The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-23


patches received last night by both Sec
rotary AIger and Secretary Long indi-
Gated tina the landing of troops near
Santiago was progressing most favor
ably. The frst landing was effected at
Daiquiri Wednesday morning n met
with comparatively slight resistance.
This was stated In a dispatch received
by Secretary Alger. which though brief
was full of news and meaning. II was
sent from Playa Del Este, and read as
follows:
'Or Daiquiri. Cuba. June 22.-Landing
at Daiquiri this morning successful.
Very little IL any resistance.
(Sig.) "Shafter."
Secretary Alger expressed himself as
delighted at the expedition with which
the landing wal being effected and with
the fact that no serious obstacle was
being offered by the enemy. He con-
strued the text Of Skaters message to
mean that the enemy had made merely a
normal and ineffective resistance by
firing from the hills at long range.
Shortly after Secretary Aiger received
his dispatch Secretary Long received O
more extended cablegram from Admiral
Sampson. 1t. too. was dated at Playa
Del Este. The text translated from the
navy department cipher is as follows:
Landing of the army Is progressing
~favorably at Daiquiri. There Is very
little If any resistance. The New Or
leans. Detroit, Castine. Wasp and
Suwanec shelled the vicinity before the
landing. We made a demonstration at
Cabanas to engage the attention of the
enemy. The Texas engaged the west
battery for some hours. She had one
man killed. Ten submarine mines have
been recovered from the channel of
Guantanamo. Communication by tele-
graph has been established at Guam
tanamo. (Sig.) Sampson"
In both army and navy circles the in
formation contained in the dispatches OF
General Shafter and Admiral Sampson
was received with intense satisfaction.
The landing of so large a body Of troops
as General Skaters is a task of immense
proportions. A prominent official of the
war department said that the complete
debarkation OF the troops, animals, field
guns n supplies within a week after
their arrival off the Cuban coast would
be a task we'll accomplished. 1t Is prob
able that only a partial landing OF the
troops was effected, and that the land
Ing will be continued from day to day
until completed. 1t is not unlikely too
that the troops Will be landed at several
places along the coast, OF course within
a short distance OF the headquarters
which General Shafter Will establish.
Admiral SIMPSONS dispatch indicated
that he was carrying out his instruc-
lions thoroughly TO clear a way for the
landing of troops. The demonstration
which he made with the Texas before
Cabanas. which Is just east Of Guam
tanamo. may easily have led the Span
iards to suppose that a general landing
was to be attempted In that immediate
vicinity. 1t was evident from the text
OF SIMPSONS dispatch that a consider
able landing a already been effected
near Guantanamo. as he noted that COM
munication by telegraph had been re-
established at that point, and that the
channel had been cleared of submarine
mines. In the opinion OF naval officers
the landing at Guantanamo was of
marines rather than OF land forces.
The reinforcement of General SHAFT
ter actually began yesterday in the de-
parture Of a regiment and a battalion Of
the troops ct Camp Alger for Santiago.
They go to Newport News and then by
steamer to Santiago. II expectations
are realized, these troops are likely to
occupy less time In the passage than did
the first conting emf which left Tampa.
Notwithstanding the distance Is twice as
long. Formal orders were issued plac.
Ing General Henry In charge of the new
division or troops composed OF Dufield's
and Garretson's brigades. Probably
some Of the troops now at Tampa will DO
attached also. in which ease they will be
dispatched in separate transports.
The Thirty third Michigan and one
battalion Of the Thirty-fourth Michigan
were selected to go first. comprising 1850
men and SO officers. 1t is expected that
the Harvard will be the ship first or
dered. The remaining regiments and
battalions Of General gDufield's COM
mand will leave on Saturday next, taxi
ing the Yale. The entire expedition will
then proceed under command of Gen.
eral Dufield, whose brigade consists Of
the Ninth Massachusetts. the Thirty
third and Thirty-fourth Michigan ana
the Third Virginia regiments. General
Dufield had a conference with Secretary
Aiger on Tuesday night. during which
the details Of this move were gone over.
The general has the fullest confidence OF
the secretary. being a Detroit man and
bearing a personal relation TO Secretary
Aiger. General Duffield is regarded as
one Of the best equipped officers OF the
volunteer service. He had a long and
distinguished service during the civil
war, going out with the Ninth Michigan