santiago
is less than that traversed by the British
ship, which came into Jamaica in the
early afternoon If they arrived only
yesterday morning off Santiago they
could re port that fact solely by means
of dispatch boat running over to
Kingston, 12-hour journey.
PoRT ANTONIO, Jamaica, June 3D.
Captain Hopkins of the Boston Fruit
company's steamer Brooklyne, which
arrived at Port Morant yesterday morn
ing, reports that he sighted transports
conveyed by United States warships so
miles south of Crooked Island passage
Sunday morning. He was due north of
Cape Maysi. Captain Hopkins reports
also that he was chased by the United
States gunboat Helfa. The transports,
he says, were headed southeast, and, in
his judgment, for Porto Rico. He ar
CUES that if they were bound around
Cape Maysi for Santiago they were far
off their course.
1t is believed here that Captain Hop
kins is mistaken and that the transports
were simply keeping clear of sight from
land.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, June 21.-The
steamers Bowden, Jamaica and Brook
line arrived here yesterday and report
having passed, in the Windward pas
sage Sunday night, "a American vessels
headed southwark.
On BOARD THE DISPATCH Boat DAUNT-
LESS, OFF SANTIAGO DE CUBA, June 10,
via Kingston, Jamaica, June 21.-The
United States troops under General
Shafter have not yet arrived. The de-
lay is inexplicable. According to the
latest information in possession of Ad-
miral Sampson, the transports sailed
last Wednesday June 15) and they
should have reached here this morning
Valuable time and favorable weather
are lost by the delay Though it is
blistering hot, there has been no
Cuban officers say, however, that in
this mountainous section of the south
ern forest, the heavy rain has practi-
cally ceased until the end of July.
The Cubans are extremely active and
a Gordon has been drawn around San
tiago de Cuba. General Garcia, with
1000 troops, coming by forced marches
from Canes is now nearing Santiago.
His troops are within 40 miles of the
city. He left 5000 men at Holguin to
prevent the Spaniards there effecting a
juncture with General Toral at San
tiago. The Spanish troops at atuana-
tamo, under General Masso, are also
cut off from General Toral and are
badly pinched for food. They wildly
appealed for provisions and reinforce
ments, but the only reply they got was
that both were impossible General
Masso said his men were even then at
half rations and that the supply was
only sufficient to last during the present
month.
General Garcia and his personal staff
were picked up at General Rabi's camp.
IS miles west of Santiago, and brought
to the flagship this afternoon by the
gunboat Vixen. There the grizzled and
wounded patriot had a long converse
ton with Admiral Sampson regarding
the operations for the investment Of
Santiago and the cooperation of the
American and Cuba troops.
General Garcia is very enthusiastic.
He says the Spaniards are starving and
cannot hold out long, and that the war
in the island will end in few months.
Two regiments of troops will be
landed at Guanatamo bay, which will
be held as base until Santiago falls
There has been no sign of Spanish troops
in the neighborhood of Camp McCalla for
several days. 1t is estimated that over
800 have been killed or wounded since
the landing. Fifty-eight bodies were
found yesterday. The Spaniards seem
satisfied that they cannot dislodge the
Americans, and have withdrawn
The upper bay is to be occupied i'm
mediately. Lieutenant Delhanty, with
an expedition, is nightly at work re-
moving mines from the river connecting
the upper and lower bays.
When this is clear the ships will
move up the channel and take the town
of Caimanera, whose forts were de-
molished by the Texas last Friday.
The auxiliary cruiser ST. Louis cut
the Kingston cable last night within a
mile of Ell Moro.
Last night the dynamite cruiser We