Evening journal., 1898-07-30
THB CITIZENS REJOICING
Enthusiastic Welcome 10 the Amer
ican Troops.
SPANIARDS RETREAT TG'SAN JUAN
Our Troops In Excellent Condition and
EnIoJhns Themselves only Three Men
W0and0d- miles Proclamation 10
the Islanders-OnoinlM Messages.

FORT OBJ PONCE. Islnnd Of Porto n
30 July 2S. VIA tho Ishnd of ST. Thomas,
pahsh West ladies'. July SO.-Srhe Port
" Ponce seTrendered ~ Commander c.
Il. DAVIS OF the auxiliary gunboat Dixie,
formerly the Morgan nno steamer IN
RIO. today.
There was no resistance and the
Americans were welcomed with enthu-
siasm
MAJOR General Miles arrived hero this
morning. az daylight with ..Qeneral
Brnsrs brigade and General Wilson'S
division on board transportA
General Ernsts brigade Immediately
started for The town OF Ponce three
miles inland Which capltulatod this aft
ernOon
The American troops aE0 pushing to-
ward the mountalnB and will join Cen
eal Henry with his brigade. at Yauoo
which has been captured by our troOpa.
A lght before tho latter place on
Tuesday last Ras won bY the American
vDtuntaofa
The Sponiaris enbushod eight com
poniee OF the Massachusetts and Illinois
regimeotB. but tho encmy was ropulsed
ana driven bach q mile To a ridge. where
tho Spanish cavalry charged and woEe
loultu " OFT hllnnlIy.
General GnrIetson led tho flght with
the men from Illinois and Masaarhu-
sets, and tho enemy retreated 20 Yauco
leavlng four dead on tho flold and SOW
glRl wounded
None os OuT men wEo AlIlsd AMI only
three were alhflnty woundid.
The Porto RLcaFrs aro e1ad tho Amer1-
can troops have ksnded AID say they
~
arfhS. phb roads aro good for military
pTr1SoA oir troos,s aIO hoalthS nrsd
ovperel Mas gSgs the dampsAfSn .wiG
bo.ahoH efil ugoroass
GeRfftl MAas hsE faSbsi tiDe ccklOwtfag
rE9gtanlatitas
'ie the py'l8fc sei0n of tlie waAb agssar13t
t'o Anfphan of SDO4n bV tho p,s1plo ol
tha Unatod StapHl tn tfFe oauae az Hber
r., isabaOo aEpl hNrpAnaty hS rnLlNary
f6a'pOus hav0 01nap " occlApg tne islaka
a porto tltoR 9tAet 0uE0s lrsasAng tee
banner a. SrGoiona inagffed br nolla
TaSJHHssA 30 eod6 ne onfathas 81 osr
gpFeruunfri6 arpa ue .YOHrs 6.nsi 10 dar1Ng
a. papihiESa all "a srrnad etasistanoA
ttfU iE4ps yen tha fossteriny asvrn,
ofAO fPon palSls0 viio8o FaVatast Isneer
hi tfsthpe ntr1 hSuanitys 20 al n~snc
Nethn tiSJr add. Hence they rlenee
y)0 flpm yQur former political rela %
Coma and II ~ hoped this wpi bo FOE
hNyed BY tho cheerful acceptance of Uho
government Of tho Uuited states
The ciiicf object OF thu American
Ip1htafy forces wei bO to oveVthrov
tfe uryue1 asEqAcrsty - Hpofn ard efvo
the peopie az etur BeNRnful 0,laasi the
hrutft medauFO NJ fberty consstnnt
with THE riHftnvY oncupatiou
They have nUt como to>malZa war on
Oie people ~ the oplntrs. who for Ven
tsIftus h@veHiNceu osjIRosssed Din. on
the contrary, tllens hEtng prUtootaon moi
CasiY 20 sNseiriselVtA bbt % yRnE sr,asot-
", trOu1Ote TvsSF, Ir'oapeFtty, and t,thtSy,
Tho hpmsBttitg snd bleaansps of our an.
iightenlnent apd Hbepl Institutions and
government. II 10 not their PURPOSE te
interfero with tho existing laws and
cHstoma wbiQh are whoioeoane and bt n,
eRelel to the people % long "a thsy
oQpform to the rules of tho mpit&fS
aSSnlnistr0tiosg ortier and tlstica Plrs
h not war ot devastation aud diasoh,.
tht. but ono 10 give aas wfttln the c,,n.
tTsa of the mHtSaEy and naval fo-oss
tine adv0ptegea eri blessings of en-
lll;ilteurd civtlizhfon-"