History of the United States from the earliest discovery of America to the end of 1902 . gS, fly C. C. Langill, N. Y. The U. S. S. Brooklyn. rendered July i6th. Besides the Santiagogarrison, Torals entire command in east-ern Cuba, about 24,000 men, became ourprisoners of war. The Santiago surrender left the United 234 EXPANSION [i8 States free to execute what proved the lastimportant expedition of the war, that ofGeneral Miles to Porto Rico. It was acomplete success. Miles proclaiming thebeneficent purposes of our Government, numbers of volun-teers in the Spanisharmy deserted, theregulars were
History of the United States from the earliest discovery of America to the end of 1902 . gS, fly C. C. Langill, N. Y. The U. S. S. Brooklyn. rendered July i6th. Besides the Santiagogarrison, Torals entire command in east-ern Cuba, about 24,000 men, became ourprisoners of war. The Santiago surrender left the United 234 EXPANSION [i8 States free to execute what proved the lastimportant expedition of the war, that ofGeneral Miles to Porto Rico. It was acomplete success. Miles proclaiming thebeneficent purposes of our Government, numbers of volun-teers in the Spanisharmy deserted, theregulars were sweptback by four simul-taneous movements,and our conquest wasas good as completewhen the peace pro-tocol put an end toall an independent campaign wasunder way in the far Orient. At onceafter war was declared Commodore GeorgeDewey, commanding the United Statesnaval forces in Asiatic waters, was orderedto capture or sink the Spanish Philippinefleet. Obliged at once to leave the neutralportof Hong-Kong,andon April 27thtoquitMirs Bay as well, he steamed for General Nelson A. Miles. 1898] THE WAR WITH SPAIN 23s A little before midnight, on April 30th,Deweys flagship Olympia entered the BocaGrande channel to Manila Bay, the Balti-more, Petrel, Raleigh, Concord, and Bostonfollowing. By daybreak Cavite stood dis-closed and, ready andwaiting, huddledunder its Montojosfleet: ReinaChristina,Castilla, Don Anto-nio de Ulloa, DonJuan de Austria, Islade Luzon, Isla deCuba, General Lezo,Marquis del Duero,El Curreo, and Ve-lasco—ten vessels to Deweys six. Count-ing those of the batteries, the Spaniardsguns outnumbered and outcalibred the Spanish guns, from ships and frombatteries alike, played on our fleet—athunder of hostile welcome, harmless asa salute. The commodore delayed his fire till
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