THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR. 392 must be a surrender on terms. He suggested that his army should be allowed to march out withcolours flying and their arms in their hands and proceed to some other part of the island. On theseconditions he wouldhand overSantiago at once. The truce was prolonged till four p.m. next day, Sunday, July ioth, to consider the the largeshells wreckedseveral houses. But, of course, the city was a large target.

Next morningthe fleet and the land batteries resumed a kind of desultory bombardment. Some of the shells from the ships went very wide. One burst among the wretched refugees inElCaney. This day the Spaniards made very matter. Some of theAmerican officers were for giving Toral what he asked. It was worth while paying a good price for the immediatepossession of the city, especially now that the American camps were full of sick and wounded, and the refugees at Caney had brought the yellow fever into the lines. Toral was allowed to communicate by telegraph with Havana during the truce. On the Sundaymorning Shaffer informed him that he could give no terms, but must demand unconditional surrender. Toral answered that this was impossible, and at four on that Sunday afternoon the truce came at last to an end, after having dragged on for a week. " At 4.20," writes Mr. Caspar Whitney, "we opened our bombardment of Santiago, as promised, but it neverseemed a very determined affair, even though for two hours our artillerymaintaineda fairlyheavy fire, to which the Spaniardsrepliedvigorously, little reply. It was supposed their power of resistance was nearly at an end, and towards noon General Shaffer -stopped the bombardment and sent in another flag of truce with a summons to Toral to surrender at discretion. For the last hour of the bombardmentthe guns had been firing through a blinding deluge of rain, and a tropical thunderstorm was flashing and roaring over the trenches, where the men crouched, soaked to the skin. In the two days' fighting the Americans had lost two killed and eleven wounded, the Spaniards forty-twc killed or wounded.

General Toral sent no reply till eight o'clock next morning, whenheanswered that unconditional surrender wasimpossible, and would be refused at all costs and risks. Meanwhile,on the Monday afternoon, General Miles had landed at Siboneyand proceeded at once to the front, riding through the storm on the forest track, JENERAL PAND0 sending one shell at least into the trenches of the 2nd Infantry, whichIwas unfortunate enough to see explode and kill Captain Rowell. The musketry wassharpand continuous on both sides until dark, and then all settled to quiet."

During this briefbombardment the fleet had joined in, sending shells at intervals over the hills, the aim being taken by compass bearings and the sights fixed for a range of 8,500 yards. The result of each shot was telegraphed to the shore and signalled to the fleet. The shooting on this indirect aiming plan was very good, and where at times his horse sank to its knees in mud. He took care not to supersede General Shaffer, acting rather as- a kind of non-official adviser, while leaving the general the executive command. Even so there were somewhat strained relations between the two commanders. Miles ordered all the infected houses at Siboney to be burned and replaced bytents. General Randolph, of the artillery, who accompanied him, landed six fresh batteries of field artillery and took immediate steps tor getting the heavy siege guns up to the front.