The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-08-23

heights across the line.
the railway line on Santiago on the morning 9
the I'd he met four gperillas. VII fired on oui
Col. FerTero advancing BY, the right met ant
defeated q guerrilla lpaItyH on the hill q Qpin.
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Boinato and several forts, reconsentrating in
'1 Du TIDSnt he whole. day of the % heavy FIRE
who from fortincattons, fired with rifles and
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companied By the consul of their country,
taking shelter under our. nag MY forces slept
Il the positions occupied WITHIN rine shot oil
On tie morning Of the Sd there was. firing
sailsd Ie oas si ~ the bay a. q Si,GsaS sntls ssS H WSerS i n had
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but the Cuban forces on the coast compelled
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American navy. taking q receipt.
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b. the road Of E co6rs a column Of the enemy.
1000 strong, entsrsd the Sity under ,o6 Col;
division up to Barre. From Barre to Palma
F iRSi SSeeI Estrada %as a SUFFERING u heavy aS5ef losses 81 the the
dsaSa hayinE 6eep LEFT S st5eYn ~ The thSS r SsSnd
ON ,Pooy: Cpl. Essarl9 recoyersd, someyhat
there by zig-zags he arrived in Santiago de
Cuba b ythe Cobre road. having sustained some
t u1en City n miRRtP Se lNs S sespy pT re- ents iG had / b s"so
able TO 60 to meet II with my forces. but in that
case | should have been obliged e abandon my
On the 18th I received an official message that
snS e tSe }or rsu B sSrsdeGSq M foe sD% Gofet oG and
San Miguel. After II O'Clock firing was sus-
ggs SDdIsb to ALLOW y Gsn, sh hg t6Is t ~ 2sE BsDI EIt6 a the
ernor permitted all families to leave the city for
fear Of a bombardment by the Americans. All
streets str of cuabitas and II 65aaneNy.' 'U''' L
On the .7th Gen. Estrada Incorporated his
This day. also. s9me HmeriSSn ,FeEinents ar
rived from the United States; Ny forces con-
s1sISa & tSs s clPcl R0 sraSnS t IN t eIty right flank re-
On the 9th. the armies. discontinuing. the
enemy asked permission to e%ySacuate the city
that he would submit the proposition 70 bis
government: pointed out to Gen; Shatter
f orr UNI | had rei Ia IeH information from H td gum
that q strong force under Gen. Mario. about
5000 Or 1000 men, was ready iIh to com % III,
oCN vi = NV .SNba' ~ VI
l covered all the roads approaching our
guard. to prevent the enemy realizing
besieGed from making a sortie to reach Hol-
Euln: l reinforced all, that part OF my line at
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forces Of ~Camaguey. which were In the east.
and the two, divisions Of Holguin should 80
On the 10th I advanced my right flank to
completely close the circle, and at IL o'clock,
my forces to execute, a flank movement. that
heir position and trenches Of Doe Caminos
haste abandoned the villages Of Dos Caminos
81 sid S0 81 1 sPa sll vi VIII 1of shis sn ev t5e q t Re
,ircle was completed. the west Of the city being
IS fa4 as * tEs sh Shores t9FSeo 81 Fl the sse ba P1v i s ii eq tRs
AS the government Of the United States did
,yac9ate the city and retire to HolEuin; Gen;
nrine Of rides and guns, opened
,Gainst the city from all the American line and
,avy commeneed to lombard the city from the
'oast up 70 tEilight. when firing was suspended.
.rmistice was concluded. the enemy taking I'D:
lace Cannon nc tH and the @ Americans scaia f to Place their heir
Just landed. and ourselves to make
ONE trenches and mount Two cannon. Il
on a height at the side Of Dos
to fire on the Notifications between
he bull ring and the bay. The armistice lasted
il OF the 18th and 18th, we having mounted
ur cannon and finished our trenches In the
emetery, on this side OF the city.
On the, 18th, firing should have commenced
II O'Clock, but the enemy asked for a pro-
ongation of the armistice. giving as a reason
hat the Spaniards had decided to surrender
he city and all the villages and towns COM
,rised In the general command Of Santiago de
;uba. occupied to the east of the State OF
)riente inside Of q line commencing at Aser-
adero. passing by Palma soriano and ending
t SaRua de Tanamo on the north. with the
that all their forces be sent to Spain
y the Government Of the United States. The
troops comprised In this capitulation
mounted to $4,000 men, as communicated by
Toral to Gen. Shafter.-
With the surrender, Of the City OF Santiago
other towns which will be. evacuated
hortly the territory Of the First Army Corps
I'll be free. In that Of the Second the enemy
he railway line between the cities in the north
Aan1anill9, In the south. with two or three
eighborinG villages.
ccppy the city Of Santiago al, present with two
riders to Cooperate In any further operations.
/ give the corresponding orders that
1.500 men you have asked for from Oriente
o put at the disposal OF Gen. Juan Ducasse In
he manner that he may desire.
CALTxTo GARCIA.