The gold leaf., 1898-09-01
HENDERSON, c., THURSDAY SEPTEMBER

ing or burning of their ships. and l.
800 prisoners were taken. Admiral
Sampson, who was away reconoiter.
ing, arrived in time TO see the last
sinking ship of the enemy driven
ashore
The Navy Department on Monday,
July i, received dispatch from Ad-
miral Dewey announcing the safe ar
rival at Manila, of the cruiser Charles
ton. and the three transports. the
City of Peking, the Colon and the
Australia, with troops on board, on
June 80. The squadron stopped at
the Ladrone Islands and the Charles
ton bombarded the island of Guohan,
the largest Of the group. and. easily
captured it. The Spanish govern
ment and garrison were taken pris-
oners and carried to Manila as pris-
| Oners of war.
Wednesday, July 6, the Spanish
government ordered Camara to re-
turn home to protect the Spanish
coast from attack by Commodore
Watson.
General Toral, commanding the
Spanish forces at Santiago, sent a
flag of truce on Wednesday to Gen
eral Shafter asking for three days
grace and cable operators to notify
Madrid of Santiago's desire to sur
render, all of which was granted.
Orders telegraphed from Washing
ton on Thursday, July Z, detaching
Commodore Watson's squadron from
the command of Rear-Admiral Samp-
son and directing him to proceed as
speedily as possible to Spain and the
Mediterranean. The squadron in
cluded the flagship Newark, the bat
tleships Iowa and Oregon. the auxil-
iary cruisers Dixie, Yankee and
Yosemite, the colliers Abarenda,
Scinda, Alexander Caesar, Cassius,
Justin and Leonidas, and the supply
ship Delmonico.
Ma jor General Miles left Washing
ton for Santiago Thursday night,
July Z.
Advices received from Admiral
Dewey on Friday, July 8, to the effect
that he would not take Manila until
the arrival of Major General Merritt.
General Miles at Santiago July II
and assumes command.
Yellow fever appeared among the
American troops at Santiago July 13
and orders were given that no more
parley should be made respecting the
surrender of Santiago.
General Toral agreed July IA to
surrender Santiago.
The Spanish government issued a
decree July Is suspending the rights
of individual citizens.
Admiral Cervera and the captured
officers of his fleet were quartered at
Annapolis, Md, July Is, as prisoners
| of war.
The city of Santiago was formally
delivered to General Shafter July II
and the American flag was hoisted
over the place; the Spanish troops
marched out and gave up their arms
all tire country east of line drawn
through Acerraderos, Palma and Sa-
qua, with the troops and munitions
Of war in that district, were surren-
dered also, the United States agree
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Spain.
President Mckinley issued proc
lamation July Is providing for the
government of Santiago.
The United States awarded the
contract for transporting Spanish
prisoners to Spain to the Spani sh
Transatlantic Company July 20.
| General Wilson started from Charles
ton for Porto Rico with 1000 troops.
General Miles and a fleet of trans
ports bearing troops left Guantana-
mo July 21 for Porto Rico.
The Porto Rico expedition began
landing at Guanica July 25.
Spain began negotiations for peace
through M. Cambon, French ambas-
sador at Washington, July 26.
The answer of the United States
giving terms of peace was received d
in Madrid July 81.
American troops under General
Merritt repulsed an attack by 5000
Spaniards near Manila July 81.
A note from the Spanish govern
ment was received August in Wash
ington, new points as to the terms of
peace being raised. A reply to this
| was sent.
The peace protocol was signed
August y.