The Republican., 1898-08-25

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II ~ III tlie form Of 4 neratniatory
farewell address issued IA the soldiers
of the American army bs PED % Lopez
de Castillo 4 private Spanish soldier.
on behalf Of & 900 Spar. isll soldiers. 4
No similar ii d0eunant, perhaps, was
ever before issued - j etorions army
BY q vanquished enemy
The President was much impressed
'bt the address, and after reading it
carefully, authorized its publication.
Follpwipg Is the text "A the address.
as cabled by General Shafter from
Santiago to Adjutant-Genera Corbin;
$40 Major- General Shafter, COM
manding the american Army in
cuba.
Sir: The Spanish soldiers who
capitulated in this place on the 10Th
of July last, recognizing your high
and just position, pray that through
you all the courageous and noble sol
diers under your command may re-
ceive our good wishes and farewell,
which we send them on embarking
for our beloved Spain. For this favor
which we have no doubt you will
grant, you will gain the everlasting
gratitude and consideration of 11,000
Spanish soldiers who are your most
humble servants.
''PEDRO LOPEZ DE CASTILLO,
Private of Infantry"
Also the following letter addressed
to the soldiers of the American army:
".SoldjerS Of the 1merican ArmU:
1--WE would not be filling our duty
as well-born men, in whose breasts
there live 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, endea-
vOring to gain the victory, but with
out the slightest rancOr or hate to-
wards the American nation. We have
been vanquished by you, (sO our gen
erals and chiefs judged in signing the
capitulatiOn,) but our surrender and
bloody battles preceding it have left
in our souls no place for resentment
against the men who fought us nObly
and valiantly.
you fought and acted in cOmpli-
ance with the same call of duty as we,
for we all represent the power of our
respective states. You fought us as
men face to face and with great cour-
age, as before stated, quality which
we had not met with during the three
years we have carried on this war
against people without a religion,
without morals, without conscience
and of doubtful origin, who could not
confront the enemy, but, hidden, shot
their noble victims from ambush and
then Immediately fled. This was the
kind of warfare we had to sustain in
this unfortunate land.
"You have complied exactly with
all the laws and usages of war as rec
ognized by the armies of the most
civilized nations of the world; have
given honorable burial to the dead of
the vanquished; have cured their
wounded with great humanity; have
respected and cared for your prison
ers and their comfort, and, lastly, to
us, whose condition was terrible, you
have given freely of food, of your
stock of medicines, and you have hon
ored us with distinction and courtesy,
for after the fighting the two armies
mingled with the utmost harmony.
with this high sentiment of APP
probation from us all there remains
but to express our farewell, and with
the greatest sincerity we wish you all
the happiness and health in this land,
which will no longer belong to our
dear Spain, but will be yours, you
have conquered it by force and wat
cred it with your blood, as your con-
science called for, under the demand
of civilization and humanity.
But the defendants of the Congo
and of Guinea, mingled with the blood
of INSCRIPTIONS Spaniards and of
traitors and adventurers, these peo-
pie are not able to exercise or enjoy
their liberty, for they will find it a
burden to comply with the laws which
govern civilized communities.
From II, 900 Spanish soldiers.
"PEDRO LOPEZ DE CASTILLO,
''Soldier of Infantry.
Santiago Cuba, 21st of Aug, 1898. "