Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1898-07-12
WAR NEWS.

After his surrender &AuIulItA SSANSAe+I
said: would rather lose my ships at
sea, like a sailor, than in harbor. II
was the only thing left for me to do. -
One shell, which struck the Vizcaya' is
said to have killed 100 men.
Four hundred Spanish prisoners on
the cruiser Harvard mutinied at Port An
tonic, Jamaica. United States marines
fred on them, killing six and wounding
twelve. The mutiny was thus quelled.
The Spanish warship Alphonso XII
was sunk off Mariel. Spanish official re-
ports say the Americans fred 600 shells at
her, and the ship is complete loss.
Lieut.. Richmond P. Hobson and his
seven companions of the Merrimac have
been exchanged for Lieutenant Aries, of
the Spanish army. and fourteen non-com-
missioned officers and enlisted men,
They were given great reception by the
American army and navy on their re-
turn.
1t is admitted in Havana that Admiral
Villamil. commander of the Spanish tor
pedo-boat destroyers, persisted in the de-
struction of Cervera's feet.
Admiral Cervera, in his official report
on the destruction of his feet, says that at
least GOO were killed.
Fifteen thousand non-combatants have
left Santiago and fled to Caney and 9TH
er towns within the American lines
General Shafter agreed to give them a
l1;,,;+ad e,,0r1x, of food
The Spanish vessel Reina Mercedes
was sunk near the entrance of Santiago
harbor Tuesday night by the Massachu-
sets and Texas. Admiral Sampson says:
81 am inclined to think it was the in
tention to sink her in the channel and
thus block the harbor entrance. If so,
this plan was defeated by the fire of the
ships, as she lies on the edge of the shore. :"
The Spanish fleet under Admiral Ca
, mara, which had been ordered to Manila,
, started back through the Suez canal Fri
day, to defend the coast of Spain.
1t is stated that, Notwithstanding Ca
mara's return, Commodore Watson's
squadron will surely be sent to Spain.
General Shafter cabled to Washington
Sunday that General Toral, in command
of the Spanish troops in Santiago, had
refused to entertain an unconditional
: surrender, and that in consequence a
1 combined attack on the city had been
: planned for o'clock Sunday afternoon.
: Later General Shafter sent another ca
blegram that about O'Clock the Span
r iards had opened fire, but had been soon
. silenced, though three Americans were
p wounded.
Commodore Watson's fleet has been
directed to hurry its departure to attack
the coast of Spain, first Selling base in
the Canary Islands.
The auxiliary cruiser ST. Louis arrived
at Portsmouth, N. H., Sunday, with Ad-
miral Cervera, So Spanish officers and
63S Spanish sailors as prisoners. The
Admiral and his officers will be taken to
5 Annapolis.
General Miles arrived off Santiago yes.
+ terday on the auxiliary cruiser Yale, in
t which he left Charleston, S. c., Saturday
g A special dispatch from the army nea1
Santiago says that General Shafter, be
f cause of the light firing Sunday by the
a Spaniards, has suspicion that Santiago
is already largely deserted and the Span
iards fleeing westward.
/ VIM. ]. Bryan's regiment of Nebraska
/, infantry has been directed to join the
corps of Gen. Fitz. Lee at Jacksonville.
A Madrid dispatch to the Londor
Times states that Senior Sagasta, the
b Spanish premier, rendered to the Queer
Regent his resignation, and that of the
cabinet
1t is asserted in Madrid that the United
i States demands, as conditions of peace
the possession of Cuba and Porto Rico
with port in the Canaries; the payment
d of an indemnity of S24o, 600. 900, and the
t retention of the Philippines as guarantee
: of the payment of the indemnity. These
8 terms, Madrid dispatch says, are i'm
T possible,