Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-06-25
NEAR SANTIAGO NOW
Shafter at Edge Of Tableland in Which
the HlbOr LlsS.
SPAKIARDS In FULL RETREAT.
No Decisive Engagement Is Expected
for Several Days.
'PANIARDS In FULL RETREAT.
TOWN OF JuRAGUA OccurrED'
Cubans Predict n Spanish stand at
saviIIa, Five Miles Farther On.
on the Texas Killed.

Copyright, 1885, by the Associated Press)
ON BOARD THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
DISPATCHBOAT DAUNTLESS, OFF
JURAGUA, PROVINCE OF SANTIAGO
DE CUBA. Thursday night, June %, via
PORT ANTONIO, JAMAICA, Friday, June
"A A. M.-The advance of the Ameri-
can army has reached the edge OF the
tableland, in which the harbor of Santiago
de Cuba lies. Here, seven miles from
Moro Castle as the crow flies, the main
bodies Of the troops have united, and the
Spanards are in full retreat toward San
tiag6 de Cuba The latter may attempt
surprise, but a decisive engagement is
not expected for several days.
General Lawton's brigade, which rested
last night at Demajayaho, four miles west
Of Baiquir, resumed its march at day
light. Before noon his brigade, consist
ing OF the Twenty-second Infantry the
First Infantry, the Second Massachusetts
Volunteers, with part of the Eighth Cav
airy, half Of the Fourth Cavalry, and sew
eral companies of the Twenty-htth
(colored) Cavalry, occupied Juragua, five
miles beyond, and the American flag was
hoisted there
BRUSH WITH sPANIARDS.
The Spaniards retired before the ad-
vance, which was covered by Cuban skir-
mishers. who burned the block-houses as
thev went.
Colonel Wagner, with a small recounoi
| tering party of about forty men, brushed
against the flank OF a retreating Spanish
column, 200 strong, at Firmezas. dozep
shots were fired by the Spaniards, as
Colonel Wagner fell back. Before Cen
eral I.awton could bring up the Twenty
second, the van regiment, the Spanlarus
had decamped westward.
Juragua was abandoned by General
Iinares and ]. 200 Spanish troops with such
haste that there was no time for then
TO burn the town, though an ineffectua
attempt was made by the Spanish to de
stroy the locomotives of the railroad ano
the roliing-stock. General Linares re
treated to Savila, six miles west Of Jura
qua by the road, and nine miles from San
tiago de Cuba.
CUBANO-SPANISH COLLISION.
A detachment OF 40 Cubans, under Col
orel Aguirra, cohided with the Spams'
rear-euard. The Cubans lost two mei
killed and had seven men wounded. III
spanish loss Is not known. one Spaniar'
was macheted. General Chanee' WIZ
, the Ninth Cavalry, and the remainder
the Eighth and Fourth, and the Seventl
and Twelfth Infantry, reached Juragu
ar dark. Colonel Woods "Rough Riders
dismounted. with a dynamite gun, hur
riad forward from Baiquiri at 3 O'clock
proceeding by forced marches.
When the couriers brought the ne"
that Juragua had been occupied IN
, troopships which had not disemparKe
their troops steamed to Juragua, VII
t tbe view of landing them there, but th
( beavv sea beating on the beach made
t impossible to get the boats through u
. surf.
r SPANISH PLAN TO RETREAT.
: D,spatches from General Linares who
C hova been captured indicate that VI
: cnariards were ordered TO retreat toWai
S santiago de Cuba. The Cubans ehpe'
, the first stand to be made at savllla' an
:, they have proved good prophets in u
5 mast General Iawton's men are pad
II faeeed by forced marches ana the
y tensh heat. Their rations are almost e.
: bapsted They started with three day
e supplles. and further food could not
i landed to-day, but a pack-train VIII
q sent forward tomorrow.
J. Strong outposts are maintained to-nisl
in order TO prevent a surprise, ana Juf
y o,,a is also under the protection OF Il
L guns of the warships. Thus the hahk
1t the advancing American column Is sal
ID Tine spanlards, TO attack our troop
must make a forced march through
ID most impenetrable underbrush.
rs TUO COLORED SOLDIERS KILLE
Is At the landing of the troops at Ba
e. ouiri TWO colored soldiers fell into 1
Goa CAPTAIN O'Neil, OF Woods "Roul
le Riders" plunged into the sea at the RI
IT ~ his life, but the men were crushe
rs before he could reach them, between I
le sh,n and the lighter Several horses a
ps mules were drowned while sWiniihi
NJ ashore through the surf
81 General Garcias army OF ~" men
De to be conveyed by transports from Ac'
e raderos ana landed at Baiqulri to-m'
~ row. to join the 1,2o men under GeneI
nj Castillo and cooperate with the Anne
'rt can troops. The movement to-day alm'
Ell amounts TO a change OF base.
IL brisk musketry fire was heard in
'e' direction of Sayilla as the Dauntless
at dark.
DEATH ON THE TEXAS.