The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-06-07

HONG KONG. June e.-The British
gunboat Swift, which has just arrived
frcm Manila. reports that the Insurgents
have cut the railways outside the tom
and advanced to within four miles OF tho
city.
A spanlsh regiment mutnied and shot
IT'S officers. Fighting between the insur-
gents and the Spanish troops Is frequent
and the former brought a thousand pris-
oners to Cayite.
The Americans, It Is reported az Manila.
assist the insurgents with boats and
guns.
The Swift repeats a rumor that the
insurgents had captured and tortured q
number or priests.
The British residents at the time the
Swift left, still remained In the city, but
the foreigners were taking refuge on for
eign shipping
HONG KONG, June 6.-The correspon'
dent Of the Associated Press at Manila
under date OF June 2 says:
II have traversed the whole region oil
fighting during the last three days. In
spite OF the prohibition. l found the In
surgents strongly posted at Caloocan,
eight miles north OF Manila, and al Ba'
coor, the same distance south. To the
east | found nothing I'm the way OF insur-
gent trenchments.
The Spanlards hold the whole. Pasia
river, which falls into tie bay below the
town of Manila TO Logona. The SECTIONS
OF the insurgent army signal their move
ments by fire balloons.
The railway has been cut In several
places and the English overseers have
been warned on.
CARRIED AMID A TYPHOoN.
To the southwark there has been fierct
fighting on the ZapoSs river between Ba-
coor and Las Pinas. The biggest battlc
of the present campaign was fought last
Tuesday MAY 23rd). The Insurgents at
tackled the left branch OF Zap0te. wad-
ed across amid a typhoon, stormed the
banks for several miles along. and car
rled the Spanish trenches with knives.
Yesterday (June isD they tried the right
branch OF the Zapote but failed. The
Spaniards employed artillery all day. but
no casualties are reported.
To-day there has been only ineffective
skirmishes.
The country Is density wooded and
swampy and both parties shoot very
wildly. I got In the middle OF the firing,
but nobody was hurt. Nobody was visible
during the tremendous fusiiade, and no. =
body apparently knew what he was
shooting at.
CANNOT FOLLOW THEM
The Spanish were victorious yesterday.
but they cannot follow up the victory
and annihiliate the insurgents because or
the American warships at Cavite. More
over they say Il is necessary 10 save their
energies for the American troops. Mean
while the vicinity OF Manila Is an i'm
pregnable netEork OF fortihcations.
FIGHTING FOR SEVENTY HOURS.
MALTA, May 3i-VIA HONG KONG,
June e.-The Spanish outposts have been
driven in all along the line simultaneously
and with great slaughter. tits said that
over a thousand have been killed.
There was fierce hand-to-hand fighting
for seventy hours despite the typhoon.
which IS raging. The violent winds AMI
torrents Of rain render the rifles OF tie 4.
Spanish troops unavailing. The natives
easily win at every sIep with their slash
ing knives.
To-day the insurgent hold Mnlabon.
Tarlac and Bacoor They are now az
tacklng Santa Mesa and Violate. the sub
urbs OF the city which Is completely en-
clrcled for a distance cf seven miles.
native regiment under Col Agusnai-
do, cousin OF khe insurgent leader. yes
terday Joined g insurgents.
The Governor has issued dispairing
proclamation begging the insurgents to
come to terms and that he Is arranging
TO rer.ove all the Spanish population In
side the old walled city.
Men are filling the Tnoats. testing the
draw0ridge and placing strong guards In
the principal streets and artillery along
the walls. All the other troops are camp
I'M, I'm the suburbs. The weather il ter
rifle
LARGE NUMBERS WOUNDED.
I visited the Cavite without the Span
iards knowing II. and found there Loo
wounded. s6s seriously. amons ths lat-
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