Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-07-13
MILL NOT SURRENDER
Spanish Commander at San
tiago Determined to Resist.
NO. ! 70 FIRING YESTERDAY
Renewal of the Bombardmcnt Postponed
Unit Today, When 1t liz Hoped
That General Randolpi.'- Bat
1erics Will Re IN Position.

S&tCopyright. 1885, by Associated Ptess.)
BEFORE SANTIAGO. VIA PLAYA
DEL. ESTE. GUANTANAMO Ray.
July 12.--This morning Genera. Torai
sent reply to General Skaters sec
Gond demand for tn. unconditioua sur-
render OF Santiago, made by the latter,
yesterday afteroon.
e In'hiS reply General Toral referred to
I ms refusal TO accede 10 the American
demand on Sunday and again reiterated
his determination to resist
notwithstanding this the American
batteries did not open fire this MORN
ing. and the renewal of the lombard
ment Will probably be postponed until
tomorrow "wednesday. when it is
hoped that all Of General Randolph's
batteries Will be in position
The Siege guns landed yesterday Will
I also be brought up as soon as possible
& torrents of rain fel last night drench-
Slngs the boys in the trenches and
making the roads almost impossible
This may delay the batteries and .;ier,.
guns. The volunteers. who are being.
4 hurried on to the front. are being To-
Gated along the right centre in the po-
-$sitions. which have been occupied by
General Lawton's division. while the
latter has moved forward extending our
right until 1t almost touches the road
to Caimencs over which General Toral
will have to retreat If he should now b..
gfoolhardy enough to make the attempt
MI The Cubans. under General CaliNto
s Garcia. took Caimcnes without opposi-
4tion Monday night and have entrench-
mentS on either side of the road The
Americans are now in position to strike
the enemy on the left flank and roll it
up. making the Spanish entertainments
north OF the city untenable.
&% General Toral. realizing the weakness
of this flank, has been busy during the
stXistence of the truce in doubling back
with enfrenchments and fixing his guns
in the direction from which he is
threatened Most of General Randolph's
guns will he located upon the heights
4 in the center of General Lawton's new
position, where they command the
town. Yesterday afternoon the Cap
Z ron and Hanes batteries on the right
H succeeded IN tearing up the emnlace-
5ments for a. palm battery as it Is
called, and In Pumping shells into sew
eral blockhouses on Salents. but the
shots directed at the Spaniards in the
trenches did not appear to have much
effect. Shrapnel was rapidly broken
q directly over the trenches. yet In FIVE
minutes the trenches at every point OF
explosion would be alive with the enc
my. They would watch for the flash of
our guns and drop before the shells ex-
p1oded
:: Our mortar fire was directed at the
Spanish bull ring and tore up almost
everything in the vicinity. 1t is under
stood that the bull ring is being used
as a barracks.
a. Three large steamers lie in the harbor
alongside the Philadelphia Iron Com
pany'S wharf and a small Spanish
gunboat is anchored at the head of the
bay. All these could be plainly seen by
the Associated Press correspondent
The First Illinois volunteers and the
District of Columbia xalsssa tecrs are now
located in the trepi ~ were oc-
scupied last week .4l5.Ec1 Il ID flee $
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