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our the entire Spanish fleet was destroyed. Save thatof Dewey’s fight in Manila bay, history records no othersuch victory. Sampson had gone to consult with Shaf-ter, and the fleet made the fight under command of Com-modore Schley. Sampson despatched as follows: ‘‘Playa Del Este,via Hayti, July 4, (8.15a. m.). Thefleet under my command offers the nation as a Fourth ofJuly present, the destruction of the whole of Cervera’sfleet. Noone escaped. It attempted to escape at 9:30a.m., and at2p.m. the last, the Cristvbal Colon,had run ashor2 sixty miles west of Santiago, and letdown her colors. The Jnfanta Maria Teresa, Oquandoand Vizcaya were forced ashore, burned and blown upwithin twenty miles of Santiago. The Furor and Plutonwere destroyed within four miles of the port. Loss,one killed and two wounded. About 1,300 prisoners,including Admiral Cervera. Sampson.”’ SURRENDER OF SanTIAGo. General Shafter demand-ed of Gen. Toral the surrender of the city which hepromptly refused and on July 10, also Sunday, bombard-ment was resumed. After much damage to the city, awhite flag was raised and negotiations were resumedresulting in the surrender of the city, on conditionsthat the American government transport the surrenderedarmy back to Spain. These unique and humane termsg anted the vanquished army when the city was at themercy of the American gunners, grandly illustrates theunparalleled magnanimity of the American people. Thesurrender compromised not only the city of Santiago,but nearly the whole of the province, with 23,000 priso-ners and their entire army equipments. It was a glor-ious victory, and one that stamps a new epoch in theannals of civilized warfare. The city was formally taken on Sunday, July 17th. Cummings’ Encyclopedia. 489 Gen. Toral surrendered his sword to Gen. Shafter whopromptly returned it. The Stars and Stripes were flungfrom the palace of Santiago. By proclamation, PresidentMcKinley placed the ceded territory under the militaryprotectorship of the United States, with Gen. ChambersMcKibbon as Governor- general; McKibbon was succeed-ed by Gen. Wood. BomMBARDMENT OF Nipg. On the 21st of July a de-tachment of Sampson's fleet, bombarded and took thetown of Nipe, on the north coast of Cuba, north of San-tiago. The Spanish gunboat, Jorge Juan, was de-stroyed. Invasion oF Puerto Rico. At the fall of SantiagoGeneral Miles turned his attention to Puerto Rico. OnJuly 25, a landing was effected at Guanica, on thesouthern coast, under the protection of the Americanfleet. Yeoman Lacey of the Gloucester hauled down theSpanish flag and replaced it with the Stars and Stripes.In the skirmish four Spaniards were killed. On To San Juan. Then began the march on SanJuan. Barring unimportant engagements now andthen, the march was a holiday excursion. Town aftertown surrendered, many of them actually welcomingthe victorious American army. Th: important city ofPonce, surrendered without resistance on July 27th.On August 8,9 and 10, the Americans, under GeneralsSehwan and Brooke, routed the Spaniards at Guayama,Hormigueros and Mayaguez. Gen. Miles was planninga general attack on San Juan, when the peace protocol was signed.BatTLe oF Marate. On Tale 31, the Spanish at- tacked the American lines at Malate, near Manila. TheAmericans, under the immediate command of Gen.Greene, gave them a bloody repulse, with the loss of 18 killed.
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