The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-07-19
ARTICLES OF CApITULAT1ON.
General Toral Secured Madrid's Sane
ton for the Surrender.
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Siboney, Cuba, July 16.-7 p. m
Official Endorsement of the terms of
capitulation was received this morning
from Madrid. After numerous confer
ences had resulted in the agreement al
ready sanctioned by General Blanco,
General Toral decided that the approval
of the Madrid government was necessary
before he could leave the city.
General Shaftcr maintained that no
such approval was necessary; that when
General 1oral agreed to surrender the
province of Santiago, and General Blan-
co sanctioned it, the agreement of sur
render became an accomplished TACT.
He insisted that General Toral had eth
or surrendered Thursday or acted i'll bad
faith but documentary evidence bore
out the fact that General Toral mention
ed that he only captulatcd subject to
his governments approval and the SIX
commissioners, by whom the articles
were signed at 2:10 o'clock yesterday
afternoon, so ruled.
The whole matter was cleared up this
morning. however, when General Toral
received the necessary sanction from
Madrid. The agreement consisted OF
nine articles.
/ Declares that all hostilities shall
cease pending the agreement of hnal
capitulation.
2 That the equalization includes all
the Spanish forces and the surrender
of all war material within the pre-
scribed limits.
3. The transportation of the troops
to Spain at the earliest possible mo-
mcnt, each force to be embarked at
the nearest port.
t. That the Spanish officers shall re-
tain their side arms and the enlisted
men their personal property.
). That after the final capitulation
the Spanish forces shall assist in the
removal of all distractions TO nayiga~
ton in Santiago harbor.
6. That after the final equalization
the commanding officer shall furnish
"A complete inventory of all arms and
munitions of war and roster of all
soldiers in the district.
T. That the Spanish general shall be
permitted to take the military ar
chiyeS and records with him.
s. That all guerriIlas and Spanish fr-
regulars shall be permitted to remain
in Cuba if they SO elect, giving pa
role that they will not again take up
arms against the United States, unless
properly released from parole.
8. That the Spanish forces shall be
permitted to march out with all the
honors of war. depositing their arms
TO be disposed of by the United States
in the future, the American commits
sioners to recommend to their govern
ment that the arms of the soldiers be
.tup IN hp
Tended them"
The articles were signed yesterday af
ternoon after four hours session of
the commissioners, who agreed that the
terms of equalization shrould await the
sanction of the Madrid government.
Gen Toral. the whitc-haircd comman-
der Of the Spanish forces, was present
throughout the session, and appeared TO
be utterly heart-brOken. He spoke Bit
terly Of the fate which compelled him to
sue for peace, but had no word 10 say
against the gallant men who had con
quercd his army. He declared that he
had but little chance to win. Il would not
desire TO see my worst enemy play with
the cards | held he said to one of the
commissioners. Every one of my gen
erals was killed or wounded. | have not
a single colonel left, and am surrounded
by powerful enemy. We have counted
siXty-seyen ships off this port
''And, besides" he concluded, YEARLY
waving his hands toward the city. i
have secret troubles there"
Speaking of the battle Of the 9th of
June, in which the Rough Riders and a
part of Gen. Young's command partici
pated, Gen. Toral said that less than
1000 Spanish troops were engaged, his
loss being 265. lie would not say how
many Spaniards were killed ut lei Cancy
and before Santiago. Heavy. heavy!
he said, dcjectcdly.
In response to an inquiry, he said that
transportation would he required for be-
tween 10000 and $4,000 men, there being
that much of a force III the capitulated
district. He informed the officers that
Santiago harbor had been again mined
since Admiral Ccrvera left.
Gen. Miles remained at Juragua during
the completion of the agreement yester-
day. and copy of the articles was sent
him by Gen. Shafter this morning. THAT
is splendid" he said; 1--WE have got
everything that we came after"