The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-07-16
HE WILL NOT GIVE UP.
Spanish Commander at Santiago
Refuses to Surrender.
Late sunday Afternoon He Opened
Fire ON Our Lines, Hut His Guns
Are Soon silenced-StrenEth OF
the Opposing Forces.

.
Shafter: Enemy opened fire few
minutes past four with light guns
which were soon silenced by ours
Very little musketry firing and the
enemy kept entirely in their entrench
ments. Three men slightly wounded
Will have considerable forces to-mor
row, enough TO completely block ali
the roads on the northwest"
The dispatch also says that Gen
Garcia reports that the enemy evacu
a1ed the little town called Doscaninos
about three miles from Santiago and
near the bay.
Bombnrding the Trenches.
Word has been received from Gen.
Shafter that owing to his belief, which
is equivalent to a moral certainty, that
all the Spanish soldiers have left the
city and are in the intrenchments, he
bombarding the intrenchments with
"A view of saving the buildings in the
city for future occupancy.
1t is rumored here that Sampson
ceased firing at eight o'clock owing to
darkness. One of his ships. it is report
ed, was found to be injured. Which
one is not known. The navigation bu-
reau knows nothing of it.
Both land and sea forces are work
ing in harmony, Sampson throwing
! 1,100-pound shells from his 13-inch
guns across the six miles of country
separating the sea from the city. and
Shafter firing from his howitzers. ten
at least of which he had in position
early in the day.
! Merely Preliminary.
When questioned as to whether he
believed that there had been a bonn
bardment of the city, Gen. Corbin re-
| piled: You know as much about it as
/ do. ! have. kept nothing back. l
should say, however, that the firing
Sunday was but the preliminary to the
more serious business of to-day" This
being the case. the attempt to take the
city will probably be made to-day.
The news of the bombardment came
at the close of a busy Sunday in the
war department. Previous to the re-
ceipt of this dispatch the secretary OF
war had heard twice from Gen. Shat
ter. In the early morning came n tele-
gram saying that he had ridden over
the American lines and was cratificd
at their condition. \ second dispatch
reported that the lines were imprer-
nable, thus removing any fear of
successful sortie by the Spanish troops
should maneuver of this kind be at
tempted Both kilograms. which also
emphasized the fact that Gen. Shat
ter's physical condition had greatly
improved were promptly shove to the
president and occasioned him consid-
cradle qualification.
The belief is held by the best in
formed officials that Gen. Toral. the
Spanish commander. will surrender
when h" finds il will be impossible for
nm TO evacuate the city. Upon what
grounds this belief is based could not
be ascertained, but that information
to that effect is in the hands of the
war officials there is no doubt. Gen.
Skaters dispatch shows that he is en-
gagged now in strengthening his posi-
ton and to-day will follow up his oper-
atoms with final assault upon the
city.
Opposing Forces nj Santiago.
The American forces before San
tiago are as follows:
Volunteers-Firs; Illinois Seventy
first New York, Second Massachu-
f ssttb Tinth achTsSet,s Thlr-
, Michigan and Rough Riders ......., $500
Regulars-Gens. kent's. Wheeler's and
I.awton's divisions. 10 regiments of in
iaantry' dismounted cavalry and ar
ullery 70 600
Cubans-Gen Garcia ................,... 5000 |
reserves 8 500 |
Total .......................... .25. 900
SIMPSONS Fleet-New York. Brooklyn, In |
diana. Massa chusetts, Texas, Vesuvius
Inch guns.
The Spanish forces:
Heguiar infantry ......................... 5000 |
cavalry ........,.,................ 300 |
hrtillery ........................... GOO |
Volunteers OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 1000 |
Total ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 200 |
Batteries In the half-dismantled forts of
MORO. socapa. etc. at the entrance to
the harbor.
The OHer to Surrender Santiago.
On Board the Dispatch Boat Wanda,
Off Juragua, July 0, via Kingston, ia
maica, July 1.-THE surrender of San
tiago was formally offered by the
Spanish commander, Gen. Toral, Sat-
urday, but the conditions attached
caused prompt refusal of the offer by
Gen. Shafter. The negotiations, how.
ever, resulted in the extension of the
armistice until noon Sunday. Gen.
Toral's proposal contemplated the i'm
mediate surrender of the city, but he
that his army be permitted to
away under arms and with fly
ing colors and declared that he would
fight to the last ditch unless the con-