The evening times., 1898-06-15

Guantanamo Bay and the approaches
thereto are to be held at All hazards
If necessary Rear Admiral Sampson will
land 1900 men from the vessels of his
squadron to re-enforce the. battalion of
marines now at Caimanera. He has full
authority to this effect. and it is conf
IDENTIFY expected in official circles that he
will take advantage Of this permission If
such action Is required to retain the foot
hold on Cuban soil.
Guantanamo Bay will be one of the
points at which the Army will land a
force. even IL it does not become a base
Of operations against :aniago de Cuba
Information obtained today Is to the eff
feet that 1t is proposed to land Gen. Shat
ter's force at several points along the
coast in order that simultaneous attack
from different directions may be made
upon Santiago de Cuba.
In any event, Guantanamo Bay will be
important as an anchorage for the
trOopships. Guantanamo Is connected
with Santiago de Cuba by n railroad and
a highway. The Spaniards vii. Inioubt-
edly destroy the railroad and obstr'Ict the
remove obstacles. and the road and rail-
road bed will be useful for the trdasporta-
tion of supplies to the operating forcc
In addition. Guantanamo Bay Is of the
greatest importance to the Navy. as a
harbOr Of refuge for the sm;,;!e- naval
craft attached to Rear Admiral Sampson.
and as cOaling point.
Collers have been sent to th:s point
and in the smooth waters of the bay the
armorclads will be able to coal IRON the
golfers without the trouble and danger
which attend this operation at sea.
This is the cyclone season." said de-
partment official today. ''and there is
grave danger in such a storm Of the light
vessels being dashed on the Cuban coast
With Guantanamo Bay convenient. the
vessels will be able to run to 1t. and be-
hind the headlands at the entrance be
sheltered from the fury of a storm"
Under the instructions sent him by the
Naval War Board, Rear Admiral Samp-
son has been in communication with the
insurgents relative to the part they are
to play in the proposed attack on the city
of Santiago de Cuba. II is presumed that
they, in concert with the regiment of
mounted rough riders commanded by Col
Wood, which will operate as infantry in
the campaign against Santiago de Cuba.
will conduct a guerrilla method against
the Spaniards. who. II previous operations
are to be considered, will confine their
efforts TO defeat the Americans TO BUSH
ever the conditions permit them
The artillery, with the siege guns. will
be landed at the iron wharf of the ore
smelling company, short distance from
the mouth OF the harbor of Santiago de
Cuba. and. protected by an adequate in
fantry force, will proceed inward over a
trail to be picked out by the insurgent
scouts until within striking distance of
the enemy, when in conjunction with the
other columns the attack will be made
Rear Admiral Sampson's operations will
be confined for the present-to maintain
ing the blockade of Santiago. and it will
also be necessary to station a force at the
mouth of the harbor during the operations
of the troops sufficiently strong to pre-
vent the exit of any of the Spanish men,
of-war. and to lombard the harbor by
firing over the hills at its entrance.
The dynamite cruiser will undoubtedly
do all II can to make the ground uncom-
Portable for the Spaniards by firing dyna-
mite shells over the hills into the harbor