The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-09-13

the captain GENERA Oh 1uDa. DUC II
would require Il little time to have his
acts confirmed by the home governments:
that in the meantime he was prepared to
appoint commissioners to arrange the
clauses Of capitulation. Not only this.
he offered 10 surrender the balance OF
his command. which had not been under
fire during the campaign. The remarka-l
BE offer was on his motion. and was in
the nature Of Il surprise to the American
Generals present. However. at the con-
ference Of the day previous. General
Miles had reminded him that he had
been rendered the most liberal terms
ever offered to an enemy. that his fleet
was destroyed. and that they were
1900 miles from home. Torals offer
corid be accounted for in one Of two
wayS-cither that the troops were want
ed at home to meet a threatened rcvo-
luton. or that they wanted TO get home.
and regarded this AZ the only means Of
doing 80 ut the expense of the United
States. Whether Blanco and the rest
of the Spanish forces in Cuba would
have surrendered on the same terms IS
not now. and perhaps may never be
known.
PORTO RICAN CAMPAIGN.
cine place Of landing the Porto
Rican expedition had been 50 thoroughly
advertised in communications sent over
the French cable. and in the newspapers
of our own country and telegraphed to
Madrid and from there to San Juan,
that not having received the necessary
appliances with which to diSemhark,
General Miles decided after leaving the.
Windward Passage, to change his course
and land on the south side Of Porto
o.. ,rl.., 4Jn g., nd. ron tho
least prepared. and the least expecting
to receive him: and where he knew that
the decentralization of the troops and
supplies could be most easily effected
from the time of that Decentralization
during the following nineteen days of
the CAMPAIGN. he kept the SpaniardS
| guessing what the next move would be.
When they Withdrew along the line of
the great military road between Ponce
| and san Juan, they destroyed the
bridges. INSTRUCTED the roads and forti-
fed strong positions in the mountain
| passes. and then We're surprised that
one column Of his army was sweeping
| around the end Of the island, capturing
the principal cities and towns. while
| another had passed over the mountains
on the trail which the SDaniards had
supposed impossible. and therefore had
not fortified or guarded il, and the first
they knew of the march OF the Ameri-
can army was the appearance of Il
| strong brigade within twenty miles of
the northern coast at the terminus Of
the railroad connecting San Juan with
.Arecibo. The island of Porto Rico was
fairly won by the right of conquest.
and has become Il part Of the United
States. The sentiment of the people
was in no sense outraged by Invaders,
but on the contrary was successfully
prOpjtiatcd. \ people who have en-
dured the severity Of Spanish rule for
four centuries. hail with JOY the pro-
lection of the great republic. One of
the richest sections of the country over
which our flag now floats has been added
and will be Of lasting value to our ma
ton. politically. commercially and from
Il military or strategic point of view.
Possession of that island has also rem
dercd any further resistance OF the
Spanish forces i'll Cuba hopeless. and
General Miles firmly believes that by
fair and Just treatment the people of
Cuba can be as easily controlled, either
rs a friendly ally and neighbor. or to
become a part Of our own country, as
the people of Porto Rico.
NILES PRESENT DUTIES.
General Miles remained in Porto
Rico as long as he deemed his presence
necessary for carrying out the wishes Of
the President, and now returns to the
United States. bringing with him nearly
o.0CO men. Who are no longer required.
there being some twelve thousand still
remaining. amply sufficient for all pur-
poses. He returns ut once to Washing
ten. where he believes he can be most
useful. as he considers the most inn
portant need Of the hour now to be the
immediate reduction of war expenses,
and the return of as large Il portion of
those i'll military service as possible to
their former occupations, where they
are most needed