Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-07-28
NUMBER 4.

following personal letter addressed by him
to AdIutant General Corbin dated in front
of Santiago, July IL:
In company with Gen. breckenridge.
rode to the front to Gen. Whccer's head
quarters, and, flag OF truce being up,
had an opportunity to see the lines. Wa
are almost on top of them. i'm front Of
Wheeler, being about 500 yards to them:
hut the country is rough, going down to II
falling and ascending, all covered by their
Ere. The country all the way is the rough-
est ever saw. You have to follow roads
or trails and come under heavy fire, their
position commanding every approach.
Inc work done by these troops since land,
Ing. their heroism and patience under dis
comforts heat and rain calls for the high
est praise and the work accomplished hy
, Shafter his pertlnaclty and go ahead
tVeness' under adverse circumstances and
discomforts, is revelation TO me doubt
II there IS another officer who would have
gotten there as he did. Our loss was
most unfortunate, but from the character
of Tn" country could not have been avoid-
ed. II We mad to got there Last nivht
the Sth Ohio We're almost drowned out
ana 1t pours to-day; that's the climate;
and to get out of il would ho chrapar to
losc moro BY fighting and success. than by
sickness which is sure to come by stav-
lhg VIC have about 30 cases Of yellow fc-
Yer and many Of malarin. but the men ara
= '" I'H, DuI"'ld anu 'apt' "Hc"N,
80 StI!V" IeNer' lhey say IN a mia
form, gotten from sleeping in infected
buildings which are now to be burned. Too
much credit cannot be given to the hero
Ism, pertinac'ty, pluck, patience and en-
durancc of the mon who have borne tho
brunt Of this work"
- wa. Sa'u at INC war department lota
'"-uaE 'h't no hews can hc expected from
any Official source as to Cen. Miles move.
'''l''H ,l'H "n," ''-Horr"" at th' earliest. It
- ui'," l"'t u" arrived this evening
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, ,u ~ ',.' ".',c'tu "S tho rchdelN2us Tor
80. W. 9%,,,S % VI tno eNpMton. whether
| , nv 'N N'' uilucI '"h" L" max" land-
'i,s ~ "un'nPT nee ol thc arrival Of the whole
vNr'"'u"h VIII prph1bIy depend upon con-
, ul'g.s as nc hhdS them should there pd
2 'u '7P'".S" I".y'' OF az lei'' an inconslt'
,,I,p ta,'II one on .n. c}aS', the troops WI I'd
, ,','rou " ,r''cNc 'ne mon from the d!S'
"niIu9 .li tleriS OF p'ins conhned closely
,.D,rli o' I'M, n"niu uh"ir tf1plcal sun. Th'
r % N'i"' H"S WIN MN Suii'cient artillery
, ,J ~ ,,D'r any PoSiu"h l" may occupy SUI"
- ~ ,t ', .,'S ''l'"CIE VII ne ny th'
4 s"n9 VI ms i'aN'' convoy. Melnwhiic tht
: u,pu''h'ht Is making every effort 10 hur'
h o. o. aI'ns 'ne r,maih''r OF the expedition
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=. "''"W''' III Nu'H .CI'a'N oI IN" news
a lr'+''' ,"'''Nl". .""''l IleI' nave WNu'N'd
To- '"''H'' We ON ms report II WotId aP-
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= ''|' 81 !tul'IH'"l lHrt III lh' important
, events I"'"NIh- '''h nth"T IN RAPID sue
d. '-SN."" al SaHiaS" aitor inc mutation
= on 'H' negotiations Tor the surrender ot
q IN" Guy u te" OF IN" correspondents We're
4 E"!'N "I NF''N' bI'ach"S OF miltafy 4aW.
:, ..'''SSi''tlHE prnthpl corrective action hy
n 'T'h' smarter. Ihus' Tor instance one cor-
tno nag raising over the Glty nail resist
D., ca INC mI'tdry oHlceIs in IN" execution of
. 'h'lr uu'N ana even attempted "A personal
;, nsN"u' upon the commanding general.
= 'il's W'u' nln Suh)ect 10 summary ana
S"Ncr" punishment, even death Yet Gen.
9 shutter prohahIy realizing that ignorance
- ol mlNtary law was the explanation ot
- lHe a''on' Cohtchled hlmS"lf with eNpcll-
: ing the correspondent from Cuba.
y more serious oUencc, from the fact
n thlt IL mght easily nave lead to riotirg
- ana loss or lfe was that of three other
correspondents VINO II appears by Gen.
ShatterS report ny circulating intiamma-
tory posters stirred up the town, They