A recent campaign in Puerto Rico by the Independent Regular Brigade under the command of BrigGeneral Schwan . st picturesque and attractive streetsin the world. It stretches from one end ofthe town to the other, wide and beautifullyclean; and it is lined on either hand by thehandsome houses of rich merchants. Inthe middle of its length lies the Plaza delFlores, between the theatre and the HotelParis. Moreover, it is in the Calle Men-dez-Vigo that there lives the prettiest girlin Puerto Rico,— a little maid of sixteenyears, Esperanza Bages by name, andalready famous for her charms. The church w
A recent campaign in Puerto Rico by the Independent Regular Brigade under the command of BrigGeneral Schwan . st picturesque and attractive streetsin the world. It stretches from one end ofthe town to the other, wide and beautifullyclean; and it is lined on either hand by thehandsome houses of rich merchants. Inthe middle of its length lies the Plaza delFlores, between the theatre and the HotelParis. Moreover, it is in the Calle Men-dez-Vigo that there lives the prettiest girlin Puerto Rico,— a little maid of sixteenyears, Esperanza Bages by name, andalready famous for her charms. The church was built in 1760. It isof masonry, with two towers and magnifi-cent altars. The town hall, situated on thePlaza Principal, is a good stone building oftwo stories. Annexed to it is the Casa delRey, built in 1832, and serving for officesof the military commandancy. The infantry barracks — Cuartel del Infanteria — isalso a building of modern construction,dating from 1848 ; and, though of simplearchitecture, it is very capacious. And now let us leave Mayaguez for alittle while, and get on with the CHAPTER VIIIThe Engagement at Las Marias Difficulties encountered in locating the retreating enemy— Final determination upon pursuit — Lieutenant-Colonel Burke sets forth — Discovery of Spanish troopsnear Las Marias —• J one-sided encounter — Unwel-come notification of truce — The rest of the brigadecomes up — Feeding the prisoners — Our disappoint-ment. Headquarters Independent Brigade (Regulars),Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, Aug. 22, 1898. General J. C. Gilmore, Headquarters of the Army,Ponce, SiVy— . . Detachments from the cavalrytroop went out (from Mayaguez) in the after-noon of the nth on both roads leading toLares ; but the left hand or westerly of theseroads was followed only a short distance, in-formation, thought to be reliable, havingbeen received to the effect that the bulk ofthe enemys force had taken the more east- 75 76 YAUCO TO LAS MARIAS erly
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