The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-06-29

insurgents. the situation of the Span
iards is desperate, the naval officers
familiar with the situation fully ex-
pect terrific fighting about Santiago.
Interviews with army officers on the
transports show that there is some
anxiety as to how the men will stand
the strain if the fighting begins i'm
mediately after the long inactivity at
Tampa and the wearying voyage.
There is no fear, however, for the final
result, as the guns of the feet will be
of immense assistance to the Ameri-
can troops.
1t was nearly dark before the officers
returned to the Seguranca, and then
she steamed back to the flag ship and
took up position for the night.
Before nightfall all the other trans
ports and the conveying war ships had
drifted nearer to the shore, and the
Spanish soldiers, watching from the
bluffs OH both sides of the entrance Of
Santiago harbor, must have been i'm
pressed by the great array Of the YES
sells standing off shore. There were
nearly sixty of them, including the
troop ships, and the men-of-war COM
prising Rear-Admiral Simpsons feet
and the squadron of Commodore
Schley.
The 5000 Spanish soldiers and per-
haps 1900 Spanish soldiers guarding
the city and harbor Of Santiago de Gu
ba doubtless concluded that there was
but small chance of overcoming the
force of American warships and some
10000 American soldiers and sailors
which are certain to be hurled against
them before the present week is passed
away.
The dispatch boat of the Associated
Press left the feet for the cable sta
tion just at nightfall, when the war
ships had taken their positions in a
semi-circle just in front Of the harbor
entrance with the troop-ships further
out. The sea was comparatively
smooth, for the first time in several
weeks, and the great fleet was almost
motionless.
The newspaper dispatch boats, which
had been steaming back and forth
among the transports since the arrival
Of the transports, were held up at ev-
cry stage of their passage with the re-
quest to take letters to the nearest
mailing ports, giving accounts Of the
voyage and announcing the safe arri-
val Of the army off the enemy's s coast.
For some it might be the last word for
mother, wife or sweetheart at home
from him who had answered the call Of
his countrv.
According to the naval regulations
established at the outbreak of the war
not light was visible on any Of the
ships. and the Gordon of men-of-W
lying under the Spanish guns near
Moro Castle kept their vigil with
more than usual care during the dark
hours Of the night to guard against
the approach Of torpedo destroying
boat, which might attempt to run out
of the harbor, and with one well-di-
rected shot sink troop-ship in the
depths Of the sea and send the souls
of those aboard into the realms Of
eternity.
THE CUBAN WELCOME TO sHAFrEa
On Board the Associated Press Dis
patch Boat Dandy, off Santiago de
Cuba, Monday night, June 20, via
Kingston, Jamaica, Tuesday. June 2l,
2.4O p. m.-Gen. Calixto Garcia and
the other Cuban officers gave Gen.
Shafter and Admiral Sampson a hear
ty welcome at Acerraderos this after
noon, when the American officers on
board the steamer Seguranca went to
his headquarters to hold consulta-
tion.
The Cubans showered upon their
distinguished visitors all the blessings
Of Cuba Libre for the assistance Of
the United States in the Cuban strug-
gle for freedom, and they expressed
the conviction that victory was at
hand, and that the power Of Spain
would soon be driven from the island
by the combined strength Of the Amer
ican and Cuban arms.
When the first curl Of black smoke
appea ed on the distant horizon at
noon, and announced the coming of
the long-expected soldiers, Gen. Gar
cia himself, with the officers Of his
staff around him, stood on hillside