A recent campaign in Puerto Rico by the Independent Regular Brigade under the command of BrigGeneral Schwan . YAUCO TO LAS MARIAS 41 tant and efficient service. Three of themwere arrested as spies by Spanish officialsbetween Las Marias and Mayaguez, andnarrowly escaped being shot. Eventually,they suffered nothing worse than imprison-ment for several months at San Juan; and,when the Evacuation Commission arrangedfor their release, the United States reim-bursed them to the full extent of theirwages for the period of their captivity. For the position of alcade or Mayorof the city of Mayaguez Gene
A recent campaign in Puerto Rico by the Independent Regular Brigade under the command of BrigGeneral Schwan . YAUCO TO LAS MARIAS 41 tant and efficient service. Three of themwere arrested as spies by Spanish officialsbetween Las Marias and Mayaguez, andnarrowly escaped being shot. Eventually,they suffered nothing worse than imprison-ment for several months at San Juan; and,when the Evacuation Commission arrangedfor their release, the United States reim-bursed them to the full extent of theirwages for the period of their captivity. For the position of alcade or Mayorof the city of Mayaguez General Schwanhad a most difficult task. Someone thoroughly acquainted with thecountry and its people was wanted and theselection fell to a prosperous planter residingwithin the jurisdiction of Mayaguez — whohad been—while not properly speaking, ascout—was yet of considerable service toGeneral Schwan as an interpreter and guideup to the taking of Mayaguez. And becausehe had in addition been exceedingly useful toour government before the actual breakingout of the war, it was the wish of General 42 YAUCO
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