The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-08-02
He Was Glad to Capture Them With
as Small a Loss.
NETWORK of FORTIFlCATIONS.
The Town was Fortified at Every
Street Corner Everything Going
on Well and the Spanish Sol
diers are Delighted To Go
Uome-Thcre is no Ec-
yer in Santiago.

WASHINGTON, Aug 1.-The Secretary
Of War has received the following letter
from General shafter, transmitting the
commissioners repor, OF the surrender
at Santiago:
camp before Santiago, Cuba, July j.,
1857 take the liberty OF sending 10 you
this morning copy 0c the agreement
between the commissioners on my part
and the commissioner on the part Of
tho Government OF Spain for the sur-
render OF Eastern Cuba. The schedule
just submitted shows there TO DE a lit
tie over $1,000 men and officers, about
5000 more than ! hayo 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 10 Tight them.
A NETWORK.
The city Of Santiago IS simply a net
work of fortihcati0ns at every street cor
ner. I had no proper conception OF its
strength until / went into Il, although /
knew these old stone towns were natural
ly very strong. Everything Is going ad-
cerned. and the Spanish troops are be-
having well. as they are perfectly de-
lighted at the thought of getting home.
SPANIARDS STRAITS.
I send you telegram Of General Ii
mares 20 his government, which one Of the
commissioners gave me. IL shows the
straits TO which they We're put. lie has
stated tn case exactly. L did have him
so surrounded that it was impossible for
him 10 get away, and / could wait and
ne could not. / send out tomorrow
morning 20 receive something over 1000
men up in the interior, a short distance,
about thirty miles. and I'm two or three
days will send 90 Guantanamo % receive
the 1000 that have surrendered there.
They should be hipped from Guam
tanamo Bay direct 10 Spain. There are
also about 500 men each from Baracoa
and Sagua de Tanamo. on the north
coast. who will come into the port there
for shipment / will send an officer
around with "a Spanish officer 20 take
their arms and military supplies
MANY MUNITIONS.
We have gotten a great deal more than
4 had any idea OF getting I'm the way OF
munitions OF war Tn everything but food
they were well supplied Have got a
few beautiful modern. high power guns
about a. dozen. Ny only fear is that We
shall have some sickness and 10 is for
that reason that ] have wired so earnest
ly about getting these prisoners away so
that we can go up I'm the mountains with
my command. lj or 20 miles at the end
of the railroad. at San Luis, which Is
said 10 be very healthy. II is at any rate
about 800 feet above the sea and has
communication hy rail with Santiago.
NO FEVER THERE.
So far. there is no fever in Santiago.
j suppose becausee there is no one there
except immunes Three cases only so far
this year and the English Consul tells
me there was very little last year
OF those here who served throughout
the civil war all declare they never had
anything that could compare with it for
hardship. with only one set of clothes,
officers have been until now rained on
nearly every day. carrying three days
rations. like the men, on their person, and
suffering every pr.yation that any man
can: added 10 al. these privatiOns, in ad-
ditlon an the horrors OF disease IN an un-
known land and very limited accommoda-
tions should they be wounded.
SPIRIT WAS GRAND.
The spirit shown by them and by
the whole army was simply grand. 1 can
recall no instance where a greater sur
render has been made than this. The
final surrender of General Toral and his
generals to myself and my generals was
highly dramatic as we'll as the hosting
of the flag over the city OF Santiago, one
of the oldest cities on this continent.
want 10 thank you and the President
for the words Of cheer that have come
TO us and TO say that none Of us have
doubted that every effort possible 10 make
our lives as secure and our situation as
comfortable as possible would be done"