Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1898-12-01
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of shot every moment, only te
find that they had fed. or faller
back on Malate. We then double
quicked right into Malate, being
the first, or among the first ir
81 light of the fort. when 10! a white
flag adorned the main flagstaff
We had not fred a shot, but the
city d surrendered. We rem
dezvou> I at one of the entrance:
to the wa ID city until Genera
Greene came up. His salutatiot
was: How in the world did you
do il There was nothing more
to be done save march into the
city, take possession, aud fine
quarters for the night.
There were exciting times il
Manila that night. The natives
were wild with joy, giving us CT
gars, cigarettes and "%vino," &
native wine, made from anis seed
on every hand. We got into the
city ahead of some Of the retreat
ing Spaniards, and made then
prisoners as they came in, permit
ting the officers to retain their
side-arns and paroling them al
after marching them to the arsenal
and disarming them. Manila was
ours. On the night of the 18th
we e Battery were detailed to
guard one of the numerous bridges
across the canals Cor, more prop
erly speaking, surface sewers)
which drain the city. We slept
on the stone sidewalks, what little
sleep we were able to get, and it
rained nearly all night. Next
morning we s'fell in and started
back in the direction of the Span
ish trenches to round up some of
their artillery which had not come
in, but met some natives who told
US that they were coming in under
a white flag. We halted and wait
ed for them to come up, taking
FIVE field pieces and about 200
prisoners. Under the advice of
the S%panlards we mounted the
guns and trained them to cover
two roads entering the city, to
guard against a surprise from the
insurgents, who e sorely dis
appointed at not being permitted
to loot the city. We then slept on
our guns for about two weeks be-
fore things began to quiet down.
Now, however, everything is
serene, except for the rumors re-
gardlng the possible future dispo-
sition of the islands, and army life
here is about like it is in the States
in time of peace. We are occupy
ing the "Cuartel de Meisic," one
of the posts of the Spaniards, and
we have very comfortable bar
racks, if one may be permitted to
call anything comfortable in this
climate, with the sun, even now,
(the middle Of Oct.), pushing the
murcury up to ITO to 100 degrees
f. We never have our guns in
hand except for one hours drill
after breakfast, and are allowed to
go ct will about the city when not
on duty, except between II a. m.
and 3 p. M. During those hours
we have orders to keep out of the
sun at all hazards, and any man
caught exposing himself is severe
ly punished. We are now chiefly
concerned about the prospects of
being discharged at any early date.
We have four batteries of the
3rd artillery here, and as there are
only IS men in each battery in time
of peace, and they being increased
to a war strength of 200 men,
gives about 100 men in each bat.
terry who enlisted simply to do the
fighting, and now that the fighting
is all over, those men are anxious
to be discharged. l went to the
1st oergent the other day, after
receiving a r%eprimand for not do
ing something just right, (and it
was something of which 1 had
never had any Instruction. ard
told him emphatically that I did
not want any further instruction
in army regulations or drill, and
for which impertinence 1 was
promptly placed on the black list
for ten days.