The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-08-11
CONTROL EAST PORTO RICO.
troops Have Invaded the
erritor without Serious Resistance
From the Spaniard$

AT DEscALABRoDo RIVER. six Mile
Beyond Juan Diaz. on the Road :,
San Juan. Aug 4, via S. Thomas D
W. L. Aug. 6-The 10th Pennsylvania
OF Gen. Ernest's brigade, advanced I,
this point to-day and holds the bridp,
over the river.
Ihe I'd and I'd Wisconsin are expect
ed tomorrow. No sign of the enemy
is reported, but it is believed that IN,
SFaniards are about 400 strong be.
tween this point and Coama.
1he seizure Of the bridge insures
control of the road to Coama. Pickets
are being pushed ont and they may
collide with the Spanish outposts.
OFF SAN JUAN DE PoETo Rico. Aur
T. via st. Thomas, d. W. l.. Aug. O.
Inc Americans have taken peaceful
possession of the eastern portion of
the island. Small parties Of marines
have been landed who have ligh ted
lamps. in the light house at Care sam
Juan and other light houses along the
coast They met with no resistance
indeed at Cape San Juan deputations
OF citizens came out to meet them.
The war ships now in this vicinity
arc the Montgomery. the Annapolis.
the Puritan and the Amphitritc. The
two former are looking for the trans
ports with troops, which left the
United States and have scattered all
about the island The Annapolis
rounded mp the Whitney, the Florida
and the Raleigh yesterday and they
are now at Cape San Juan
There seems to have been serious
mistakes As to the rendezvous. for no
two ships got to the same place and il
will take several days to locate them
and get them 90 Ponce, where Gen.
Mills IS waiting.
OF San Juan the cruiser New Or.
leans alone maintains the blockade.
The city is grim and silent. but back
OF her yellow wall, there will be
plenty OF determination and fight
whe1 the Am ricans open fire.
Capt Gen. Macas has issued a proc.
lamation, in the course Of which he
says:
Spain has not sued for peace, and
can drive off the American
boats now as did sampson, attempt
)e fore 4
The daughter Of the captain general 7,
helping to drill the gunners in the
ortS. Altogether there are $500
'panish regulars in the city. The ;
roops of the enemy, who are retreat +
ng from Ponce and the other towns :
n the south coast occupied by the =
.mericans have not yet arrived. q"
The German steamer Polynesia. with y
cargo OF rum, canned meats and to- =
acco, tried to run the blockade this -
lorning but was stopped by the New =, :,
rlcans VI
PoNcE, Porto Rico, Aug >, via st. ~ ~
homas, d. W. l.. Aug. G.-Mai Gen. = =
lies is proceeding entirely without ~ -
gard to peace negotiations Krag- !,
'rgenscn's are being used The I'd ~
nd Sd Wisconsin moved up to the 10th
ennsylvania Friday Col IIulings ~
IS captured 5000 pounds of rice. !. -
nus far the enemy has not molested ~
IN. -
Maj Gen. Broollcs landing at Ar -
yO is successful
The troops from the Roumanian.
ur batteries of the 27th Indiana. the -.
Missouri, the lSt Pennsylvania and
c Sd Illinois are disembarking there. -
Ie Morgan troop Of the 9TH cavalry -
d the Mississippi commissarics have -.
rived here. 49,
Lieut.. Hunter, Of the artillery, was
Ghtly wounded by one Of our pick -"
Thursday night. Capt. Edgar HUI -.
#, who died of typhoid fever, has -,
N buried with military honors. 10,
a. Roy Stone is repairing the road 49,
Arrecbo, but movement there is
probable.