The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-07-09
SANTIAG0'S
B0MBARDMEUT'
General Toral at 10 O'clock.
Had Not Surrendered. !
BATTLESHIpS WILLOPEN FIRE
Spain Has Talked Of Peace and Wash
ins!e1 May Hear Of the Terms ]
=. gu Monday

Madrid. July 9-General Weyler will
probably be placed under arrest soon,
Minister Of War Correa has ordered an
inquiry rs to Weyler recent scathing
criticisms OF the operations In Cuba, and
the situation In the Philippines
Weyler at the time also severely censur-
ed General Bianco and Admiral Cervers.
: He will be vigorously prosecuted by the
Government.
siboney, July 7. via Port Antonio. July
a-.santiago is practically ours. She has
sent her appeal to Spain, and surrender or
bombardment rests with the mother coun.
try.
At daybreals yesterday the flag of truos
was still seen flying over the Spanish
headquarters In the city. Our soldiers
were wondering why 1t was still there,
whom a smaller white flag In the hands OF
man in uniform was seen coming from
tho city.
A party was sent from Gen. Skaters
headquarters to receive tho bearer of the
f1ag. 1t was found that he Was a commits
sioner from Gen. Toral, who has been In
command Of the Spanish forces In the city
since Gen. Linaros, their actual oomman-
der. aswounded on July !.
| Toral Is q fre-eater. as Linares Ia. He
had sworn never 10 give up until the last
Spanish soldier was dead, but he has found
occasion to radically change his attitude
| within the past few days,
Washington, July o. The news that
Camara's squadron has been ordered back
| to Spain Is Welcomed by naval officials
who desire to mako 1t three straight"
Commodore Watson's squadron, which
Is to give battle to Admiral Camara will,
II is said, DO enlarged. and will consist Of
three battleships instead OF two, thu Ore.
gon and Iowa being supplemented by the
Indiana.
The cruiser Newark will be scco,npan.
led by two Of the crack ships Of the navy,
probably the Columbia aal the Minneapo.
lis.
With squadron Of three battles ships,
three fine cruisers and threa auxiliary
cruisers, the naval officials have no doubt
OF tho outcome Of the conflict, whenever 1t
shall take place, even though the Spanish
ships be manned. AS Is now reported to be
the case, by French sailors and French
gunners,
Commodore Watson's squadron will
probably rendezvous at the Canaries and
seize those islands.
After the Canary Islands have been s,iz.
cd, the squadron will proceed to meet Ad.
miral Camara aud the result Of the Gu
counter will undoubtedly be tho addition
of Comm dore WaLson's name to the list
OF Rear Admirals of the navy.
London, July 9-Informal peace over
lures havo been made by Spain through
VA AAohty w Jill, Uu0
British Ambassador at Madrid, into whose
hands American interests in Spain were
intrusted by United States Minister Wood
ford just prior to his departure from that
country.
Tho British Ambassador for varded tho
unofficial motto to tho Foreign Office here,
and the British officials communicated it
to Col John Hay, tho American Ambas.
sador to Great Britain.
Official deIials are already fol Incoming
from Washington aud Madrid. Never.
theless, the facts are as stated above,
though the denials are technically corr
rect.
Ill is quite true That Spain has not vet
officially begged for peace, nor will she do
80 until sho lcarus whether the available
terms will DO such us she can accept with
out making Il domestic revolution inevi-
table
The best information from Madrid indi-
Gates that Prime Minister Sagasta will
carry gu: tho plan outlined several days
ago In these dispatches. namely, to initi.
ate peace nego iations and carry them to
point where Spain will DO 80 far com.
mitted that 1t will be difficult for her II
retract.
The lattor, by the aid of martial law and
high handed measures in dealing with any
public obJcctur, aud without the respons.
billy of initiation Of The peace policy,
might he able to carry the country through
We Crisis without Il civil war.