The herald., 1898-07-17

United States Army, Washington: Head
quarters near Santiago. July 16. The con-
ditions Of capitulation include all forces
and war material in the described territory.
The United States agrees with as little de-
lay as possible to transport all Spanish
troops in the district to the kingdom of
Spain. the troops, as far as possible, to en-
bark nearest the garrison they now occupy.
Officers to retain their side arms and off,
GERS and men retain their personal prop
crty. Spanish commander authorized to
take military archives belonging to sur
rendered district.
All Spanish forces known as vol
nuteers and guerrillas, who wish to
remain in Cuba may do so, under parole
during the present war, giving up their
arms. Spanish forces march out of. San
tiago with honors of war, depositing their
arms by mutual agreement to await dis
position of the United States government,
1t being understood the United States COM
missioners will recommend that the Span
ish soldiers return to Spain with the arms
they SO bravely defended. This leaves the
question of return of arms entirely in the
hands of this government. I invite at
tention to the fact that several thousand
surrendered, said by Gen. Toral to be about
1900, against whom q shot has not been
fired. The return to Spain of troops in this
district amounts to about 24,0OO, accord
ing to General Toral.
w. r. SKATER, U. s. v.
Torals Last Letter
WASHINGTON, July 16.-The War De-
partment has posted the following:
Playa del Este, near Santiago, July 49,
The following letter has just been re-
ceived:
Santiago de Cuba, July 16.-To His Ex-
cellency, Commander-in-Chief, American
forces. Excellent Sir: am now author
lied by my government to capitulate. /
have the honor to so apprise you and re-
quest that you designate hour and place
where my representatives shall appear to
confer with these of your excellency. to
effect the articles of capitulation on the
basis of what has been agreed upon to this
date in due time. I wish to manifest my
desire to know the resolutions of the
United States government respecting the
return Of army, so as to note on the capitu-
lations; also the great courtesy Of your
great graces and return for their great
generosity and impulse for the Spanish
soldiers, and allow them to return to the
peninsula with the honors the American
army do them the honor to acknowledge
as dutifully descended. JOS e. TORAL,
Commanding General Fourth Army Corps
To General Shafter, Commanding Ameri-
can forces.
Congratulations
WASHINGTON, July 16-Secretary AL
ger has been receiving a number of con-
gratulatory letters and kilograms called
forth by the capture of Santiago. One of
these is from man who filled one Of the
leading commands in the Federal army
during the War Of the Rebellion and who
has since never lost interest in or failed
to keep in touch with military affairs. This
officer, in the course of some general obser-
vations upon the features of The campaign
so far developed says: "You have shown
the world what American staff departments
under head of great executive ability can
create in an emergency. 1t is difficult to
create an army. equip and move it, and it
requires peculiar kind of ability. You know
in European armies when they have under
taken to create as well as move they have
failed. They have required years Of prepa-
ration SO that when they had war all the
staff had to do was to move the army, a
very easy matter"