The Investment of Santiago.
AMERICAN TROOPS'BEHAVE ' MAGNIFIOENILY. CUBAN RAILWAY. HELD BY THE INSURGENTS. MESSAGE FROM 'MoKINLEY. AMERICA'S GRATITUDE, "PEOPLE THRILLED WITH '" PRIDE." Eeoeived at Wakapuaka, July 4, midnight.' ' Washington, July 4: ' .General Shafter has his head-quar-ters at. Savilla. On .Sunday he reported thatlhe ad Santiago welljinvested with troops 4 to the north-easf, There is only a very thin line of defences, but it is so strong that it is im. possible with the present force to storm the town. He says that sickness amongst his ■ men is very light, outside of that occasioned by heat and exhaustion, Generals Wheeler and Young have been invalided. The behaviour of the troops, he reports, has been magnificent. Garcia, the Insurgent leader, holds the railroad between Santiago and Santuis. , He burned the bridge and is removing the rails. . The French Consul; and 400 French citizens, have taken refuge' within Garcia'sline.^ ■/-Mr Alger has telegraphed to General Shafter the President's expression of the nations' gratitude for the brilliant work and. heroism of the' officers and men, which has thrilled the American people with pride. He also mentions that the names of the dead will be enrolled as heroes, - Fifteen thousand reinforcements are being sent to assist General Shafter, and General Miles is proceeding to the front to command the entire army.
but Capton's terrible fire broke the Spanish liiie and them to retreatbn the outer forts, while Grimes' battery pitehed shells in front of the retreating troops. '.'"'. General Wheeler, though ill, started for the front in an ambulance waggon. ■■■;; Jle afterwards mounted a.horse and remained at head-quarters. The Washington authoritiesoflicially ;' confirm the reports that General Shatter has demanded the surrender of Santiago, .threatening to bombard the city unless this is done. Admiral Sampson has destroyed Admiral Cerveras' fleet, which wnow burning on the.beach., I
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Thames Advertiser, Volume XXIX, Issue 9084, 6 July 1898, Page 2
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