The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-08-23


Garcia has sent his first official statement
concerning the Cuban operations at San.
tiago to the Cuban Junta in this city.
Tho messenger bearing General Garoia's
statement arrived today and MI. Horatio
S. Rubens, counsel for the Junta, gave
out q translation of the statement as fol-
lows:
On the sixth of June the steamer
Gloucester brought q communication
from General Miles, chief
Of the American army, In which he in
formed me of the project to attack by
land and sea the city of Santiago de Cuba
and that it was necessary that the greater
part of the Cuban forces should advance
on that city to cooperate with him. I'm.
mediately gave orders thataforces which
had been armed should move forward to-
wards the territory of Santiago de Cuba,
very difficult operation (the infantry
being almost worn out) and on account
Of the scarcity of food for SO many people.
Surmounting the difficulties the forces
arrived at Palma Soriano, and on the
18th marched to Asserraderos. where
arrived on the 18th at 7.30 q. NJ, having
been summoned there to confer with the
admiral Of the American navy, Sampson.
to decide on the best plan Of attacking
Santiago de Cuba. This conference took
place on board the flagship New York.
must now declare that my object in
moving my forces on Santiago de Cuba
and meeting the Admiral of the United
States navy has been to obey the orders
! received from the council of government
to obey and respect the orders and In
structions Of the American commanders,
l on their commencing operations in the
! territory under my command.
On the Goth, at half past two O'CLOCK,
the general commander of the brigade Of
Ramon de las Taguas, Demetr1c
Castillo, landed in Aserradcoros from
Sagua least Of Cuba) brought over by an
American man-of.war to receive my
orders. A short time after was advised
that Msior General Shafter. commando,
of the 9TH army corps of the United
| States had landed to confer with me on
the attack by land of Santiago de Cuba
| After long conference and after ths
American general accepted the plan
laid before him for the landing of his
troops and to carry out with success th'
advance on Cuba. he returned to the ship
The following day, the general O
division, Augustin Cebreoo. marched to
wards the West Of Cuba with forces of hi
division, with the object of preventing
the enemy from reinforcing its garrison
of the coast in that part. and at p. m.
a force of $50 men belonging to tn
division of Bayamo and commanded b!
Briradter General Castillo was shipped
on board an American transport to go tt
the reinforcement OF the brigade
Ramon, to protect the landing OF tn
American army and advance on CUBA o!
/ the east. These forces landed in Sagu'
and they had advanced at once OF
Daiquiri, with their commander, Col
Carlos Gonzales, and with 500 men of th'
brigade under Brig. General Castillo
The Standards in great hurry aban
doned Daiouiri which Castillo occupied
az the American navy began to bombart
Il hut firing was suspended as soon al
our flag was hoisted. The Americans
LANDED their first regiment at Daiq uir
and advanced on 6fboney with the Cubar
forces always in the vanguard, they 'beine
tho first to occupy said village. II
Sfboney the landing Of American troops
was continued while the Cuban forces
under Col. Carlos Gonzales advancing or
Santiago de Cuba. sustained q severe'en