The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-29

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r.sr.os.. at tae soa.herr cad Of The oay.
AID Santa frsy.l.a. al the so4;hearerE cor
rser On re rad 10 Caney, on the north, Is
another fort. There are about 40 gaen n
each o. these fort.acatsons. and stretching
srourc cne whole c4ty arc nine aarbed wtrs
fasscea. fifty yards par. sa@e just inside
these are lines Of rife ykts Outside. 70 the
seT.ward. a1oos two miles beyond the
America ousy<a=a ls Ene OF intrench-
srsan.s extending from tbs northern ex-
.rensty q the city TO Moro castle.
A little west of seog.b. a. Il distance OF
asogt Asven miles from Gen Laxton's
ssea dG narterw. Leg Moro castle The road
- within A fsw hundred yards Of the bat
tsr.ss 4, tbe rear oe Moro was reoozAr.oi
ter4 y.s.srday Afternoon by Gan. Chaffee
and several Ir.ssrpeeEs u his STAR. TIE Gu
farss oei.eYe that II the water supply Of the
e4ty can % eat or Santiago vii have to
Yield a. once They aay faat Admiral Ger
%ara's entire feet except the torT.de boa,
destroyer Terror. Is IL tie haroor.
Gen. Lawson - Inclined 10 dlscredit the
rspscis that gars nave been taken from
the ships 70 Strengthen the defenses on
land. He says II wokd be impossible for
Admiral cergers 70 reach the position OF
the American army VITA his Big gans from
where the Spanish ships iie
No aggressive move by the Americans Is
anticipated for several days. The road to
the base ~ supplies must be greatly i'm
proved before saa onward movement can
10 safely made At present II taxes ths
qaartermagteTs department 10 the utmost
90 get provisions and ammunition. Last
night one pack train arrived with supplies
To inzt tonight. and "a this dispatch II BE-
Ing written another train OF ammunition
IL coming IN
a battery Of oaillng ard dynamite guns
attached 10 the Roagh Riders has
been moved to Gen. Wheoier's camp There
II no high ground Ia the present, position
where Hotchkiss or Gatling guns could
be put In position. but a little further on
Is ground where guns can be mounted and
from which an effective fire can be direct
81 at the Spanish intrenchmentz.
There were no alarms last night. MANY
u Our officers are amazed. as they have
noked tor n Resistance to our advance
Tbs ground over which they have travail
Cd could have easily been defended. but
fne Spanish have steadily retired. not
even attempting To harass our tanks
ana the columns moved on through
natural ambuscading country.
Apparently Gen. I.Inaras prefers to MACE
nth In the def.pses Of the CITY and In
tends to make last ditch light OF II. A
few. though only few, hold TO the theory
qlat he Goes not propose fighting at all.
Sen. Garcia, with 5000 men. landed YES
9faAy and expected to reach the front
1,cay.
The Americans are In excellent spirits
and theTe Is remarkable lack OF sickness.
Thus far the water supply has been good
and there have been no bad effects from
tho changes except a few cases OF dysen-
Mfy- Ihere was brief rain squat last
night.
Al noon today Maj. Coolidge received or
deTs TO clear the road beyond the front
where the stream doubles back across II
for the advance OF the artillery A dvna-
mite gun and Hotehkiss gun will be put
In position.
Gen. Wheeler, vino made faccnnois-
sanco for a half milo bsyons! me sklrmish
I'M" tits morning. finding that no was
unable to get Ii decided view through the
ipxur'ant growth Of tRderbrush. climbed
"a tree 4 ina tor sope~a3 - -. w.. ,
states tn The forks of tree surveying
the Spanish outposts through his field
glasses Vas a spectacle ma; gave some
idea OF tae wonderful energy OF the
dsshing Confederate cavalry leader. This
feat Of agility in man a. years OF age
par TO blush n,any younger Officers Of his
own staff.