The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-07-13
SANTIAGO BOMBARDEO.
Gen. Shafter Declines Gen. Linares
Terms Of Surrender.

The surrender Of Santiago was form
ally offered by the Spauishcommander
Gen. Toral. Saturday. but the condi-
tons attached caused a prompt refusal
Of the offer by Gen. Shafter. The
negotiations. however. resulted in the
extension Of the armiSticc until noon
Sunday. Gen. Toral's proposal CON
tcmpIated the Immediate surrender of
the city but he insisted that his army
be permitted to march away under arms
anil with flying toIors and declared that
he would fight to the last ditch unless
the conditions We're accepted.
Gen. Shafter replied that nothing
!,ut unconditional surrender would be
considered by him but he consented to
cable the ; paniSh offer to Washington.
in the meantime extending the arms
tee. 1t was shortly before noon Satur-
day when 4 little group Of Spanish Off
GERS. under hag Of truce. came out
from under the yellow wall Of the be-
Siegcd city and slowl y made its way to-
ward the American line \ detail was
sent to meet them and they were cs-
corted to comfortable quarters. while
the letter from Gen. Toral was carried to
Gen. ShaftcrS tent. two miles from the
front. This letter was couched in the
icilv courteous terms. characteristic of
such communications and was as brief
as possible. 1t bore the signature OF
Gen. I'oral. who commands at Santiago
since Gen. Linares was wounded. and
stated that he was prepared to surren-
der the city provided his army would
be permitted to capitulatc with hon
or. This. he explained, meant thai
the Spanish forces should be unmolest-
ed and 60 in any direction they wished
with arms and flying their colors.
The letter concluded with the bold
statement that surrender under any
other terms was an impossibility and
would not be considered. Gen. Shafter
Immediately cabled the facts to Wash
ington and sent to Gen. Toral a refusal
of his proposal, but added that he
would communicate with his govern
ment and would extend the informal
armistice until Sunday at nooon. 1t is
deemed probable that the truce may
extend even beyond the time designa-
ted, as the offer of Gen. Toral to sur
render on any terms is regarded as an
indication that the Spanish commander
has decided upon surrender upon the
best terms obtainable.
SANTIAGO B0MBARDED.
The bombardmeat of Santiago has
begun.
That was the verbal information OBJ
tanned Sunday evening shortly before 8
o'clock at the war department.
Almost Immediately three bulletins
were posted, the most important of
which was from Gen Shafter This
dispatch announced that Gen. Toral,
who succeeded Gen. Linares in COM
mand of the Spanish forces in Santiago
when the latter was wounded, had de-
rclined to surrender unconditionally and
AID that the bombardment of the town
would be begun by the army and navy
abou. / o'clock Sunday afternoon.
Anxiety had been expressed by the
war department officials as to whether
Gen. Shafter had q sufficient force to
prevent the evacuation Of Santiago by
the enemy. This anxiety was alIayed
about half past y Sunday night by the
receipt Of the following dispatch from
Gen. Shafter. which contained confr-
nation. too, Of the earlier reports Of the
bombardment:
Headquarters Fifth Army Corps, july
10 via, Playa Del Este, July 10.
70 the Adjutant General, Washington:
Enemy opened hire 4 few minutes past
4 with light guns which We're soon
SiIcnced by ours; very little musketry
firing and the enemy kept entirely in
their intrenchments. Three men slight,
Is wounded. VIII have considerable
forces tomorrow: enough to completely
block all the roads on the Northwest.
| am quite we'll.
gen. Garcia reports that enemy erac,
uased little town called DoScaninos
about three miles from Santiago and
near the bay