Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-12-07


coasts of Cuba and Porto Rico in prep
aration for the larger event. On May 10
the North Atlantic squadron shelled San
Juan de Porto Rico. On May 80. Com
modore Schley's squadron bombarded
the forts guarding the mouth of San
tiago hasbor. Neither attack had any
material result. 1t was evident that
well ordered land operations were indis-
rensable to achieve q decisive advan-
tage.
1.-THE president here refers to the mill
tary and naval operations on Cuba and
Porto Rico. and refers to the assumption
of affairs In the latter island BY the
United States government.l
The total casualties in killed and
wounded in the army during the war
with Spain were: Onicers killed, %; en-
listed men. 257: total. $50: officers wound
ed. l13: enlisted men wounded, 1864: total,
1877. OF the navy: Killed. II: wounded.
s. died as result of wounds. !: invaded
from service. 6. total. 81.
1t will he observed that while our navy
was engaged in two great battles and in
numerous perilous undertakings in
blockade and bombardment and more
than so 900 of our troops were transport
ed to distant lands and were engaged in
assault and siege and battle and many
skrmishes in unfamiliar territory, we
lost in both arms of the service n total OF
1868 killed and wounded. and in the en-
tire campaign by land and sea we did not
lose a gun or a flag or a transport of a
ship. and with the exception of the crew
of the Merrimac not soldier or sailor
was taken prisoner.
On Aug. :. 46 days from the date Of the
landing of General Skaters army in
Cuba and q days from the surrender OF
Santiago the Urited States troops com
menced embarkation for home and our
entire force was returned to the United
States as early as Aug. "a. They were
absent from the United States only two
months.
The humiliation Of Admiral Cervera's
feet. followed by the capitulation of
Santiago. having brought to the Spanish
government realizing sense of the hope
ltssness Of continuing a struggle now
become wholly unequal, il made over
lures of peace through the French am
bassa dor, who, with the assent of his
government. had acted as the friendly
representative of Spanish interests dur
ing the War. On July IS NJ. CANTON pre-
scented a communication signed by the
Spanish minister of state. inviting the
United States to state the terms upon
Nhteh II NeGtI b. " Hing To make peace.
on July 80. by communication ad-
dressed to the Duke OF Almodovar and
handed to NJ Cambon. the terms OF this
government were announced. substan
tally as in the protocol afterwards
signed. On Aug. 10 the Spanish reply.
dated Aug :, was handed by NJ. CANNON
To the secretary OF state 1t accepted
Internationally the terms imposed as te
tnha, Porto Rico and an island of the
IaaFoae group. tgt appeared to seek 10
irlrat" .=,tifllisStu - reservations in
r - = our demand as to the Philip
+ &c Islands t2neelNlng that discussion
en- THIS point could neither be praetiea4
nor profitable. directed that in order to
avoid misunderstanding the matter
Should be forthwith closed by prouosipe
IN" embodiment in a formal protocol OF
the terms upon which the negotiations fpl
I-4f=z "tft I" b. isertaken. Thf vague
ana ineNp-igit suggestions of the spanish
nete could not be accepted. the only re-
by being al present az a virtual uiti-
hIatHn. a draft Of protocol emh"dylnE
tHe precis" terms rendered to Spain in
ctr note pf JllN "a. with added stipttla-