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Show SHAFTCfl'3 AltniVAL. URIaltlt at Usllilnxt.Mi are (rtlsln 11 It In hatllltxu. Wathlngton, June II. No doubt la entertained at either the war or navy department that (lcncral Hhaftcr'a expedition ex-pedition htt arrived tafcly off Hantlago Hantl-ago by thta time. It I believed that tho flrat of the trnniqmrta arrived near tho blockading licet Hxturday night According to the plant arranged fur tho debarkation, tho licet of transport trans-port wa to lto In a tafo position until un-til H.unpson had cleared tho way for a landing Tho selection of a landing place haa been left cntliely to tho judgment of Admiral 8ampion and (leneral Hhaftor, aud the first butlneu in order upon tho nrrlvnl of the transport trans-port licet olT Hantlago would bo a war council between Admiral Sampson anil onto of hit naval captain on the otto hand and Major (lcncral Shatter and lilt ttafT on tho other, the purpoto being be-ing to aettlo all tho detail of tho debarkation. de-barkation. Menuwhila the licet of trnntporle would Ho out at sea at Irntt ten miles, beyond tho blockading tquedrou, In order to bo entirely tafo from attack )iy Spanish torpedo boata, Tho work of debarking the troop 1 not to be one of hour but rathcaday, according to th opinion of army ofllcer. ofll-cer. Tho army ofllelal feel confident that (leneral Hhafter will mako an effort to open npcablo communication at toon a he ha landed n force, and they aro 'expecting a cablegram nlmott any moment mo-ment nnnouuclng that ho ha auo-seeded. |
