Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-08-17
THE FALL OF MANILA
Details of the Bombardment
by Army and Navy.
AMERICANS INvIncIBlE
HPah'"r"s Driven from Their Trenches In
I" the Inner Foriitirations. Superior
.. Craftsmanship OF the Yankee.
Again Demonstrated
(By Telrwraph,

ne surrender of Manila on Sat,lr-
DAY by General Jaudcn.s il. officially
announced
The United states troops Immediate
ly occupied the city"
GoNERNMENT NOTIFIED.
MADRID, Aug. l6.-l Z. M-'rrc gov
erninent has been notified by the span
ish consul at Hong l<on.. Of tn. s,,,r,,
der OF Manila 1t is not VET nw:,r,. a..
the manner in which the surrender VAS
effected.
AUGUST DISMISSED.
BERLIN. Aug. l6.-General August.
according To Il dispatch from Hong
Kong. dated yesterday. WAS dismissed
from his post rs captain general Of the
Philippines on August 5th.
General Jaudenies was ordered 20
take command over Manila.
The dispatch says:
The Americans notified the :luthorl-
tics at Manila that Il bolnbarlmcnt by
sea and land would commence at noon
on August .. The city sure ntiercd on
the 18th, and the American flag vas
lloisttd forthwith.
THE Spanish officers were allowed
freedom on their parole. The judiciary
ana the administrative officers are to
remain temporarily in the hands of the
Spaniards. The insurgents remain out
Side of the town"
Consul General Willman today re-
ccived Il report from Admiral Dewey
saying that it was Intended, after the
capture Of Manila, to dispatch cruisers
on August II TO lloiip and Cchu To ac-
cept HE surrender of those ports, and
also I" send cruisers to Port Royal. Isle
OF Talawan, to capture the .unhoats
hiding there. Another ship was detail
ed 10 capture the Spanish steamers
plying. between i.,buan and lloiio. -Four
Spanish gunboats at l:atann. in Pany.
We're also to be. captured.
Consul Whitman credits tbn rem
and says that should the vessels have
left before the arrival AT Manila of the
British steamer Australia which WAS
chartered To carry the news of the
signing of the protocol and the cessl
ton of hoStiiticS to that place. it will
be an impossiblity to recall the vessels
in three weeks.
General August tuua,- $uld ir u1u
not know that the Neiscrin Augusta
was to sail for Hong Kong. He was
informed that a launch was awaiting
him. which he boarded and was taken
to the llaiserin Augusta. which imm"-
dia,ely started for this place.
This statement is considered an
equiv ocaton. as General August evil
IDENTIFY knew his destination and his es-
cape was prearrangcd.
Yesterday Il deputation Of Hong kong
F'ilipinos. headed by .Ahoncil!n. high
commissioner. ambassador of the Phil
iipinr provisional government. waited
upon General Wildman and congratu-
lated him. an behalf of Aguinaldo upon
Tho. splendid success of the American
arms in the Philippines and the happy
terminate ton Of the war in favor Of
America and requested Mr.. Whitman
To wire President Mckinley their con-
CALCULATIONS and assurance OF their al
lcgiance and an EXPRESSION of their nope
that the 'ilipinos Will be represented
on their Philippines commission. Ag-
l,..I, Of 10 X
pressed the desire that Consul General
Wildman be appointed on the commits
sion. ..
MADRID. Aug. 16.-General Wesley
Merritt, it is reported here, took the
greatest precautions in order to pre-
vent the insurgents from interfering
with the capitulation of Manila or APP
preaching the city.
The Madrid press fears that the sur
render of Manila may affect SPANS po-
sition in the negotiations TOR the future
government Of the Philippines.
HONG KONG. Aug. 1G.-Admral
Dewey gave General Ausustin an hour
in which to surrender at the time OF
the last demand, made on Saturday.
General Augustin refused to comply.
The bombardment, which began at
$50 A. NJ, was continued for two
hours and then the Americans storrmed
the trenches. sweeping all before them.
Those within the walls attempted no
L
teers stormed the outer trenches and
drove the Spaniards into the second line
! of dcfenses. Then the American troops
swept on. driving all the Spaniards into
the inner fortf1cations. where the
Spanish commander. seeing that furth-
or resistance was useless. hoiSted the
white flag and surrendered.
f, The losses. American and Spanish
| are not yet known. The SpaniardS in
the trenches probably numbered three
1 ,t,,s no mo
i ing force numbered 10000. and the
! Americans were better armed. better
trained and in better condition.
| The foreign fleets watched the bonn
! bardment with acute interest.
/ The American warships engaged
We're the Olympia. Petrol, Raleigh. Nc
| Culloch Boston, Monterey, Charleston
| and Baltimore.
The Spaniards assert that the fire OF
the Americans for the most part fell
a gunboat armed with quick firing
guns. that was close in shore. 1t is
also asserted by the Spaniards that the
I"Americans lost heavily in the storm
ing. owing to the faulty construction OF
Their entertainments, which the span
iar6ls co,hAa command from the heights
and upon which they poured Il CALLING
fire"
The Spanish trench extended around
Manila at a distance Of from two to
four miles from the walled city, form
ing a circle zen miles in circumference.
and it was impossible. the Spaniards
say. to hold SO long line against the
American attack.
Admiral Dewey and General Merritt,
il is reported had issued orders to spare
all except armed defenses of the city
and consequently the town is under
stood to have been but little damaged
Some street fighting between the insur-
gents and Spaniards occurred on the
outskirts. but order prevailed within
the. walled section
The American version of the battle
is not now obtainable.
General Augustin. former captain
general of the Philippines. will start fol
Madrid tomorrow by the German mai
steamer. D.
AMERICANS HUMANE.
y LONDON, Aug. 1.-THE Manila cor
respondant of the Daily Ta1arranh taI.