The Columbus journal., 1898-06-22
MARINES SHOUT FOB JOY.
Sampson and Shafter Talk
Over Plan Of Campaign.
FORCES OF ENEMY ARE DIVIDED.
Strategy Used BY Naval Co0nanders In
Landing Marines ut Guantanaan0 Has
Forced the SPaniarAs 10 Defend
Two Polnts Er0m Attack By
American FOrceA.

(COpyrteht. l6S. BY james GOru0o Bennett.D
PoRr ANTONIO, Jamaica, June 21.-
Adxices received here lake yesterday
afternoon announce the arrival of San
t.agO of the first division Of the Ameri-
can army Of invasion under command of
Major General Shafter. No attempt
was made during the day, according to
the report, to land the American troOps.
General Shafter, soon after his ar
rival, had q conference with Admiral
Sampson. They discussed ut length the
information obtained by Admiral Samp-
sons scouts rs to the most available
lapding places in the vicinity Of San
tiago and sent further scouting parties
along the coasl. In the parties were
representatives of the army assigned to
the duty by General Shafter. They in
spected the points considered by Ad-
miral Sampson to be most advantageous
and the commanders Of the army and
navy speedily will decide where to land
the troops.
Tremendous enthusiasm was awak.
oened among the men with Admiral
Sampson's feet by the arrival of the
American troops. They gave cheer
otter cheer. the report states, and their
enthusiasm met with an equally hearty
response nom the troOpships. Repeated
delays in the departure Of the army
from Tampa had made the men with
the feet inpatient and they awaited
the coming of their allies with great
eageEness. For more than ten days
they had had practically nothing to do
aside from preventing the escape Of Ad-
miral Cervera's feet from the harb0r.
Officers and men, the feet having done
u the damage possible preparatory to
landing the troops, were anxious for
more actual warfare.
The enemy has been working for two
weeks to concentrate q strong force in
the vicinity and Spanish troops have
been summoned from various parts of
eastern Cuba. General Linares must
meet General Skaters army with
. smaller force than he had anticipated,
owing to the necessity of leaving several
thousand troops to guard Guantanamo.
Now that the marines at Camp Nc
Gala have become firmly entrenched
there, the Spaniaris must divide their
forces to defend both cities. Our forces
thus are about to reap another decided
advantage through the successful land
ing Of marines On the eastern shore Of
Guantanamo hay. Upon the ability of
the troops to stand the climatic co0di-
ti0ns at this season Of the year in Cuba
viii depend in great measure the time
to be selected for the advance upon Ha-
vana.
II the regulars are able to keep in rs
good health rs have the marines at
Camp AcCalla, you may expect to hear
Of speedy developments in the situa-
ton. am told that the men under
General Shafter, despite their expert
ence Of Is days in close quarters aboard
the transports, are in good health.
They are eager to get at the Spaniards
and stirring scenes are certain to mark
their landing.
KEY West, June 2l.-A vessel ar
rived here from the blockade this morn-
ing and reported all quiet along the line.
She brought an officer Of the Cuban
army and . pilot who are carrying inn
portant DISPATCHES to Senior Estrada
Palma of the Cuban junta from General
Alexandra Rodriguez, the insurgent
commander of Havana province.
The Cubans report that there are no
supplies Of rice, maize. potatoes or eggs
in Havana. Flour, they say, costs 50
cents per pound and the army had been
placed on half rstions. The messengers
class rs false that vessels have succeeded
in entering Havana harbor with sup
plies. They assert tibet since the block
ode began only three mal fishing YES
seAs hAEe entered the haxbor and that NO
food whatever is received ffom Cien-
fueGos.