The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-06-30

via Port Antonio, Jamaica, June %
via Kingston, Jamaica, June 29.-Th
American front has been advanced
beyond the first crossing of the Ri
Guiana about mile, and tug lie
three and half miles from the SDanisl
intrenchments.
General Lawton's brigade rests on tn
road to Santiago de Cuba. The Thirc
brigade, under General Chaffee, th,
Seventeenth, Twelfth and Seventh regi
ments, holds the trench, with his com
mand lying across the road and river.
| The First brigade, the Eighth
| Twenty second and Second Massachu
setts, under General Evan Clarke, lie!
on the left flank, slightly in the rear
and the Second brigade, the First
| Fourth and Twenty fifth, occupies tn,
opposite position on the right flank.
General Wheeler, with the cavalry
is in the rear, between Sevilla hills ant
| the Rio Guiana.
A strong line of outposts is main
tanned ahead.
General Chaffee's brigade, with 3, ,00(
| Cubans under General Aguirra ant
| several hundred under Colonel Con
zales, was skirmishing toward the city
| this morning.
The Cubans had several slight skir
mishes with the Spaniards stationed Oh
| the hills on the Anne rican right flank
and our auxiliaries occupied the block
houses in that vicinity which were
evacuated before daybreak by the Span
| iards The latter retreated toward!
| Santiago de Cuba. No fatalities are
reported.
General Lawton, General Chaffee
and General Wheeler have thoroughly
reconnoitered the Spanish position and
with the aid of information furnished
by the Cubans, have very good maps OF
the roads and defenses of the city.
Much information has also been OBJ
tanned from Spanish pacificos, who have
slipped out of the city and given them,
selves up in the hope of getting food
They report great starvation and dis.
| tress in Santiago. They say the Span.
| ish troops are on short rations and that
all the supplies are being held for theil
use.
The sick in the hospitals, the pacifico,
| say, are suffering from lack of food,
/ and they also report that II Spaniards
were killed and that 80 were wounded
as the result of the engagement on Fri
| day last with Colonels Woods and
| Youngs' commands.
The most startling information OBJ
tanned from the paciflcos is that since
the advance began almost 10000 Span.
| ish soldiers have arrived at Santiago de
| Cuba. This statement is made on the
authority of General Lawton, and he is
also of the opinion that General Pandc
may be able to effect junction with
General Enares at Santiago de Cuba.
There are two forts OF considerable
importance within the Spanish lines
Punta Blanco, at the southern end Of
the bay, and, Santa Ursula, at the
| southeast corner.
There are are about 4j0 men in each
of these Notifications, and stretching
around the whole city are nine barbeC
wirs fences, fifty yards apart, while
| Just inside these are lines Of rifle pits.
| Outside, to the eastward, about two
miles beyond the American outposts, il
line of entrenchments extending from
the northern extremity of the city tC
i MORO castle.
A little west of south, at distanc,
| of about seven miles from General
Lawton's headquarters lies MorrC
castle. The road to within few hun
dred yards Of the batteries at the real
of MORO was reconnoitered yesterday
afternoon by General Chaffee and sew
eral members of his staff.
The Cubans believe that if the waite
supply of the city can be cut off Santi
ago will have to yield at once. The,
| say that Admiral Cervera's entire flee
except the torpedoboat destroyer Terror
] is in the harbor. General Lawton i
inclined to discredit the report tina
gums have been taken from the ship
to strengthen the defenses on land. II,
says it would be impossible for Admira
! Cervera to reach the position of tn
American army With his big guns iron
where the ships lie.
No aggressive move by the Ameri
cans is anticipated for several days
The road TO the base of supplies mus
be greatly improved before the onwart
movement can be safely made.
At present it taxes the quarter
masters department to the utmost {
get provisions and ammunition. Las
night one pack train arrived with SUI
plies sufficient to last until tonight
and as this dispatch is being write
another train of ammunition is comm
in. A train of ammunition has reache
General Chaffee's brigade, and a batter
of gatling guns and dynamite gun
attached to the rough riders has bee
moved to General Wheeler's camp.
Today Major Coolidge received order
TO clear the road beyond the froI
where the stream doubles bac
across it for the advance of arti
lery. A dynamite gun and Hotohkii
gun will be put in position
General Wheeler, who made a recoi
noisance for half mile beyond I'll
slSirmish lines this morning, findin
, that he was unable to secure the d
sired view through the luxuriant troI
cal folioge, dismounted and climbed
tree.