Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-07-02

only to order and Garcia will obey.
The poor Cubans, however, were hard
| ly to be blamed. Many of them had
not known what it was to have suffi-
cient food for two days in succession
for months. AS late as Tuesday, three
poor devils actually killed themselves
from over-eating. They had just come
into camp as couriers from the Cuban
force that is watching Pando, who was
at the time so miles away, and march
ing on Santiago at the rate of II miles
day. The Cubans had eaten practi-
cally nothing for four days. The sight
of provisions in such quantities as they
found them in the American camp is
said to have driven them insane. They
ravenously devoured raw corned
beef and pork in large quantities, and
shortly afterward were seized with
cramps and other dangerous symp-
toms. The American surgeons did
all they could for them, but within
six hours afterward they were all three
dead.
During Sunday and Monday, num-
ber of Spanish pacificos slipped out of
Santiago and gave themselves up to
the Americans in the hope of securing
supplies of food. The Cubans insisted
that the pacificos were spies and want
ed to put them to death; but this, of
course, the Americans would not per-
NIT. The pacificos, however, were
placed under guard. Among other
things, they reported that II Spaniards
were killed and SO were wounded in
the battle of La Quasina. They also
reported great scarcity of provisions
and consequent starvation and distress
in Santiago. Even the sick in the
hospitals, they said, were suffering for
food. They represented also that 90
900 Spanish soldiers had entered the
city since the advance of the Amer
leans commenced.
During Monday, General Chatiee's
brigade, and 5000 Cubans under Cen
eral Aguirra, skirmished from the
American advance post toward Santa
20. The Cubans had several unim-
portant brushes with Spanish skir-
mishers but there were no casualties.
General Wheeler desired to survey
the situation for himself, and after ad-
vancing a half mile beyond the skir-
mish line, and still unable to get a
satisfactory view on account of the
foliage, he dismounted from his horse
and climbed into the top of palm
tree, where he could see the whole sit
uatiou spread out as panorama be-
fore him. This action on the part of
the ex-Confederate leader, now 62
wears of age, impressed some Of the
Younger officers with the idea that
maybe there is right smart fighting in
the old man yet.
All Monday morning, the roads back
to the seacoast was jambed with mule
trains, wagons and men moving for
ward with ammunition, artillery, sup
plies, camp utensils and other articles
necessary for the serious business at
hand. General Shafter had not yet
completed his work at the transports ;
but the understanding was that SO soon
as he did complete it, he would go to
the front and take command there.
This, however, was hardly expected
to occur before Wednesday or Thurs
day.
General Garcia, Notwithstanding re-
ports to the contrary, says he does not
believe that there are exceeding 10000
Spanish soldiers in Santiago who are
fit for service. He is satisfied that
the 5000 at Guanatomo can be held in
check there by the Cubans, who are
watching them. But the 10000 troops
at Manzanillo, and 10000 at Holguin
under General Pando, seemed to be
cause for more concern. Pando was
reported to have a pack train of sup
plies and also large number of cattle.