Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-07-22

not lose an opportunity To recover the
ground lost at Santiago If the place were
left insuiiiCi-ntly protected. There
fore Skaters entire army Is To be Etpt
on guard ON the high hills in the rear Of
the town until the men have stamped
out the yellow fever. Then they will
take a turn at the Spaniards il they can
be found and it may be that Skaters
march will end at Havana. He VIII
work as far from his base as possible
after his army is thoroughly refreshed.
hunting the enemy wherever they are
liable To be found.
The part which the navy Is to take in
the assault against Porto Rico has been
fully matured. The several transport
fleets will have with them one or two
auxiliary craft carrying strong second
airy batteries Of six or eight siN-pOund-
ers. The report that three monitors are
on their way from Key West to San
Juan is unauthorized. 1t is the general
understanding. however. that the navy
will rely mainly on armoTed ships for the
hombardment of san Juan, as the big
battleships ana monitors afford the best
means of offensive warfare, while their
aumur belts protect them from such fire
as the san Juan batteries can bring to
bear The fortifiCations there are much
like those of Santiago with a castle at
the entrance Of the harbor and number
of lesser fortifcatiOns leading up To the
city. These however, are viewed with
less awe since an examination of the
promontory batteries at Santiago has
shown them to be antiquated and cap
able of little effective resistance.
The movement Of the ships from San
tiago to their new fields OF action Will
begin at once, and it is probable that
some of SIMPSONS ships We're detached
yesterday and proceeded with General
Miles first expedition towards Porto
Rico. They will be needed to cover the
debarkatiun of the troops. The others
I will follow as soon as the fun army eX-
peditiun is ready 10 make landing,
when the attack Will begin simultane-
ously on land and sea.
BY direction of President Mckinley
/ a state paper has been issued which
provides in general terms for the gov
eminent of the province of Santiago, and
/ is the first document Of the kind ever
prepared by a president of the United
States, The paper is not only an au-
I thoIization and Instruction of General
Shafter for the government of the cap
tured territory, but also u proclamation
to the people of the territory OF the in
tention of the government of the United
/ States regarding them and their inter
+ tsts 1t marks the formal establish
ment of new political power in Cuba
and insures to the people OF the terri.
solute security in the exercise of theil
private rights and relations as well a,
security to their persons and property
J Among other things it says:
While il is held to be the right Of tn,
conqueror to levy contributions upor
the enemy in their seaports, towns OF
provinces which may be in his military
. possession by conquest and TO apply tn,
proceeds to defray the expenses of tn,
( war. this right is to be exercised withil
such limitations that it may not saVo'
, Of COntisCatiOn, As the result Of mill
tary occupation the taxes and dutie,
government become payable to the mill
tary occupant unless he sees fit to sub
stitute for them other rates or modes o
contribution TO the expenses of the gov
eminent. The moneys so collected ar
to be used for the purpose of paying tn
expenses of government under the mill
tary occupation. such as the salaries o
the judges and the police, and the pay