| Show SENDING TO SANTIAGO they will not endure the hardships of shatters army washington that spain has decided to accept our terms for the negotiation of peace it is expected that the peace meeting will be formally completed by the first of next week and that hostilities will be sue beaded at once this will not be followed at an early dato by the disbanding of the army but on the contrary the period before the sisa w of the formal peace treaty and its ratification by the senate will be devoted to perfecting a complete and effective organization of the army and cleaning cle anine repairing and placing in perfect condition all the vessels of the navy the sick and wounded of the army who are regarded as incapacitated for further service probably will be given their discharges at an earby day the men who are in condition or who are only temporary disability will be held together and ant in the best possible shape tor service A part of the forces sent to porto rico will be kept there and othera sent to havana and other cuban cities for barrison duty it is regarded as quite probable that some of the best of shatters array after thoro recuperation in the united states may have to bo bent again to cuba the so called who will take the place of general shatters corces at santiago are not in many cases really immune and it is therefore probable that some of them will fall victims to the climate the pro teet ol 01 senator bacon against bendine the georgia to santiago indicates lack of confidence in the go called in their ability to withstand the beat communications to the department from friends of bome of tho show the anxiety which exists the department however while anticipating there will bo bickness eick ness amone the and that some ot them will have to be brought back incapacitated does not feel that the great anxiety expressed is warranted these sent to relieve shatter whether actually immune or not will land there under modi more favor able conditions than gen shatters army shatters forces had to land in the face and an enemy and their rapid advance involved a sacrifice of all the comforts and many of the necessaries even of field life they wore compelled to the utmost exertion and subjected to exposure and terrible affected their physical strength and rendered them readily subject to ever the troops sent to relieve them will be provided with every comfort possible will not be called apon to endure exhausting fatigue and exposure and will be provided with shelter wholesome food and sufficient medical attention the department part ment will be prepared to relieve euch ot them aa succumb to the climate moreover if our terms of peace have been approved the who e island under our control and it ie believed the mcder goatz and probably those under garcia at santiago may be made use of to protect localities on the island from which all the spanish forces bate been withdrawn thus lote ening the need of the american troop it Is known that gamez contemplates being called upon for euch service |
