Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-08-02
SHAFTER TO ALGER.
TRANSMITTING REPORT
OF THE SANTIAGO SURRENDER.
COULD NOT HAVE ESCAPED.
spnpfnrds Well Supplied with Mn
nfifons Of war-Anxfcfy to Get
Awny from Fever Regioa-Hnrd-
ships OF Campaign Unprecedented.

WASHINGTON. August 1.-The secre-
tary Of War has received tho following
letter from General shafter. transmitting
der at Santiago:
'Camp Before Santiago dc Cuba,
July IS. 1898.
II take the liberty Of sending to you
this morning copy Of the agreement be-
tween the commissioners on my part and
the Commissioner on the part of the gov
eminent Of Spain for the surrender Of
Eastern Cuba. The schedule Just submit
ted shows there TO be a little over 22.0oO
men and oficers-about. GOO more than /
have had myself-and l am glad to say
that we have got all these men with very
little loss Of life. compared to what it
would have been had we had TO fight
them. The city OF Santiago is simply a
network OF Notifications at every street.
corner. l had no proper conception OF its
strength until 1 went into 1t, although /
knew these old stone towns were natu-
rally very strong. Everything is going
admirably. so far as the transfer is con-
cerned, and the Spanish troops are be-
having well, as they are perfectly delight
ed at the thought of getting home.
SPANIARDS SURROUNDED.
II send to you a telegram of General
Linares TO his government, which one OF
the commissioners gave me-. 1t shows
the straits to which they were put. He
has stated the case exactly. / did have
him so surrounded that it was impossible
for him to get away, N 1 could wait
n he could not.
II send out tomorrow morning to re-
ceive something over 1900 men UP In the
interior. a short distance. about thirty
miles, n in two or three days will send
to Guantanamo to receive the 1900 that
have surrendered there. They should be
shipped from Guantanamo bay direct to
Spain. There are also about 800 men
each from Baracoa and Sagua de Ia !
namo. on the north coast, who will come
the port there for shipment. / will
an officer around with n Spanish
officer to take their arms and military
supplies.
1--WE have gotten a great deal moro
than 1 had any idea Of getting in the
way Of munitions Of war. In everything
but food they are well supplied. Have
got a few beautiful, modern, high-power
guns-about a dozen.
FEAR OF SICKNESS.
"My only fear is tina we shall nave
some sickness, n IT is for that reason
that / have wired so earnestly about
these prisoners away. so that we
go up in the mountains with my
command, fifteen or twenty miles. at the
end of the railroad, at a Luis, which
said to be very healthy. 1t is, at any
rate, about 1900 feet above the sea, and
has communication by rail with Santiago.
fGn for thnra sG No faxyor IN SANTIAGO |
suppose because there is no one there
immunes. Three cases only so far
his year, and the English Consul tells
there was very little last year.
EXTRAORDINARY HARDSHIPS.
"Of those here who served throughout
the civil war all declare they never had
that could compare with 1t for
hardship. With only one set OF clothes.
officers have been until now rained on
nearly every day, carrying three days
like the men, on their person, and
suffering every ~privation that any man
Added to all these privations, in adj
lition. all the horrors Of disease in an UNI
land, and very limited acoommo-
lations should they be wounded. The
spirit shown by them and by the whole
army was simply grand. I can recall no
where a greater surrender has
been made than this.
1.-THE final surrender Of General Toral
Ind his generals to myself and my gene
was highly dramatic, as well as the
of the flag over the city of San
iago, one Of the oldest cities on this con-
II want to thank you and the President
or the words of cheer that ave come TO
is. and to say that none of us have ever
that every effort possible to
maize our lives as secure and our situation
Is comfortable as possible would be done"