The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-06-25
Both Armies are United and Spaniards
in Full Retreat.
GARCIA TO JOIN GEN. CASTILLO.
ais Force Will BE Brought To Baiquiri
in Transports and the Como'neu
Forces viii Cooperate With the
Amcricans-A Skirmish Has
Taken Place Between
Cubans and Spaniards

ON BOARD THE ASSOCIATED
PRESS DISPATCH BOAT DAUNTLEsS
OFF JURAGUA. PROVINCE OF SAN
TIAGO DE CUBA, Thursday Night
June 2}-Via Port Antonio. Jamaica Fri
day. June 24.-7 a. M.-The advance oi
the American army has reached the edge
~ tho table land I'm which te arbor of
Santiago De Cuba lies. Here, seven
miles from Moro Castle as the crow
flies. tho main body of the troops has
united and the Spanards are in full re-
treat toward Santiago De Cuba. They
may attempt a surprise, but a decisive
ENGAGEMENT is not expected for several
days.
JURAGUA CAPTURED.
General Lawton's brigade, which rest
ed last night at Demaiayaho. four miles
west of Balquiri. resumed its march at
davllht. Before noon his brigade con-
sisting Of the Twenty-second Infantry,
the First Infantry, the Second Massa-
chusetts Volunteers, with companies OF
the Eighth Cavalry, half of the Fourth
Cavalry and several companies OF the
Twenty-hfth Colored Cavalry occupied
Juragua, five miles beyond and the Amer
lean flag was hoisted there.
The Spaniards retired before the ad-
vance which was covered by Cuban skir-
mishcrs, burning the blockhouses as
they went.
A LITTLE BRUSH.
Colonel Wagner with a small reconnOis-
ance party Of about forty men, brushed
against tho flank Of a retreating Span
ish column two hundred strong at Fir
MEAS. A dozen shots were fired by the
Spaniards as Colonel Wagner fell back.
Before General Lawton could bring up the
Twenty the van regiment. the
Spanlards had decamped westward.
JuTagua was abandoned by General
Ilnares and 2O0 Spanish troops with
such haste that they had no time TO burn
the town. though an Intellectual attempt
was made TO destroy the locomotives OF
the railroad and the rolling stock
General Linares retreated TO Savila, six
miles west Of Juragua by the road and
nine miles from Santiago de Cuba.
TWO CUBANS KILLED.
A detachment Of 40 Cubans under Col
onel Aguirra collided with the Spanish
rear guard. The Cubans lost two men
killed and had seven men wounded The
Spanish loss is not known. One Span
lard was machetted.
General Chaffee. with the Ninth cav
airy, the remainder of the Eighth and
Fourth and Seventh and Twelfth In
fantry reached Juragua at dark.
Colonel Woods Rough Riders. dis
mounted with a dynamite gun, hurried
forward from Baiquiri al 3 o'clock. pro-
ceediDg by forced marches.
When the couriers brought the news
that Jura qua had been occupied the troop
ships which had not disembarked their
troops steamed TO Juragua with a view
of landing them there. but the heavy sea
beating on the beach made it impossible
to get the boats through the surf.
FIRST FIGHT AT SAVILLA.
Dispatches of General Linares. which
have been captured, indicate that the
Spaniards were ordered to retreat to-
wards Santiago de Cuba.
The Cubans expect the first srand 20
be made at Savila, and they proved
good prophets In the past.
General Lawton's men are badly tagged
by forced marches and the intense Heat.
Their rations are almost exhausted They
started with three days supplies and
further food could not be landed to-day.
But pack train will be sent forward to-
morrow.
GUARDING AGAINST SURPRISE.
Strong outposts are maintained tonight
In order 90 prevent n surprise. and Jura
gua is also under the protection Of the
Warships. Thus the flank Of the ad
vanclng American column is safe. The
Spaniards. to attack our troops. must
make forced march through an almost
impenetrable underbrush.
AT the landing OF the troops at Balquiri
two coored soldiers fell into the sea.
Captain O'Neill. of Woods Rough Riders,
plunged into the sea at the risk Of his
life. but the men were crushed before he
reached them between the ships and the
lighter.
Several horses and mules were drown
ed while swimming ashore through the
Surf.
CUBANS TO COMBINE.
General Garcia's army OF four thousand
men IS 10 be conveyed by transports from
Acederros and landed al Baiquiri to-mor-
row to join the twelve hundred men un-
der General Castillo and 20 Cooperate
with the American troops
The movement to-day almost amounts
10 a change Of base.
A brisk musketry was heard in the
direction of Savilla at the Dauntless left
az dark