The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-08-25
SPANIARDS GRATITUDE
They Applaud the Valor Of Our
Soldiers in Cuba.
vAsQU1sHED ExroL vloToRs,


Eleven Thousand OF the Prisoners |
Taken 1t santiago Unite In an Ad-
drees OF Thanks and Praise to Gem
eral shafter and His Heroes.
Washington, Aug. pa document
entirely unique In the annals Of war
fare was cabled last night to the war
department by General Shafter. II is
In the form Of q congratulatory fare
well address issued to the soldiers OF
the American army by Pedro Lopez
De Castillo, a private Spanish soldier.
on behalf Of 1000 Spanish soldiers. No
similar document perhaps was ever be-
fore issued to q victorious army by q
vanouished enemy. The president was
most impressed by the address, and
after readisg 1t carefully authorized Its
publication. Following Is the text OF
the address. which Is addressed to Gen
sral Shafter:
"Sir: The Spanish soldiers who capi-
tulated Ia this place on the 18th OF July
last, recognizing your high and just po-
sition. pray that through you all the
courageous and noble soldiers under
your command may receive our good
wishes and farewell which We send
them on embarkinE for our beloved
Spain. For this favor which we have
no doubt you will grant. you will gain
the everlasting gratitude and consider
alton Of 900 Spanish soldiers who are
your most humble servants"
Also the following letter addressed to
the soldiers of the American army:
We would not be fulfilling our duty
as well born men. in whose breasts
there I've gratitude and courtesy.
should we embark for our beloved
Spain without sending to you our most
cordial and sincere good wishes and
farewell. We fought you with ardor.
with all our strength. endeavoring to
gain the victory. but without the
slightest rancor or hate towards the
American nation. We have been van
quishsd by you ESQ our generals and
chiefs judged in signing the capitula-
tion), but our surrender and the bloody
battles preceding 1t have left In our
souls no place for resentment against
the men who fought US nobly and val
iantly. You fought and acted In COM
pliance with the same call of duty as
we, for we all but represent the power
Of our respective states.
"You fought us as men. face to face
and with great courage. as before
stated, a quality which we had moi
met with during the three years we
have carried on this war against 9
people without religion. without morals
without conscience and Of doubtful
origin. who could not confront th'
enemy. but hidden. shot their noble
victims from AMBUSH and then I'm
mediately fled. This was the kind o.
warfare we had to sustain in this un
fortunate land. You have complied ex
actly with all the laws and usuages o
war as recognized by the armies Of tn
, most civilized nations Of the world
j., have given honorable burial to tn
dead of the vanquished:s = have cure'
their wounded with great humanity
> have respected and cared for you
prisoners and their comfort, and. lastly
, to us, whose condition was terrible
= you have given freely Of food. OF you
? stock OF medicines and you hav
r honored us with distinction and cour
t tesy, for after the fighting the tw
armies mingled with the utmost har
: mony
with this high sentiment or ap
, probation from us all, there remain
4 but to express our farewell. and wit
= the greatest sincerity we wish you a
happiness and health In this land whic
will no longer belong to our dear Spaii
E but will be yours who have conquere
= II by force and watered 1t with you
t blood, as your conscience called fol
under the demand Of civilization an
= humanity. But mo descendants Of tn
t Congo and. Of Guinea, mingled with tn
5 blood 6 INSCRIPTIONS Spaniards an
5 Of traders and adventurers are no
$ able to exercise or enjoy their libert,
= for they will find 1t burden to compl
with the laws which govern civilize