The Globe-republican., 1898-06-30
FACE TO FACE.
SPANISH AND AMERICAN AR
MIES ALMOST TOGETHER.
Battle Of Santiago Near ut Hand-Gen-
efal Shafter Pushing His Forces to the
Front for tho Battle Formation-Re-
ports Of Wheeler and Young.

United States and Spain are almost
face to face and less than four miles
| apart. Saturday night the picket lines
at certain points were within hailing
distance of the enemy. 1t seems GER
tain that the battle of Santiago must
come within week.
Two miles beyond, far out in front
of the American forces and occupying
the roads leading to Santiago, is a
force of 1,5OO Cubans under General
Carlos Gonzales.
The entire Cuban army, under direc-
ton of General Calixto Garcia, is
marching for a cooperative attack on
Santiago. Garcia. with 5000 Cubans,
was expected from the interior before
nightfall, while from Acerraderos,
twenty miles to the west of Santiago,
1900 Cubans arrived yesterday.
There are no Spaniards in the entire
country between Baiquiri, where most
of the American troops were landed,
and Santiago. The retreat of the
enemy, after Fridays battle, apparent
" became rout, which did not end
until the Notifications around the city
were reached.
The landing of troops, horses and
supplies has been extraordinary. With
only one steam barge and compelled to
depend on treacherous small boats,
General Shafter has landed over 16, 200
men, hundreds of horses and mules and
thousands of dollars worth of supplies
ho -hnonhnc o-6 <xryn
men have lost their lives. No more
than fifty animals have been drowned
and scarcely a package of supplies has
been lost. The officers generally are
surprised at the small loss of life and
property. General Shatter said:
81 am well satisfied with the prog
ress that is being made. The disem-
barkation is slow, but, considering the
limited facilities and the exposed ma
ture of the landing places, the men
have done well.
II only await the landing of suffi-
cient supplies to begin the movement
on Santiago am unable to say when
it will take place.
81 am much pleased at the gallant
conduct of our men in the action at
Sevilla and with their cool and veteran
like work. The victory was complete"
General Wheeler, in his official re-
port, places the number of dead in the
engagement at Sevilla as twenty-five
and the wounded as between seventy
and eighty. No attempt has yet been
made to prepare an official list of the
names of the dead and wounded. The
high grass and bushes of the battle
ground make it difficult to find the
bodies, but an official list will proba-
bly, be prepared by Monday.
The bodies of thirty-nine Spaniards
have been found, and the Spanish loss
in killed and wounded was doubtless
much heavier than the American.
The majority of the American troops
are now at Juragua or at the front, in
the vicinity of Sevilla. The force at
the latter place which is about nine
miles from Santiago, numbers 5000
Americans and 500 Cubans. General
Wheeler is in command there. with
Generals Young, Lawton and Chaffee.
General Wheeler will remain at Sevilla,
which will be made a rendezvous for
troops landing at Baiquiri, and at this
point, the artillery and cavalry are
being put forward from Baiquiri. The
cavalry have been sent ahead to cut
way through the underbrush.
From the American position at Sc
villa Santiago is plainly visible, and
the Notifications can be seen. The
following reports to General Shafter
from generals at the front show the
conditions:
''To General Shafter: l have just
seen two negro boys who left Santiago
this morning Saturday. They report
that the soldiers and citizens are very
short of food. The soldiers and Off
GERS have seized all the food in the
shops. They are killing young horses
for food, and in the hospitals are sub
sisting on bread made of rice -four.
''The Spanish generals took part in
the fight at Sevilla yesterday. Five
wagonloads of wounded were carried
into Santiago, and many others
wounded got there on horses or afoot.
We can see MORO castle and the flag
very distinctly from our position. The
Cubans confirm the reports as to the
fine character of the forts around the
city. Seven lines of barbed wire are
stretched around the trenches. The
Spaniards have recently dug deep
trenches around the entire city, con-
Meeting a series of small forts.
'WHEELER
Saturday afternoon
To General Shafter-We can plain
" see Santiago less than seven miles
away. The country is level for six
miles this side of the city, except for
hills on the south, which extend to
within mile Of Santiago. These hills
appear deserted. The country is fairly
open, and it will not be difficult to
move troops over it. General Chaftee
occupies Sevilla to-day. You've
Saturday evening""
Fanny D0VenpOFt Vorv M