on as the fortress had fallen, the Spaniards opened fire on it,
which was directed principally against the water-tank. The English
carried on their works on both sides of the city, and on the 10th of
August Lord Albemarle summoned the Governor to capitulate. After a long
detention, the flag was sent back without an answer. It was not until
the forenoon of the 11th that the English opened fire upon the city,
their batteries containing forty-five guns. That regard for "unoffending
inhabitants" with which the English of 1847 were afflicted, when
American guns fired on Vera Cruz, was not felt by their ancestors of
1762. Judging from the language of English writers, we should infer that
England has a vested right to pound and pulverize all places that refuse
to acknowledge her supremacy but that such conduct as distinguished her
troops at Copenhagen and elsewhere is wanton butchery when imitated by
the military of other nations. Be that as it may, it is a fact that the
British batteries pounded the Havana savagely on the 11th of August, one
hundred and one years ago, without causing any alarm to either Lord
Albemarle or his army as to the opinion of their countrymen; and the
pounding-match was so pronouncedly in favor of the English, that by two
o'clock in the afternoon the Spaniards offered to surrender. A
suspension of hostilities followed, and the negotiations ended in the
capitulation of the place on the 13th of August. At ten o'clock on the
14th, the Punta was taken possession of by General Keppel; and two hours
later, the city gate and battery of that name. The landward gate was
held by Colonel Howe, the Sir William Howe of our Revolutionary War. The
number of regular troops who became prisoners was nine hundred and
ninety-three, without counting the sick or wounded, and including both
men and officers. They were sent on board the English ships.

The terms granted by the English were honorable to both parties. The
Spanish troops marched out with all the honors of war. The officers were
allowed to preserve all their personal effects. Civil officers were
permitted to remain on the island, or to leave it, as they should elect.
Everything that belonged to the Spanish army or navy, that was within
the limits of the territory surrendered, became prize of war. The
Catholic religion was to be maintained in all its force, but the
nomination of all religious functionaries was to be subject to the
approval of the English Governor.