Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-07-30
PONCE SljRRENDERS
Miles Cleaning Up Every
thing as He Goes
BUT LITTLE RESISTANCE
Feellng OF Intense Satisfaction Among Adj
ministrmt.on Oiiiciais over the Results
Thus Far Accomplish. Il In tie
torto ktcmn CninpaiEu.

| Copyright. 1898. by Associated Pres, )
| PORT OF PONCE. PORTO RICO.
| WA THE ISLAND OF ST. THOMAS
! 81 THOMAS. -. w, l.. July .Y.--rhv
| Part %sf Ponce surrendered to Com
hand"r &. Il, Davis Of the auxiliary
Guihoat DIN!c. Yesterday. There Was
y" r.-siSianr" al'A tie Americans VIZ.
Welcomed With rnthusiasin Major
General Miles arrived here lis niur
! ing ~ Daylight With General Einst's
| brigade ana General Wilson's div sion
| on board Transports. General Ernst 5
niiG:td" immediately started Tor tn.
town Of Ponce. three miles inland
which car'tHla!ct ihlS niui nlna
lie +Alti":ican trool : arr, J.ushins t.
ward tin mountains ana wii ,o.n G al
! eEal Henry With his bii"ade al N.u,u
which has been cantlrcd ny our troops
\ hight before the latter place on
Tuesday MAS Won 'y the !tmerican l.
u!iectS. The Spanish amhushed eight
companies ri tho sixth Massachusetts
and sixth Illinois regiments. but the
enemy WAS repulscI ana driven back {.
mile to i ridge. where The Spanish c..v-
AIRY charged and We're routed by our
infantry.
General Garretson led the tight viii.
TIE men from Illinois and Ala ssachu-
sets and the on. my retrcatt.d to Vance
leaving four dead On the field and sew
| killed and only three We're slightly in
jurtd. The Wounded arc:
Captain Gihon Barrett.
Private james Drummo"d.
private I'll. c. Cary. nU."
The Porto Rcans are glad the Amer
ic:in troops have funded ANA say they
are .tH Americans and Will join our
army.
The roads are good FOR military p,lr-
poses. our tool's ave heal ny ana en-
eral Miles says the campaign viii I've
S!:or; ana vigorous.
General Miles has issued the follow
ing proclamation:
In the prosecution of the war
against ting Kingdom Of Spain by the
| people of the United States III tina eau e
| 81, liberty, justice and humanity. its
| military forces have COM to ccupy e
island OF Porto Rico. They come bear
irg the banners of freedom, in pred by
| ,anoble purpose, to seek the enemies Of
| our government and of yours, to destroy
| and capture all in armed resistance.
| They bring you the fostering arms Of
| Il free people whose greatest power is
! Justice and humanity t. all living witt
in their domains. Hence they release
! You from your political citations and it
| is hoped that this VIII he followed W
| S,,ur cheerful accePl.lcc IF the gpNer :
! m.nt Of the United States.
| The chief oniert uf the American
=
military army Of Spain ana give Tie
| people, of your beautiful is::t,sd th,.
| largest measure %! liberty consistent
| with this military occupation. They
! have not come 10 make war upnn the
| people Of the country. who for ~ turtles
| have been oppressed. but on the con-
| trary they brin;; protection. no, only To
| Yourselves. hut to your property. pro
| mote your prosperity and beStoW the
| i.nlnunitics ard blessings of our en-
| li2htenment ana liberal insttu.io s
| and government. - -.
| 1T is not their purpose to Interfere
| with the existing laws and customs
which are wholesome and beneficial 10
! h. people. SO long as they conform to
| the rules Of the military administration.
| order and justice. This is not Il war III
| devastation and dcsolation. bat one 10
| give al within the control OF the mill
| tary and naval forces the advantages
| and blessings of enlightened civiliZa-
ton u..
~ OFFICIALS PLEASED.
WASHINGTON. July 29.-The results
thus far achieved by General Miles.
commander of the army. and Captain
| Higginsnn, III command OF the naval
! squadron, in the occupation OF Porte
| Rico have created u feeling of intense
| satisfaction among officials OF the ad-
! ministration. Information received to-
day directly from General Miles. and
/ through dispatches nl the Associated
/ Press was very gratifying to the Pres
ident and his advisors 1t indicates, rs
on. official expressed it. Miles is
cleaning up everything as he goes
| The surrender Of Ponce. practically
| without 4 struggle, is regarded by the
| war officials With satisfaction. In I'M
portance il Is the second city of tho
| island. 1t has a population of 2c.UC0
with a jurisdiction numbering $1,000.
While nothing definite is known to
the war officials get of General Miles
! plans for the immediate future. th-
statement in his dispatch that the
troops will soon be in the mountain
country is taken to mean that he pro
! poses to push rapidly on toward San
! Juan. The lighters taken at Playa
will enable him to speedily land the
| troops of the expedition as they arrive.
! 1t is expected that the Spanish forces
will offer no vigorous opposition TO the
/ United States troops until San Juan Is
| reached. There the great battle in the
capture of the island will be fought
unless i'll the meantime Spain should
/, conclude to yield to the inevitable.