The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-10-01


was believed our troops eould advance,
the navy ceased firing and Immediately
a light line OF administers from the
Colorado regiment OF Greene'S brigade
passed over our trenches and deployed
rapidly forward another line from the
same regiment from the left flank OF
our earthWorks advancing swiftly up
the beach In open order. Both these
lines found the powder magazine fort
and the trenches fianklng Il deserted.
but as they passed over the Spanish
works they were met by q sharp fre
from a second line situated In the
streets OF Malate, by which a number
OF men were killed and wounded among
others the soldier who pulled down the
Spanish colors still flying on the fort
and raised our own.
The works OF the second line soon
gave way to the determined advance OF
Greene's troops and that officer pushed
his brigade rapidly throughout Maiate
and over the bridges to occupy Binonda
and San Miguel as contemplated In his
instructions. In the meantime the brig
ade Of General Macarthur advancing
simultaneously on the PaSay road, en-
conntered q very sharp hre, coming from
the block houses, trenches and woods IN
his front, positions which Il was very
difficult 70 carry, owing 10 the BWampy
condition OF the ground on both sides or
the roads and the heavy undergrowth
concealing the enemy. With much GAL
! iantry and excellent judgment on the
mart Of the brigade commander and the
troops engaged these difficulties were
overcome With a minimum loss, ana
Macarthur advanced and held the
brldges and the town Of Malate, as was
contemplated in his instructions.
The city OF Manila was now IN our
possession, excepting the walled town,
but shortly after the entry OF our
troops into Malate white nag was as
| played on the walls, whereupon Lleu-
tenant Colonel G. A. Whittier, United
states volunteers, Of my stan, and
Lieutenant Brumby, United States
navy, representing Admiral peWey'Were
sent ashore to communicate with the
town, going at once to the palace OF the
governor general and there, after
conversation with the Spanish authorit-
les, a preliminary agreement OF the
terms Of capltuiation was signed by the
CAPTAIN general and myself. This agree
ment was subsequently incorporated
into the formal terms Of capituiation, as
arranged by the officers representing
| the two forces.
Immediately after the surrender the
Spanish colors on the sea front were
hauled down and the American flag dis
played and saluted by the guns Of the
navy. The second oregon regiment
which had proceeded by sea from Ca
vite was 6isembarked and entered ihe
walled town as q provost guard and the
colonel was directed to receive tne
Spanlsh arms and deposit them IN
- nlI-
ed with the troops OF the enemy driven
| in from the fntFenchneRts. regiments
formed and standing in line in me
| streets, but the work OF dlsarming pro-
ceeded quietly and nothing unpleasant
occurred.
The croWuInE Accomplishment
IN leaving the subject Of the opera
tIons OF the thirteenth, desire here to
record ny appreciation Of the admirable
manfer In which the orders for attack
and the plan for occupation Of the city
were carried out by the troops exactly
as contemplated. submit that Tor
troops 10 enter under fire town cover
ing a wide area to rapidly deploy and
gliard ali principal points in the exten-
sIve suburbs, to keep out the lnsurgent
| forces pressing for admission, to Quiet-
IV dlsarm an army OF Spaniards more
than equal In numbers to the American
troops, and finally BY oil this TO prevent
entirely all rapine, pillage and disorder
and gain entire and complete possess
ion OF city OF 100000 people nled WIN
natives hostile to the European inter
este, and stirred up bF the knowleoge
that their own people we're hghting 10
l the outside trenches, was an act which
| only the law-abldInE temperate, reso-
| Iute American soldier, well and skiltuily
handled by his regimental and brigade
commanders, could accomplish.
General Merritt then detailed the IN
| auEuratIon Of the military government
OF Manila bV the Americans. Further'
| he says:
ON the 18th a cabiegram containing
| the text Of the Presidents proclamn-
tlon directing a cessation OF hosttlitles
| was received by me, and at the same
time an order to make the fact known TO
the Spanish authorities, which was done
| at once, This resultedln formal protest
| from the governor general IN regard 10
| the transfer OF public funds then taldrg
place on the ground that the proclama-
| fIon was dated prio. TO the surrender.
To this I replied that the status quo N
| which we were left with the cessation OF
hostFiities was that existing at the time
| NJ the receipt BY me Of the ofilcinlnotlce
and that must insist upon the delivery
| OF the funds. The delivery was made
under protest.
After the issue Of my proclamation
| and the establishment OF my office as
| military governor, had direct written
a communication with General Aguln-
| aldo ON several occasions. He recogniE-
| Cd my authority AZ military governor
| NJ tho town OF Manila and suburbs. and
| made profession OF his willingness TO
| THhdrsw his troops to a line which /
might indicate, but at the samo time
asking certain favors for himself. The
matters in this connection had not oeen
settled at the date OF my departure.
| Doubtless much dissatisfaction 10 IeIt
| by the rnnk and file OF the insurgents
| tSat they have not been permitted to
| epjol, the occupancy OF Manila, and
there is some ground for trouble with
thpm owing TO that fact. but Rotwlth-
standing many rumorB to the contrary,
am Of the opinion that leaders will be
ahie "a prevent serious disturbances, as
tbey are suficlentlY Intelligent and eau-
| Gated TO know that 10 antagonize tho
TTnited states would be to destroy their
only chance OF future political improve
ment.
better have taken place IN MAMMA since
the occupancy OF the city bH thn
occupancy OF the city BY the American
| bFoops. The streets have been cleaned
under the management OF General Mac,
Arthur and the police, under Colonel
Reeve, Thirteenth Minnesota were
most profclent in preserving order. a
stranger 10 the city might easily imag-
inc that the American forces had been
IN control for months rather thnn Days.