Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-07-15
Other Spanish Possessions
to Be Attacked.
GIVES UP 5000 MILES
ihae Much Territory Surrendered ,o ca,
e'"i Smarter by General Torsl
yesterday. TWO Hundred and
Flfty Americans Killed .O4
(BE Telegraph.)


day when the Spanish coors "a ,"s , 20
49, santiago to the American nac
via follow the Transportation ~
me spanish troops back to tbai, - ~
, Ne country ana the capture of the is-
i;lhd OF Porto Rico unless, neaca co.,
intervcncs Se Sooh
ne sies: of Santiago had lasted two
Meeks ana was remarkable in many re
Spsees ana III none more than the heavy
i'er esntage Of loss through death.
s,iin,s es ua SICKNESS of the soldiers and
s''lors engaged on both sides. LOOKING
,Aeh over the record of these two
NeehS IL is seen that a great ironclad
squadron has been DESTROYED th.t
nearly 1000 soldiers have died In the
trenches OF Santiago. on the othar
hand about ESQ American soldiers hove
been killed. and In round numbers ? 600
more nave been sent To the HOSPITALS
rom wounds. fevers and other ALL
''''.nts our fleet had Il remarkable ex-
etHptlor from disaster In the many en-
gaEeinents it had with thu. forts AZ thc
entrance of the harbor, and With tha
Spanish squadron
Next is Porto Rico" said Secretary
Aiser after receiving the news Of San
tiago's formal surrender, land then
If need be. Havana" The secretary
WAS In excellent spirits. He has been
more anxious than he dared show as
I" the condition OF our sick soldiers
ana ana looked with apprehension upon
- i'D''S'oi'lS vi pIoIun RatlOn or the
struggle in the unhealthy valley OF
santiago. The secretary said that the
Porto Ricnn expedition would go for
ward Immediately. 1t will comprise
new men entirely. The warriors in the
trenches before Santiago have dIsting-
ufshed themselves. and it Is not deemed
prudent to bring them into unneces-
sary contact with the new troops in
view Of the danger of spreading the
contagon The sick soldiers will be
sod hal T.
the United States as soon as they can
ne safely removed. Immune regiments
viii he ordered to Santiago to garrison
the town. and. as stated in these dis
patches yesterday. two OF these regi-4
,s-s,nsss are already under orders TO 4
proceed. 7s7s5.ss
The Porto R!can expedition will be
commanded by General Miles in per-
son. though General Brooke. now In
command at Camp Thomas, is expected
the expedition will depend upon Cen
ernl Miles wishes although 1t Is be-
lieved that $4,000 men will be sufficient
for the purpose. AT San Juan the navy
will be of greater assistance than 1t was
at Santiago owing to the possibility OF
approaching the town more closely
without rsking contact with mines
General Brooke is now on his way to
Washington by direction of Secretary
Alser. SO that he VIII be in position
:" =" iiis'A'. ms NleWS KNOWN 10 tne Depart
ment- The experience gained In dis
patching Skaters expedition 1t IL ex-
pected Will aid the officials In their
determination to make short work OF
the Porto Rican affair. There Will be
plenty of Transports available for the
expedition, as the government has de-
vised other means of removing the
Npanfards captured ut Santiago by car
wing them on these transports. That
he navy is ready to do It's share at
snort notice goes without saying. Por-
to Rico is not expected To offer q very
formidable Resistance. IT is believed
mat the moral effect Of tnday's surren-
ter at Santiago will he to discourage
the defenders of San Juan. There Is.
however. always the prospect that
ncace may ens1c before hostilities
nave progressed a against Spnln's east
"rmost West India island Rumors
ERE ahoat this afternoon to the ef-
iect that the Spanish government at
last mad made overtures in that d.
lection. but their basis probably was
that one more reverse to the Spanish
,rms would be sufficient to compel the
SPA nish government to sue for peace.
ana TINS reverse was furnished by the
surrender or IoraFs army. The navy
n ,,slaa mas not been affected by
THESE rumorS 10 the extent OF relaxing
any OF us precautions OF abandoning
any or Its plans. for Secretary Long
stated uneduivocaiy today that Com
ihodoTe Watsons eastern squadron
YOU'D certainly go TO Spain as soon as
| It couid san.
me territory surrendered TO US by
.ieheral ioral makes ABOUT o,ooO
square nllles. ne spanish soialers 90
De sent 10 spain are estimated at 1o,Ooo
men. -,
MAJOR HOPKINS the fnliI.arS aioe GO
secretary anger. nus alteliooi. tls.o
spread peh4re nun II huse map VI ~
pa SHOWING the SURRENDERED zone
turned over 70 me tAl'lel,cai 'roops.
me me begins at .Aseraaefos, ABOUT
~ .et -, '''iies Wesl vi Sant'tlso 'iaipo
gnu men 'ui'' uue north :ipoAt t"sHty
Nv, ,ise ihlies 70 taillo Soti ~ I1ao lhe
'il'e cui'lts'teu wy 'i.,iti' ~ Mou'a nave
passcu w.. W aug u'il, mus tahihs
| ne ola.ilsl, saIr,Sni d, t.al point
| i.'lashiiy .Ieheral 1oral Wisheo 20
| tVo'u ths iticluston Oh Eoisuln, SO she
iihe turns Abruptly TO the northeast at
| ram" ana r4hs 10 the coast town OF
| Coca del Sagua on the coast. The ex-
| width about fiftv miles taperine to a