Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-08-05

MAJOR GENERAL. JOHN r. BROOKE
(Second in Command in Porto Rico)
1t was supposed that the German vessel
was trying TO run the blockade 1t was
allowed to proceed to St. Thomas 1t was
reported from Madrid that an attempt TO
make a landing by Americans at Bahia
Honda was repulsed BY the Spanish with
considerable loss.
The following is a complete list Of Porto
Rican expedition: With General Miles
from Santiago 400: Sixth Illinois (tea
companies); Batteries and +. Third
United States Artillery; Batteries 3 and
+, Fourth United States Artillery: Bat
terry b. Fifth United States Artillery;
Sixth Massachusetts. Signal corps OF six
ty men; Seventh hospital corps; 20 re-
cruits
From CharIestCn-4.OO0; Second Wiscon-
sin: Third Wisconsin: Sixteenth Penn
sylvania; Sixth Illinois (two companies
From Tampa-5.ZJ0; Eleventh United
States infantry; Nineteenth United States
infantry; Troop r of Second United
States cavalry; Batteries { ami NJ, Sew
enth United States Artillery; First Elori-
da: Second Georgia: Fifth Maryland; hos
pital corps; 600 pack animals; TWO sections
general pack train. brigade ambulance
train. Red Cross asEhulances.
BY Way Of Newport News-9000 Third
Illinois: Fourth Ohio; Fourth Pennsylva-
MIA First Kentucky; Third Kentucky
Fifth Illinois; battery y. Illinois; Tween
ty-seventh battery. Indiana: Battery ~
Missouri; Batteries \. B. and G. Pennsyl-
vania: Troops \ and c. New York caval-
ry; Troops A. j. ana G. Pennsy lvan;a
cavalry: Troop ii. Sixth United States
cavalry: Company +. Eighth United
States infantry
Tuesdey. july go.
Spain sues for peace through NJ Cam
bon the French ambassador in Washing
ton, who formally asked President Me
Kinley in behalf OF Spain if he would con-
sent to negotiations TO end the war. The
president is o give his answer 70 VI. Cam
bon la ter-DetailS are received OF the
landing on Monday of General Miles ex-
petition at Guanica. Porto Rico. and the
hosting OF the stars and stripes there
Reports of Admiral Sampson and Commo-
dOre Schley on the destruction OF Ger
veraS fleet at Santiago are made public
by the navy department -General Shat
ter while regretting any clash with the
Cubans says their claims at Santiaso
were untenablc. He sent a letter 10 Gen
eral Garcia explaining the position of re-
sponsibility which the United States oc-
cupies before the worid.-General Shafter
sternly rebuked Senior RoS. the civil gov
ernOr of Santiago. for unauthorized dis
missal of Spanish officials and Seror Ros
says he will resign. His course il is al
favor with the CubanS.-T8e transports
have not yet left Newport News with
General Haines' brigade. They may not
get away before Thursday.-Owias to the
appeal made by Cubans in CienfuegoS il Is
believed President Mckinley will direct
that that city be taken after San Juan
The war department has directed that an
Indiana regiment be substituted for the
Fifth Illinois. which is ready 20 leave
Chickamauga for Porto RicO.-The follow
ing was received from Gen. Miles: st
Thomas. July %. 9:35 p. n.-Secretary OF
War, Washington: Circumstances We're
such that L deemed ii advisable 20 take
the harbor of Guanica first. fifteen miles
west of Ponce. which was successfully ac-
complished between daylight and III
O'Clock. Spaniards surprised The GlOu-
cester Commander Wainwright first en-
tered the harbor; met with Slight resist
ance: fired "A few shots. All the transports
are now I'm the harbor and infantry and
artillery rapidly going ashore This -
well protected harbor. Water sufficiently
deep for all transports and heavy vessels