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THE ARMADO SaieArrival of the T] tinal On Board the Associated Press Dis patch Boat Dandy, off Santiago de Cnba, Monday, June 20,1 p. m., via the Mole St. Nicholas, Hayti, Tues day, June 21, 3 a. m.-The United States army for the liberation of Cuba, 16,000 strong, commanded by Gen. Shafter, arrived off Santiago de Cuba at noon to.-day. The line of its dis embarkation has not been decided on, but it will be within the next three day?. When the fleet of twenty-seven, transports, with its freight of fighting men, swept up the southern coast to day and slowed up within sight of the doomed city of Santiago de Cuba, the anxiously awaited soldiers were greet ed with ringing cheers, which, faintly echoed to the transports from the decks of the blockading war ships far in shore, were most heartily answered by the troops. The weeks of anxious waiting on one side and of impatient chafing on the other were over, and the anny and the navy had at last joined forces, and all felt that the final blow at Santiago j was at hand. It was 12 o'clock this morning when the lookout on board the armored cruiser Brooklyn reported seeing the American fleet away to the southeast, and a moment or so later he announced that ? dozen transports were in sight. Then signals were exchanged from ship to ship, gladdening the hearts of the weary blockaders, Then the Uni ted States auxiliary cruiser Glouces ter, formerly J. Pierpont Morgan's yacht Corsair, dashed away to meet and welcome the troops. In about half an hour later a grim forest of masts had sprung apparently from the sea, and a most impressive scene was presented as the armada swept gracefully up from the horizon towards the shores where the great struggle is to take place. The transports were ranged in three shifting lines, with the battleship In diana on the extreme right and the the other men-of-war on the outskirts of the fleet. In this order the trans ports and their escorts steamed slowly toward the hills, where the Morro's red walls gleamed brightly in the sun light. A dispatch boat of the Associated Press, as she steamed among the transports was eagerly besieged on all sides for news, Admiral Sampson's op erations, officers and men clamoring for a word from the blockaders. Much satisfaction was expressed among the troops when it became known that the actual capture of Santiago is to be left to the anny. The American fleet off Santiago has been materially strengthened by the addition of the war ships, which es corted the transports here. VOTAGE OP THE TRANSPORTS. With the United States Transport Ships, off Santiago de Cuba, Monday. June 20, Noon, via the Mole St. Nico las, Hayti, Tuesday, June 21-1 a. m. --The fleet of United States trans ports, having on board 16,000 men, under command of Gen. Shafter, ar rived off Santiago de Cuba at noon to day, being exactly six days out from Port Tampa. The Army of Liberation left Eg mont Key at noon on Tuesday, J une 14, convoyed by the United States war ships Indiana, Castine, Helena, An napolis, Bancroft, Morrill and Hornet. The passage was necessarily slow, as two big water barges and the schooner Stevens, also used for water, had to be towed. At Rebecca Shoals lighthouse the fleet was joined by the 'United States war ships Detroit, Manning, Osceola, Wasp and Ericsson. When the transport fleet left Port Tampa it was the intention of those in authority to take the western course around Cape Antonio, but later it was decided to go via the Florida Straits, that being a shorter distance. After the fleet got into the rough waters of the straits the transports were formed into three lines, about 100 yards apart, while 600 yards sepa rated the ships. The easily advancing transports presented a very impressive spectacle, stretching for miles over the blue wa ters. It was one of the largest fleets ever gathered together, the grim-look ing men-of-war hovering like watch dogs on the outskirts of the human freighted ships. At night every precaution was taken to 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 number, while at frequent intervals search lights swept the waters in the direction of Cuba in search of hostile vessels. Throughout thc voyage not one Spanish gunboat or sign of the enemy was seen. On Friday the convoying fleet of war ships was reinforced by the Mont gomery and the Porter, oft' Puerto Principe. The voyage throughout was tedious OFF SANTIAGO. raiisports at their Des zion. and uninteresting. To the weary sol diers life on board transports is as un warlike to them as a journey on a fruiter. The spectacle of transferring the sick at sea was presented on Saturday. For four hours the fleet lay to while the ships' boat carried fourteen pa tients to the hospital ship Olivette. In thc rough waters of the Bahama Channel this work for the little boats was quite difficult and the ?hoisting of the limp forms to the rolling deck of the Olivette seemed dangerous. But the moving of the sick was finally ac complished in safety. The weather throughout the voyage was excellent, and consequently there was little suffering from sea sickness. But fourteen cases of typhoid fever and some measles developed, the for mer being especially on the boats which carried horses and mules. The surgeons, however, say that the health of the men is unexpectedly good. The first sight of land was obtained in the vicinity of Santiago dc Cuba. When the topmasts of the blockading ships were seen they sent a thrill of enthusiasm through the soldiers, and they are now eagerly awaiting the landing in Cuba. The men seem confident of a swift and easy victory, but they seem rather to hope for hard fighting. The heat and long confinement in the holds of the transports have told very severely on the horses and mules, and many of them died during the last days of the voyage. LOOKING FOR A LANDING. On Board the Associated Press Dis patch Boat Dandy, off Santiago de Cuba, Monday night, June 20, via Kingston, Jamaica, Tuesday, June ? 21, ll a. m.-As soon as the fleet of transports had arrived at a point about twenty miles off Santiago de Cuba this afternoon the steamer Seguranca, hav ing on board Gen. Shafter and his staff, left the other vessels lying to and steamed to the flagship of the American fleet in order to visit Bear Admiral Sampson. The General went on board the flag \ ship, and later Gen. Shafter, Admiral Sampson, and a party of officers boarded the Seguranca, which went to Acerrad ero s, about seventeen miles west of Santiago, and near which place Gen. Garcia is encamped with 3,000 Cuban soldiers. Gen. Shafter and his staff and Hear Admiral Samp son went ashore and proceeded to Gen. Garcia's headquarters, about a mile inland, where they spent several hours in consultation with the Cuban general. At the conclusion of the conference Gen. Shafter and the other officers had little or nothing to say regarding the plans for landing the American troops, or for the co-operation of the Cubans. The best information ob tainable is that there will be no at tempt to make a general landing for two or three days. The result of Rear Admiral Samp son's investigation of the various pro posed landing places was also laid be fore the army officers, but Gen. Shaf ter is not prepared to announce a defi nite selection without investigating the matter further himself. Gen. Garcia gave the Americans as surances that they need have no fear of contracting diseases on the south eastern coast of Cuba, as the climate there is not unhealthy, only extreme ly hot at this season of the yean The Cuban general declared that his own troops, ill fed and ill olothed as they were, were in good health, and there fore the Americans need not fear fe vers or other serious ailments. Gen. Shafter examined the condi tion of the Cuban soldiers during his visit and was impressed with their hardy and soldierly appearance, al though he recognized the fact that they need clothes and provisions, both of which were given them during the day. The interview closed with the un derstanding on tho part of both gener als that small bodies of troops are to be landed at once at several points along the coast, where they will be safe from any serious attack by the Spaniards and will be able to keep the enemy in doubt for the present as to their ultimore intentions. Among the troops that will be land- ? ed first are a number of men from the ? engineering corps, who will begin ? work at once preparing for the move- j ment of the main body. ' Gens. Shafter and Garcia will con- i suit further to-morrow. ? Wherever the landing may take place, the operations and the informa- 1 tion of the last ten days show now i conclusively that bitter work is ahead i for Gen. Shafter's men before thc ] Spanish flag comes; down from Morro's : walls. Thc Spanish cavalry, infantry ; < and guerilla forces, estimated by Ad- 1 mirai Sampson to-day to number from < 30,000 to 45,000 men. arr stretched : from Guantanamo to Cabanas, a dis- < lance of fifty miles, ready to coticen trate at the point of attack. Starvin? and harassed from the island by th insurgents, the situation of thc Span iards is desperate, the naval offieer familiar with the situation fully ex peet terrific fighting about Santiago Interviews with army officers on th transports show that there is som anxiety as to how the men will stam the strain if the fighting begins im mediately after the long inactivity a Tampa and the wearying voyage There ia no fear, however, for the fina result, as the guns of the fleet will b of immense assistance to the Ameri can troops. It was nearly dark before the officer returned to the Seguranca, and thei she steamed back to the flag ship an< took up a position for the night. Before nightfall all the other trans ports and the convoying war ships ha< drifted nearer to the shore, and th' Spanish soldiers, watching from th bluffs on both sides of the entrance o Santiago harbor, must have been im pressed by the great array of the ves sels standing off shore. There wen nearly sixty of them, including th< troop ships, and the men-of-war com prising Rear-Admiral Sampson's flee and the squadron of Commodon Schley. The 8.000 Spanish soldiers and per haps 2.000 Spanish soldiers guarding the city and harbor of Santiago de Cu ba doubtless concluded that there wai but a small chance of overcoming th< force of American warships and som( 20,000 American soldiers and sailorf which are certain to be hurled against them before the present week is pass?e away. The dispatch boat of the Associated Press left the fleet for the cable sta tion just at nightfall, when the wai ships had taken their positions in s semi-circle just in front of the harboi entrance with the troop-ships furthex 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 ery 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 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 country According to the naval regulations established at the outbreak of thc war not a light was visible on any of the ships, and the cordon of men-of-war lying under the Spanish guns near Morro Castle kept their vigil with more than usual care during the dark hours of the night to guard against the approach of a torpedo destroying boat, whioh might attempt to run out of the harbor, and with one well-di rected shot sink a troop-ship in the depths of the sea and send the souls of those aboard into the realms of eternity. THE CUBAN WELCOME TO SHAFTER On Board the Associated Press Dis patch Boat Dandy, off Santiago de Cuba, Monday night, June 20, via Kingston, Jamaica, Tuesday, June 21, 2.40 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 a 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 thc 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 appeaed on the distant horizon at coon, and announced the coming of the long-expected soldiers, Gen. Gar cia himself, with the officers of his staff around him, stood on a hillside overlooking the sea, and gave forth Bxpressions of joy as he watched the approach of the vessels. The welcome news soon spread imonghis half-fed,half-clothed troops, md great shouts arose from the dark 3kinned veterans who have spent three pears in fighting the war of liberty. They watched the Seguranca, accom panied by the auxiliary gunboat Glou cester, draw away from the other ves sels and make her course to the flag ship. After she had taken Admiral Sampson aboard they saw her heading Por shore near their mountain camp. The Cubans sent a guard of honor to the beach to welcome and receive the Seguranca. As soon as she came to anchor in the cove Gen. Shafter and his staff, including Cen. Dudlow, chief of engi neers, and Admiral Sampson, accom panied by a guard ot' soldiers, went ishore in small boats. They were re ceived by the Cubans with all military donors, and horses were placed at the lisposal of (icu. .Shafter and Admiral Sampson to ride up the steep trail to ?'en. Garcia's headquarters. Thc Cu ban commander's tent is a rude but, | covered with leaves and containing only a meagre camp outfit. Here, after words of greeting had been spo ken, the consultation was held. It lasted several hours. Gen. Garcia explained his plans fully; told how he had the Spanish general, Pando, coop ed in Manzanillo, without the possi bility of being able to co-operate with the Spanish troops in Santiago, and laid before the American officers maps, showing all the mountain trails, lead ing to Santiago from the most conve nient landing places east and west of the harbor entrances. Gen. Dudlow, in particular, made a close investigation of the subject, and sought all the information available with regard to the most feasible plans of transporting a large body of troops overland. Rear Admiral Sampson says that the general landing of the troops of Gen. Shafter's expedition on the coast of the province of Santiago de Cuba will necessarily be delayed several days. Reports published in the Uni ted States to the contrary are pure guess work. HOW LANDING OF TROOPS WAS MADE. On Board the Associated Press Dis patch Boat Wanda, off Daiquiri, Wednesday afternoon, June 22.-As 9 o'clock, the hour supposed to haVe been fixed for commencing the disem barkation came and passed, the expe dition was in suspense^ but the squad ron lay rocking complacently outside the little bay. About 9.15 a. m. the bombardment of the hills surrounding the village of Juragua, some six miles away, began to distract our attention from our own affairs. Then steam pinnacles, trailing strings of empty boats began speeding to and fro among the transports and gradually, though imperceptibly, began filling up with troops. At 9.45 Cuban scouts appeared west of. Daiquiri, and the New Orleans, Machias, Detroit. Suwanee and Wasp began bombarding. Forty-five rounds were fired into the bush during the first quarter of an hour and many rounds from the quick firing guns. Not a shot was fired in reply. At 9.45 the first boat load, containing the men of the Eighth and First Infantry, started for the shore, followed by the Twenty-Fifth, colored, and the Tenth and Twelfth Infantry at 1.10. Prodigous cheeping from the shore, caught up by the nearest ships, and flying from vessel to vessel through the squadron, announced the moment ous fact that'the American army had begun a landing on Cuban soil, the honor of setting the first foot on the island falling to a detachment of the Eighth Infantry that was towed ashore by the tug Wampatuck. This important operation, thus suc cessfully completed without loss of life or accident, the troops on land formed and moved up and away to quarters without confusion. A force of mounted Cubans, which had been under cover during the bombardment, now arrived and congratulations were exchanged. The inhabitants of the village, assured that the worst was over, came out-colored women and children creeping into sight from sub terranean shelters. At 11.30 a de tachment of the Second Massachusetts volunteers pulled for the shore, and by noon probably three thousand men had been landed. Other detachments were following as rapidly as the steam launches could be made available for them. i The sea was auspiciously calm and the sky clear. A cool breeze was blowing and the troops were in the highest feather, and at the strains of "Yankee Doodle" were greeting, with loud cheers, every string of the boats coming in. The correspondent of the Associa ted Press, going ashore at 12.10 p. m., found that the Spaniards had done little wanton mischief. Around the house a locomotive, several cars and the railway offices had been destroyed, but the bulk of the village was left standing. 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