Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-07-14
DISPATCH FROM MILES.
lie Gives Particulars Of the Surrender %
the SpAnIah Army.

lie Gives Particulars OF the Surrender of
the spanish Army,
Washington, July 1.-THE war depart
ment received the following dispatch
from General Miles, written apparently
before the final surrender OF Santiago at
3 o'clock "Before Santiago July Ia -
General Toral has formally surrendered
the troops Of his army, troops and
divisions Of Santiago on terms and un.
derstanding that his troops shall be re-
turned 20 spain. Shafter will appoint
commissioners 10 draw up the conditions
and make arrangements for the carrying
out Of the terms Of surrender. This IL
very gratifying and Shafter and the
officers and men Of his command are
entitled 10 great credit for their sincerity
and fOrtitude in overcoming the almost
iusurmOuntable obstacles which they
encountered. A portion Of the army
had been infected with yellow
fever, and efforts will be made
to sepeTate those infected aud
those free from Il and keep those still on
board the ships separatedIfrOm those on
shore. Arrangements will be immedi-
a,ely made for carrying out further in
slructlOns Of the president and yourself -
secretary Long received the following
cablegram from Admiral Sampson, dated
OIL Santiago, , p. m: santiago sur
rendered"
II appears that on Monday Shafter did
not again demand the unconditional sur
render which TOral refused on Sunday,
but offered as an alternative proposition
10 accept the capitulatiOn OF the enemy
and 70 transport the Spanish officers aud
troops tO Spain, they to leave all arms
behind and he TO accept their parole. II
Was this proposition which lOral declined
yesterday, This morning II was decided
TO hold u personal interview with
TOral, Miles aud his staff, who got no
further than Skaters headquarters last
night, accompanied by ShafteT and staff,
rode out 10 the front shortly before s
o'clock under flag OF truce. A request
for personal interview with the Spanish
cOmmandeT-in-chief was aeeeded 10 and
about o o'clock Generals Miles, Shafter,
Wheeler, GilmOur, Col. Course, Captain
Wiley and Captain Maus rode up, passed
over our intrenchments and went down
into the valley beyond. They we're met
by TOTal and his chief OF stan under
spreading mango tree at the bottom Of
the valley, about half way between the
lines. The interview that followed lasted
an hour.
The situation was placed frankly be-
fore TOTal, and no WIS offered the alter
native OF being sent home with the gar
TisOn or leaving Santiago province, the
only conditions imposed being that he
should not destroy existing Notifications
and should leave his arms behind.
This latter condition the Spanish gen.
eral, who does not speak English, eK-
plained through his Interpreter was
impossible, He said that the laws
OF Spain gave a general no discretion
He might abandon the place II he found
II untenable, but he could not leave his
arms behind without subiecting himself
10 the penalty Of being cOurt-martialled
and shot, His government had granted
him permission to eyacuate Santiago, and
that was all Further than that he was
pOwerless 10 90. without saying 80 In
words, Miles said that the tenor OF TOTars
remarks all betrayed the realization that
he could not hold out long,