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THE RECORD-UNION.VOLUME 95.?N0. 121. SACRAMENTO, WEDNESDAY MORNING, JUNE 22, IS9S.-EIGIIT PAGES. WHOLE NO. 17,782.

MORE TROOPSTO BE SENT TO

SANTIAGO.

Another Expedition to SailTo-Morrow.

Will Start From Newport NewsWith Four Regiments.

To Be Followed Rapidly by OthersGoing by Way of Tampa.

The Administration Ddtermined to SendForward a Sufficient Force to Crush

Any Spanish Command WhichMay Be Concentrated.

WASHINGTON, June 21 ? Two

months ago to-day the war broke outbetween the United States and Spain,according to the proclamation of thePresident and the declaration of Con-

gress. The end of that period findsnearly lbjuxiUnited State? troops ly-

ing off Santiago preparing to land; itfinds cable communication establishedbetween the Government at Washing-

ton and the advance guard of the ex-

pedition in Cuba, and it finds Cuban

territory in the possession of the UnitedStates marines, backed by a squadron,and nearly all of the commercial ports

of Cuba blockaded. This is all apart

from Dewey's great victory at Manila,

and from the splendid results achievedin organizing the splendid armies nowin camps. The officers of the Admin-istration feel that they have a rightto look back with pride over what has

been accomplished in the short space

of two months, working in a large part

with raw material in both the arm;-'

and the navy.

The Government has now determinedto send heavy reinforcements to Gen-eral Shafter at Santiago. To this end

the first expedition will leave Newport

X> v s Thursday morning. carrying

Brigadier General Duffield's separat?

brigade of the second army corps,

made up of the Ninth Massachusetts,

the Thirty-third and Thirty-fourth

Michigan and the Third Virginia Regi-ments, in all about 4.<mh> men. Thenc-xp' ditions will follow rapidly by way

of Tampa, for while Fernandia andMiami are considered to have manygood point? for concentrating troops,

yet army officials are now satisfied thatTampa can be retained with advantage

as the main point of embarkation.next forces, will include those of Brig-

adier General Garretson of the SecondBrigade, First Division, Second Army

Corps, embracing the Sixth Illinois, theSixth Massachusetts and the Eighth

and Ninth < duo Regiments.Brigadier General Guy V. Henry, a

distinguished cavalry officer of the reg-

ular army, arrived here to-day from

Tampa, and the present plans are forGenera] Henry to command a division,

made up -Of the brigades of GeneralDuffield and General Garretson, thisdivision comprising 8»00Q men, to be forthe speedy reinforcement of General

Shafter. It will at once swell the

American forces at Santiago de Cubato about 1,000 men.

But the expeditions will not stop at

that number, as there is a determinedpurpose to send forward a sufficientforce to crush any Spanish commandwhich can be concentrated at thatpoint

The reports from Santiago that about21,000 Spanish troops are in and aboutthe City do not agree with the reliableestimates in the possessiou of the WarDepartment. Ac c ording to the latter,

there are not t<> exceed 14,000 Spanish

troops at Santiago, while I<H> milesaway to the northwest, at Holguin.

the Spanish corps commander, Genera]l'ando, lias H>.<XM men. Th.- War De-partment is satisfied that the Cuban

forces under C.arcia <an keep l'andofiom reinforc ing Santiago. Should this

nut be accomplished, the Spanish force*at Santiago would be augmented to

about 25,000 men. They are all we'd

armed, well disciplined, used to theclimate, know the fighting grounds ofthat locality. and are as good all

round lighting force as the Spaniards

tan bring to bear.

There is no purpose on the part of

the authorities here to leave General

Shafter with inadequate fortes to meetthese seasoned Spanish soldiers. It isfor this reason, in part, that a division,

probably under General Henry, will re-

inforce Shafter, followed by such ad-ditional troops as the needs of the sit*uation seem to demand.

Up t « the close of ofiiev hours to-day

neither the War nor Navy Departmentliad received any detailed informationas to the arrival of the troops at San-tiago. The entire information to-day

was confined to the or..- brief dispatchfrom Captain .Men of the Signal Berv-ice to General Greely. stating that the

troop transports had arrived. Thiswas enough, however, to start baselessrumors that the actual landing oftroops was in progress, and one re-portwent to the extern* of stating that the?troops were- landing, under a heavy firefrom the Spanish * forces. Secretary

Alger and General Miles disposed ofthese reports, staying that no such in-formation was at hand, and Secretary

Long mad 1? the same disclaimer for th?Navy Department. It may he true,

however, that the landing is now inprogress, ami although it is not impos-

sible, officials consider it improbable

that any kinding is going on under aSpanisb fire.

The landing itself may take consid-erably longer than was antic ipa tel. and

officials believe that at least three days

more will be required before the troops

are on shore and in any sort of organ-

ized condition. Some of the army of-ficials allow even more time, one of

them holding that it will take quite a

month to get all the troops off thetransports. The purpose, however, is to

get off the troops first, leaving the

stores to be taken off later, and the

siege train last of all.The officials of the Navy Department

were not deeply concerned over the re-

port from Hongkong that the Chineseauthorities had ordered the UnitedStates dispatch boat Zafiro out of

Chin se watv-rs without allowing hel-lo take supplies to Dewey. The reasonfor this unconcern was the convictionthat the cruiser Charleston and thetransports have already reached Manila

c arrying a large quantity of just such

supplies as the American fleet therewould require. Then, too, it was felt

that the Zafiro had already been treatedwith consideration, and probably ob-tained all the privileges to which shewas entitled in Chinese waters.

It was said at the Navy Departmentthat nothing had l>een heard from theAdmit al himself since a dispatch re-ceived from Hongkong day before yes-terday, brought to that petit by theZafiro. As the dispatch boat leftDewey about Thursday last, at thelatest, she could, of course, bring nonews of the arrival of these transports

Lieut-nan*. G. L. Logan, who hadbi en one of the hard st worked officers

Captain Crowninshield's aides in theBureau of Navigation, has gone to Buf-falo, and will take there a draft of sail-ors to man the cruiser Buffalo, which isnow lying at New York. LieutenantLogan will be assigned to duty on theBuffalo undvM- command of CaptainHemphill, at present in charge of the: uiting service in the Navy Depart-ment. The Lieutenant has just re-turned from a three-year tour of duty

in China, and had a right to exi>ect along leave and protracted shore duty.However, he came immediately to ac-

? .>*-rvie*- when wanted, and has-, wUh?ul -runt Whittlesey, divided the

twemty-four hours of each day insteady duty at the Department, send-

iing and receiving the cablegrams injcipher, in which the public has been somuch interested.

BLANCO CUT OFF.

Nas Now No Communication Withthe Outside World.

WASHINGTON, June 21.?There wasjimportant news at the War Depart-jment when Sec retary Alger reached hisjoffice to-day. The transports with 1.".-

--;<km> troops, he was informed, had ar-Irived safely off Santiago, and that di-rect cable communication had been es-tablished between the United States[and Guantanamo, where the UnitedStates marines now hold possession ofCuban soil. Thus not only is CaptainiBlanco cut off from communicationjwith the outside world save throughthe Key West cal-les. within our con-trol, but the authorities in Washingtonhave been placed in close connectionWith our forces, army and navy, whichjare conducting the invasion of Cuba.

To General Greeley and his SignalCorps belongs the honor of achieving

!this last feat. He was intrusted someIweeks ago with the task of re-estab-!lishing cable and telegraphic communi-Ication with Cuba. Under his supervis-ion Lieutenant Colonel James Allen ofjGen.-r.il Mil :-' staff, with officers andjmen of the Signal Corps, have beenjbusily engaged in the execution of that,work. The French Cable Company,jwhose c able runs from Santiago toIGuantanamo Hay and thence to CapeiHaytlen, where a direct Connection is[obtained, will be accorded the privilegelof restoring communication with Guan-tanamo and Santiago, with perm lesionto send commercial and domestic dis-

Ipatches under a strict military censor-ship n» cessltated by war conditions.

The cable steamer Mancel was em-jployed for the work, and operating onthe** lines communication was re-

IStored between Cape Haytien andjGuantanamo about 3 o'clock yesterdayafternoon. it is expected that to-mor-row the cable will be thrown open to

\u25a0 the general public, subject to censor-]ship.

The first message over this restoredcable was one from Lieutenant ColonelAlien to General Greeley announcingtlx reopening of communication. Gen-

| eral Greeley Immediately directed theOfficer to obtain and forward the earli-est possible advices as to the arrival ofthe United States troop transports,bit ut. tiant Colonel Alien applied toCaptain fcfoCalla, in command of th--1 nited states naval forces in Guan-tanamo Bay Tie- Captain in turn sent'?ut a boat to Admiral Sampson's squad-ron, which returned with the news thatthe transports had arrived safely, and

\u25a0 were lying off Santiago, and that at: the moment of the report GeneralShafter, commanding the military ex-pedition. was on board the flagshipNi v York counseling with Admir-lSampson respecting the landing of thetroops. The news ami particularlygrateful to Secretary Alger, who. i>e-

i sides the interest in the safe arrival of

Jthe expedition, has the natural con-(; a for the welfare of his son, an in-spector on General Shafter's staff.; Another piece i I good news that cameto tie department through the mediumof the Stat - Department from reliable'authority in Marseilles, Fiance. Statingthat positive information had been re.cetved there stating that the Cadizil- i I had returned to Cadiz, with one

'of the most formidable ships, the Vi-?toiia, disabled and in tow. The Vitoria

is one of the broadside ships of theSpanish navy. She has no turret, butlike the old-style iron ships, has theguns behind a citadel of iron. She hasbeen neglected for many years at Ca-diz, and it is presumed that the hastyrepairs made upon her to provide foractive service were not extensiveenough to make good the damage sus-tained by neglect.

The vessels that have arrived off San-tiago with the troops on board of them,according to data supplied to the WarDepartment by General Shafter, num-ber with the convoys forty-nine vessels,and is the most numerous fleet thatev< r left the waters of the UnitedStates for a foreign port. It is ex-pected that the transports will remainoff Santiago, or perhaps nearer the ex-act landing point of the troops, untilSantiago has been captured, :when theywill take aboard the greater portionof the invading army, if they can bespared from that locality, and conveythe troops to Porto Rico to effect thecapture of that island.

THE MOVE ON SANTIAGO.

Its Purpose Pointed Out by AnArmy Official.

WASHINGTON, June 21.?Now thatthe army is about to set foot on Cu-ban soil, the purpose of this move onSantiago was pointed out to-day byan army official fully acquainted withthe general plan of action.

He said Santiago de Cuba was notto be made a military base of opera-tions, as It was not adapted for suchu<e. Being far removed from the richand populous portion of the island,without railroad or ordinary highwaysfor transporting munitions of warwestward, the town would be practi-cally useless as a base of military sup-plies. For that reason, he said, therehad never been an idea of occupyingthis place as the first base, and thengradually moving military operationswestward.

On the contrary, this occupation ofSantiago was but an incident of thegeneral plan of occupying severalpoints, and in due time there would belandings at the west end of Cuba, justas there Pad been at the east end.When that occurred, each point of land-ing would serve for the time being asa base for the surrounding country.Santiago could no more be used as abase for reaching Havana than couldHavana for reaching Santiago.

The occupation of Santiago, he point-ed out, would accomplish several in-cidental but very desirable ends. First:>f these was the capture of AdmiralCervera's fleet, which would always

remain a menace and an uncertain fac-tor until entirely disposed of. Anotherpoint which had come up was the re-lief of Hobson and his brave band ofassociates, and the raising of the Amer-ican Hag in Cuban soil, Avhether at theeast or the west end, would have apowerful moral influence, alike stimu-lating to our own people and our fight-ing forces, and disheartening to Spain.The humiliation to Spain was in hav-ing our men and our flag planted onher soil, whether the particular pointSas to be used as a base of operationsor not.

» It would also convey notice to theworld at lar» that the United Stateswas the island of Cuba,as well as in the Philippines. Nextto Havana, Santiago is the largest cityin Cuba. ? Its possession means the pos-session of practically the eastern end

|of the island, including all of the twoeastern provinces, and well up to thefamous trocha. It embraces also thefiver Cauto, the largest river in Cubaand the one used by Spaniards ar* in-surgents alike for their most effectivenaval incursions inland. Althoughshallow, it can be navigated by light-draught gunboats, launches, etc., andit provides a water highway much bet-ter than roads for tapping a greatstretch of the interior of the island.

CUBAN ALLIES.

They Are Rendering Good Serviceto American Forces.

WASHINGTON, June 21?The Navy

'Department continues to hear fromAdmiral Sampson. The reports lastreceived speak of the- satisfactory con-dition of affairs, and particularly drawsattention to the continued good workbeing done by the Cubaps.; The Admiral says he now has about

1,000 Cubans, fully armed, engaged in| the bushwhacking work, which hasIproved so effective in protecting the| marines and in preparing the way forI the American troops. This force ofI Cubans is cjuite apart from the regularforce under Generals Rabl and Garcia.and is a detached body of guerrillas,which is co-operating with our navalforces, rather than with the army.

The extent to which the Cubans have/been exposed to action is shown bythe report reaching the Navy Depart-ment that thirty w< traded Cubans havebeen placed on the Solace. This is be-lieved to be considerably more thanthe wound-d from the American ma-rines. Later the hospital ship Reliefwill relieve the Cuban wounded, as theRelief is an army ship, and the workof the Cubans is looked upon as moreproperly coming under the direction ofthe army. But pending the arrival ofthe Relief, no distinction will be madebetween Americans and Cubans, armyor navy, in the relief which the Solaceis able to extend. She will wait for aftdl load of sick and wounded beforecoming north, as the desire of the de-partment is to take away all of the dis-abled before the most severe period cfthe summer heat comes on.

CABINET MEETING.

Nothing of Great Importance inin War Situation Developed.

WASHINGTON, June 21.?The Cab-inet meeting to-day developed nothingof great importance in the war situ-ation. Qfßclal advices have been re-ceived of the safe arrival at Santiagoof the transports with General Shaft-er's army, and a conference betweenthe two commanders. if any decisionwas reached as to where or when thedisembarkation was to take place itwas not communicated in the cable-giams before the Cabinet meeting.

The refusal of the Spaniards to ex-change Lieutenant Hobson and hiscomrades is regarded by members ofthe Cabinet as a trick to prevent thebombardment of Morro Castle, and asquite in line with the vein of trickeryin the Spanish character. What furtherinducements will be put forward to se-cure their release, if any, are notknown

No late news has been received fromthe Philippines, but no doubt is enter-tained in official c ircles that the firstconsignment of troops has already ar-rived there. The officials are not ap-

SHAFTER'SARMY OF

INVASION.

Arrives Safely Off San-tiago de Cuba.

The Landing of the TroopsNot Yei Commenced.

May Be Several Days Before Gen-eral Disembarkation Begins,

Rear-Admiral Sampson and General Shafterand Staff Go Ashore and Hold a Con-

sultation With General Garcia at

the Latter's Camp.

ON BOARD THE ASSOCIATEDPRESS DISPATCH BOAT DANDY,OFF SANTIAGO DE CUBA. Monday,June 20, 1 p. m. (Via Mole St. Nicolas,Hayti. Tuesday, June HI, o a. m.) ?

j(Copyrighted. 1886, by the AssociatedPresy.)?The United States army for

jthe invasion of Cuba, about 16,000Strong, commanded by G- neral Shafter,

; arrived off Santiago de Cuba a.t noonto-day. The time of its disembarkationjhas not yet l>ten determined upon, but

jit probably will be within the next three

Idays. Whc-'n the fleet of thirty-five!transports with its freight of fighting

|men swept up the southern coast to-dayand slowed up, within sight of thedoomed city of Santiago, the anxiously

awaited soldiers were greeted with|ringing cheers, which faintly echoed tothe transports from the decks of theblockading warships far in shore. They

'were answered by the troops most en-

| thnsitSticnlly and in kind. The weekof anxious waiting and of impatient

charing were over, the army and navyhad at last joined forties, aud all feltthat the final blow at Santiago was at

hand.It was 1 o'clock this morning when

this lookout on the Brooklyn rejvortedseeing the smoke of several steamersaway to the southeast, and a momentor two later he announced that a dozenor two trams-ports were in- sight. Thenews was exchanged from ship to ship,and gladdened the hearts of the wearyblockaderv. Then the auxiliary cruiserGloucester, formerly J. P. Morgan'syacht Corsica, darted away to meet andto welcome the troops.

About half an hour later a grim for-est of ma.-t-- had sprung up apparentlyfrom the sea. and a most impressivescene was presented as the armadaswept gracefully up from the horizontoward the shores where the great

struggle to take place. The trans-ports were ranged in three shiftinglines, with the battleship Indiana onthe extreme right and the other men-of-war on the outskirts of the fleet. In

this order the transports and theirescorts steamed slowly in toward thehills where t.i Morro'fl red wallsgleamed in the sunlight.

It was intended to take the entire fleetto tlr Htj s of Rear Admiral Sampson'sMet of warships, but an order from theAdmiral stopped the advance of theships about fifteen mihs to the south-east, and, escorted by the Gloucester,<;?:, rnJ Shafter went forward on theSegurac-a to confer with the Admiral.

Th«- transports lay on the smooth mmWhile the plans were dirtrunm d by theleaders on board the flagship. Not thela into t intimation of their intentionsregarding the landing has been allowedto es-eap". Undoubtedly, however, someof the troops will be landed a.t Guan-tanamo Hay, in order to relieve themarines but it is generally be-lieved the main body of the troops willbe landed mm h nearer Santiago.

The long and trying journey fromTampa has left the men in a much bet-ter condition than anticipated. Thereare fourteen mild cases of typhoid onthe ships, among them being MajorHoiton of the Twenty-fifth Infantry,and several cases of measles. Thereare. however, no serious cases of sick-ness.

Owing to the smoothness of the pas-sage, the soldiers were not generallyaffected by seasickness. They are aliwildly anxious to get ashore and beginfighting.

The dispatch boat of the AssociatedPress, as she steamed among thetransports, was eagerly besieged on allsides for news of Admiral Sampson soperations, officers and men clamoringfor a word from the blockading fleet.Much satisfaction was expressed amongthe troops when it became known thatthe actual capture of Santiago is to beleft to tho army.

The horses and mules on board thetransports have suffered severely,

many dying.The American fleet off Santiago has

been greatly strengthened by the ad-dition of the warships which escortedthe transports, consisting of the Indi-ana. Detroit. Montgomery, Bancroft.Helena, Ericcson, Foote, Hornet, An-

napolis, Castine and Eagle. Whereverthe landing may take place, the oper-

ations and the information of the lastten days shows conclusively that bit-ter work is ahead for Shafter's menbefore the Spanish Hag comes downfrom Morro's walls. The Spanish in-fantry, cavalry and guerrilla forces, es-

timated by Admiral Sampson to-day to

number from 90,080 to 35,000 men. are

stretched from Guantanamo to Caba-nas, a distance of fifty miles, and ready

to concentrate at the point of attack.

Hut starving and harassed by the in-

surgents, the situation of the Spaniards

is desperate, and naval officers famil-iar with the situation fully expect ter-

rific fighting about Santiago.Interviews with army officers on the

transports show that there is some

anxiety as to how the men will standthe strain, if the fighting begins im-

mediately after the long inactivity atTampa and the wearing voyage. There

is no fear, however, for the final result,

as the guns of the fleet will be of im-mense assistance to the Americantroops.

GENERAL LANDING DELAYED.HOLE ST. NICHOLAS, June 21.? -5

P. m.?(Copyright, 1808, by the Asso-ciated Press) ?Kear Admiral Sampson

says that the general landing of troops

of General Shafter's expedition on the

coast of the province of Santiago de

Cuba will necessarily be delayed sev-eral days.

Reports published in the United

States to the contrary are pure guess-

work.

LOOKING FOR A LANDING.

Not Determined Where the Disem-barkation Will Take Place.

ON BOARD THE ASSOCIATEDPItESS DISPATCH BOAT DANDY,

off Santiago de Cuba, .Monday night,

I June 20 (via Kingston, Jamaica. Tues-day, June Jl. 11 a. m.)? (Copyright.

! 1898, by the Associated Press.)?As

soon as the met of transports had ar-I rived at a point about twenty milesoff Santiago de Cuba this afternoon the

;-leamer Segueranca, having on boardGeneral Shafter and his staff, left the

: other ves® Is lying to, and steamed to

the flagships of the American fleet, in

! order to visit Rear Admiral Sampson.

: The General went on board the t'.ag-

iship. and the Segueranea then went to

} Acerraderos, about seventeen miles; west of Santiago, and near which place

i General Garcia is encamped withsoldiers.

General Shafter and his staff andRear Admiral Sampson went ashore andproceeded to General Garcia's head-

! quarters, about a mile inland, where| they spent several hours in consulta-j tion with the Cuban General. At theconclusion of the conference General

i Shafter and the other officers had lit-tle or nothing to say regarding the

jplans for landing the American troops

I and for the co-operation of the Cu-}bans. The best information obtaina-i ble is that there w ill be no attemptj to make a general landing for two or

j three days, but small bodies of troops

; will be put ashore probably to-morrowat several points, both east and westof Santiago, including Acerraderos.This will give General Shafter an op-

[portunity to become more familiarI with the work before him. and to as-; certain the best place for a genera!

: landing.The transports and the warships

' which convoyed the troops here cfi.mei ( lose in shore this afternoon, in full| view of the lookouts on Mnrro Castle.

' and they will lay to-night fifteen miles

' out from Admiral Sampson's fleet.1 which is guarding the entrance of thejharbor of Santiago.

I The result of Rear Admiral Samp-

I son's investigation of the various pro-jposed landing places was also laid be-jfore the army officers, but General; Shafter is not prepared to announce a| definite selection without investigating

the matter further himself. General(Garcia gave the Americans assurances

J that they need have no fear of con-; trading diseases on the southeastern| coast of Cuba, as the climate there is

' not unhealthy, only extremely hot at: this season of the year. The Cuban

General declared that his own troops,jill fed and poorly clothed as they were,jwere in good health, and therefore the| Americans need not fear fevers or otherserious ailments.

General Shafter examined the condi-tion of the Cuban soldiers during his

jvisit, and was impressed with theirhardy and soldierly appearance, though

!he recognized the fact that they needjclothes and provisions, both of whichjwere given them during the day.

The interview closed with the under-standing on the part of both, Generalsjthat small bodies of troops are to bejlanded at once at several points along: the coast, where they will be safe from; attack by the Spanish, and these will

be able to keep the enemy in doubt, forthe present, as to their ultimate inten-

jtions.i Among the troops that will be landedifirst are a number of men from theI Engineer Corps, who will begin workat once preparing for the movementof the main body.

Generals Shafter and Garcia will con-? sult further to-morrow.; it was nearly dark before the offi-| cers returned to the Seguranco, and,then she steamed back to the flagshipand took up a position for the night.

Before nightfall all the other trans-; pot ts and the convoying warships hadjdrifted nearer to the shore, and theiSpanish soldiers, watching from the; bluffs on both sides of the entrance ofi Santiago harbor, must have been im-! pressed by the great array of vesselsi standing off shore. There were nearlysixty of them, including the troop ships

jand the m* n-of-war. comprising RearI Admiral Sampson's fleet and the! squadron of Commodore Schley. The; S,<MM> Spanish soldiers and perhaps2,000 Spanish sailors guarding the city

Sand harbor of Santiago de Cuba doubt-! less concluded that there is but a smallchance of overcoming the force ofAmerican warships and some 2<>,<UMAmerican soldiers and sailors whichwill be hurled against them beforethe present week is over.

The dispatch boat of the AssociatedjPress left the fleet for the cable station| just at nightfall, when the warshipsI had taken their positions in a semi-circle in front of the harbor entrancewith the troop ships further out. Thesea was comparatively smooth, for thelirst time in several weeks, and thegreat fleet was almost motionless.

The soldiers, most of whom beheldthe shores of Cuba for the first time intheir lives, watched the steep) mount-ain sides through the gathering dark-ness.

The newspaper dispatch boats, whichhad been steaming back and forthamong the transports since the arrivalof the latter, were held at every stage

of their passage with the request totake letters to the nearest point, an-nouncing the arrival of the army.

According to the naval regulation*established at the outbreak of the war,not a light was visible on any of theships, and the cordon of men-of-warlying under the Spanish guns nearMorro Castle kept their vigil Withmore than usual care during the darkhours of the night to guard against

the approach of a destroying torpedoboat, which might attempt to run outof the harbor, and with one well-di-rected shot sink a troop ship In thedepths of the sea, and send the soulsof those aboard into the realms jf

eternity.

VOYAGE OF THE TRANSPORTS.

Though Tedious, It Was WithoutSpecial Incident.

WITH THE UNITED STATESTIIAN S POI IT SHI PS, I>VV SA NTIAOODE (TUBA, Monday, June l'o. noon (viaMole St. Nicholas. Hayti. Tuesday,June L'lst. 1 a. m.)?( Copyrighted, 1808,by the Associated Press)? The fleet ofUnited states transports having onboa id It',,ni Xi men under the commandof General Shafter, arrived off Santiagode Cuba at noon to-day, being exactlysix days out from Port Tampa.

Tho army of invasion left EgmontKey at noon on Tuesday. June 14th.COnvX>yed by the United States war-ships Indiana. Castine, Helena, Annap-olis, Bancroft, Morrill and Horn. t. Thepassage was necessarily slow, as two

big water barges and the schooner-Stevens, also used for water, had to betowed.

At Rebecca. Shoals lighthouse thefleet was joined by the United Stateswarships Detroit. Manning, Osceola.Wasp and Ericescm.

When the transport fleet left Tampait was the intention of those in au-thority to take the western course,around Cape Antonio, but later it wasdecided to go via the Florida Straits,that Irving a shorter distance.

After the fleet got into the rough

water of tho straits, the transports

WerS formed into three lines about 1,000yiuds apart, while titNt yards separatedthe Ships. The easily advancing tian-ports presented a very impressive spec-tacle, stretching for miles over the bluewaters. It was one of the largest Bestsever gathered together, the grim look-ing men-of-war hovering like watchdogs on the outskirts of the humanfreighted ships.

At night every precaution was takento guard against any possible attack.No lights were allowed on the trans-ports, and the gunboats in the direc-tion of the shore were doubled in num-ber, while at frequent intervals shift-ing searchlights swept the waters inthe direction of Cuba in search of hos-tile vessels. Throughout the voyagenot one Spanish gunboat or sign ofthe enemy was seen.

On Friday the convoying ll< et of war-ships was reinforced by the Montgom-ery and Porter, off Puerto Principe.

The voyage throughout was tediousand uninteresting. To the Wl ary sol-diers life on board the transports is asanwaiilke as a journey on a freighter.

The spectacle" of transferring the sic kat sea was presented on Saturday. F.)r

four hours the fleet lay to, while theships carried fourteen patients to thehospital ship Olivette. In the rough

waters of the Bahama Channel thiswork for the little boats was quite dif-ficult, and the hoisting of the limp

forms to the rolling deck of the Oli-vette seemed dangerous. But it wasaccomplished in safety.

The weather throughout the voyagewas excellent, and consequently therewas little suffering from sea sickness.But fourteen c as s of typhoid fever andsome measles developed, the formerbeing esp scially on the boats whichc arried hoi s, s and mules. Surgeons,how.-v. r, say the health of the men isunexpectedly good.

The first sight of land was obtainedin the vicinity of Santiago de Cuba, andwhen the topmasts of the blockadingships were seen they sent a thrill of en-thusiasm through the soldiers, and theyare DOW eagerly awaiting the landingin Cuba.

The men seem confident of a swiftand easy victory, but they seem ratherto hope for hard fighting.

The heat and long confinement in theholds of the transports have told veryseverely on the horses and mules, andmany of them died during the last few-days of the voyage.

AT GARCIA'S CAMP.

Gen. Shafter and Admiral SampsonGiven Hearty Welcome. >

ON BOARD THE ASSOCIATEDPRESS DISPATCH BOAT DANDY,OFF SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Mondaynight. June 2<)th (via Kingston. "Jamai-ca. Tuesday. June 21. 2:40 p. m.)?(Copyright, 1886, by the AssociatedPress) ?General Calixto Garcia and theother Cuban officers gave GeneralShafter and Admiral Sampson a heartywelcome at Acceradoes this afternoon,when the American officers on boardthe Seguaranca went to his headquar-ters for a consultation.

When the first curl of black smokeappeared on the distant horizon, atnoon, announcing the coming of thelong-expected soldiers. General Gar-cia himself, with the officers of hisstaff around him. stood on a hillsideoverlooking the sea. and gave forthexpressions of joy as he watched thoapproach of the vessels.

The welcome news soon spreadamong his half-fed. half-clothed troops,and great shouts arose from the dark-skinned veterans, who have spent threeyears in fighting the war of liberty.They watched the Seguranca, accom-panied l>y the auxiliary gunboatGloucester, draw away from the othervessels and make her course to theflagship. After she had taken Admir-al Sampson aboard, they saw her head-ing for shore near their mountaincamp. The Cubans sent a guard ofhonor to the beach to receive them.

As soon as the Seguranca came toanchor in the cove. General Shafterand his staff, including General Lud-low, chief of engineers, and AdmiralSampson, accompanied by a guard ofsoldiers, went ashore in small boats.They were received by the Cubans withall military honors, and horses wereplaced at the disposal of General Shaf-ter and Admiral Sampson to ride up

the steeo trail to General Garcia'sheadquarters.

The Cuban commander's tent is arude hut covered with leaves, and con-taining only a camp outfit. Here, af-ter words of greeting had been spoken,the consultation was held. It lasted

GEN. MERRITTMAY SAIL ON

A WARSHIP.

Will Goto Manila on thePhiladelphia

If the Cruiser Can Be GotReady in Time.

Prospect That the Next ExpeditionWill Be Delayed.

Governor Budd Selects Eleven Companies

ol the National 6uard Which Wiil BeIncluded in the New Regiment

to Bs Formed.

SAX FRANCISCO. Juno 21.?Despiteall announcements, General Merritt hasnot yet decided whether he will go withthe next fleet of transports or not.

There have been rumors that the Gen-eral would sail on the Indiana, thoNewport and a Pacific Mail Steamerto Hongkong; thence to Manila, but

DO plan has yet been adopted. It ;s

Intimated, however, that he will be>taken to the Philippine* on the cruiserPhiladelphia, should she be ready for\u25a0es within a reasonable time. Onetiling is certain, the General is- pre-paring to depart, and if he should con-clude to sail with the next fleet, howill be ready. The traasporta cannot,

however, get away before Saturday.

Wi

The loading of tho vessels with

Quartermaster's ami commissary

stores is going forward as quickly as

possible, and some of the more en-thusiastic of the officers at work on

them say that the ships may be ready

to sail by Thursday, and not later thanSaturday.at the farthest. The general

opinion, however, among the leading

authorities is that it will be tea days

before we can salute another outgoing

fleet. Every effort will be made toget them off sooner if possible.

I Under orders from General Merritt*

< a board of army doctors to-day ex-amined the Pacific Mail steamship

jNewport, which arrived last Saturday

from Panama, with the view of tlievessel bi ing fitted up as a hospital ship

ifor the Philippine exp 'dition. TheNewport is one of the finest vessels

ion the coast, and would well serve the;purpose of being turned into a float*| ing hospital.

Another story is being circulated tothe effect that additional troops will

be assigned to the third expedition,and that General H. S. Otis has beenrequested to recommend another com-mand for immediate transportation to

Manila, and in consequence of this ru-

mored request for additional troops the

Seventh Californians are again very

hopeful of going with the third expedi-

tion.

J It is likely that the Newport will be'ready for sea as Boon as several othervessels of the fleet. Her capacity is

Iabout I.<MX> men. If the recruits to

come from l.os Angeles are left behind,the Seventh Regiment will just titsnugly into the Newport's berths. She

lis practically a new vessel, as she was

jbut lately thoroughly renovated at the

'Union Iron Works. Her boilers and[engines arc new, and she has had many

'improvements made on her. It is saidthat it would not take long to fit her

itip with berths. The removal of hercargo began this morning.

The surgeons are doing everything in.their power to stop the spread of diph-

theria. Notices have been sent to allregimental sugvons to try to head offthe dread disc ase. The sanitary con-

dition of the- camp la very bad, andin the present circumstances could belittle improved. The only salvation asit now appears is to hurry the troops

to the transports, and away fromCamp Merritt.

To-day 130 recruits arrived for theTennessee regiment, raising* the musterto LOO men per company. Two hun-dred recruits arrived for the TwentiethKansas. With the H*t who arrivedlast night, the recruits complete theregiment.

The Monadnock arrived in the har'iorthis afternoon, from Mare Island. HerCOnaort, the Nero, is being coaled, and;

will be ready for sea within a few days.It has not been definitely given out just

what part these vesels will play .in thewar, but it is generally believed thatthey will accompany the next expedi-tion to the Philippines, or leave with-in a few days after the third fleet sails.

Governor Budd, Colonel Park Hen-shaw and Lieutenant Colonel F. de L.Carrington, of the new regiment of Cal-ifornia volunteer infantry, were inconsultation almost all day to-day inregard to the organization of the regi-ment. The companies of the NationalGuard to be mustered into the new reg-

iment have been assigned as follows:Company F> of San Jose, C of Petaluma.T> of San Rafael, F of Oakland and Cof Alameda of the Fifth Regiment,

and A of Chico, B of Colusa. D ofMarysville, F of Woodland. H of Red-ding and I of Crass Valley of the Sec-ond Regiment. To these eleven compa-

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