The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1898-08-05
a LErl ER FROM GEN. sHAFFER.
lilo Describes What Has Been Gaiued by
the Capture OF SaDtingo-AnxiOus .
to Got Ma Troops Into tho
MOnntains.

the following letter from Gen. Shat
tor transmitting tho commissioners
report Of tho surrender of tho Span
ish army at Santiago:
Camp before Santiago, Cuba, July
Is, 1898:
tako tho liberty Of sending to
you this morning copy Of tho agree
mont between the commissioners on
my pnrt and tho commissioners on
tho part Of tho Government Of Spain
for tho surrender Of Eastern Cuba.
The schedule just submitted shows
that thero are little over $4,000
mon and otlicers-about 5000 more
than l have myself, and am glad
to say that wo have got al! these
mon with very little loss of life, COM
pared to what it would have boon
had wo fought them. The city of
Snntiago is simply u network of
fortiiication at every street corner. l
had no proper conception Of it's
strongth until 1 won't into it, although
| knew those old stone towns were
naturally very strong Everything
is going admirably, 30 far as the
transfer is concerned, and the Span
ish troops arc behaving we'll, rs they
arc perfectly delighted at the
Thought of getting home. I send
to you Il telegram Of Gen. Linares
to his Government, which ono of tho
consuls gave mo. 1t shows the straits
to which they were put, and tho
feelings thnt animated them. He
stated tho case exactly; l did have
him so surrounded that it was i'm.
possible for him to get away; and 1
could wait and he could not.
send ont tomorrow morning to
receive something over 1000 mon up
in the interior, short distance,
about thirty miles, and in two or
three days will send to Guantanamo
to receive tho 1000 that havo sur
rendered there. They should be
shipped from Guantanamo Bay direct
to Spain. There arc also about 500
mon each from Barracoa and Sugua
dc Tanamo, on the north coast, who
will como into tho port there for
shipment. will send an officer
around with Il Spanish officer to take
their arms and military supplies.
Wo have COTTON II groat deal more
than | had any idoa of getting in tho
way Of munitions of war. In every
thing but food they were we'll sup,
plied. Have got Il few beautiful
modern, high power guns--nhout Il
dozen.
NV only fear liz that we shall havo
some sickness, and it is for that rea-
son that | hav" wired yon 80 earnest.
ly about getting these prisoners
away, 40 that wo can go up tho
mountains with my command fifteen
or twenty miles, Mt tho end of tho
roilroad Mt San Duis, which is SAID to
be very healthy. 1t is, ut any rate,
about 500 feet above the level of
tho son and has communication by
rnl with Santiago
SO far there is no fovor in Santa,
go. suppose because there is mono
there except mmuncs. Three cases
: only 30 Inr this yoar and the English
consul tolls mo thoro was very little
/ last year.
} OF those here who served through
, ont the civil war, all declare they
never had anything that conld com
pnro with it for hardship. With only
7 one set Of clothes, officers have been
until now raincd on nearly every
! day, carrying three dnys' rations, like
! tho mon on their person AVID suffer
ing ovcry privntion that any man
can, added to all these privations, in
, addition, all the horrors Of disease
, in an unknown land and very limited
= accommodations should they be
! wounded. The spirit shown by them
. and by tho whole army was simply
4 grand. can recall no instance
q where n greater surrender has beer
o made than this. The final surrender
q Of Con. ToraI and his Generals tt
Il myself ond my Generals was highl,
n dramatic M we'll as the hoisting o
= the flag over tho city of Santiago
ono Of tho oldest cities on this CON
o tnont.
n want to thank you and tho Pres,
v don't for tho words Of cheer that hav
h como to ia, and TO say that mono o