The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-06-27
Spanish Fleet Was Refus-
ed Coal There.
LOOKING FOR A Big BATTLE
Off Santiago Within a Few
Hours. Troops Not
Yet at Manila.
PRAISE FOR OUR SOLDIERS.


Jamaica, June ~ Gen. Shaftsr expects
to remove his headquarters from Baiqulri
to Juragua this evening. Transports are
rapidly landing the last supplies OF forage
and ammunition and tho last Of tho four
light batteries Of artillery started this az.
ternoon for Juragua by road. The ord
nance officers say the road Is lmpractlc BILE
for Siege guns, and that the landing facil.
tiles for them are inadequate.
About 500 mules are still corralled here.
The military authorities ars rapidly max.
Ing upa pack train to take forward ra-
lions. The men ashore have five days
supply, butsupplies for ten days are need.
ed as a precaution against sudden move.
Headquarters Of General Chafree, two
rifles beyond Sevillu Sunday.
June 70, by way OF Port Antonio, ia.
maica, Monday, June ~
The American troops are now within
four miles of Santiago de Cuba. Two
brlgades of Brigadier-General Lawton s
division. In command of General Chaffee
and Colonel X R. Hall, OF tho Second
Massachusetts Volunteers, last night and
to-day moved forward past tho village of
Sevilla, where the Spaniards were expect
cd to make stand and occupied the hills
to the right and left.
Two miles beyond, far out in front of the
American forces and occupying the roads
leading to Santiago, Ia force of 1900 Gu
bans, under General Carlos Gonzales. The
entire Cuban army, under direction OF Gen
oral Calixto Garcia, is massing for coop
eralive attack on Santiago.
Garcia, with 5000 Cubans, ID expected
from the interior before nightfall, while
from Acerraderos, twenty miles to the
west OF Santiago, 1900 Cubans' arrived to.
day.
There are no Spaniards in the entiro
country between Baiquiri, where most OF
the American troops were landed, and
Santiago. Theretreat Of the enemy, after
yesterdays battle, apparently became
rout, which did not end until the fortillca.
tions around the city were reached. Tho
transport Leona to-day brought to Jura-
qua from Acerraderos nearly 1000 insu..
gents. thoroughly armed and beautifully
supplied with ammunition.
Port Said, Egypt, June 27.-Upon the
application of the United States Consul
here, orders have been issued forbidding
the coaling ut this port Of Admiral
Camara's feet until further orders.
Tho Spanish fleet, consisting of tho bat.
tleship Pelayo, MS flagship, leading, fol-
lowed by the armored cruiser Carlos ",
the armed cruiser Patricia, late tic No.
MAMMA, carrying twelve guns and few
troops and marines; the Buenos Ayros,
with ten guns, stores md a few troops,
the torpedo boat destroyer Audaz, the
armed cruiser Isla Panay, of two guns,
carrying stores and a few troops; tho Rn-
pido, lats the Columbia, of twelve guns,
carrying few troops; the Colon, which
has no guns or troops and looks like
store ship; tho torpedo boat destroyers
Proserpina and Osado, the tran port Coy
adonga, which has no guns, and the coal
ship San Francisco. entered tho harbor
yesterday morEing,
New York June ~, the crow of the aux
Hilary cruiser Prairie put on the last of the
coal and supplies this morning.
The ship Is ct Iompklnsvllie' ready to
sail away TO Key West. She has coal enough
to cruise Tor thirty-hVe days Without
new supply.
Juragua. Cuba, via Kingston, Jamaica,
June 1.-THE Rough Riders slain In Sat-
urday's battle, lie in trench in tho top of
the hill where they fell. Thoy wore buried
at sunset last night, every survivor In Col.
Woods regiment being present at tho fun'
eral in the field
Rough cowboys hEi New York advent
urcrs kne!t side by siio at the grave side,
as Chaplain Brown read the burial service
ana oil joined In singing hymn. A fir
Ing squaa sho@a 'olioy over tne graves
ana TAPS was sounded.
captain Nhproh 'pouy hau previously
been taken 10 'he shore ana buried there
Oh santiago via JAMAICA June u
Pursuant 10 orders from Actlhs ADMIRAL
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Jus sunAen hefF'''in' unooser'ou' Ai'er
nearing 'he report captain oh@a"'ck
MADE the surprising s'ate'''en' mat IL was
questioaapie whethcr inc Meffi'hao had
Deen properly sunk.
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o,,;uaa an on,or IN, harhor abr.osr nm,
passing to tho right and the other to tho
left of the Merrlmac. This Is on oppor-
t,nitv TINT will be of great advantage to
Admiral SAMPSON when the final attack
a, Santiago bculns