The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-05-27

fuge inside, and then surned their arms against VA
| Meanwhile the cOmmAndante OF the arsenal dis
posed the defence OF the establishment with the
sailors Of the Flomena and Animosa, the people
who remained true to our side. They answered
the lively fire OF the rebels who were on the para
pet of the fortress, and whose cannons and mus
kets commanded full range OF the arsenal. In the
most advanced post with part Of his crew, was the
Communicate OF the Flomena, Lieutenant Pascuai
! AguadO. He was very soon wounded gravely, and
his place occupied first by the boatswain OF the
same vessel Sanchez Lojo, afterwards by the
Gabrielle Lessene The crew OF the Animosa, who
shared the glory OF occupying the posts Of the
Lieutenants Garcia ,Caceres and Eulogio Mexchran,
seconded by Boatswains Miguel Million, Vicente,
Acosta and Francisco Golloriaga.
FIERCE FIGHTING AND BLOODY SCENES.
The officers who lived in Cavte, but outside OF the
arsenal and fortress, suffered terrible fire, when,
in the fulalment Of their duty, they went to the
arsenal The chief army surgeon, Romua0 Valdt-
yieso was shot dead, and SO was the ofiicer Angel
regiment No. T. believing, in error that the arsenal
had rebeed, tried to enter II, but the Lieutenant OF
the HaT W AsydS Dash mag
triotsm rushed to meet the advancing troops, and,
giving "viva Espai1a ~ prevented their making
rebels surrounded but was killed on the spot.
Another navy lieutenant, Rafael Ordoaez, who &C
sublime herosm and when he had gained the top
fell dead from three balls. The names Of these two
young officers Of the navy win remain In letters Of
The Governor seeing that the arsenal not only
was not In the power Of the rebels, but was being
fortress, retired towards the population, leaving
twenty men and an oiloer to cover the posts aban-
doned by the rebel guard. : IA
| AFFAIRS IN THE CAPITAL.
was in Manila when received news OF the
events by the hand Of the Comandante Of Engi-
ton breaking out in the capital WITH mdc6 greater
gravity than 1t had done In Cavite. natter my.
authority, and the measures he was able to take in
stantly, f owing that the instruction rector proved
returned Immediately ry to cavite in the Bulusan,
taking with me some soldiers and ammunition:
launches and boats, ordered steam to be got up on
all the merchant steamers disposable, and put the
| port under the care OF the retired navy,
Lieutenant Bonifacio Rosseo.
When got to the arsenal found its defence per-
| fectly organized gave out the munitions had
brought from Manila and reinforced the posts with
| twenty-five Of the crew OF Bulusan. Sharpshooters
looked the fortress to neutralze the heavy fire Of
the rebels The water entrance to the arsenal was
s'" coornD u Sie n NH FORTRESS OF SAN FELIPE
The insurgents had enclosed themselves In the
foltress of San Felipe, and seeing that there was
WINGED that the best thing We could do, was to
maintain the Defensive and keep them besieged i
shond ' enable us to o. give them the ooo e oac
At halfpast four O'Clock A. NJ left In the Bulusan
to confer with the Captain General At eight O'Clock
/
regiments Nos. and q with four pieces OF artillery,
un(~r the command Of General Espinar, who left
AS soon as landed l returned to the arsenal,
which continued it's defence, with less damage than
the night before The rebels were evidently y. aus
by fifty soldiers Of regiment No. l. The resistance
of the rebels weak during the 2lst, and almost
null at night They only fired now and then. Our
rnemen the roofs and the two pieces OF artillery
we conveniently placed, did them much damage
besides disOdging some OF their cannon. Tne
i
fucitives, and the losses Of the enemy inside the
fortress were over fifty by our fire Early on the
derry fired grenades into the fortress, and shortly
afterwards our troops carried 1t by assault. We
found twenty or thirty men there, who were all put
i to death at once.
Thus concluded this sad episode Of thirtysix
sibe losses It's sorrow is attenuated in Spanish
hearts by the heroic compartment Of all classes Of
= MANUEL CARBALLO.
| CAvITE, Feb. s, 1872
I omit the concluding part Of General Carballo's
despatch, as 1t is mere recommendation to notice
OF the bravery OF individuals whom he names Sepa
rately
SERIOUS MATTER.
The private correspondence from Manila con-
firms the official accounts and declares the con-
spiracy deep and well laid In one letter have
time of General Gandara before the revolution OF
September, Philippine nlibusters working ten.
acousy, and precautions had more than once to BIT
taken The careless policy OF General LatOrre gave
| greet impetus to flibusterism and much holiness
/ "A.
Nj, Captain General izquierdo was, as natural, in
bed when he received the news Of the insurrec-
ton at Cayite He instantly rose went into the
this, the regiment OF native artillery did not rebel,
| though it was prepared to do so.
i THE OBJECT OF THE CONSIDERATIONS,
1t has since TRANSFERRED was to destroy all the Span
iards, but to respect the other foreigners, ladies
and children, and proclaim the Philippine republic.
They counted in Manila on the said regiment Of ar
tillery with the native infantry regiments Nos l.
and 8 and the native civilians. In Cavite they
|
ress the prisoners in the jail and the regiment NO.
why THE RESURRECTION FAILED.
The signal agreed on was to have been the firing
of some rockets, which had been hidden by native
in the neighboring village of Sampalac, and the
firing and rockets from this were mistaken by the
consprators for the mutually agreed on signals
There seemed great agitation among the artillery
men OF Manila In their barracks; but being watched
BY their European rS Officers fney naa
menced by assassinatng European sergeant and
Senior Castellano. Fifty native infantry soldiers
joined them, and then, seeing that they were only
some eighty or ninety men, they shut themselves
up in the fortress of San Felipe. From there they
shot every European who came In sight. At six A.
NJ of the 2lst the place was carried by assault. In
side was found the wife or Senior Castellano, BADLY
wounded, her servant killed, and unwo ,niI a
when the ARRAY broke out. All the insurgents had
confessed to him that morning early, convinced
that they would be killed, as were, indeed, over
thirty of them, pdsddOs cuchillO, nine were shot
in Manila four in Cavite, and forty-one had their
death sentences committed.
| ARRESTS MADE.
During the 22d the young Councillor Pardo,
| Father Burgos, the cura Of Sagraro, and the cura
Of Bacor were arrested as accompces. Also other
pSiests and filibusters.
THE NATIVE cURAs
had preached crusade, promising glory on the
day OF liberty to him who killed Spanard Those
who had received the best education continues the
letter. and had most to be thankful for to Spain
were the worst. The foreigners, who were formerly
| the most hated were to be respected, and all the
vengeance to fall on the Spaniards.
General LatOrre who commanded after the revo-
luton, has published card in the Madrid papers
denying the allegations OF msrule made against him.
and challenging the government to hunt up I'm the
Colonial Ohice and publish some suggestions he
made at the time he was Captain General for the
better government OF the islands, but which were
unattended to.
/ THE MINISTERIAL PAPERS ASSERT
that the nsurrection obcys the hand OF ''nbusters
/ in the United states and In Spain. This is always