The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-27
FOES FA(]E TO FA(E.
Troops in Cuba Now Only
-Four Miles Apart.
LANDING ENDS AT LAST.
The American Army All Ashore
Saturday Night.

Supplies on Hand sufficient for "a
Weeks Campaigning-OnIy Two
Lives Lost During the DebarISR-
tiOn--Gen. Shafter Expresses Him.
self as Greatly Pleased with the
Bcnring of the Men In the First
Bnttle--Gcn. wheeler Places Num-
her killed at ~ and the Number
of wounded Between 20 and so.
Copyright. 1898, by the Associated Press.
on Board the Associated Press Dispatch
Boat Dandy, or Juragua, Saturday, 8 p.
M, via Kingston. Sunday. June 26 $3.50 p.
m.--Troops of the United states and
Spain are almost face to face and less
than four miles apart.
Tonight the picket lines at certain points
are within haillng distance of the enemy.
It seems certain that the battle of San
tago must come within a week
The troops are all ashore here tonight
and at Baiquiri. with The exception Of a
few scattered companies that have gone
forward.
The supplies are sufficient TO enable the
army to sustain a weeks campaign at
both landing points:
There Is a continual procession Of small
boats riding on to the beach through the
pounding surf and, as one weeks rations
are already landed, 1t is believed the re-
qured supplies will be ashore by Tues
day, 2Sth.
The landing of troops. horses and sup
plies has been extraordinary. With only
one steam barge and compelled to depend
on treachorous small boats Gen. Shafter
has landed over 10000 men. hundreds OF
horses and mules and thousands OF doll
lars worth OF supplies on the exposed
beaches. and only two men have lost their
lives.
No more than fifty animals have been
drowned. and scarcely package Of sup
plies has been lost.
The officers generally are surprised at
the small loss of life and property.
Gen. shafter said to correspondent OF
the Associated Press to-day: Il am well
satisfied with the progress that Is being
made.
''The decentralization Is slow, but con-
sIderng the limited facilities and the ex-
posed nature of the landing places. the
men have done we'll
Il only await the landing of sufficient
supplies to begin the movement on San
tiago.
place.
II am much pleased al the gallant con-
duct of our men in the action at Sevilla
yesterday, and with their cool and veteran
like work The victory was complete,
Gen Wheeler, IN hts official report,
a.. Of .faa Am
r1ent at Sevilla at twenty-five, and the
number of wounded at between seventy
and eighty.
No attempt has yet been made 10 pre-
pare an official list with the names of the
dead and wounded.
The high grass and brushes OF the bat
tie ground make IL difiicult to find the
bodies but an official list VIII probably
be prepared by Monday.
The bodies Of thirty-nine Spaniards have
been found and the Spanish loss in killed
and wounded was doubtless much heavier
than the American.
The majority of the American troops
are now here or at the front in the vi
clnity Of seYilla. The force at the latter
place, which Is about nine miles from
Santiago numbers 5000 Americans and
1,50O Cubans. Gen. Wheeler is In COM
mand there. with Gems, Young, Lawton
and Chaffee.
Gen. Wheeler will remain at Sevlla.
which will be made a rendezvous for tho
troops landing at Baiquin and at this
point.
The artillery and cavalry are being
nushel forward from Baiquirl. The cayal-
nv las been sent ahead TO cut wagon road
through the underbrush.
From the American position at Sevlllas
Santiago Is plainly visible and the fortif-
cations can be seen.
The following report to Gen. Shafter
from generals at the front show the condi-
tions
''To Gen Shafter: ! have just seen two
negro boys who left Santiago this morning
Saturday. They report that the soldiers
and citizens are very short of food.
siThe soldiers and officers have seized
an the food in the shops. They are killing
young horses for food, and In the hospitals
are subsisting ON bread made OF rice
-four.
.sThree Spanish generals took part in the
faht al SeviHa yesterday. Five wagon
loads of v onded were carried into Santiago
and many others wounded got there on
horses or afoOt.
Eve can see Moro Castle and the flag
very distinctly form cur position.
s,rhe Cubans confirm the reports as 10
the ane character of the foxtihcations
around the city. Seven lines OF barbed
wire are stretched around the trenches.
The Spaniards have recently dug deep
trenches around the entire city, connects
ing q series Of small forts. Wheeler"
DATED Saturday afternoon)
'Io Gen. Shafter: We can plainly see
Santiago, less than seven miles away. The
country Is level for six miles this side
Of the city. except for hills on the south.
which extend 10 within a mile Of Sanu-
ago These hills appear deserted. Tho
country is fairly Open and Il will not be
dificult TO move troops over It. Gen.
Chafree occupies Sevilla to-day.
Young"
DATED Saturday afternoon.l