Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-05-19
NEWS FROM MANILA.
Arrival Of the Dispatch Boat Hugh
McCulloch at Hong Kong.
CAPTURE OF TIE GUNBOAT cALLOA.
A. Dispatch from Admiral Dewey-The
PopuIaceo of Maaila Reduced to Horse
aesh-Dewey aives the Insurgents
Permission TO Attack the City.

arrived here yesterday from Manlio
with dispatches for the United States
government. She reports that the
Spanish gunboat cellao. from the Caro-
line islands, recently entered the port
of Manila, being ignorant OF The out.
break Of hostilities between Spain and
the United States. An American war
ship fred across her bows end Sig
nailed her q demand for her surrender.
The demand being disregarded, the
American ship fired direct at the Span
ish gunboat and the latter surrendered.
The following dispatch has been re-
oeived from Admiral Dewey:
Maintaining strict blockade. Beasop
to believe that the rebels are hemming
In the city by land. but have made'no
demonstration. Scarcity OF provisions
In Manila. Probable that the Spanish
governor viii be obliged TO surrender
soon. Can take Manila at any moment
Climate hot and moist On May IL
captured gunboa. Gallao. attempting to
run blockade. Haze plenty coal. One
British, one French, two German, n
Japanese vessel here observing.
DEWEY.
The populace of Manila Is reduced to
eating horse fesh and the prospect Of
relief seems far distant
The Hugh McCulloch also reports
that the Philippine insurgents applied
to ~near-Admiral Dewey for his ap-
proval Of an attack By them on the
city. The admiral, 1t appears, ap-
proved of the plan, provided no ex-
cesses were committed. The insur.
gents then pleaded that they had no
arms. with the exception of machetes,
to which the admiral replied:
Help yourselves at the cavits arse
nall
The city OF Manila, however, has
not yet been attacked.
About 1000 Spanish troops are guard
ing the road leading from Cavite to
Manila.
There is no truth In the reported
massacre Of q number of America MS.
There hes only been a trifing inci'
dent during police duty, and nobody
was hurt.
The Hong Kong correspondent OF the
Standard says:
after the Callao's crew landed they
were released ON parole, and the Cal
lao was paraded in full view Of Manila
| city, accompanied by the United States
cruiser Concord.
When MIR, Williams, the American
consul, landed at Cavite last week, he
was received with great enthusiasm
and followed In the streets by . crowd
of 5000 people, shouting: Viva Los
Americanos." There were no sign:
that the Spanish authorities In Manila
were prepared to capitulate-
All the Spanish Inhabitants ono
many British and German families
have sought safety in the suburbs, talk
ing all their belongings. In the bust
ness quarters the buildings T GOV
cred with foreign flags, the British
predominating, with Q view Of protec
ton should the insurgents capture tn,
city.
There Is much feeling against thu
British residents, but fortunately tn
number Of foreign men-ot-war off Ma
Mia Is constantly increasing, and tn
position Of Europeans is becoming
daily less precarious. Aguinaldo, tn
former insurgent leader, is now Il
Hong Kong, actively negotiating,
understand, with President Mckinley
I have reason to believe that he is seek
ing to arrange for the future govern
ment OF the Philippines by q native ad
ministration under the protectorate Q
the United States
At present there is a deal of disser
sion among the rebel factions, some c
which are negotiating with the Amer
cans and others with the spaniards
Whether Aguinalda possesses enoug
influence to reconcile these difference
and to induce the insurgents to pursu
a common policy Is questionable.
Admiral Dewey is well advised /
waiting for reinforcements, since til
fall of Mantle would produce anarch
throughout the islands. The Englis
here advocate a joint Anglo-America
administration. 1t is asserted thu
Admiral Dewey has recoaled thrt
British ships.