The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-09-15

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1l.-General
shaners report OF the campaign which
terminated in the taM of Santiago has
been made public. He briefly recounls
,be organization Of the expedition and
I,s embarkatlon and then devotes the
main body of the report to the active
operations about Santiago. General
shas,er says the expedition was under.
taken in compliance with telegraphlc
instructions of May 30 from headquar-
;ers OF the army, in which It was stated
Admiral schley reports that twu
cruisers and two torpedo boats have
been seen in the harbor OF Santiago. Go
With your force to capture garrison at
Santiago and assist in capturing harboi
and feet"
The report gives in detail the troops
assembled at Tampa. The cavalry was
dI.mounted because of lack Of trans
porta.lon for the animals and because
n was believed mounted cavalry could
not operate efficiently near Santiago.
This, General shafter says, was found
subsequently, to be correct. After re-
citing the delay at Tampa, due to inad-
eouate facilities, General shafter says
tha. TN June he received orders to sail
without delay, but not with less than
10000 men. After some Of the trans
ports had already reached the lower bay,
telegraphlc instructions were received
from the secretary of war directing that
the sailing of the expedition be delayed
waiting further orders. This delay was
occasIoncd by the navy reporting that a
Spanish warship had been sighted In the
Nlcholas channel. The ships in the
liver bay were Immediately recalled.
The expedition sailed on June IA with
SIS officers and 1902 men.
General shafter briefly covers the trip
and landing ana his FIRST meeting with
General Garcia, adding;
During the interview General Car
cla ofre.ed the services Of his troops,
conn Using about 1000 men In the vi
cir. ~ OF Aserraderos and about 800 un-
der General Castillo. at the little town
0. Cujababn, a few miles east Of Dali
qulrl. l accepted his offer, impressIng
/; upon him that could exercise no mill
l,ary control over him except such as
ne would concede, and as long as he
served under me would furnish him
rauons and ammunition.
Plan of Campaign.
After comforting with Admiral sanp-
son and General Garcia, the plan of
campaign was outlined by General Shat
ter. The Decentralization was to COM
mence onthe 22d. at Dalquiri, with felnts
by the Cubans on CabanIs and by the
navy at various shore points. In order
to mislead the enemy as to the place Of
landing.
General shafter says: "These move
ments committed me to approaching
Santiago from the east over very mar
row road, at first in some places not
better than trail. running from Dali
qulrl through siboney and sevilla, and
making attack from that quarter This,
In my Judgment, was the only feasible
plan, and subsequent information and
results confirmed my judgment"
OF the early operations. and the sklr-
mlsh in which the Rough Riders par
tic!pated, the report says:
General Young's brigade passed be-
yond Lawton on the night Of the 2Sd-
2i,h, thus taking the advance, and on
the morning OF the latter date became
engaged with Spanish force entreneh-
ed in strong position at La Guasima,
q point on the Santiago road about
three miles from siboney. General
''unss force consisted OF one squau-
ron OF 'he First cavalry ana TWO OF the
f'rai lnltsd States volunteer 'aNa'ry'
IN aii ''' officers ana men The enemy
made an obstinate resistance Dut were
aF'VeH from the field with considerable
!o'F. Our own loss,was one otiicer ana
hi'cen men killed. six officers and torty-
six men wounded. General Wheeler
division commander, was present DUR
Inc ,bn ,,,,,. ,,,,so,,S a "a ,nr,orts that our
iron, ,os.,. 80 r,s, ,o,,,h, with tho
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