Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-06-11
Expected to Start tor Cuban Coast Within Few DayThe Span
ish Preparing for Desperate Resistance
American Fleet Bonbards Baiqu CubaTroops Cckaauga
Confident Of Soon Going South
A DESPERATE RESISTANCE.

Copyright 1895 by Tho Associated Press
on Board The Associated Press Dis
patch boat Wanda, off Santiago de Gu
ba, Thursday Afternoon. June 9,-Via
Kingston, Ja., June 1o.-12.20 r. Min
Santiago de Cuba, there are now about
2oQ0o Spanish soldiers, chiefly infantry.
but with fair contingent Of cavalry
and field artillery drawn from the sur
rounding country. During the day
time the cavalry skirmishcs in the Vi
entity Of the city, returning at night to
barracks. During the. las. few days
the activity of the spaniards has beeh
particularly noticeable. Oxen trains
have been making their way 10 the bac-
ferries. detachments have been working
in emnlacements and there have been
other signs showing that the Spaniaiis
are preparing for a desperate resist
ance. Some guns from Admiral Ger
vcra's ships may be removed to the
forts.
The Insurgents, about 5000 strong,
have taken a position on a mountain to
the westward. TWO thousand insu.-
gents Of this gathering are unarmel.
Cen Maxine Gomez, now about 150
miles inland, is making his way toWar
the coast Admiral Sampson is active
IL cooperating with the insurgents
Yesterday. Gen. Miniet OF the insurgent
forces ana his staf, went on board the
New York, for long consultation.
The naval officers have been doing
splendid and daring work in carrying
communications to the insurgents,
landing arms AMI making trips ashore
for the purpose Of gaining information
Upon the gunbna;s Suawanee and viz
en- this work has been chiefly develop
ed. Lieut.. Sharp Of the Vixen and
Lieut. Commander Delehanty of the
Suawanee have been daily entrusted
with important missions and have car
ried them out successfully.
The Vixen's work hos been chiefly
confined to carrying messages to and
from; but the Suawanee has been oc-
cupiel in a more serious task This
plucky gunboat has landed 500. 000
rounds of small arm ammunition 300
Springfield rifles, 100 carbines. 1000 ma
chetes, with equipments and provisions
These We're handed over. yesterday
"wednesday about Is miles west OF
Santiago to some 500 insurgents who
came down 70 the beach, the main body
remaining in the mountains.
The debarkation OF supplies was to-
dious, but interrupted. The insurgents
reported that irregular engagements |
between their forces and the Spanish |
cavalry We're of daily occurrence. The |
Cubans We're hard up for supplies and !
ammunition. and We're fairly overjoyed !
at the sight of the Suawanee's cargo. /
Some. almost ravenous, hacked at the /
slices of bacon and ate raw beef. They |
nad been living on lines. cocoanuts
and sweet potatoes. Ensign Gilpin Of
the Suawanee went ashore and ac-
the Cubans to their temper
airy camp inland where he found 10 or
a dozen wounded men badly in need OF
attendance. Bandages for
them were sent from the Suawanee.
The casualties were the result of a
brush on the previous night with Span
ish cavalry.
To the correspondent Of The Asso-
ciated Press on the dispatch boat,
Wanda. Ensign Giipin, describing his
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