The record-union., 1898-06-25

safe. The Spaniards, to attack our
troops, must make a forced march
through an almost impenetrable under
brush.
There were only two casualties DUR
the landing of the troops at BaiQuiri.
Corporal Cobb and Private English of
Troop ID, Tenth Cavalry (colored), fell
between a lighter and the pier. Cap
tain O'Neill OF Woods Rough Riders
plunged into the sea at the risk of his
life, but the men were crushed before
he reached them. O'Neill is a for
mer Mayor of Tucson, Ariz.
Several horses and mules were
drowned while swimming ashore
through the surf.
General Garcia'S army of 1000 is to
be conveyed by transports from Ace
derros and landed at Baiquiri to-mOr-
row, to join the 1,200 men under Cas-
tillo and cooperate with the Ameri-
can troops.
The movement to-day almost
amounts to change of base A brisk
musketry fire was heard in the direc-
ton of Sayilla as the DauntleSs left
at dark.
The Associated Press correspondent
accompanied Colonel Wagner of Gen
eral Lawton's staff, a topographer and
a Cuban escort yesterday afternoon
when the advance was made in the di-
rection of Santiago, all around the
American landing. and found a faith
full Gordon Of black, half naked, hungry
Cubans, armed with rifles landed by
Lieutenant Commander Delehanty's
two expeditions. Further west one of
the Outposts who had nothing to eat
since ? o'clock p. m, supped with them
on raw cocOanuts. The Cubans are
cheerful and apparently well satisfied.
These Outposts are composed of from
six to twenty-five men each. Furnished
with an escort for a reconnaissance
party to the next post, Colonel Wagner
proceeded to Demajaya, which is
marked on the military information
map as a town, but is really only the
ruins of big hacienda. overgrown with
oleanders and other brilliant tropical
Towering plants and sheltering the al
most naked, sunburnt outposts. They
cheerfully shared their cocoanuts with
the Americans. This point is four and
half miles from Baiquiri, on the main
Santiago road. The character of this
main road is a revelation to the Ameri-
can officers, despite the reports of its
uniform badness. 1t is overgrown on
both sides, is an impenetrable jungle of
tropical foliage.
Colonel Wagner mapped the road to
Demajaya. Returning he found the
Second Massachusetts,, the Twelfth In
faEtry, the Tenth Cavalry nd the
Twenty-ffth Infantry camped along
the narrow road in a continuous column
from the landing place.
While Colonel Wagner was at Dema-
jaya Cuban runners brought the news
Of a skirmish of their forces with the
Spanish rear guard, who burned Bal
quiri before retreating, at 6 O'Clock yes
terday morning. The Cubans advance,
which reached Baiquiri at 9 a. m, re-
ported the Spaniards, bringing them to
bay at Juragua City, six miles west of
Baiquiri. A few volleys were ex-
changed, but as the Spanish had en-
trenchments the Cubans marked them
down and left a guard to watch them,
returning with the news to the Ameri-
can outposts.
General Lawton expects brush with
the Spanish near Juragua Cita soon
after sunrise. 1t is estimated that it is
only fifteen miles fy road from this
point to Santiago.
At this rate of movement the Ameri-
cans SnOulO De WlIQln SlT1klnS distance
in few days. The subsequent work
in the capture of the town will depend
on the strength of its defenses and the
resistance. The defenses are reported
strong.
Offers in authority here, however,
profess to expect short work. They
say the town is valueless as a base, and
unworthy of the eXertion of capture
far ha
say they hope that the town, if cap
tured, can be made practically i'm
pregnable for holding by a very small
American force, and that the remainder
of the fleet and the regulars will i'm
mediately be dispatched to San Juan de
Porto Rico.
There is a strong feeling here that
Porto Rico is the next objective point,
and the regulars are anxious to be in
at the death. Seven Cubans have been
found horribly mutlated.