The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-08-10
Miles Troops COuverging on the
Porto Rcan Capitol.
THE ISLAND WILL SOON BE OURS
Every Important Town is on the Line
ofthe American Advance and with
the FAN of san Juan Our Occu-
nation will be Complete.

PONCE. August s.-Via ST. croix.-
General IyNson'e headquarters Is now es-
,ablished five miles east OF Juana Didz.
Hie forces covered thirteen miles yes'er-
dav ana arrived I'm their present posi-
ton last night ,...,.
General Wilson intended to give battle
"a the spanlards az Coamo to-day
there arc any Of the enmey there but
de1sv, in bringing up his wagon trains IN
duced him 20 wait until tomorrow "hth'
II the spanlards remain. they VIII De as
lodged. ~.
m Is General WILSON'S intention. after
driving the enemy from Coamo 10 move
aralnst Aibonito. where the spaniards
are obstructing the march 10 San Juan.
General Brooke will fnak the enemy
from Cayey and effect Junction with
General Wilson.
This morning General Wilson person
otiv reccnuoitered 10 within .wo niles OF
Coarno He intended 10 speak with me
Standards n they came out but they oio
rot come Their outposts are IN sight
two mile from the American camp.
The aret strong entertainments n:e
,,no iron, coamo just beyond tee juno
t,on ~ The Santa Isabel and S1n Juan
roads r.-i,,.,,
me sixteenth Pennsylvania regimen
,,af inst received Kras-Jorg snsen TICS.
4 neV UIagUlt0 llNis NNT+"f 80
become acquainted with the ne" MedPoH
In addition 10 this regiment, Henefal
Wilson has under his command the sec
ond and Third Wisconsin Regiments wv
batteries OF light artillery. and raFtHy
Troop c. Of Brooklyn. D..,
General Ernst accompanied General
wilson on his reconnltering eNpedi'ioH'
and from hill both saw mo Soai'o
MILES MOVES ON.
"a Nfr gfsuQrChpq have been
,o|e,vAa here one az the German Vice
Consulate saving that Spain has accept
ed the condition Of peace laid down by
~ United states There has been no
ofscial notification. however. received by
GENERAL Miles. and the forward move
rnent OF the army continues
General Henry will 90 along the Adlun-
tas road with Garretson's brigade 10 meet
General schwan at Arecibo on the north
side OF the island
General Miles thought 81 accompanying
General Henry but finally decided not 10
move his headquarters until every tnlns IS
IN order here. The landing OF supplies Is
being delayed owing TO the poor facilities
The army has not launches enough as YET
10 do the work required.
PONCE. PORTO RICO Aug 'th. VIA
ST. THOMAS. Aug S--The movement OF
Inc amer AAalA at llAf ~ s's--t "'-f $3.50
cibo BEGAN to-day, as already briefly ca
bled 10 The Sun. and the beginning OF
the end OF the Porto Rican campaign rs at
hand In ten days az tine longest unless
all signs fan. the entire island Of Porto
Rico will be occupied and san Juan itself
reduced
NOT LIKE SANTIAGO.
The belief I'm Ponce now Is that there
may DO one or two fights. but nothing
Ike the battle before Santiago. The first
troops 20 move to-day were the Second
and Third Wisconsin. Of General Ernst
brigade.
The Sixteenth Pennsylvania. Of Ernsts
Brigade. moved yesterday 10 the Desca-
labrado river. and the two regiments or
W'gcorsin trot ps were ordered up 10 sup
port them Al the same time General
Wilson with fis stan, moved his head
quarters from Ponce Ia Juan Diaz. near
the front Troop c. OF New York Cav
airy, preceded General wilson, and at ]
o'clock this afternoon the City Troop Of
Philadelphia. started on a foriy-mile
march along the coast road 20 join Cen
eral Brooke al Guayama. Troop II. OF
the Sixth Cavalry. accompanied them.
General Brooke has moved the Fourth
PENNSYLVANIA Volunteers UP 10 Guyana
"a ioin the Fourth Ohio and Third iii
nois.
Schwan's Brigade. the Eleventh and
Nineteenth regulars and two batteries OF
light artillery started AT o'clock Tor
Arecibo one battalion Of the Nineteenth
Infantry and Colonel Black. with BOO
Porto Rican laborers took the Adluntas
road Their ultimate destination Is Are
oibo. tut they will repair the road on the
way An the expeditions were under way
before dark General Schwan was ac-
companied by Colonel Fajardo, who has
been commissioned by General Miles 10
command the First Regiment OF Porto
Rloan Volunteers General Schwan has
gone TO Yauco. thence to Sabana Granoe
and San German. The last named place
Is an important city with 5000 inhaol-
fants in It's jurisdiction. and its people
are noted for their intense loyalty 10
Spain ....,
WILL FIGHT AT NIAYAGUEZ.
From that place he will so west to
Cabo-Roio. and from there 10 Mayasuez'
the third city OF importance on the is.and'
and having the third largest spanish gar
rison. The garrison there includes bat
talon OF the Alfonso Kill Regiment.
Reports from Mayaguz say that me
Spaniards there viii make a sun hght.
There are some fortincauons there ana
the place Is easy 20 defend.
Up the coast the next place Is Anasco.
an important town q little inland, ana
then Aguadilla, on the northwest coast
where there is another big spanish garri-
son. This is composed mostly OF Volun-
teers. however
The town is situated in a valley. and
mountains surround H. There is Tort
on the north SIDE. The population is
threc-fourths Spanish.
A fight is expected there. but the ols
fight of this division II there is any VIII
come when Cen Schwan reaches LareS,
IN the interior This IS an important
strategic point and an ideal place TO de-
fcnd.
Reports have ben received from many
sources that the Spaniards are preparing
70 make stand there. Troops have been
summoned from the surrounding country.
and what modern guns they have are be-
ing mounted From Lares Gen. Schwan
VIII 20 direct 90 Arecibo. where he viii
meet Col Blacks battalion
WILL BE OURS
Thus the island west Of line drawn
from Ponce 20 Arecibo viii be entirely oc-
ouDlod by TIE Americans cen. Scnwan
took with him 1900 rifles and 100000
rounds OF ammunition.
Col. Fajardo asserts that the people OF
the island. even inthc Spanish towns.
want American rulc. ln each city visited
while American government Is being es-
tablished he will organize a company OF
volunteer guards.
These native soldiers will be armed by
General Swain. who will leave them TO
defend the flag IN the various towns
where the companies arc formed. Col