The record-union., 1898-08-06

No tenting or surplus baggage will
be taken back to the United States.
Captain McKittrick and DR.. Goodfel-
low of General Skaters staff left here
this afternoon by the Berlin for New
Orleans.
CONDITION AT MANZANILLO.
SANTIAGO, Aug. 4, D. M delayed
in transmission 1.-The warships Massa-
chusetts and Dixie arrived at Guanta-
| namo Bay last night, and Immediately
started coaling.
Commander Todd of the Wilmington
reported that the conditions at. Mauza-
Milo, as learned from General Rios, are
as follows: There are about 1900 reg
ulars. 1000 volunteers and 500 bombar-
deros, or firemen, there. They appear
to be we'll supplied with cattle and pro-
visions, but are believed 10 be short of
ammunition. Recent events in that vi
| cinity have disheartened them, and ii
| is believed that the appearance OF an
American force, even OF only one thous-
and men, would result in the capitula-
| ton of the place. So far as forts are
| concerned they amount to little or
nothing, beyond some field pieces tenn
porarily placed in position and belong
! ing to the army. But it is said there
are about twenty field guns in the vi
! cinity.
| The last expedition to Manzanillo took
the Spaniards there completely by sur
prise, and they thought an American
force was landing south OF the town,
near Niquero.
The country Immediately surround
ing Manzanillo is fertile. and military
operations could readily be carried on
there. The only high road leading OUT
| of Manzanillo goes to Bayamo. With
a naval force in front of the city. at
| this season of the year, it would not
! be possible for the Spanish troops to
leave Manzanillo, except by this road,
which could be blocked by a landing
party.
| The general feeling Of the Spanish
forces at Manzanillo and in its vicinity
1 IS best shown by the fact that the in
| surgent ider. General Rios is en-
| camped within a few miles Of the place
| with IoO cavalrymen, and he OCCASION
ally makes raids on the outskirts of the
town itself in order to obtain cattle
belonging to the Spaniards General
Rios says that 300 additional men are
now on their way from the interior 70
join him.
! Confirmation has been obtained of
| the report that the Florida expedi-
ton for the relief of General Gomez
| has been successful. On July 25th Cen
eral Gomez was encamped twenty five
miles northwest of Jucaro the south
ern extremity of the Morro-Jucaro
| trocha. The Spaniards retreated be-
| yond a large blockhouSe to the west
ward of the port of Tunas, in the prov
ince of Santa Clara, on July 9th A
squadron bulletin says the Spanish
| forces generally from Manzanillo to
Trinidad are evidently in very de-
moralized condition.
Santa Cruz, the port on the south
coast of the province of Puerto Prin-
cipe, is reported to be deserted There
| is no shipping there.
SICKNESS AMONG PRISONERS.
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Aug. f. 4:15
p. m. delayed in transmission Gen
eral Toral, the commander of the Span
ish troops, sent letter to-day to GEN
eral Shafter advising the latter that the
i camp of the surrendered troops is in an
unhealthy condition. The Spanish Off
GER also reported that there were sew
eral hundred sick in the hospitals and
deaths daily. The transports expected
here to carry the Spanish troops back
to Spain have not yet been heard from
General Shafter will take action at
once in order to improve the sanitary
condition of the Spanish soldiers and
their camp.