A recent campaign in Puerto Rico by the Independent Regular Brigade under the command of BrigGeneral Schwan . mill standsjust off the road to the left; and a wagon-road branches off to the right, lined withhedge and brush, and, crossing the Rosarioon an iron bridge, leads to the hamlet ofHormigueros, which is located on a sidehill 1,500 yards from the main road. Theground to the south of Hormigueros iscovered with banana groves and cane about 600 yards from where the Hormi-gueros road leaves the main road the lattercrosses the Rio Grande on a wooden beyond this bridge the
A recent campaign in Puerto Rico by the Independent Regular Brigade under the command of BrigGeneral Schwan . mill standsjust off the road to the left; and a wagon-road branches off to the right, lined withhedge and brush, and, crossing the Rosarioon an iron bridge, leads to the hamlet ofHormigueros, which is located on a sidehill 1,500 yards from the main road. Theground to the south of Hormigueros iscovered with banana groves and cane about 600 yards from where the Hormi-gueros road leaves the main road the lattercrosses the Rio Grande on a wooden beyond this bridge the road to CaboRojo branches off to the south. From thispoint, for nearly a mile, the main roadpasses through very low, flat ground, cutup with deep furrows, which extend to thehills on the left and the river on the right,and contain considerable water from recentrains. . To resume the narrative of thedays events, near a point on the mainroad where it is flanked by sugar-millsour cavalry was fired into, though withouteffect, by the enemys scouts, who were con-cealed behind a hedge lining the Hormi- o w. YAUCO TO LAS MARIAS 49 gueros road. They were easily infantry and advance-guard havingpassed this point, the cavalry took the latterroad, and, crossing the Rosario, turned west-ward, and advanced under cover of therailroad embankment until — taking everyopportunity to damage the enemy by its fireaction — it reached a position beyond thecovered wooden bridge. The brigade commander had left SanGerman at the head of the main he heard the firing in his front, hesent word to commanding officers to ad-vance without further halt, and to keep theircommands closed up. Similar orders weresent to the train. He was informed andapproved of the route taken by the cavalrybefore reaching the bridge. He crossed thelatter about half-past three oclock, being atthat time about 500 yards in advance of themain body. A staff officer, who had been sent aheadto select camp, rep
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