The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-07-01
SOUADRONS MERGED.
aeR. Pando With $500 Men and Sup
ply Train fastening to Reinforce
Gen. Linares at Santiago.

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way of Kingston, Jamaica, June So
The flying squadron, hitherto com.
manded by Commodore Schley, has lost
it's identity by an order issued by RI.
Adm. Sampson, and it has been merged
into the feet under the admiral. The
order caused considerable surprise on
board the Brooklyn, which has been
the flagship of the flying squadron,
where it was supposed the squadron
would remain intact at least until the
fall of Santiago de Cuba.
Commodore Schley has been assigned
to command the second squadron at
tached to Adm. SIMPSONS feet.
From two Cuban officers picked up
by the Fixen Wednesday it has been
learned that Gen. Pando is moving
east from ManzanillO with S.7O0 Span
ish troops, for the purpose of assisting
the beleagued city of Santiago de
Cuba. The Cubans had come to Acer-
raderos in small boats, with dis
patches from Gen. Rios for Adm.
| Sampson and Gen. Rabi They re-
port that Gen. PandO has with him
mem with cattle and a pack train with
provisions He left Manzanillo,
province of Santiago de Cuba, on June
%, to relieve Gen. Linares. The Span
iards were moving at the rate of -
miles a day when the messenger left
aud at their present speed it is expect
ed they will reach Santiago de Cuba
next Sunday, July 3.
The Cubans have a small force hang
ing on the Spanish flank and rear and
harassing Gen. Pando's troops at every
step. Manzanillo is 1877 miles west of
Santiago de Cuba, and the roads are
in bad condition. The Spaniards say
that if Gen. Pando reaches his goal it
Will be with less than half the force he
started with.
The Cubans who are harassing him
only number about 200 men, but in the
passes and in the bush they are at a
great advantage. = 1t is probable that
immediate steps will be taken to throw
force of Americans and Cubans be-
tween Gen. Pando and Gen. Linares.
Pressed as the latter is on the east he
could not spare a man for sortie to
the west.
Adm. Sampson has ascertained that
Adm. Cervera's feet has moved into
the upper harbor of Santiago de Cuba.
Gen. Shafter, in his dispatches to
the secretary of war, compliment ted
the fleet for its assistance in landing
troops.
With the soldiers landed from the
Yale Tuesday and Gen. Garcia's army
transported from the westward, 81 600
men in all have been disem barked in
the vicinity of Santiago de Cuba
WASHINGTON, June 3O.-The military
authorities here say that Gen. Linares
has shown great military tact in slow
ly retiring during the last few days,
as he has gradually drawn our troops
away from the protection of the
American ships and brought them
close to the fire of the Spanish ships
in Santiago harbor. For this reason
il was with relief the announcement
was received here that Shafter had
succeeded in landing all of his artil-
lery, including his siege train, for un-
less Sampson can De relied upon to
| force his way into the harbor and at
tack the Spanish ships. these siege
| guns planted on heights commanding
the bay will be the main reliance of
Gen. Shafter in Offsetting the presence
of the Spanish ironclads.
Undoubtedly Shafter is animated to
attack as soon as possible by his
knowledge of the approach of the re-
Inducements for Linares from Man
zanillo, for with this additional force
| Skaters position would be disagree
able if not perilous at least until he
had received reinforcements. The
war department received the first
definite news Wednesday as to the
! approach of these spanish reinforce
ments. This was in an official dispatch
from Gen. Shafter, stating that 5000
.
animals were advancing from Manza-
Milo and were "a miles from Santiago.
1t has been known through reports
from Lieut. Joyce, made to Gen. Miles,
that the Spaniards have $4,000 men at
Manzanillo and 10000 at Holguin, and
every precautiOn has been taken to
guard against their advance from either
quarter, The official report Wednes.
day showed that 5000 of those at Man
zanillo had covered half the distance
to Santiago, and it is the belief of
military officials here than Gen. Pando
is making similar advance with his
10000 men from Holguin. These ad-
vances, now practically unopposed,
are regarded as one of the most SER
iOus phases of the situation.
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