Evening star., 1898-11-11

.,i. Ito accept surrender. order an as
Sauit or withhold the Same. J senf fbn 81
lowing telegram to Admiral Sanreo,, - a1,-
Ieqgesung him to be ready To cover ~,
lir ulns OF the troops. in accordance win
linz pr va aous arrangement, and fixing tha
llihe ar II o'clock the following day. 'S
Headquarters Fifth Army Corns
lamp near Santiago de Cuba
Admiral w July IL. IS.lS
T-ritod s,.. /. sampson. commanding
Squadron. NOi IN AuIahtlc
Sir; Please have General Renrv,s cam
,alt5- ,daLd' now on Yale, Columbia and Duchess
Leduy 10 ulsembark at noon tomorrow al
Cabanas Telegraph noIiacatfon LII az az
sem sen you at flag station, also at Sihon,,
"hen to commence the debarkation -
very respectfully
NELSON A. MILES
Major General, Commanding United States
Army. o'ii'eu states
Il also sent the following telerrams 70
General Henry, whom | had placed r., Co..
mand of all the infantry and artifior,, I'm,
on board transports: '''eii
Headquarters of the Army
lamp near Santiago, July H. Isgs
General Henry. commanding division.
Have asked Admiral SAMPSON Ia he ,ra-
pared 10 cover your deharkation at Cabanas
tomorrow after Il noon in case Spania,is
90 not surrender. Notification will he semi
MIN by telegraph and signal when your
troops should go ashore. Make the hest usa
or Your troops against the Spanish troons
AVOID surprise or exposing your troops 10
"i'iiierS hre MILES, COMMANDING
Headquarters. of the ARMY
camp near Santiago, July IL 1895
General Henry. Siboney. Cuba:
Major general commanding directs me 70
INFORM you that all movements against the
enemy are suspended until II noon tomur-
row. ! @ GTrMpRIr
Brigadier General
"On the morning of July "a Admiral
SIMPSONS fleet was in position TO cover
the landing of the troops from the trans
ports, which We're in the rear and in close
proximity TO the small harbor of Cabanas.
about two and one-half miles west from
the entrance of the harbor of Santiago
The ground between the haribor of Cabanas
and the right flank of General Shafter's
command on the north side Of the Rav az
Santiago. a distance Of between six and
seven miles, had been occupied by a small
force OF cuban troops. and il was my pur-
pose to occupy this ground with a strong
BODY OF Infantry. and with some twenty
four pieces of artillery. where the latter
could easily reach Morro Castle. as well
as enfilade the Spanish lines in front of
General Lawton's division. The Spanish
commander was well aware Of our designs
as the position and movements of the fleet
had been in full view of the officers com
mandng his troops, and they had reported
TO him having seen fifty-seven vessels some
or them loaded with troops menacing that
part of his position.
Gen. Torars Letter
Before the time, u O'Clock on July IL.
the following letter was received from Gem
eral Toral:
" SANTIAGO DE CUBA. July IA. 1898.
Honored Sir: His excellency, the gem
eraf-in-chief of the army of the Island Of
Cuba, telegraphs from Havana yesterday
at pm. the following: Relieving the
business of such Importance as the ga nitn
lation of that place should be known and
decided upon by the government of his
majesty, | give you notice that | have sent
the conditions of your telegram asking an
immediate answer and enabling Won also
TO show this to the general of the ip,erina,,
army TO see If he will agree to await the
answer OF the government which cannot
be as soon as the time which he has de-
clded, as communication by way Of Har-
nuda is more slow than by Key West In
the meanwhile your honor and the general
OF the American army may agree upon ca
pituiation on the basis of repatriation (ra-
turning TO Spain)' l have the honor to
transmit TINS 10 you, in case you may ICON
slder) the foregoing satisfactory, that we
may designate persons in representation of
himself, who, with those in my name as,res
10 clauses of the capitulation upon the
basis OF the return to Spain, accepted al
ready in the beginning by the general-in-
chief of this army.
." Awaiting a reply, 1 am. very respect
fully, your servant, JOSE ToRAL, etc.
" General-in-chief of the American
Forces
The Surrender.
ION meeting General Toral by appoint
ment at II o'clock that day under a flag
OF truce, at the same place as before, he
stated that he was prepared to surrender
his command, and that such action was
by Captain General Blanco. who
mad authorized him to appoint commission
ers TO agree upon the clauses of capitula-
tlon. which he was prepared to do, but that
before nnal action ii was proper that the
government at Madrid should know and
approve what was done. He said, however
that he was sure that the government
would not fail to indorse his action his
manner was so sincere and the language
OF General Blanco so positive that / felt
no hesitancy in accepting IL in good faith,
and stated that We would accept the sur
render. under the condition that the SPAN
ism troops should be repatriated by the
United States. General Toral stated that
he would surrender all the troops in the
department of Santiago de Cuba. many of
them from seventy to 100 miles distant and
against whom not shot had been fired;
yet the activity of the Cuban troops and
their dispositions had been such as to rem
der the Spanish positions exceedingly peril
Gus.
This desirable result / regarded as an ac-
fact, and sent the following tel
egram:
Headquarters Cavalry Division,
United States Army,
Before Santiago. Cuba, July IL, 1885
u 50 pm.
The Secretary of War, Washington, ID. c.:
General Toral formally surrendered the
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