The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1898-08-11
CONTROL EAST PORTO RICO.
The American Troops Have Invaded the
Territor without Serious Resistance
From the spaniards.


AT DEscALABRoDo RIVER, Six Miles
Beyond Juan Diaz, on the Road to
San Juan, Aug. 4, via St Thomas, D.
w. L.. Aug. 6.-The 10th Pennsylvania,
Of Gen. Ernests brigade, advanced to
this point to-day and holds the bridge
over the river.
The I'd and Sd Wisconsin are expect
ed tomorrow. No sign of the enemy
is reported, but it is believed that the
Spaniards are about 400 strong be-
tween this point and Coama.
The seizure of the bridge insures
control of the road to Coama. Pickets
are being pushed out and they may
collide with the Spanish outposts.
OFF SAN JUAN DE PoRro Rico, Aug.
4, via St. Thomas, D. W. l., Aug. g.
The Americans have taken peaceful
possession of the eastern portion Of
the island. Small parties of marines
have been landed. who have lighted
lamps in the light house at Cape San
Juan and other light houses along the
coast. They met with no resistance.
Indeed, at Cape San Juan deputations
of citizens came out to meet them.
The war ships now in this vicinity
are the Montgomery, the Annapolis,
the Puritan and the Amphitrite The
two former are looking for the trans
ports with troops, which left the
United States and have scattered all
about the island. The Annapolis
rounded up the Whitney, the Florida
and the Raleigh yesterday and they
are now at Cape San Juan.
There seems to have been a serious
mistakes as to the rendezvous. for no
two ships got to the same ..iace and it
will take several days to locate them
and get them to Ponce, where Gen.
Mills is waiting.
off San Juan the cruiser New Or
leans alone maintains the blockade.
The city is grim and silent, but back
| of her yellow walls there will be
| plenty of determination and fight
when the Americans open fire.
Capt. Gen. Macias has issued proc
lamation, in the course of which he
says:
"Spain has not sued for peace, and
I can drive off the American
boats now as did SIMPSONS attempt
before"
The daughter of the captain general
is helping to drill the gunners in the
forts. Altogether there are $500
Spanish regulars in the city. The
troops of the enemy, who are retreat
ing from Ponce and the other towns
on the south coast occupied by the
Americans have not yet arrived.
The German steamer Polynesia. with
a cargo of rum, canned meats and to
bacco, tried to run the blockade this
morning but was stopped by the New
Orleans
PONCE, Porto Rico, Aug 5, via St
Thomas, D. w. l., Aug. a.-Maj Gen
Miles is proceeding entirely withou
regard to peace negotiations Krag
Jorgensen's are being used The 2e
and Sd Wisconsin moved up to the 16tl
Pennsylvania Friday. Col Huling!
has captured 5000 pounds OF rice
Thus far the enemy has not molestet
him.
Maj. Gen. Brooke's landing at Ar
royo is successful
The troops from the Roumanian
four batteries of the 27th Indiana tn,
1st Missouri, the 1st Pennsylvania an,
the Sd Illinois are disembarking there
The Morgan troop of the 5th cavalr.
and the Mississippi commissaries hav
arrived here.
Lieut.. Hunter, Of the artillery, wa
slightly wounded by one of our pick
cts. Thursday night. Capt Edgar Hu
gart, who died Of typhoid fever, ha
been buried with military honors
Gen. Roy Stone is repairing the roa
to Arrecibo, but movement there
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