Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-07-31
CAPTURE OF PONCE
fican Troops Encounter
No Opposition.
PORTO OFT RIcANs REJOICE
General Miles Troops Received With
"a Open Arms by the Inhabitants Spanish
tsss Captain General Urged TO Surrender
5ar The Sake OF Humanity.
tby Telegraph.l

JULY 28.--t Evening. via st Thonas
s July -. Friday morning -Thr h,nc;i-
4 can, ct,luusst OF Porto Rico hns begun
7 auspi..in,&ly. The Spanish have ~ an
donfG Ponce. the principal port on the
southern coas; Of the island a,: in
z rria;iE respects its most progressive ci =.
I.:.si night General Miles landed .,#d
tIis n,urnin:; took possession ANA ~ Set
the Stars and stripes. The uh ii,tt:tni5
received tn. Americans with up +" arms
and gave them the wi!des; and inrst
exaggerated wc'com". indicating TIA
the population WAS ripe :or rcNot
which was predicted as soon IS Amer |
lean troops touched the shor"
The forces landed at Guan;ca or
Monday have been moved and Eow hold
the terminus of the railway connecting
Yauco with Ponce. They encountered
no opposition except on Thursday
morning. al daylight. when the advanc.
II skirlnishers ran into force of :. ats
iards occupying a house on the i.iicn
road. The SllirmSherS. under u hot
fire. fell back and then again came ga
lan,lv forward. driving the enemy for
a mile from the fortitications into the
bush. In the encounter three hn"ri
cans We're wounaeil. The enemy Lost
three Killed and fourteen wounded.
After the action it was believed tia
the enemy intended 10 con,ets, the al
vance from Guani..a. and General Miles
made preparations to send Genera
Wilson's troops to Ponce. with q View
Of throwing them between Ponce nna
NJ the enemy and closing in on the latte
from both directions He sent w"ra 20
Captain HigSinson. of the batil.shil'
Massachusetts. yesterday To 10 read
TO cover the landing today. An Office.
SaccartlinglF. was sent ashore yesterday
\ afternoon 70 formally demand the SUI
render Of the port of Ponce three miles
from the city Of Ponce. The officer Wa
greatly surprised tn learn That not only
4 the port but the city OF Ponce Was
ready to capitulnte. The SPANISH cons
n IL rnanannt Unison san Martin, with L.
600 men. without artillery. .had htcn
taken completely 10y surprise by The in
yasion occurring in this quarter. ''
the advice Of the British consul. he de
M cided to make no resistance a l"rrr
Of marines was Immediately landed
from the Annapolis and the Amcricait
flag was hoisted over the customs
house in the port of Ponce During the
night the Spanish troops retired from
th,. city along the military road toW"r's
San Juan. where It is pr ,,I, ~ :.
Captain General Macias will eventually
concentrates all the Spanish forces III
the island
In the morning General Miles "stab
lished hea duuartei,s at the custom
house and raised the American nag.
Among the prizes found in the har'
bor. WERE, seventy lighters used in loah.
ing sugar ships and these We're ''Sct
instead Of cutters to convoy LUZ 'i'.P
ashore during which operation nov u
man 81. animal WAS in)urch. ne S'' II
when The soldiers reached the Wh:i'N's
wee arl<:,blc Thousands 81 res
5 dents OF the city, men, women Az" GU
s dren, lined the water IRON. an" S',J"
sa If ioy ana cries Of Viva los .tine' !, :"
VI i've. 49,, ,hen, The soldiers wcr'
,.ac.iy,a like l;hcrators rather th'' ~
,,-,,,.sre 'rh,. red shirtea b"sn'"'i
(tiremcn) came down tn me VIZ.
;, hoav ana chcerca Justify, .'i..'
LYONS. with Company n, ~ 49," ~.
1i...,th regiment. Immediately NAV '" ~.
~ No city and established !: Tr"Nns
.,,,a.a IN the municipal building. IN
snldiers being blleted IN '.S
"a decorated room Of the !Nlo;''n
on every hand the Sre;',eS' S :'anrn,
4;on is cvinccd Women n 49, -
,han,s,lyes in their brightest S"H
and waved their hands ana sn YIN, 1,
the troops marchcd ~ ~ ,,s,.rr,,
streets The doors oil 'l.e ~, II,
houses were opened ana we -,
presented the appearance, %. ~, ,,in,,n
= Te,c, The poor are especially r"J'''
Ali the approaches I" the ct ~, :,
carefully guarded tonast' vim g..
Henry viii effect q 1unctufe VIZ ...i,
era. Wilson here as soon as po ar,.,y
ana th.l, troops Will await the 'rrts
az the other tro"rs now on 'H -. ~, w
The military road to san .uail - -. n
Well beaten. 'ihN w.
diniculty to the passaE" OF a. ~ =
on,l s,,,,ply trains as did the S,EEs {.
III, unbroken trails Of Cuba I"
advance Of General Shafter. me In 's
;,,as made Il stand at a sfHaii ~
,asistinr General Henry's ndvan
es,.ap miles north of Ponce. tot''i'
Artiiierv fire could be seen distinctly
the dispatch boat bearing ms ne
left at : o'clock this eNf'i'l m can;
sfInfor,nation received bE N'en !,
s3S$5s{s;,1i,es Indicates that there are less u
: 600 regulars and 5000 volunteers IN
island. ,, u;th !,
e.,,,fe, ,ccolnranicd by the Brit
Lsranch German and DANISH cons
called upon the Alcadc this alteri
THE latter gave them a gracious
come and asked 10 De a'l -, ..r,r -
General Miles desires Win reE' i,,
Ia Government Of the Guy. N'ei.
Miles informed him that 1t was nov
purpose to iptcrfere in any NAY
the local government, aiu , ~ 20
Alrade 10 conduct his admih'S >. na
s usuai He said, however. ,hil'
ncrsnns having arms given ny
Snan;sh must give them up or De u
N .aTr.. enemies. The Alcade Sa'o
this should be done.
5s5s ~ ihn conclusion of the comic!
38 which was brief, the American VI,
stepued to the balcony of the M
pal building. oSer'o"n! n ny n
where several thousand people III
ing the fire department ana a nu
az bands. We're assembled INC
5s cheareG Miles and the American
1,layed national airs
Surgeon General Greenleat SAID
s583 that there was no yellow fever IN
or its vicinity. but there was a
cases of small pox.
United states Consul Hanna,
Ss55 q personal friend Of CAPTAIN q
Macias. tel.graphed 10 the latter
urging him to wire tbs Madrid &
rment to surrender in the name
s.$ manly. as the Americans are Ger
gF8 victory.
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