The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-08-25

= .,rhs Of the sorsinei sp.n,sA out !
spsts, was Colonel Carlos Gonzales.
division Of Bayamo. and
part Of the brigade Of RAmsa de las
raguas. ttd.f
ION the 30th / encamped with my
forces at El Salado. nine miles from Si-
honey ane four and one-half miles
from Santiago. where General shafter
established his headquarters. At .
o'clock In the afternoon received or
ders to place myself At Marianajo. be-
tween Caney and San Juan, to protect
against any attack from the enemy the
batteries which were going to fire on
both points. should the enemy come
from Santiago. f5
AT the commencement Of the at
tack on Santiago there were 1900
men in the American army. There
were 1000 0ubans under my immediate
orders around the city. At $50 In the
morning Of the first Of July I began
the march toward Marianajo. and at
o'clock had already occupied the po-
sitions allotted to me. g.. @
"At I o'clock the American batteries
fired on the Notifications Of the hill Of
San Juan. the Spaniards answering
with their artillery. and shortly after
ward fire also commenced from the bat
teries against El Cansy. the garrison
of the place apswering with heavy fire.
At I p. m. after a gallant assault, the
Americans took San Juan. its garrison
being either killed OF made prisoners.
except few who had escaped to San
tiago de Cuba. At 6. after repeated as
saults in which the Cuban forces under
Major Duany took part. the Americans
occupied FL Caney.
1.-THE garrison of the village perished
mostly In the assaults. and those who
escaped died on the field. among them
General Vera del Rev, who was al
ready fatally wounded. The enemy at
tempted to make a sortie from Santi-
ago, and was repulsed. This day Cen
eral Linares, commanding the garrison,
was wounded In the trenches Of San
tiaso. and turned his command over to
General Toral.
"The Americans advanced to the su-
burbs OF the city by the road leading
from Caney. the vanQuished being the
Cuban forces under Colonel Gonzales
Our losses the first day Of July were
about 100, all our forces being under
the enemy's fire.
General Shafter ordered me to oc-
cupy the right flank of his army on the
advance on Santiago, and l made q
night march, camping at 10 o'clock the
same night, after ordering some forces
almost on to Santiago.
"At dawn OF the I'd continued tt
advance by the right flank toward tht
north side OF the city. General Cabrece
going with his division In the vanguard
and at the extreme Of the same Genera
Sanchez Hecheverria with his forces
When General Francisco Sanchez ad
vanced by the railway fine on Santiago
on the morning OF the 3D. he met foul
guerillas who fired ON our forces. which
returned the fire and killed them. Col
onel Ferrero. advancing by the right
met and defeated a guerilla band OF
the hill Of Quintero, occupying the posi-
ton which we held. as also the heigh
Of La Carload.
During the whole day Of the I'd heav!
fire was exchanged with the enemy Il
Santiago, who from the fortifcation
fred with rifles and guns at our po
sitions. We had ten casualties. Thi
day the French colony left the cit!
accompanied by the consul OF thei
country, taking shelter under our iae
My forces slept, In the positions occu
pied, within rife shot OF the city.
"On the morning of the Sd there wa
firing with the city. At 10 o'clock tn
Spanish navy weighed anchor from tn
bay of Santiago. where it had been fo
some weeks, and within one hour
was destroyed by the American me
of war. Admiral Cervera. with his of
ficers and seamen, about 600, escape
to and west of Santiago, but the Cuba
forces on the coast compelled ther
to surrender to Colonel Jose Cande
ario Cebreco, who afterward delivere
them to the Amercina navy"
Then follows a detailed report Of tn
doings Of "our forces" up to the SUI
,, render of Santiago. and the statemer
: concludes.
1.-The American government has dc
,, cided to occupy the city Of Santiago
present with two regiments. and a
General Miles has not given me order
, to cooperate in any further operation
I retire with my forces to their respet
tive territories"