The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-08-19
NEWSFROM MANILA
Quiet Restored in the City and General Mer-
rift is Governor General.
MORE DETAILS OF THE BATTLE
A Brief Joint CabIegram from Dewey and Merritt-.No Casualties in the
Fleet.-Slight Loss o n Land-.Fightng i'm the Trenches Desper.
Acknowledgements Not Allowed to Enter the Cny.-They At.
tack Our SoIdiers--Are Quickly Repulsed-.Au.
gustfs Flight Prearranged--TheA At.
tack A1vead n IN
tack Agreed On.

eral Jaudemes is officially announced.
The United states troops Immediately
occupied the city"
Madrid, August 16, 4 p. m.-T1e gov
eminent has been notified By the
Spanish consul at Hong Kong of the
surrender of Manila. It is not yet
aware Of the manner in which the sur
render was effected.
Berlin, August 16.-GeneraI August,
according to a dispatch from Hong
Konf, dated yesterday, was dismissed
from his post as captain general Of
the Philippines on August 5th. General
Jaudemes was ordered to take over the
command at Manila.
The dispatch says: THE Americans
notified the authorities at Manila thai
a bOmbardment by sea n land
would m at noon on August
9Th. The city surrendered on the 18th
and the American flag was hoisted
forthwith. The Spanish officers were
allowed their freedom on parole. The
judiciary and the administrative off,
GERS are to remain temporarily in the
hands of the Spaniards. The insurgents
remain outside of the town."
Admira Dewey gave General Angus
ii an hour in which to surrender, at
the time Of the last demand, made on
Saturday. General August refused to
comply.
The bombardment, which began at
$3.50 o'clock a. M, was continued for
two hours, and then the Americans
Stormed the trenches, sweeping all be-
fore them.
Those within the walls attempted
no resistance. The First Colorado vol
unteers stormed the outer trenches
and drove the Spaniards into the sec
Ond line of defenceS. Then the Ameri-
can troops swept on, driving all the
Spaniards into the inner Notifications,
where the Spanish commander, seeing
that further resistance was useless,
hOisted the white flag n surrendered
The losses, American and Spanish,
are not yet known. The Spaniards in
the trenches probably numbered 5000
men. The American attacking force
numbered 10, 900 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 were the
Olympia, Petrol, Raleigh, McCulloch,
Boston, Monterey, Charleston and Bal
timOre. The Spaniards assert thai the
fire of the Americans, for the most
part, fell short, the only effective fire
being from a small gunboat armed
with quick firing guns that was close
in shore. 1t is also asserted by the
Spaniards that The Americans lost
heavily in the StOrming, owing to the
faulty construction of their entrench-
ments, which the Spaniards couId
command from the heights and upon
which they poured a calling fire.
The Spanish trenches extended
around Manila at a distance of from
two to four miles from the walled city,
forming a circle ten miles in circum-
ference, and is was impossible, the
Spaniards a to hold so long a line
against the American attack. 4
Admiral Dewey and General Merritt,
it is reported, had issued orders to
spare all except armed defences of the
city, and consequently the town is I'M
derStOOd to have been but little dam
aged. Some street fighting between
the insurgents and the Spaniards Oc-
CURED on the outskirts, but order pre-
vailed within the walled section.
The American version of the battle
is not yet ~obtainable. Genera Au-
gust, former captain general Of the
Philippines, will start for Madrid to-
morrow by the German mail steamer.
Madrid, August 16.-General Wesley
Merritt. it is reported here, took the
greatest precautions in order to pre-
ven the insurgents from interfering
with the c~apitulatiOn of Manila or
approaching the city.
Senior Sagasta, on leaving the palace
this AFTERNOON, denied that General
Blanco and other generals were OPP
posing the governments policy as had
been alleged. 1t is now known, from
Semi-Official sources, that the govern
meat knew yesterday hat Manila ca
yitI,Iatnl ON SATURDAY. offnr Camera
Jaudemes had taken over the com
mand from General August and the
latter had been authorized to quit his
post and to mbar on a foreign war
ship for Hong Kong. Manila apparent
ly c~apitulated because of LEX of food,
the population and CARR son having
suffered the greatest privations.
TO CAPTURE OTHER PORTS.
Consul General Wildman today re-
ceived "a report from dmira Dewey,
saying that it was intended after the
capture of Manila to dispatch cruisers
on August 14th to Iloilo and to -Cebu
to accept the surrender of those ports,
and aldo to send cruisers to Port Roy
aliSt, in TalaWan, to capture the Span
ish g%unboats hiding there. Another
ship was detailed to capture the Span
ish steamers plying between Labuar
and uoilo. Four Spanish %gunboats a
Bataan. in Panay, were also to be cap
tured.
Consul Wildman credits the report
and saws that should the vessels have
left before the arrival at Manila OF
the British steamer Austraia, Whlcl
vas chartered to carry the news o
the signing of the protopcol and the
cessation of hostilities to that place
It will be an impossibility to recall TN
vessels in three weeks. -.
General August today said ne oll
not know that the kalserln Auguslt
was to sail for Hong Kong. He wa
informed that a launch was awaiting
him which he boarded and was >takel
to the Kaiserin Augusta, which I'm
mediateIy started for this place. Ihl'
statement is considered an equlvoca'
ton as General August evidently knew
his destination and his escape was pre-
arranged.
Yesterday a deputation of Hong