The Florence tribune., 1898-07-23
TELEGRAPHIc REPORT.

agatnst Forto Rico, started at o'clock this afternoon from Siboney, Cuba, for point on the island of Porto Rico where 1t is intended the troops shall land. It is expected General Miles will await at some appointed spot on the route for the expeditions from Tampa, Newport News and New York to fall into column. These expeditions are already under way, some of them with two or three days start of General Miles, so that the delay should not be very great.
 WASHINGTON, July 18.-At l1:I5 D. m. last night Adjutant-GeneraI Corbin made public the following dispatch from General Shafter:
 Headquarters United States Army, Santiago, July F. To the Adjut.- Gen, Washington, D. c. My ordnance of ficers reported about 1000 riHes turned in to-day and 600 cartridges. At the mouth of the harbor there are quite a number of fine modern guns, about six-inch, together with saluting batter ies of fifteen old bronze guns. The disarming and turning in will go on to- morrow. The list of prisoners hot yet taken. SKATER,
 Major-General Commanding.
 Amid impressive ceremonies the Spanish troops laid down their arms between the lines of the Spanish and American forces at 8 o'clock this morning. General Shafter and the American division and brigade com manders and their staffs were escorted by troop of cavalry, and General Toral and his staff by 100 picked men. Trumpeters on both sides saluted with hourishes.
 General Shafter returned to General Toral the latter's sword after it had been handed to the American com mander. Our troops lined up at the trenches were eye witnesses of the cere- mony. General Shafter and his escort accompanied by General Toral, rode through the city, taking formal poses- sion. The city had been sacked by the Spaniards.
 The American flag was raised over the palace and was saluted by 2l guns of Captain Capron's battery. At tho same time all the regimental bands ir our lines played the "Ssar spsngled Banner"
 WASHINGTON, July 1S.-shafter re- ports that he has the American flag floating over Moro castle and troops are being placed on the ridge above Santiago, where the climate is good Sixteen new cases of yellow fever anG one death were reported to-day.
 WASHINGTON, July 19.--The war de pertinent received a dispatch datel yesterday from General Shafter say ing that the roster of prisoners handed in yesterday afternoon by Gen. Fora included total of 72,789 men. Tn. | prisoners turned over to him far exceed in numbers the strength of his owr army.
 WASHINGTON, July 1S.-Shafter askr to be relieved. He will return home this week. Every effort will be made to get the Porto Rico expedition ofi Thursday. Two regiments that just arrived at Santiago will go. The mines were removed from Santiago harbor and the fleet entered the bs ' this morning.
 SANTIAGO, July 15.-Commodors Schley, accompanied by his staff, on, tered the harbor this morning soon after the mines were exploded. Cap tain Cook, of the Brooklyn, is authority for the statement that the former Spanish flagship, Infants Maria Te resa, has hoated of the reef on whicI she was stranded and that her heavy armament is practically uuinjured The captain says this cruiser almost surely will be saved and form an ad' dition to the United States navy as c trophy of the glorious July 3d.
 WASHINGTON, July 20.-The contract for transporting home the Spanish prisoners of Santiago has been awarded to J. Nj. Ceballos of New York, agent for the Spanish Transatlantic com pany.
 CHARLESTON, s. o., July 2O.-Four thousand troops under command oi General Wilson sailed for Porto Rico shortly after 6 o'clock this afternoon,
 LONDON, July 20.-The Hong Kong correspondent of the Daily Mail says
 Limited States Consul Wildman n in- formed me that as the German cruiser Irene was passing the Marineles, of Manila, the other day the United States gunboat Hugh McCulloch was sent af- ter her to ask her to stop. She refused to obey and shell was sent across her bow and small boat went to discover what she was doing.
 "The German admiral protested and insisted German ships had right to enter the harbor without being searched A T1.~- IL.