The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1898-08-26
From, Leslie vsrIek % his p.rs.t.:

From Leslie Verick to his pAreLtt:
CAvrrE, July Is. 1898.
By this time you have received nv
former ser Of July ist. We made :
lsadlns e 1sses ynd AsAa are ssCw Iocas.
ed ~ the Cagite arsenal. We have good
quarters. These quarters were formerly
occupied by the Spanish. IL rains abou,
every dav. We drill twice day, st 6
IN. aad 5 p. IN.
Since on shore George H. Bruce has
oeen baking us come fine bread; we have
good meals here in the Arsenal.
They have complete Iron Foundry
and Machine shop. and Dewey is having
ms slips, as Wsli as some that be cap
tureo, hAed up. Within sight are ten
Spanish ~arships sunk; they look quite
battered up. p.some have their sInoke kestaeks 4
blown of. others, ,heiI aft torn away
and some look as IL they could be Faisesi
20 do service again, but The mex; time for
Uncle gam.
C4vlte is an cd Spanish town. found
ed about loo. The spanish seem to have
liSe here on this peninsula, and lie in
snfgents or natives in the city proper.
The insurgents hold the city proper and
are busy fixing mp many OF the guns and
aecousrements from The Spanish xaTships
We hear firing every day along The front
OF Manila. The sitaa,ion as il ttands
now is thus: The Insurgents have Man.
ila snr.ounded. and every day have =
battle with the Spanish iorrsss, hut they
could nos take the toan 10 a year Al
togethe' IL Is funny situation.
Dewey's plan, think ls, as soon as
there are Il. coo men h.Fe. or swo more
expeditions. which He ex pect next weak,
will make thA. qnoto 10 take Manila, US
ing lhe insurgents 10 attack the lest
suppose you have had lots OF uews
from rs. but bali OF what ycu hear prob
ably ts no truth Every volunteer has
% rounds Of ammunition. ! hare DO,
eat maeh fruit. uut some OF the bore
have and they had TO suffer for il: Ev
the lime this letter reaches you / wlIi be
10 the hospital wosk IS Major Ellis llas
offered ne this Charge, so have tkken
lt under consideration. ] hare NOT re-
eeivsd any pay yet, hut that doee nc.
bother the much. stree ieiE the boat
have had the beet Ct health The nights
are not 90. hot, especially IL il ssias;
have lo.s o9 masqnito-s. avery night ne
hear shots cred i,y cur pscx~'s. ss every
oue muss bait or he will be firri on. w
had . general inspession by the Bslss-
der General. The events takes place so
quick one after another. AID ne not hear
lng any news from any other place,
makes things En~nosonous. Send me The
most Important ness Of the papers.
! could @riIe big history Of ogE camp
A postosssce VII. bss started on the ir zns-
port Chsns, then ~s send letters for &c.
The second expe diii1n. the China. came
into port Saturday, Is. the other three
transports 90 SnudAy
received three letters from you and
one IRON De yaner and lots OF nexs ia
ths oregonians you sent. also noE 3
lev things OF late date bT The way Of
HoGg Kong. such ss the annexation OF
Hawaii Island. the loss OF the French
liner aud Hobson's heroic feat, the de-
siTuciion Of CerveyA's sieefon the 5rd OF
July. We wiII &c, more ness soon.
We must take Manila before Sunday
rsxt or ths var will be over and the
Philippines, 10 the ewes Of the wcrld will
not beIong TO the U. :. There .sare 6JQo
men here kept IN giRe shape. TIE Mon
sesay will he here Friday. so look on, ter
tte TALL ol Manila by sunday
Major Ellis As | mentioned in q pre-
vious letter offered me q position ia the
hospital eorps and studied il over and
accepted il. This will give me a fine op.
poTiunity Tor new field 20 study and
keep me more 10 activity as a CorpasAi
had lazy time of IL. There are
iew patients in the hospital and ali bad
cases 90 Immediately 10 the Brigade
Hospital cur hospital in the field Bat
taliion.
Ed Cyrus came on the End expedition
aud has joined the Co.
We are ali well fed, but some are
troubled on account OF eating too much
fruit. ] here close.