Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-07-01
GENERAL YOUNG.

Y, G, X and l., 500 strong; troops A, b.
q and X Of the First cavalry, IN all 244
men, and Troops A, B, E and I OF the
Tenth cavalry, in all 22O men, making
the total force 1854 men, which included
nearly all of my command which had
marched from Baiquiri, II miles.
with the assistance of General Cas-
tillo a rough map Of the country was
prepared, and the position Of the enemy
was fully explained, and I determined
to make an attack at daylight on the
oath. Colonel Woods regiment was sent
by General Young, accompanied by two
of his staff officers, Lieutenants Tyrree,
r. Rivers and w. r. Smedburg, Jr., to
approach the enemy on the left hand, or
more westerly. road, while General
Young, myself and troops of the First
and Tenth cavalry, with three Hotchkiss
mountain guns, approached the enemy
on the regular Sevilla road. General
Young and myself examined the posi-
ton Of the enemy, the lines were de-
ployed, and I directed him to open fire
with the Hotchkiss guns. The enemy
replied, and the firing Immediately be-
came general. Colonel Wood had de-
ployed his right, nearly reaching the
left Of the regulars.
The Spaniards Yield.
For an hour the fight was very warm,
the enemy being very lavish in expendi-
ture of ammunition, most Of their fir
ing being by volleys. Finally the en-
emy gave way ana retreated rapidly.
We followed them over the line, keeping
close upon them, but our men, being
<a1 h0yh hot hnlu
ertion and the great heat, were incapa-
BILE of maintaining the pursuit.
II cannot speak too highly Of the gal
liant and excellent conduct Of the off,
GERS and men throughout. General
Young deserves special commentator
for his cool, deliberate and skillful man
agement. I also specially notice his
acting adjutant general, Lieutenant A.
l.. Mills, who, under General Young's
direction. was at various parts of the
line acting with energy and cool cour-
age.
THE imperative necessity of disem-
barking with promptitude had impelled
me to leave most OF my staff to hasten
this important matter and unfortunate
ly 1 only had with me Major W. D.
Beach and Mr.. Mestro, an acting vol
unteer aid, both of whom, during the
engagement, creditably and bravely
performed their duties. I am especially
indebted to Major Beach for his cool
and good Judgment
Colonel Woods regiment was on the
extreme left of the line and too far dis
tant for me to be personal witness Of
the individual conduct Of the officers
and men, but the magnificent bravery
shown by the regiment under the lead
Of Colonel Wood testifies to his courage
and skill and the energy and determine
ton of his officers. which have been
marked from the moment he reported
to me at Tampa, Fla, and have album
dant evidence of his brave and good
conduct on the field, and recommend
him for the consideration Of the govern
ment. I must rely upon his report to do
Justice to his officers and men, but de-
said regarding Colonel Wood applies
equally to Colonel Roosevelt.
valor of tho Cavalry.
IT was Immediately with the troops OF
the First and Tenth regular cavalry,
dismounted, and I personally noticed
their brave and good conduct, which
will be specially mentioned by General
Young. / personally noticed the good
conduct of Captain w. H. Book, Robert
P. Wainwright and Jacob G.. Galbraith.
Major James M. Bell, Captain Thomas
r. Know and Lieutenant George r.
Bryan. The last three were wounded.
Major Bell, as he lay on the ground
with broken leg, said. I only regret I
can't go on with you farther
Captain Know. though severely
wounded, continued as long as possible
to exercise his command and insisted to
me that he was not much hurt, and
Lieutenant Byram also made light of
his wound to me and continued upon
the line until he tainted. I recommend
these officers for favorable considera-
ton of the government.
II cannot state positively as to the
size Of the Spanish force which we en-.
gagged or the extent of their casualties
further than that the force was much
greater than ours. and that information
l have would indicate that their killed
and wounded far exceeded the loss
which our troops sustained but our es.
innate on these points can only be veri.
fled when we have access to the report,
of the Spanish commanders. The en-.
gagement inspirited our troops ana
must have had bad effect upon tn,
Epaniards.
'The casualties in the engagement
were: First United States voluntee,
avalry--strehgth, 500; killed, s; wound.
Ell. "a: First United States regular -.