. History of the United States from the earliest discovery of America to the present time. The Spanish. Cruiser Christobal Colon. reinforcements extending the Americanright to surround him, and out at sea overfifty transports loaded with fresh honor had been signalized not onlyby the devoted heroism of Cerveras menbut by the gallantry of his own. The Amer-icans offered to convey his command back iS98] THE WAR WITH SPAIN 233 to Spain free of charge. He thereforesought from Madrid, and after some daysobtained, authority to surrender. He sur-. Copyright, i&Qt, by C C. Langill, -V
. History of the United States from the earliest discovery of America to the present time. The Spanish. Cruiser Christobal Colon. reinforcements extending the Americanright to surround him, and out at sea overfifty transports loaded with fresh honor had been signalized not onlyby the devoted heroism of Cerveras menbut by the gallantry of his own. The Amer-icans offered to convey his command back iS98] THE WAR WITH SPAIN 233 to Spain free of charge. He thereforesought from Madrid, and after some daysobtained, authority to surrender. He sur-. Copyright, i&Qt, by C C. Langill, -V. Y, The U. S. S. Brooklyn. rendered July 16th. 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 EAPAXSIOX [1898 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 ourconquest 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 neutralpnrtof Hong-Kong,andon April 2 7thtoquitMirs Bay as well, he
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