The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-08-19
To Hear of Cessation of
HOStilitieS.
CERVERA'S DEFEAT
News TO the Garrisons on the North
Coast Of Province of SantiagO-SPan-
,sh and American Omcers Sent t.
Notify the Towns of the Armistice-
American Troops to Occupy These
Towns-The Wrecked Spanish Fleet.
Advance in Porto Rico.
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Santiago de Cuba August II, 1870
a. m.-This morning Major d. Miley,
with a party consisting of Captain E
Ferrer, of General Lawton's staff; Ma
jor Luis Toolies, chief Of staff Of the
Spanish General Toral, n j. B. Hub
bell, of the Red Cross Society, return
ed from Baracoa and Sagua de Tana-
mo, on the north coast of the province
Of Santiago de Cuba, whittier they
went last Friday to receive h formal
surrender of the Spanish forces at
those points.
AT Baracoa Go Spanish soldiers and
officers surrendered, with 1000 rifles and
200, 900 cartridges, and at Sagua de Tan
amo S72 soldiers and officers, with one
Krupp gun, 1910 rifles and POS, 900
rounds of ammunition.
Major Miley carried thirty tons Of
rations for the Spanish troops and DR..
Hubbell took sixty tons on behalf of
the Red Cross Society, all of which
have been divided between Baracoa
and Sagua de Tanamo.
Major Miley found little ickness at
either place and no yellow fever, but
the Spaniards were in perfect ignor-
ance as to the progress of the war.
They had not heard of Admiral Ger
vera's defeat. On the contrary, they
had been told that the American
transports which they had seen off the
coast, were Spanish ships bringing re-
Inducements and they were amazed
to near the news as to the American
victory, the capitulation of Santiago
and the signing Of the protocol; but
without exception, they expressed the
greatest delight at the prospect of
returning to Spain.
American troops will leave for Bara-
Goa and Sagua de Tanamo in the
course of a few avs.
Major Miley learned hat the Span
iards in that district had done but lit
tie fighting with the insurgent forces
for several days.
Three hundred n s~eventy-fve pa
tents from the hospital at Siboney
were brought to Santiago this after
noon and will leave by the hospital
ship Quitania tomorrow. The Eighth
Ohio will leave on the Mohawk. One
company of the Thirty-fourth Michl-
gan regiment will go in the morning
to Guantanamo bay for transporta-
ton on the United States steamer Res
lutte.
over 800 refugee from the province
of Santiago have returned within two
days from Jamaica. They are mostly
planters and their families. The au-
thorities are finding great difficulty in
maintaining discipline in the city.
The immune soldiers are causing
much trouble, and though the city is
being patrolled by the Eighth Illinois
regiment (colOred), it will be necessary
to supplement this with a special Or
ganized police force.
THE WRECKED SPANISH FLEET.
The Associated Press correspondent
today visited the wrecks of the war
ships Of Admiral Cervera's fleet. Cap
tain Sharp, of the Chapman-Merritt
Wrecking Company, is working vigor-
ously to float the Maria Teresa, and
expects to get her af1oat and in such
condition as to enable her to come to
Santiago within a fortnight. The Ma
ria Teresa has a hole fifteen feet long
in her bottom very close to the keel.
This is being closed and stopped with
unrivited plates, soder and cement and
bagging.
Captain Sharp, however, has no san
CINE hopes of saving the Christobal
Colon. In fact, he considers the task
practically impossible, despite the
contrary opinion entertained by some,
and he would not guarantee that the
vessel can be flOated. The salvage of
the Reina Mercedes and the Merri-
iAioNt AS ooyoy VIII NC easy " Gail
be floated with little difficulty and he
will undertake the contract with con-
fidence.
The Almirante Oquendo and the Viz
caya are both total wrecks and not
worth saving for junk.
THE CONQUEST OF PORTO RICO.
Ponce, Porto Rico, August 16.-Af-
acknowledged in transmission
Couriers from General Henry, who
have arrived here, report that when
a flag of truce was taken to Arecibo
on Sunday only 120 Spanish soldiers
were taken there. The inhabitants
cheered the Americans in the pres
ence of the Spanish troops. The cour-
iers say that had the suspension of
hostilities been postponed two days,
General Henry would have had Areci-
DO.
Genera Stone has accomplished much
in clearing the rough trails
between Adjuntas n Utaudo.
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