The record-union., 1898-07-21
SIMPSONS fleet are also lying in Guam

SIMPSONS fleet are also lying in Guam
tanamo Bay.
The New York and Brooklyn have
spent the day almost under the shadow
Of MORO Castle, lying as close in shore
as possible. Commodore Schley, with
party of officers, visited the city this
morning, coming up the bay in steam
launch. The Commodore called on
General McKibben and strolled about
the streets, making several purchases
and apparently greatly enjoying shore
leave He was received with great
respect by the Spanish officers, who
learned his name.
Lieutenant Miley of General Skaters
staff left here this morning with
troop of cavalry, mounted, under Cap
tain Brett, to make the rounds of the
entire military district of Santiago de
Cuba, and for the purpose of receiving
the formal surrender of the Spanish
forces. He goes first to San Luis,
where there are about 1850 of the en-
emy's troops. Lieutenant Miley will
then receive the surrender in order, of
800 men at Cobre 1,20o at Catalin,
2,50O at Guantanamo and $500 at
Baracoa. A total of 10000 Spaniards
are expected to yield their arms to this
one troop of cavalry. After reaching
Baracoa, Lieutenant Miley will be COM
PEELED to ride straight across the coun-
try to the coast, accompanied by
Cuban guard. He will proceed under
a white flag for protection, but General
Toral has sent members of his staff
ahead to notify the SpaniardS of the
terms of the surrender.
The wound of General Linares- is
much more serious than reported. HIS
left arm has been amputated, and to-
night he is in a serious condition
The readiness and avidity with which
the storekeepers accept greenbacks is
remarkable.
General Skaters orders to close all
the rum shops has had the effect of
keeping the city quiet and peaceful. So
far there have been no drunken brawls.
Many of the Spanish soldiers are anx-
ious to become American citizens, and
are applying for naturalization papers.
number of officers of high rank in
the Spanish army condemn their Gov
ernments policy in dividing its forces
in Cuba Porto Rico and the Philippines,
instead of concentrating them and pos
sibly saving one colony. The cutting or
of the fleet is also strongly censured,
and the Spanish naval officers all argue
that it is impossible under the present
crippled condition of Spain to make a
successful resistance anywhere.
The usable ammunition of the Span
ish troops here was exhausted before
the surrender, as the t@o million cart
ridges found in the magazines of Santi-
ago do not fit the Mauser rifles.
The Spaniards say our troops fought
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excellent, but they insist that more lives
We're lost on either side than were war
ranted by the conditions of July 1st
They assert that our troops could have
walked into the city without having
shot fired at them, as there were no
soldiers left within the walls at that
time. 1t appears that they had only a
few thousand men, and that they all
went to Ell Caney at the time that bat
tie was fought, leaving Santiago un-
protected. Reinforcements, however,
arrived later and brought the number
Of Spanish troops up to 5000 men.
AT the battle of Ell Caney our casual
ties exceeded those of the Spaniards.
While they had 400 men killed to our
200 they had only 800 wounded to our
1,500. The list of the wounded has
been increased since to over 1000 men.
who are lying in the Principe Alfonso,
Mercedes and other hospitals here.
General Linares cabled to Madrid on
July I'd, before General Skaters de-
mand for the surrender of Santiago, a
long message, setting forth the inability
of the city to hold out against an enc
my superior in numbers, with the Span
iards dying of fever and starvation and
demoraliZed by the loss of the fleet. He
urged the Government for the sake of
humanity, to offer to capitulate but
adding that, if ordered to remain to die
like a rat in a trap. he would do So Is
his soldiers We're doing their duty. al
though realizing that a mistake had
been made. Somehow the information
in regard to the message leaked out
and the Spanish officers here are loud
in their condemnation of General Lii
mares, whom they accuse of faint heart
edness throughout the war to the ex-
tent of under the plea of a slight
wound" laying the mantle of the shame
of surrender Upon General Torals
shoulders, instead Of facing the disgrace
himself. This feeling is general among
the men, who, passing the palace where
the Stars and Stripes are flying. clench
their fists and mutter: Que verguenza
para la patria. Poro 10 merece bien"
CWhat a shame to our country But
she deserves it well)
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