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August 13. Twelve hours later the Spanish commander gave the following command to one of his staff: “Tell the American general, if he desires to avoid further shedding of blood, to remain where he is.” General Miles telegraphed the War Department that he was in receipt of Secretary Alger’s order to suspend hostilities in Porto Rico.
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