The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-06-24
All Confident That Shafter viii Soon
Be Hammering for Admlttance.
THIRD VIRGINIA WILL NOT GO.
Their Equipments Have Not Been
Furnished and They Will Stay BE-
hind when Their Brigade
Leaves for Santiago-Hob-
sons Promotion Discuss
ed..Is Unprecedented


ger and General Miles were in confer
ence IN the Secretary's Office at O'Clock
this afternoon when the first Madrid
bulletin announcing that fghtlng had
begun was shown TO them. The Secre-
tary read It aloud with evident satsfac-
ton. and both gentlemen expressed them
selves gratihed with this favorable re-
port, coming as it did from the enemy.
There was no surprise that the hghting
had begun SO soon.
WENT THERE TO FIGHT.
It was suggested by the reporter that
the troops had completed their landing
only this morning.
"Ycs, but they have gone there TO
fight and are ready to begin at once,
replied General Miles.
Secretary Alger said no word had been
received up TO that hour indicating that
lighting was in progress. lie haa no
reason to doubt, however, that our
troops had encountered the Spanish forces
and have given a good account of them
selves. -
TO FORCE THE FIGHTING.
General Miles said that the American
troops would now push forward aggres-
slvely driving in the Spanish and forcing
them to fgth.
There was not a suggestion OF appre-
hension or doubt, either with Secretary
Alger or General Miles as TO what the
outcome would be. They had made their
plaus wail and they were confident that
General shafter and his troops would b.
hammerng at the gates Of Santiago be-
fore long.
The Impression here Is that the Span
iards will make their strongest stand
close 20 Santiago and the inner harbor
within the range of protection OF the
ms OF the big Spanish cruisers iyins
TIRE.
ODDS AGAINST US.
There IS no doubt that until these shlps
are removed from the field Of operations
the campalgn against Santiago VIII be
conducted against odds. The guns OF the
shin command the hills over which our
soldiers must come 20 attack the town
and reach the bay but we VIII soon prlhs
our own artillery into play.
The naval officials here believe that
when the time comes for an attack by
land upon the town. Sampson VIII torce
his way into the harbor and take part
i'm the engagement. They are sausheu
that the wreck of the Merrimac does not
completely block the channel ana say
that II Sampson does not come In the
a.e effort TO get out
THE HARBOR MINES.
The mines are 20 be considered IN such
case. but IL Is believed that once MORO
castle is taken by the combined attack
Of the soldiers and fleet these oDstruc-
| tions can be easily removed with the ex-
perlence gained i'm Guantanamo Bay. Ihe
onl positive news coming 10 the War De-
| partment ND 10 ths close Of Office hours
was a dispatch 10 General Miles from one
| OF his staff officers with General ShatteT.
| and also a brief dispatch to General
| Greely from Lleutenant-Colonel Allen.
General Miles dispatch stated in sub
! stance that the landing OF the troops had
been completed without any casualties
| save to one Cuban soldier who had his
arm injured by the bursting of a shell.
THE CUBAN FORCES.
The troops of Garcia and Rabbi. about
| ZOO In number had met the American
/ forces with enthusiastic greetings, Stress
was laid upon the pOint that the Cubans
were well armed and well disciplined.
General Garcia was confident that MS
| forces would be swelled TO 1000 men as
soon as Santiago fell Abont the only
need among the Cubans was shoes and
! quinine.
| The dispatch TO General Greely merely
| stated that progres was being made iii
connecting the military forces directly
with the War Department
THIRD NOT To GO.
During the day orders were issued 20
| the entire division, comprising the newly
created command OF Brgadier-General
| Guy V. Henry. for their speedy departure
to reinforce General Shafter at Santiago.
| Already the Thirty-third Michigan and
one battalion OF the Thrty-fourth Mich
iean have started on this mission. To-
I aKffu ord
! eral Henrys command.
IL includes the remaining battalions OF
the Thrty-fouTth Michigan and the
! Ninth Massachusetts Regiment These
| will complete General Dufiield's com
mand The Third Virginia. which belongs
| TO this brigade will not go, as It's equip
mcnt is incomplete.
THE YALE AND HARVARD.
The orders also cover the entire brigade
OF Brigadier-General Gsrretson. which
inclues the Sixth Illionois. Soxth Massa-
chusetts and Eighth and Ninth Ohio
| regiments. The plan IS TO move all OF
| General Henrys division on the Harvard
| and Yale. these ships TO make two round
trips. The first trip will carry most, II
not all OF General Dufield's brigade.
The war Department allows three days
for the trip, two days to unload the troops
and three days 10 return 10 Newport
J News, making eight thJS.
/ BY that time General Garretons brig
ade will be al Newport News ready 10
| go on board the ships and then VIII
come the second trip, taking three days
! with two days allowed for Garretons
| troops 10 unload I'm Cuba.
| GENERAL MILES TO FIGHT.
Reports were current at the War De-
partment again to-day that General Miles
| commanding the army would leave the
city within the next two days. IL was
asserted also that ne had asked to get
into the actual lighting by going to Cuba
and there assuming command OF the
troops This was contradictory TO the
reports circulated few days ago that
| General Miles would take command OF
the Porto Rico expedition. When Gene
raj Miles attention was drawn TO tho
several conflicting reports tonight he
good naturediy declined TO discuss them.
THE YANKEE ACCIDENT.
The details OF the accident on the
Yankee on Decoration Day have Just
reached the Navy Department. While
the ship was az sea trial was made Of
| fha gtlUa Oue n e~n0uuder using Euy.