them. They had scarcely begun to compliment themselves on their easy
victory when they discovered that the retreat had only been a snare to
lure them into the open space, while unfortunately all around the
clearing the woods grew thick, and their unprotected position was also
overlooked by a range of higher hills covered with a dense undergrowth.
Thus the Spanish were able under cover of the bushes to creep close up
to our forces, and they soon began to fire upon them from the higher
ground of the wooded range. The marines replied vigorously to the fire
of their hidden foe, and thus continued their hit-and-miss engagement
for a period of four days and nights, with only occasional
intermissions. Perhaps the poor marksmanship of the Spaniards is to be
thanked for the fact that they were not utterlyconditions of the surrender involved the following points:

   "(1) The 20,000 refugees at El Caney and Siboney to be sent back to
   the city. (2) An American infantry patrol to be posted on the roads
   surrounding the city and in the country between it and the American
   cavalry. (3) Our hospital corps to give attention, as far as
   possible, to the sick and wounded Spanish soldiers in Santiago. (4)
   All the Spanish troops in the province, except ten thousand men at
   Holguin, under command of General Luque, to come into the city and
   surrender. (5) The guns and defenses of the city to be turned over to
   the Americans in