Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-07-02

E u s de| ~ Nh ny and n sa aea
Eforces. Of 4he pifaf SKATES began at
E;7 g clock ring
Gem. EaNtnH Advanced and took pos
sehsion of CaboAa, suburb of Santi-
[. Mario Castle and the other forts at
thesEktyance;Df the harbor We're bonn
bard by Our fleet.
1, .Tk$NN esuyius used her dynamite
guf With good effect
/ The Spanish fleet in the harbor fired
Qh the american troops who were very
|4o1psc TO the city.
| sHard fighting all along the Ameri-
| can line was in progress at II O'Clock,
and growing fiercer every minute
Nine wounded Cubans have been
brought in.
Washington, July 1.-The battle has be-
gun. This was the. artliug news con-
veyed in the following bricfSlispatcli re-
|ceived from General shafter at 10 o'clock
this morning:
"Secretary of War. Washington:
= Camp, near Seviila,sC ilba.-Action now
going on; The firing only light and desul-
I4awtons division. He WIN move on the
northeast part of the% tcwusof Santiago.
VIII keep you contihuaux advised of
progress. SHAFTERs Alajaf General"
Brief as it was, it tolas the story that:
the first great land enlightenment of the
war was under way. 1t sent a thrill
throughout official circles from the high
est TO the lowest. Secretary Alger was
The first to read IT, He passed it to Gen
eral Corbin. adjutant general of the
army. and directed him to af-oncestake
it to the White House. A bulletin was
then posted. giving the dispatch verbatim.
General Miles, commanding the army,
received copy of the dispatch soonsafter
it arrived He anticipated it. for only &
few hours before dispatch came to him
from Colonel Breckenridge, inspector gem
eral of the army, indicating that battle
might be expected very soon. Gen. Miles
also received another dispatch. sent quite
carly this morning. from Skaters head
quarters, saying that the military balloon
was now high in the air AM was giving
opportunity for observation over a great
sweep of country. This in itself was of.
incaSculable value to our troops. Brave
these were of little value compared to-
what could be seen from balloon "a mile
or more in the air, commanding a radius
unobstructed of from 20. to 40 miles, with
powerful telescopes.
Gen. Miles had seen thess var. balloons
II successful use at Allcrshot; again dur
the French military, manoeuvres.
ben a six-horse wagon. to which the
eat airship was anchored followed a
nsad of cavalry on the dead run. Tile
b $ German ships going at the rate of
a. f,nots have hauled these captive bal
.ioons along with them. At st. Peters
Epu.@. also. he saw them operatN during
ma lneuvres. This was the first actual
uss by the American army in the present
war and tho cotInfuxing general set
nuel store on the Information they would
I've 5 to the, exact location OF all the
pan fakces, fheir points of conceatfa-. ),
T. ii the 'defences the location of Ger
~ i yarships in the harbor and spess.
ISL = progress of Spanish reiiforee-as
~ ED,
ae, frs. bulletin the time went
Ve.f Gen. Starters assurancesJhat
keep You Continually sasivisott
. tl, greSs',. gave promise Of searts /
a Nag sessr,sarE:.nssd that Asy
81 ,u tst to.the White House hNne
til c:t WAS in. ssion.. :4lnd slh5 n
sh M tletined,s5 fat ds.warrahted
Til @ eiloweesk. eyags al eosition to |
kee. 1seolnrssels sdylaej .of aSt
ual reacss. &c.. n;
Ac Cen 'sifsffsr u fepost, flis|
attat siago WAS begu1tAy the 81 /
Divis e. 9th 40 IT ls
mand ig. Gen. r. ~. Layton
This insists Of Fee brisaaes,
made l.bwA:
First Gga commanded by Col. J. j. Il
vanhorn4. &b 4ited States Infantry. 2alf
United s'afe- infantry AID q Massachu3l
sets Inilntr5
Second gr.cs 1e comsuanding officer I'M
known. b, 4 su ilosed togbe Col Rates; LIST
United st, rs infantry, 4th Unitsa States
Infantry ID . n United States fnfantry.l
Third BygG4. commanded by Brig.
Gen. A. r. GhdGet; It'll United States IN
fantrv. 12tl&Us / States Infantry and
18th United ST. Infantry.
1t thus ap,ear nat the entire division
which opened D. hostiites Of the day
Is composed eDii'cIy of regular troops.
seasoned and ex0 fenced in battle, with
! axsexception 81 the I'd Massachusetts,
Ateet Infantry, which is regarded as
az. Of lie best volunteer organizations in
the army.
According to the San Francisco Exam
liner. the next fleet for the philippines will
consist Of the Peru, City OF Puei,la, AGA
pAl1p, Tmatiila and Pcnnsylvania. The
')<6Tqlco liz expected at any time from
~ "a. The / ;matilla is due from Puget Il
III = iaafl l. said that She WILL be Il