General Shafter reports 48 hour capture plan for Santiago
A dispatch from Wasuixetox notes General Shafter can take Santiago de Cuba in two days but warns the operation may incur heavy losses. Preparations for a general American push are underway as engineers map terrain and supply lines, with three days of rations planned for every soldier before movement.
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Jamascare
Santiago de Cuba
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Water Cut Off In Santiago City Under Siege
Reports from Sipoxry and Kingston claim Santiago de Cuba’s water supply has been cut, risking the city’s safety. General Wheeler forwards his dispatch on the conflict between Spaniards and Colonel Young and Colonel Wood’s commands, praising officers for their dash and courage and denying ambush claims as unfounded.
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Spanish Reinforcements Near Santiago Reported
General Shafter reports to the War Department that 8000 Spanish troops with pack trains and cattle are advancing from Manzanillo within 54 miles of Santiago, Washington Territory, on June 29.
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Consolidation of Fleets under Admiral Sampson
The flying squadron under Commodore Schley has been merged into Admiral Sampson's fleet. General Pando with 8,700 Spanish troops from Manzanillo is expected to reach the Santiago de Cuba area next Sunday.
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Queen Regent to form auxiliary cruiser division at Cadiz
Muaprio June 29 announced the Queen Regent intends to sign a decree creating at Cadiz an auxiliary cruiser division. The ships named are Alfonso XIII Joaquin del Pelayo Ciudad de Cadiz and Meteoro.
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Joaquin del Pelayo
Ciudad de Cadiz
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Shafter Sees Quick Santiago Victory Amid Reinf Rope
General Shafter reports two key moves in Cuba near Santiago. He aims to seize the city without waiting for reinforcements, while 8000 Spanish troops and their supply trains advance from Marzanillo. The approaching force is about fifty four miles from Santiago, with heavy artillery now landed to support decisive land operations.
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Will Endeavor to Beat the Cadiz Fleet to the Philippines
World wire report from Madrid and New York dated June 29 notes Spain refusing to exchange Merrimac prisoners despite some officials favoring release. Hobson and other prisoners stayed briefly at Morro fort before transfer intended to keep them safe while Spain gauges reactions. Admiral Cervera and Linares support exchange. Sagasta weighs dynastic factors before final decision.
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The Spaniards Desperate in Manila Defense
Dispatches from Manila dated June 24 report Spaniards determined to fight to the death as American troops approach. German warships may block bombardment and Prince Henry of Prussia is said to be en route. Aguinaldo says Captain General Augusti’s family is held at Panpanga and well treated.
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Manila
Prince Henry of Prussia
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Augusti
Panpanga
Egyptian Government Refuses Spanish Fleet Coal at Port Said
June 29 report states the Egyptian Government has definitively refused to permit the Spanish fleet to coal at Port Said. The decision blocks refueling access for the fleet in a strategic Suez area matter.
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Port Said
Graves of the Dead Marked by War Department Bulletin
War Department reports marked graves to prevent identification errors at Playa del Bonte and notes high health in the command with few sick and no wartime deaths since Tampa. Cable correspondence from Washington and Chicago mentions Major-General Shafter and a contract for supplying acting and beet products for the army.
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