Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-08-15
CLOSING WAR INCIDENTS.

The governor-generals of Cuba and
Porto Rico have acknowledged receipt
of the news from Madrid that hostilities
have been suspended.
Senvr Palma, head of the Cuban
iunta, has accepted, in the name Of the
Cuban provisional government, the
armstice proclaimed by the United
States.
The British steamer Australian was
chartered at Hong Kong and sent 10
Manila with the news OF the suspen-
sion of hos,ilities.
Fifteen Spaniards, according to the
latest reports, were killed in the bonn
bardment of MauzAnillo, which did not
end until several hours after the peace
agreement had been signed. Five ships
bombarded the city on Friday, but the
town wouldn't surrender. The bonn
bardment kept up till dark, and the
Newark, leading the squadron, fired
now and then all night. Next morn
ing the city was all a1utter with white
flags and the Spaniards came out with
message from Greedy that the proto
col had been signed.
Word that hostilities had been sus-
pended reached General Brooke's ad-
vance guard just as it was about to at.
tack strong Spanish force near Gusy.
ana, Porto Rico.
The peace news has stopped all for
ward movement OF the American army
in Porto RICO. Gen. Wilson, at Goa
mo, and Gen. Schwan, at Mayaguez,
will remain at those places.
A dispatch from Madrid says Gov
error General Macias, of Porto Rico,
has reluctantly cabled that he &C
knowledges the orders SC suspend hos.
tilities. He reports encouragingly on
the warfare Of his troops.
Gen. Miles expects to keep his men
stationary pending the arrival at San
Juan of the peace commissioners.
The flagship San Francisco, the mon
itor Miantonomoh and the auxiliary
Yacht Sylvia were fred upon by the
Havana batteries short time before >
O'Clock Friday morning. One 10inch
or Pinch shell struck the San Fran
cisco's stern as she turned to get out Of
range. and tore a hole about a foot in
diameter, wrecking Commodore's How
ellis quarters and smashing mis- book
case into fragments. Nobody was in
iured. and, being under orders not to
attack the batteries, the ships retreated
as fast as their engines would carry
them.
While the ships Of the Havana
blockade squadron have been keeping
at distance of six miles or more during
daylight, they have been accustomed to
drawing in much closer at night. On
Friday the vessels failed to get away
before daylight and were fired upon.
The one-sided engagement had scarcely
ended when Captain Boilers was given
a packet of documents which he was
ordered to take into Havana under
flag of truce. This WAS done without
incident, the Sylvia delivering them to
the officer Of the Spanish gunboat Mar
ton y Pinzon.
The government of Italy through
Baron F ava, the Italian ambassador at
Washington, has formally extended
congratulations to the United States on
the cessation of hostilities and on the
negotiations for peace.
Ambassador Cambon is receiving
many congratulations on the sue
cess of the work initiated by him. He
is m ost gratifed at the assurances con-
veyed by President Mckinley, who ex-
pressed bis thanks not only personally
to the ambassador, but also to the gov
eminent of France for its good offices.
By Wednesday or Thursday OF this
week it is expected by the War Depart.
ment officials that all Of General Shat