Show GEN MILES HAS ENOUGH washington aug 9 the secretary of war has stopped the dispatch or further reinforcements to porto rico gen miles reported by cable this mo morning rn that the force at his command was wa ample for the purpose of completing th the conquest of the island this leaves all of gen wades provisional corps of eighteen regiments still in the united states it is believed that all of gen wilsons Wil sons division except the third kentucky and the fifth illinois have already sailed and they will be allowed to proceed the two regiments above named are at newport news and will be detal detained ned there until the department has arranged for further details ponce island of porto rico aug 8 evening delayed in transmission gen henry with the sixth illinois and the sixth massachusetts will move tomorrow by way of adjuntas on arecibo Are cibo which is about twenty miles north of adjuntas as the crow flies files A short stretch of the road that the troops will have to f ollow follow is in a very bad condition practically all our troops will then be in motion in four columns towards the cap capital ital of this island san juan de porto rico 6 gen schwan it at yauco bauco gen wilson is near commo and gen brooke is at guayama guayaba Gu ayama the porto ricans enlisted by gen stone have been engaged with a small spanish outpost between adjuntas and utuado on the road to arecibo Are cibo A skirmish took place last night and during the exchange of shots one spanish officer was killed major gen miles with several troops of cavalry expects to follow gen henry in a day or two if peace Is promptly declared gen miles will be the first to enter san juan going by the railroad from arecibo to the porto rican capital in view of the news received here about the progress of the peace the american army officers appear to believe that there will be no more fighting the fleet is in the harbor of ponce and capt rodgers of the puritan who is in command expects orders at any time to fo proceed 1 to san juan de porto rico new york aug 9 A dispatch to the herald from ponce via st thomas says gen miless invasion of the island islan d or porto rico is progressing in a highly satisfactory manner nothing has taken place to interfere with the plans finally decided upon by gen miles and the american troops are gaining advanced every nils plan of having the army march upon san juan from four directions Is regarded here as one of gen miless miles shrewdest moves he has the spaniard in complete doubt and has arranged a large enough force under each general to insure successful resistance against spanish attacks at the same time by this plan gen miles speedily will have several thousand troops shut ua uy in the vicinity of Al bonita unless the army suddenly changes plans and hastens to san ban juan over the military road there will be a formidable american force ready to advance upon the porto rican capital when the troops under gen henry form a juncture with those under gen schwan at arecibo Are cibo it is probable that much of the artillery to be used in n the siege of san juan will wili be sent to arecibo by transport ana taken from there to san juan by rail this will awill be a work easy of accomplishment ment and gen henry and gen wn undoubtedly will be able to form a juncture with the other troops kroopf as soon as they can march to ther the capital no opposition is expected by the american troops in the execution of this plan all of our men are light hearted and there is plenty of good food for all the forage of the horses is superb gen miles is giving his personal attention to the management of the details of the campaign he intends to press forward to san juan juam regardless of peace negotiations until orders come from washington tor for hostilities to cease |