Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-07-15

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Wosbippton. Julv 12-The delay in
taking Santiago is explained by the
statement that General Shafter did not
care to force an attack uuon the city
as long as any outlet which afforded an
avenua fo,. the retreat of the enemy re-
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tions have n.,n SEM to General Shafter
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ConsouuantIv tho ,bins rncl, idI,. ar, tb,.
ocean. while the army NAYS no ottantior
whatever to the shore batteries b,r
nrocaeds to ,no,,a ,,,nn tbs. cit,. rb.ro
seems IN have haer ~, orr,rt o,, tb. ,,,rt
of some of the shins ia eard . few. shells
over the hills into tbe cit,, Inn, tb,, ,.a-
ports show that the effort was nnt slc-
cessful. The lack of rn-onar,tion ba-
tween tba army. and ,b... ,,',,.,.,..,
conference between lbe pY,si5apt opd
Secretary Long and th.. naval WAN, ,,,rd
at the White Housa ,...st.r,Io,. !, .Iil
not result i'm nosttiva ac,inn
1t can be again asserted tbot tb,.ol-
mfnfstration has M knnv.1adr, ,thot-
ever of any mnvemant in IN. ,Ii..,.,i,,,
Of peaca bIt that .on.fben,nt,.o,.,. tbarn
is every reason tn beIi.va tbot c,,,i,,
proposes to Drolonr the war ,,rnar,l
Rlanco is undouhtpdiv a etu,,,I,,ir,
hIo,.l, in tho v,a,. nf ,,e3,. u.ha.l',,
cohIipq tn Madrid ina. is, ,,Il,'t,hol,I
Havana against an army nf ooo onn ,,,.,
ana insists thar the Snanish lar1 r,,,,,
be given an opportunity to retrieve. tha
disasters which the Spanish navy bos
experienced.
4 # cannot he foratold NJ oourso
v.betba,.. his advica will bo,a or,.,,.,,i,,h,
At ntadrid lint tho nrohohiIit,. :. ,h,t
his ,anraeontations viii nostn,n. f,,
a ti,,,a Of Iaast any, nronositio,,s 1a..l,i,,n.
10 tba +arn,iroti,, nf tho uror ,s :,
| mattar of fact if Snain decides +n NO
capt the fan Of Santiago as inevitable
ond If eba is olso WILLING to lose po,,t.,
B,co and eurfar tba loss of Admiral Cam
within a comparatively short time. the
| United States will have considerable
difficulty in capturing Havana, and then
subduing the Spanish army in Cuba.
The military advisers of the admins
tration realize this fact, and sincerely
hope that the war will be brought to a
close before the necessity arises for an