The San Francisco call., 1898-07-12
WITH THE ROUGH RIDERS.
Charles C. Bull Writes Interest ingIy Of Their Initial
 Einht

Charles C. Bull of Belmont, stroke Of the Harvard crew, halfback in the Var s,ty -eam and private in Troop ot Roosevelt's Rough Riders, has just achieved the rare honor of having the degree or bachelor of arts conferred OH him in his absence by the Harvard fac ulty. MT. Bull was the youngest man of hls class yet the dean officially declared, ia comforting the degree, that he stood so high that had he been able to take the examinations he was certain to have passed with honors.
 The following letters from the brilliant young student, of whose record Califor- mia is justly proud, give a vivid illus tration of the dangers which our heroes so bravely withstood during the early days of their landing on Cuban soil. In the light of events that have happened since they were written, these letters will prove of especial interest to readers, more especially the prOgnostications about Ger vera's fleet:
 SANTIAGO DE CUBA (on Transport,
 June 20, 1898.
 My Dear -: Well. we are here last, but after a very tiresome and tedious trip. There are thirty vessels in the fleet, with ten warships for a convoy. This makes travelling which are loaded with provisions and ammuni- ton, which also delays us. The Cuban coast resembles our California shore very much. The hills high and barren, not covered with palms. bananas, etc An occasional green spot breaks the nOnotOny. J ne water IS tile pISt- tiest sight of all. It reminds me of a tubful Of bluing Men aboard, who have seen both, say that the Mediterranean is not half as colored
 We were informed by a vessel this morning that fight had taken place at Guan- tananao (forty miles east of Santiago) between 500 marines and 5000 spanish. The marines were well entrenChed and the Spaniards tried to drive them out our forces lost eight killed and % wounded. while the Spanish lost l50 killed 250 wounded and IS prisoners. This may be story, but that is what the captain told us. The fight lasted 100 hours and is still go- ing
 hurt my knee in Tampa and was taken abed while the road here It came on that night when I got soaked through; l caught cold in il and got slight attack of rheuma- tism I in hard straits for while, but am all right now.
 The champagne was smuggled aboard safely Two bottles were broken when 1t arrived The medicine had not yet reached me when at Tampa
 tIons against Santiago. 1 don't think will entrench as that would mean disease and sick ness. We expect to be in the city in week and starve out those cruisers which are bottled up. We have a rumor on board that they have been destroyed. Give my best love to all. Sin cerely yours CHARLES C. BULL. Expect me home about Christmas.
 The following letter is the first one pub Ushed. giving an account of the famous ambuscade of the Rough Riders from the point of view of the private soldier. Af ter reading 1t, one need have no doubts of the ability of Americas volunteers to face any emergency:
 SEvILLA. Cuba June 25 1898. My Dear -: We have landed and the march to Santiago. The country Is nothing but jungle and ravine, cut up by narrow roads, through which the had to walk single file. Cocoanut palms are thick in the bottoms. The