The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-11-30
STORY AS TOLD
BY A SPANIARD.
The Battles and CapitulatiOn Of San
tiago by an Eye Witness.
CERVERA'S FLEET WAS USELESS.
lie Does Not Know Why 1t Was SEM
Cuba in the Condition IL was.
Santiago Before the Gapitulation
Was in Very Sore straits.

WASHINGTON. Nov 29--The Bureau
NJ Naval Intelligence to-day issued an
other of ifs war series. this time the
..,tAt,lee and capituhti0n of Santiago DE
,.,.o. d., Lieutenant JOS. Muller \. &c
{Sro tbe second I'm command OF the
naval forces Of the Province OF santiago
ia Cuba" Captain Clover the chief OF
III. Intelligence Bureau explains IN an
Introductory note that the writer was an
ave Witness Of most OF the events thtt ne
describes and from his position had ace
cess t. o;licial Information. The style Is
po,uliary interesting free from bias and
has an air OF authenticity. which will give
The book "a place In history though u rs
not an Official publication.
THE TWO FLEETS.
The publication begins with chapter
entitled. the Two Fleets telling of the
arrival OF Ccrvcra's squadron ON the 18th
of May and OF the disappointment OF the
people who expected nO less tnan ciHht
battleships instead Of FIVE. The Icuten-
an, mentioned tnc fact that provisions
we're very short also that the military
element Of the Province were nine or
ten months i'm arrears i'm the payment
OF consignmcnts and had been living on
credit for some time. Every thlnS was
lacking food. money, credit ana pun
chasing
happened at Santiago was true Of other
places In the islands. The merchants
instead of contributing TO the welfare OF
the army hid whatever they had anu
raised prices.
He speaks of the difficulties Of coahng
and shows that the fleet was very Dduly
supplied. .....,.,.
AMERICANS PRAISED.
Smoking OF the battles of ElCaney
and san Juan. Lieutenant JeJeiro says
the Americans. il must be acknowledged,
tonight with truly admirable courage ana
spirit. The casualties OF tire spanish
side are stated 10 lac sixty officers ana
5s3 men. He claimed that only go men
d.ferded Ty Canev for ten hours. and
that go defended san Juan for four
hours The lieutenant gives consider
able space 10 the naval battle. most OF
which IS taken from persons VINO were
saved from the Spanish ships. The cool
ness and courage of Admiral Ccrvera is
noted. Tho ire Of the Spanish ships was
said 10 have been slow. while That OF the
American ships was very brisk. IN us
cllssing the disaster. he says that the
loss Of the fleet had been foretold by an
Us commanders but the public opinion IN
the island Of cuba required the presence
OF the fleet in Cuban waters. The ships
had not been cleaned. were short Of coal
and not i'm good condition to fight. The
feet received definite orders from the
Captain-General of cuba 10 leave San
tlago IN spite of Admiral Ceryera's re-
mOnstrance.
SPANISH LOSSES.
The total losses in all the attacks on
Santiago are given as follows: Ohicers
Killed. l6: men killed. l07: officers wound
ed. 50: men wounded. 556: prisoners ana
missing officers and 116 men. He closes
the account of the naval battle OF san
fiago. saving: Il have never been able TO
understand the reason why there was
sent to the island of Cuba fleet that
was I'm no manner able TO cope with thdt
of the United States. and which. there
fore. could IN no wise prevent the ships
Of the latter from blOckading our ports
and controlling the seas. but since 1t was
sent without its arriva! being able TO pre-
vent the loss of the island, which was
lost as experience has shown from the
very moment when war was accepted.
owing TO the conditions prevailing there
then. II should have been prevented from
being destroyed as It was without result
ing I'm any advantage whatever