Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-07-13

mand of the brigade, and Colonel
Wood of the Rough Riders will sue
ceed General Young. Lieutenant
Colonel Roosevelt will command the
Rough Riders hereafter.
"Sixteen Spanish prisoners who
were wounded were turned over to the
Spaniards yesterday afternoon. DR..
Goodfellow and Captain Drier escorted
the ambulances and the correspondent
of the Associated Press accompanied
them. The Spaniards displayed great
gratitude for this kindness and there
was considerable fraternizing in which
the Spaniards' desire for peace stood
out like headlight in a fog. There
is no doubt that the subordinate Span
ish officers are anxious to surrender,
but they practically said that upon
General Toral's decision is would rest.
They admitted that they were short of
provisions, but all appeared to be
determined and resolute and willing
to die, if need be, in the defence of the
city,"
A second feet of transports arrived
off Juragura on Saturday morning,
bringing $500 troops and considerable
additions to the artillery.
During the period from Sunday the
3dinstant until Sunday the 10th in
slant, quite number of cases of fever
broke out among the troops on the
advance lines; but no deaths were
reported. The fever is said to have
yielded readily to quinine.
THE PAPERS OF TUESDAY.
The Associated Press papers of Tues
day morning contained advices from
Santiago up to Monday afternoon !;
but failed to give satisfactory &C.
count of the situation. On Sunday
afternoon, the Brooklyn, Texas and
Indiana, under Commodore Schley, be-
gan bombarding Santiago from the sea.
The bombardment was commenced at
SIS and lasted an hour; 35 shots be-
ing fired in all. The range was about
5 miles but the high hills at the sea-
shore made necessary such an eleva-
ton of the guns that most of the shots
fell harmlessly in the bay. The bonn
bardment was renewed on Monday
morning, under what seemed to be
much more favorable conditions but
with about the same result, although
one shell struck in a church in which
there was large quantity of powder
and blew uD the building.
While the feet was engaged Mon
day morning, the land artillery fired
a few shots to find the range. Shortly
after the firing commenced on both
sides, a flag of truce was seen to be
coming from the city, and the firing
ceased. What the flag of truce meant
was not reported in the papers of
Tuesday morning, the correspondents
not having had the opportunity to
learn and forward the news. During
the little artillery duel, however, two
Americans were killed, captain and
private, and number were wound
ed.
Why the little bombardment that
had taken place was delayed until
Sunday and Monday is not explained,
though it is suggested in Washington
that perhaps General Shafter was try
ing to prevent the possible escape of
the Spaniards from the city-by
strengthening the lines in weak place.
Also, it was suggested that General
Shafter desired to get in place recent
ly arrived artillery, and again it was
suggested, that maybe, the inactivity
was due to the expected arrival Of
General Miles. General Miles landed
off Santiago on Monday afternoon.
A report from Madrid says that the
American demands as to conditions of
peace are as follows: l. The posses
sion of Cuba and Porto Rico with
port in the Canaries. 2. An indemni-
ty of S240,O00,0O0. 8. The retention
of the Philippines as a guarantee of
the payment of the indemnity. The
Spaniards say that accession to these
terms is impossible.
A Berlin correspondent of the Lon
don Standard claims to have informa-
ton that the queen of Spain is willing
to acknowledge the independence of
Cuba and to treat directly with the
United States for peace, provided the
terms demanded are not too severe.
Up to 9 o'clock Monday night, the
officials at Washington were still anx-
iously awaiting news as to the latest
deyelopments.