The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-06-24

passed, in the Windward passage last
night, twenty-four American vessels
headed southwark.
The British steamer EthelWood ar
rived at Port Antonio this morning
and reported passing Yesterday even
in near Cape Maysi, the extreme east
ern point Of Cuba, an American gum
boat, an auxiliary cruiser, two trans
ports and a schooner, in tow. Later,
she passed another steamer with troops
on board.
The Ethelwood was stopped by a
gunboat with troops by a blank shot
and was questioned as to her identity.
WAITING FOR SHAFTER'S ARMY.
on Board the Associated Press Dis
patch Boat Dauntless, off Santiago de
Cuba, Sunday 10Th, 6 p. m, via King
stOn, ia, June 10Th, APO p. m.-The
United States troops unde General
Shafter have not yet arrived. The de-
lay is inexplicable. According to the
latest information in possession of Ad-
miraI Sampson, the transports sailed
last Wednesday June 15th) and they
should have reached here this morn
ing. Valuable time and favorable
weather are lost by the dealy.
The CubanS are extremely active and
a Gordon has been drawn around San
tiagO de Cuba. Genera Garcia, with
1000 troops, coming by forced marches
from Banes, is now nearing Santiago.
His troops are within forty miles Of
the city. He left 5000 men at HOlguin
to prevent the Spaniards there effect
ing a juncture with General TOral at
M. ~--S 400 - : I-,S
naItanamO, under General Masso, are
also cut off from General TOral and
are badly pinched for food. They
wildly appealed for provisions and re-
Inducements. but. the only reply they
got was that both were impossible.
General Masso said his men were
even on half rations n that the sup
ply was only sufficient to last during
the present month
GARCIA ON THE FLAGSHIP.
General Garcia and his personal staff
were picked up at General RaDi5
camp, eighteen miles west of SANTA
go, and brought to the flagship this
afternoon by the gunboat Vixen. There
the grizzled and wounded patriot had
a long consultation with Admiral
Sampson regarding the operations for
the Investment of Santiago and the
cooperation Of the American and Gu
ban troops.
General Garcia is very enthusiastic.
He says the Spaniards are starving
and cannot hold out long, and that
the wal in the island will end in a
few months.
The regiments of troops will be land
ed at guantanamo bay, which will be
held as a base until Santiago falls.
There has been no sign of Spanish
troops in the neighbOrhOOd of Camp
MCCalla for several days. 1t is est
mated that over 300 have been killed
or wounded since the landing. Fifty
eight bodies We're found yesterday. The
S~paniards seem satisfied hat they
cannot dislOdge the Americans and
have withdrawn.
REMOVING TORPEDOES.
The upper bay is to be occupied i'm
mediately. Lieutenant Delehanty, with
an expedition. is nightly at work re-
moving mines from the river connect
ing the upper and lower bays. When
this is clear the ships will move up
the channel and take the town of
Caimanera, whose forts were demOi-
ished by the Texas last Friday.
The auxiliary cruiser st. Louis cut
the Kingston cable last night within
a mile of el Moro.
THE VESUVIUS AT WORK.
Last night the dynamite cruiser We
suvius discharged three more shells.
A terrific uproar followed the second
explosion and it is thought a maga>
zine was blown up.
GARCIA TO THE AMERICAN PEG
PIE.
A correspondent of the Associated
Press has been afforded an opportunity
of interviewing General Calixto Gar
cha, who, with his staff, was brought
to Admiral SIMPSONS flagship this
morning on the gunboat Vixen.
The white haired general was lying
in the cabin of Captain Chadwick, the
commander of the New York. He was
seasick. This is the message General
Garcia sent to the American people:
Il am greatly obliged for the eff
forts of the American people in Sc
curing the independence of Cuba. and
1 shall do all I car to defeat the Span
iardS quickly
Speaking of the march from Banes,
where he went to receive the NUM-
tions of the Florida expedition" he
said:
I'VE had a hard march over the
rough roads. Engagements with the
S~paniards? No, because there were
no Spaniards. My 1000 men are in
good condition, except for the slight
fatigue of the long march. We found
enough food. though the Spaniards
are starving. The patriots are not suf-
fering from the blockade. They can
always get food 1t is the Spaniard
who pay the price. I think the war
will be over in a few months. You can
beat the Spaniards easily. but it is
very hard to drive them out"
General Garcia asked Admiral Samp-
son., who sat beside him, what had
happened to the other Spanish ships.
the Pelayo and the rest, and opened
his eyes wide. with a muttered excla-
NATION of surprise, when he heard that
Admiral Camara was still at home.
At Holguin, General Garcia said,
there are 10, 900 Spanish troops, but he
believes the 5000 men HI left there
will effectually prevent the enemy
from reaching Santiago from the Hol-
gum side.
General Garcia and his staff were