The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-30
.FORN|NG FOR TRE FRAY
Skaters Rear Pressing on
to the Rio Guiana.
SCOUTS SPY ON SPANIARDS.
Every Inch Of the Vicinity Recon-
nOiterGd.

Front of the Army stilI Rests on the
Second Crossing of the River.
Further Advance Not to BE Made
Until Every Man Has Three Days
RatiOns in His KnapsaclS-In-
trenchments of the Enemy to BE
SheIIed with ShrapneI and Dyna-
mite-Henvy Rain Interferes With
the Advance of the ArtilIery-MOre
Than 10000 Men Now at the
Front.
Copyright, 1898, by the Associated Press.
AT the Front, on the Rio Guiana, Second
Crossing, Tuesday, June 2S p. M, per
the Associated Press Dispatch Boat
Dauntless, via Port Antonio, JAM, June
% "wednesday, a. m, and Kingston,
jam, $3.50 a. m.-The preparations for a
general advance of the American troops
on Santiago de Cuba are being pushed
steadily forward, and troops of all
brances of the service are being hurried to
the front
Gen. Kents division, consisting of the
brigade Of Gen. Hawkins. Col Pearson
and Col. Worth, has joined Gen. Lawtons S
division, and, with the cavalry division OF
Gen. Wheeler and four batteries of light
artillery. VIII now be strung out in the
rear of Gen. Lawtons division
The front still rests on the second cross
ing of the Rio Guiana river on the road
to Santiago de Cuba, in the rear of the
crest of the sevilla hills, and a mile and
a half back
The brigade of Gen. Bates, the Thirty
third Michigan Regiment and a battalion
of the Thirty fourth Michigan Regiment.
which were landed yesterday by the aux
iliary cruiser Yale, remain at Juragua or
Siboney.
The delay in the general forward move
ment is due to the inability to get sub
sistence stores to the front rapidly enough.
The advance, it is said, will not be or
dered until every man has three days
ratione in his knapsack This however.
is impossible until the road is passible
for wagon trains. The pack trains can
only convey one days rations in a day.
The men constructing the bridge roads
have the work almost completed and this
afternoon the first wagon trains Of four
six-mule teams will go through. In two
or three days more every man win have
three days rauons in his knapsack and
as soon as that occurs the army will move
upon the enemy.
The day has been utilized to good advant-
age. Although the Cubans affect to have
a thorough knowledge of the country. snd
the trails, nothing is taken for granted
and the whole country, front and flank
is being thoroughly reconnoitred and an
accurate map has been made by the en-
gineers. Much of the information thus
obtained will be of inesumable value.
Last night Gen. Mendonca of Gen. Law
toms staff, made a reconnaissance up to
the very trenches of the enemy, their SEN
tries talking on picket duty being plainly
heard.
Corpl. Dewey and nine sharpshooters
from the Seventh Infantry went out at
dark last night, with one days rations,
toward the Spanish lines and they have
not returned. but no fear is entertained
for their safety 1t is believed they are
probably lying in the bush waiting for
night
AT daylight this morning, Lieut. Smith
of the Fourth Infantry, with a detail of
fifty men from the Seventh Infantry un-
der Lieut.. Dearfoe, crossed the San Juan
and went in a northeasterly direction as
far as Camey, or Ell Caumey, as 1t is
marked on the maps, without encounter
ing any Spanish troops and fifty men Of
Company A, Seventh Regiment. under
Capt Young, also made a reconnaissance
in force. The Spaniards have seemingly
retired to their entertainments, as no pick
cts or skirmishers were encountered
Gen. Lawton, Gen. Wheeler and Gen
Chaffee have had scouts out beyond our
advance posts fifty times Capt. Wright
followed the line of railroad running ont
of Juragua to Santiago de Cuba to with
in two and one half miles of the city
The road approaches within a mile and
one-half of our front, and can be utilized
to bring up supplies and siege guns the
first of which was landed at Baiquirl this
afternoon.
As soon as the remaining battallons Of
the Thirty-fourth Michigan and Eighth
Michigan, which arrive on the Harvard
tomorrow, and the 5000 renforcements
sent out from Tampa reach here. Aqua
dores town on the coast four miles
west of Juragua and about the same dis
tance east Of the harbor entrance, will be
taken.
The place was shelled to-day by several
ships of the feet. Aquadores is on the
line of the advance OF the army to the
interior, and close to the railroad 1t will
then probably become the base of opera
tons, while the supply base may remain
at Juragua.
Capt. Wright on his reconnaissance. OBJ
tanned Information which Is believed to
be reliable, TO the effect that 300 Span
ish troops have been sent 10 reinforce the
garrison at Aquadores.
Cen Lawton viii probably make a di-
version with his artillery so soon as 1t is
placed IN position. A heavy rain this
afternoon made Il impossible to move to-
day beyond Gen. Wheeler's headquarters.
But the roads will dry quickly the guns
viii probably be brought up tomorrow,