Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-01

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| am now in perfect health"
on Cuban soil. This landing was made
on the 10th, and on the 18th the Spanish
made an attack on Colonel Huntington's
force. killing three marines, and also DR..
John Blair Gibbs a noted physician OF
New York city.
Two days after the skirmish at Guam
| tanamo bay the first formidable eXpedl-
! ton to CUBA sailed from Tampa TOT
| Santiago. The force consisted OF ABOUT
1900 troops, comprising the Fifth Army
| Corps. under Major Geueral William X.
| SKATER. Sampson had informed the adj
| ministration that a land force OF about
1OoN0 men could easily capture Santiago
| and force CerVcra to come out and hght
or destroy his ships. Skaters instruc-
| tions were 70 land within specified DIS
lance Of Santiago and in cooperation
! with the navy get into position on lhe
| heights around Santiago, capture the
place and assist IN destroying Cervera'
! fleet The first landing of the expedition
WAS made at Daiquiri on the ODD Of June.
| Nv the 25th the troops of the corps were
| all on shore. on the 2ith. the first action
| between the land forces and the Spanlards
! took place at Las Guasimas. The Anerl-
! can troops engaged consisted OF General
| Young's Brigade Of dismounted cavalry,
| including about 800 Rough Riders under
command Of Colonel Wood This much
| talked affair was simply a skirmish. but
| 1t had important results in bringing the
| vanguards of the corps into position at
| Sevilla. The troops were concentrated
there and on the 10Th started forward for
the attack on Santiago.
JULY.
Desperate fighting began early on the
! morning Of the 1st Of July, Shafter dl-
| recting his corps in two columns for a
combined attack upon the Spanish po-
sitions Al FL Caney and San Juan ridg0
| The attack at FL Capey was delivered
first but failed in its immediate object.
| The divisions Of Generals Kent and
/ Wheeler in front Of San Juan ridge, after
| crossing the san Juan river under a heavy
and disastrous fire, carried the ridge,
| getting position overlooking the city Of
| Santiago. Subsequently. FL Caney was
| captured by Lawtons Division, and the
entire corps on Jul" I'd concentrated on
and behind San Juan ridge, from which
a counter assault by the Spaniards failed
20 drive it.
Early on the morning Of the Sd General
shafter demanded the surrender Of san
tlago Before the negotiations had Gull
minated CeTVera's fleet had left the har-
Lor and had been destroyed by SIMPSONS
war vessels under the immediate COM
mand Of Commodore Schley.
General Linares, 'he commander OF
the Spanish forces at Santiago. having
been wounded during the attack Of July
20 had been succeeded by General TOrM,
who tgreed 10 consider the proposition
to surrender. and truce was declared
from day 10 day untn the 10Th. on that
date the Spaniards being seemingly
bent upon delay, General Shaiter or
dered a bombardment, which Was con-
~cluded on The llrh. a week was spent
in further negotiations, General Miles,
commanding the United States army
being present part OF the time. and on
the 18th the surrender was completed
and the American flag hOsted over the
Governors palace at Santiago. On July
! 18th General Miles landed with an armed
! expedition in Porto Rico. and the same
Gay General Merritt, commander Of the
expedition to the Philippines, reached
Manila On the 3lst of July the Span
iards were repulsed in an attack upon the
American lines at Malate, and the month
closed with strong indications that he
victories scored by the Americans thus
far would result in peace.
AUGUST.
In August the problem Of peace was
virtually settled b. agreement between
the belligcrcuts, brought about through
the friendly offices ot France. Peace
proposals. were already made on July -5ln
by Spain through I've French Minister,
NJ. oauoou on lie @1,h the president
gave Minister Cambon statement OF his
views on the question OF peace, citing
terms substantially those contained in
the protocol of August.
on the "a OF August the terms com
! uluuicltcd 10 Minister Cambon were pub
l'cly announced. and on the 9TH they were
accepted at Madrid. ON the 9Th SPANS
reply was received by Minister Camboh
! and the protocol drafted ana signed 10y
that official on the part of Spain and Sec
rotary Day for :he United states. This
protocol required spain 20 relnquish AL
sovereigntv over cuba. TO cede Porto Rico
! and other Spanish islands in the West
| Indies as we'll as one of the Ladrones 10
| the United States: that cuba, Porto Rlco'
and other spanish islands in the west
| Indies he Immediately evacuated Dy SPAN
and that the United States hold and oc-
cupv tho city, bay. and harbor OF MAMMA
| prnJiue the conclusion Of the treaty OF
peace. The 18th OF the month Manila
! surrendered 10 the United States forces
after a bombardment, followed by an
army attack upon the trenches.
SEPTEMBER.
During September the military commits
| SiOnS To arrange TOT the AiliilA'Nie'NN 49,
alton of the islands IN the West Indies
were appointed by both governments, as
were also the commissioners TO meet III
Paris to treat for peace. The protocoI
called for five commissioners from each
country TO meet in Paris not later tnah
October 1st. The American commission
was completed on the 9Th OF September
and IL consisted Of Senator's Gray OF Dela-
ware. Frye Of Maine. and Davis or MIN
nesota. x-Secretary-of-Slate w. l.. Day
and Whltelaw Reid. They sailed Tor
paris on the 18th OF the month.
OCTOBER.
Several separate sessions OF the Amer
can and Spanish peace commissioners
were held at Paris during the closing
DAYS OF September and on the lst OK &c
tober the first joint conference was held.
on the 18Th OF the month the military
occupation OF Porto Rico By the Ameri-
can forces was completed by the raising
over the public buildings of San Juan OF
a