Show MARCHING OH ON TO SAN JUAN troops under gen miles in four divisions have so far met little or no opposition plan of campaign said to show shrewd generalship new york aug 0 9 A dispatch to the herald from ponce via st Thomae says gen miles invasion of the island of porto rico is proa in a highly satisfactory satia factory manner NothIng has bas taken place to interfere with the plans finally decided upon by general miles allies and the Amr american rican troops are gaining advanced ground every day taits plan of having the army march up p on san juan from tour four directions is regarded here as one of 0 great he has the spaniards n complete doubt and has arranged a large enough force under each general to insure successful resistance against spanish attack at the same time by this plan gen I 1 miles speedily will have several bbous and troops shut up in the vicinity of Ai bonito unless the enemy should by changes of its plan hasten to san juan over the military road there will be a formidable american force ready to advance upon the porto rican capital when t the tie troops under gen henry I 1 form 0 rin a inne junction tion with those under gen schwan at arecibo Are cibo it is probable a that much of the artillery to be used in the siege of zaan juan will be sent to arecibo by transport trant port and taken from there to san juan by rail this will be a work easy of accomplishment ment and gen henry and gen schwan undoubtedly will be able to form a junction with the other troops as eoon soon as they can march to the capital no opposition is expected by the american troops in the execution of this plan all our men are lighthearted light hearted and there is plenty of good food for all the forage of thu horses is superb general miles liles is giving his personal attention to the management of the details of the campaign camp aien he intends to press forward to san juan regardless of be the peace negotiations until orders come from washington neton for hostilities to cease major general miles with several troops of cavalry expects to follow gen henry in a day or avio if it peace ill a promptly declared gen allies miles will be the first to enter san juan going by the railroad from arecibo to the twe porto rican capital in view of the news received here about the progress of the peace negotiation all the american army officers appear to believe that there will be no more fighting fieh ting the fleet is in the harbor barbor borot ot ponce and captain rodgers of the puritan who is in command expects orders at any time to proceed to ban juan de do porto rico new york aug 9 0 A dispatch to the herald from san juan porto rico says the troops are busily engaged con defenses although the local papers largely publish rumors of peace the greater part of the population of the I 1 city has left for the country fearing fe arini 1 bombardment there is no apparent scarcity of food in the city in the country districts there is somo some distress the english consul is feeding aco persons the new consul will replace mr crawford awford Or next week the captain general declines to grant an interview because of hia his important position and his delicate mission which I 1 I 1 prevents him making any kind of 0 a declaration ponce island of porto rico aug 8 evening delayed in transmission 7 general henry with the sixth illinois and the sixth massachusetts will move tomorrow by way of Ad jantas on arecibo Are cibo which is about twenty miles mile I 1 korthof north of adjuntas as the cro crow willes flies the short stretch from there the troops will have to follow is in a ver very y bad condition practically all 11 our troops will be in motion in four columns towards the capital ot of this island san juan de porto rico general schwan ie is at yauco bauco general wilson is near commo and general brooke ie Is at guayaba guayama Gu ayama ayania the porto ricans enlisted by general stone have been engaged with a email small Sr spanish anish outpost between adjuntas and utuado on the road to arecibo Are cibo A skirmish took place last night ana an during the exchange of shots one spanish officer was killed |