The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1898-07-16
SANTIAGO SURRBIDBRS.
$4,000 Prisoners With All
Their Equipments Are Ours.
Yellow Fever Among Our
Troops. They Will be Sent
to the Mountains. Porto
Rico to be Attacked Next.
Full Summary Of the Past
Week, &c.
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY DISPATCHES.

General Toral, the Spanish commander,
offered to surrender Santiago, on Saturday,
provided his army was permitted to march
away under arms and with flying colors. His
offer was promptly rejected by Gen. Shafter,
who demanded unconditional surrender.
The artillery now at Santiago has been
placed in strong positions behind earthwOrks,
and will be able to cover the advance of the
troops much more effectively than during the
previous engagement.
The second fleet of transports arrived Sun
day with $500 troops for General Shafter. in
Guiding a large detachment of artillery.
The transports Yale and Columbia sailed
from Charleston, South Carolina, on Satur-
day, with troops for Santiago. General Miles
and staff were Oh the Yale.
General Shafter reports the total losses in
the fighting on July and were: Killed,
% officers and 2eS enlisted men; wounded, 81
officers, 1908 men; missing, 70 men.
The transport Cherokee arrived at Tampa
OH Saturday with 373 wounded and sick Off
GERS and men from Santiago. ~.
Captain General Blanco has cabled Madrid
that it will be impossible for reinforcements
to reach Santiago in time to aid in the he.
fence.
Admiral Sampson has reported to the Navy
Department his opinion that the Nizcaya,
Maria Teresa and 'Christobal Colon can be
saved. He says The Colon is much the
most valuable, being in perfect order.
The War Department has received lntor-
nation showing that one 250-ton double-deck
lighter. one open lighter and Il tug had ar
rived off the southern coast of Cuba tor Gen.
Skaters use.
Details which have reached Key West GO
to show that the Spanish vessel destroyed on
Mariel by the Hawk, Prairie and Castlne, on
Wednesday last, was the transatlantic liner
Alphonso MI.
Admiral Camara' entire squadron returned
through the Suez Canal on Saturday and at .
p. IN. sailed for Carthagena.
The Spanish torpedo boats Audaz, Prospe-
rina and Osade, belonging to Admiral CANA
ra's squadron, have arrived at Messha from
Port Said, on their way back to Spain.
Admiral Camara's canal tolls are SAID to
have amounted to $4,000.
MONDAYS DISPATCHES.
General Shafter sent word to the War De-
partment that as soon as Henry's reinforce
ments arrived he would surround the city Of
Santiago, and that he could knoci it to pieces
with his light guns. His plan was to keep up
t.Ie bombardment of the trenches and city,
and complete the investment on the north
west by the troops that have arrived a Slbo
ney. =.
General Miles and his staff with part Of
Garretson brigade, arrived at Santiago:
General Miles had conference with General
Shafter and Admiral Sampson.
A despatch says that General Shatler thinks
the main Spanish force has abandoned San
tiago, Withdrawing across the bay.
The Cubans have found the Spanish trench =
~, ,+ obandona1 and timltprS ar
ranged TO represent guns.
In the attack on Santiago on Sunday the
dynamite gun and the guns from the ships are
said to have done great damage.
Washington officials are satisfied that what
appears to be delay on the part OF General
Shaiter was really caused by his efforts to
carry out strictly the Presidents injunction to
prevent the Spanish army from escaping from
Santiago.
The bombardment of Santiago, begun ON
Sunday afternoon, was experimental. The
BROOKLYN, Texas and Indiana fired their main
batteries for an hour, bat the shells, which
passed over the hills, fell 1000 yards short of
the city itself Owing to the turrets, the ne
ressary elevation could not be given the guns,
even though the vessels were purpOsely listed.
General Shafter reports that two men were
killed and four wounded on Sunday i'll the
operations before Santiago. Among the;
killed was Captain c. w. Rowell of the Sec
ond Infantry. .:
General Toral, the Spanish commander at
Santiago de Cuba, is said to have agreed. III
connection with his offer to surrender, that he
would not destroy the ships in the harbor,
he guns and ammunition in the forts, or the
buildings in the city. a majority of Shatter RS
generals, it is said, were in favor of accepting.
ION the ground that the Spaniards could
march out to the westward anyhow. and burn
everything before leaving
General Skaters force, including all rem
orcements and deducting dead and wounded,
s estimated at about 1000.
Adiutant General Corbin has received from
General Shafter revised report Of the casu
llties before Santiago, on July l, 2 and g.
It is as follows: Killed, % officers, 208 men;
wounded, 80 officers, 1903 men; missing, 81;
otal, 1895.
William Jennings Bryan's regiment OF Ne.
,raska infantry was ordered to join General
7itzhugh Lees corps at Jacksonville.
A Madrid despatch says that the Spanish
Cabinet is divided upon the question OF nego-
iating for peace, and that its fall is imminent
The Queen Regent, it is said, may form
with strong military element
md including the most popular politicians.
According TO Madrid despatch, the United
States makes the following demands as the
conditions of peace: First, the possession of
Cuba and Porto Rico, with port in the Ca
,aries; second, an indemnity of e48, 200, 600
about S24O, GOO, 900, and third, the retention
If the Philippines as a guarantee OF the pay
nent of the indemnity.
Admiral Camara's ships left Port Said.
They were allowed to take on board some
.oal, after furnishing a written guarantee that
he entire squadron was returning to Spain
lirect.
General Blanco says the volunteer army in
cuba wishes the war to continue, as the
roops hope to secure victories.
TUESDAYS DISPATCHES.
General Miles assumed command of the
American forces around Santiago.
Gen. Toral again declined Gen. Skaters
for an unconditional surrender.
The American army spent the day in tight
ming the Gordon around Santiago by hurry
ng reinforcements and artillery to the front,
out were impeded by heavy rains. .-
General Brooke will shortly start the Porto
Rico expedition, with 10000 regulars and
Is, ZOO volunteers.
The starting of Commodore Watson's fleet
or the coast of Spain has been delayed by
he necessity OF retaining GOLFERS with Samp-
ION.
WEDNESDAYS DISPATCHES. ..
Yellow fever has made its appearance in
he American lines around Santiago.
General Shafter gave General Toral another
ruce until noon Thursday to find out whether
Spain would permit his surrender.
The Washington authorities instructed Gen
erals Shafter and Miles to have no further
lelays with white flags, as it was necessary to
axe the town by assault rather than lose
roops by yellow fever.
A Cuban who recently left Havana says
hat General Blanco attempted suicide on
earning that Admiral Cervera's fleet had
leen destroyed.
The German cruiser Irene prevented in
urgents from capturing the Grande Island in
he bay of Sublk, but went away when Dewey
ent the cruiser, Raleigh and Concord, which
captured the place.
The United States proposes to use this in
.ident to find out the plans of Germany with
egard to the Philippines.
THURSDAYS DISPATCHES.
At 3 O'Clock this afternoon General Toral,
n command of the Spanish troops in the city
e Coot;ano forn,ollv Snrran II rod IN GanaralS