The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-07-13
THE WAR WITH SPAIN.
Inc Conflict Around Santiago -Camara's
squadron Returning to Spain.

The Conflict Around Santiago -Camara's
squadron Returning to Spain.
CONTINUED FROM PAGE THREE
General Toral. commanding at Santiago.
asked, under flag OF truce, that hostilities
be suspended till Saturday, July 8. and re-
quested that the cable operators, who had
fed from the city when General Skater
gave notice Of his intention to begin the
bombardment, be allowed to return to no
tify Madrid of Saatingos desire to surren-
der. The truce was extended, the opera
tors were hunted up and expressed will
iDgness to accommodate the Spanish com
mander. The civil governor, mayor and
chief judge of the city were within the
American lines for protection, and thou
sands Of refugees under the protection OF
our flag. The city is practically deserted by
its former inhabitants. General Randolph,
with 5000 troops and "a guns, arrived on
Friday.
Awful distress is reported among the
refugees.
The truce expiring at four o'clock on Sat-
urday was extended until noon on Sunday
General Linares had suggested terms OF ca
pitulation but unconditional surrender, the
terms formulated by Grant at Donelson, in
the civil war, alone will be accepted. Gen
erai Shafter has been employing the days of
truce in strengthening his position, and ex-
tending his lines to encompass all the ways
Of egress from the city. He has mounted
several large siege guns and has in addition
the six batteries of General Randolph 6
"long Toms" previously mentioned, all OF
which are in position ready for action when
the word is given.
The terms of surrender proposed by Gen
Toral, it is now reported, were that the
Spanish troops be allowed to retain their
flags and arms and to leave the city with
military honors, proceeding without mo.
lestation to Holquin, where they would
join other Spanish forces. But Gen. Shat.
ter does not propose to turn this army loose
in Cuba and have it to fight again at some
other point.
On Sunday, Gen. Shafter received Gen
Torals refusal to surrender uncondition
ally, and bombardment by the army and
navy began. Gen. Skaters force is said
to be $1,000 men. 1t is now reported thai
the Manzanillo force has, in fact, reached
Santiago, augmenting the Spanish force tC
$4,000 men. The plan of operations con
templates the cooperation of the warships
whose heavy guns will throw their missiles
over the intervening hills into the Spanish
defenses, sparing the town all that is pos
sible, and Sampson will improve any op
portunity that may be presented to TAKE
some OF his ships into the harbor if the ext
gencies Of the bombardment require THU
movement.
Camara's squadron, which has paid 500,
600 in tolls to pass through the Suez canal
on the way to Manila, has now spent SINH
lar sum Of SPANS meager cash to return
being summoned home by reason OF the
United States naval demonstration agains
the coast OF Spain.
There are rumors of incipient peace pro
posals, but there are no indications tina
Spain is yet ready to sue for peace
1t is EXP ected that Commodore Watson
with strong and we'll equipped squadron
embracing some of the best ships of tn
navy, will sail for Spain this week.