The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-30
SURRENDER (F SANTIAGO.
Acqutss Gen. Torai of Any Bfame
and Credits Him WITH Doing All
lie Couid-aises American Navy
Important Part in Its faii-


WAsHIEGTC%. Oct E-'F2e bureau o.
naval Intelligence aas a.aSe .abilc 8 tery
Interesting do.ument. p.b.lsae1 T. ire o.
Gclai organ - ne minister ~ way. II
Madrid. Aud containing toe sentence u tbs
surrsue council IL the Proceedings ifNlI-
tu1~g because Of the c@p.t44aI9R Ok o2i'-
tiag5 81 Iuiy. last yeaT Tae defendants
NAMED in sh~ Proceedings are. Jose Tcs a!
Felea4a.z. general q division and .1e sac
cesSog - [sea. LiDares In tDe command *
the Eour}h army corps o. Cuba. Get.
Mcse. chief ~ the brigade OF GD2fstana-
n,o. Lieut.. Cs. Ka.ae. Aiexcl. commaaier
OF S12u4 lie IaaAma Capt. Arturo ht'.a.-
&. commanjef ~ Alto Senso. CAPT. use
Ria commander u Ssn Luis, Capt H9-
mGahGo Martinez commander Of Palma
3oriano au4 capt Clemeac. Peyro. coia-
na89er a III CTtsto.
TIE defendants named. besides Gen.
Tpsal. are the commanders q the outlying
military posts WHOA wera included h. tue
cap3tUiaiipu - Santiago.
Effect of the Navy.
The most Interesting feature q TIE re
r9r; Is iav fact that tie cOGft iass great
sttess uian the Importance u TIE Anefl-
can nav al forces. and asc.afcs That. win
impossible for ihe American forces - have
ompeIca t.ie surreu4eg OF Santiago.
TIE sentence % the CONT consul jss ~
ylndicatsAs Gen. Torn. from auy ceE.slre
for the SURRENDER at fae city. stating tAat
lac had used every means u defense re-
qg!rsd ~ the laws % honor and dIty. As
a;tesJed by the brilliant battles sustained
from jane - 20 the day % capltuiatlon,
aad the many casualties ~ generals. COM
4s.f sfs- during
battles,
Tae osher Defendants are exon.ratel.
having scfve8 uadeG Inc Instructions u
their eomnanllug general. who In turn
had the sanction u his Bone government
foT eACp steg taAen
Surrender Was Inevitable.
Before reaching this conclusion han ever
the court goes luto what may be caarac-
terized ~ a hrief bat comprehensive MS
tors Of The y mo-. tuban campaign. from
tDe spanish standpoint. the various r.
verses s4et wtt1. from itre ia time. being
cited as explanations - IN" final SURRENDER
OF the city. ahicb ~ poitIted out as being
Inevitable from the time the American
squadron biDr kA3.sf the hgrh0r and eat
of all hope uf outside assistance,
II Is declared IaAt iuriug Tie lombard
ment of Santiago. on Nay II. about h"
shots H.te Aired ny spanish batteries ana
the tUi3n IN space az fotty~itye minutes.
The fac that ihe Colon aided the batteries
OF the Moro Suvapa ans Fuuta Gotia dur
Ing ihis b"n1naTdtactt II new. Referring
Ia the sinking Of tie Merrimae ~ the
channel ~ she mouth ~ the harAoE the
court declares that she was sunk hy the
combined force of the Retua Mercedes,
and tie water batteries. statement not
IN agreement with fieft iIob~pnS view
OF the affair on hoaF,i the Mgrriniae.
Naval ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
OF the borrbardmoni hy The American
squadron an JUue .. he court Says That
over Z."9 ptpjettlleS wess DISCHARGED ~
IA" cosfi.r flee. recruiting la injuries 10 the
Eeina Mercedes aud the garrison quartets
az IN. MORO. Il s41R. however. thai no
guns wore 1!Sno8ntr1 by this hrnhtri-
ment "plFe cGief was klLet. however,
and eig,i rrn killed.. two chiefs. ave ofi!-
cers sat Hft4 sis men wounded
Ttii Is rather "a larger casualty iist than
was credited u this bonbafdnent at the
slime.
The lardiug Of The American forces at
DaiQuirt and ihs hafntst r8moHt IL that
town amt ~ Sitou@y are described FL con-
siderable detail coming down 70 the rs
at II tan"N. the court declares that haf
az the on GERS engaged @cre either killed
or wounded. II points out wish prtIa, how
ever that the Spanish artillery during the
noruinE'z fight on July Wa Ali" - -
Hence the American hatery AZ III Ios7 and
cause T. 80 withdraw.
or the general engagement an July ! 81
II said THAI over HNe han1r.d msn ana
nftN generals. tHtets aUt 0EtreT~ S~t-
Killed and wounded Il r. pointed oul mat
during the eUEagtjucNt Uf July ouiY -
men ~ tn. spanish command were active
~ engaged. tine others e Il explained. ,s-
ing 81 the westward occupied ln e4ag4trE
thfeAtensl Tat~lflotz nud Nuab.a 81 ov OF
material ASSISTANCE.
supplies Mere short.
Following she 1"~a e san Juan ani Ca
nc, t'3s court declares thaf ft@ wa1.rs1t..
surviving thn tW0 G.N~ nahttus uf I.4lt
ard ~R@ 'nftrri> t"HtslHatf - pa