Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-08-18

Hongkong, China, Aug. 16.-Ad-
miral Dewey gave Gen. Augusti an
hour in which to surrender ut tha time
of the last demand made Saturday.
Gen. August refused TO comply.
The bombardmept, which began at
0. 30 a. m., was continued two hours
aud then the Amaricana stormed the
trenches, sweeping ali before them.
Those within the walls attempted
no resistance. The First Colorado
Volunteers stormed the outer trenchus
and drove the Spaniards intu tho sec
ond lima of defences. Then the Ameri-
cap troops swept on driving all the
Standards into tny inner Notifications
where tho Spanish commander. seeing
that further Resistance wnH useloas,
hoisted the white flag and surrendered.
The Iossas, American or Spanish,
are not yet known. The Spanisrda in
the trenches probably numbered 5000
mon. The American attacking force
numbered 10000 and thu Americans
we're better armed, better trained and
in better condition.
The foreign fleets witnessed the bonn
bardment with keen interest. The
American warships engaged were the
Olympia, baltimore, Petrol, Raleigh,
McCulloch, Boston, Monterey aud
| Charleston.
The Spaniards say that 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, which was close IN shore.
| Ii is alao stated by the Spaniards that
"the Americans lost heavily in the
rming, owing to the faulty construc-
! ton of their entrsnchments, which the
| Spaniards could command from tn.
heights and upon which they poured
q calling fire."
This SPANISH trench extended around
Manila at distance of from two tc
four miles from the walled city, form
ing a circle 10 miles in circumference,
and it wac impoiaible, the SpaniErdi
say. to hold 80 long line against tbs
tAmericap attack.
| Admiral Dewey and Gen. Merritt, J.
Ia reported, issued orders to spare al
except the armed dofenoes, and conse
quentIy the city is understood to hav'
been but little damaged. Some stree
fighting between insurgents ant
Standards occurred ON the outskirts
hut order prevailed within the WALES
section.
Consul whitman today received a re
port from Admiral Dewey, stating tina
IL was intended after the capture O
Manila to diHpatoh cruisers 10 lloii
and Cehua to force the surrender G
those ports, and also to send cruisers
Port Royalist, in Talawan, To captur
SPANISH gunboats hiding there
Another ship was detailed to captur
the Spanish steamers plying betwee
Labuan and Iloilo. -Four Spanish CUR
boats at Bataan, in Panay, were ais
I to be captured. g
The consul says that should the vel
sells have lsft before tina arrival a
Manila of the British steamer Aus
1 | tralia, which was chartered to carry Ii
news Of the signing Of the peace prots
. col, il will be impossible to recall u
3 vessels within three weeks.
I Yesterday deputation Of Hongkou
. Fiiipinos, headed 10y Agoncillo, "hig
. mmissioner and ambassador" Of II
Philippine provisional governmsn
waited upon Gsn. WildmHn and col
Q graduated him. on behalf OF AguinaId'
o upon the splendid success of the Ame
o lean arms 10 the Philippines and IL
Q happy end of the war In favor OF Anne
o ica. They requested Mr. WiidmRn
b cable 10 President Mckinley their col
l. ordinations, ASSURANCES of thar all
Il glance and an expression of thor hol
Is that the Filipinos will be Representa-
o on the Philippine commission. Ago
t clio o. behalf Of tha Filipinou. q
/ pressed the desire that Consul vii
@ man lie appointed ON the commission
THE BATrLE AS SEEN FROM THE CIT
q London, Eng, Aug. 16. The Mani
X correspondent Of the Daily Telegral
u says: -,
d Nothing could be more humane tn
q the Americans capture OF this cit
:. Gen.. Merritt'a and Admiral Dewey
plan was to spare every ohject but Z
armed defences and trenches. A
J. parently the American losses we're o
sr irsmely email. Tho Spanish entrenc
O. ments varied in point OF distance f.s
O. two to four miles from the oentre,
10 Old Manila.
Ie Defending this long limo OF at lel
n, 10 miles were not over, and pr0hai
" under, 5000 Spanish regular trool
DO volunteero and natives. The attack
OF force numbered from 10000 to co.
T. natives and ~, 600 Americana on sh'
80 and aboard tho fleet.
st In every respect the advantage v
at on tho eide of the attack. Tho Ans
can fold guns throw heavier matn! q
had longer range than tina Span
guns, the marksmnnship of the Cnii
aa States guuuers was much superior
Of the men wore stronger and in hat
on condition, The Spnniards are Hnl
no ruco compared with their staiwart
es poncnts, and worn out by siege Q
be disuppointod by tho failure OF
,st promiasd Spanish roliof squadron q
ng had lost heart. 1t was hopol
lat struggle.
Looking over the bay it was CURT
to notice the foreign fleets arrang
themselves according to their SYM
thies. The English and Japanese "
NO. near the Americana and the Germ
~ ana Fronch wore on tne opposite u
10 Of tho bay, north Of the PasiR Riy
40 The British cruiser Immortalito |
H.. her conuorts kept fairly near the Am
=. lean line.
nj Tno attacking squadron formed
,. line between MalBte and Old Man
with tho Concord watching the fort
he the mouth of the PaHig. Tho Amt
on can f1eet lay outside this breakwater
so- The Olympia fired tho first sho
o. 40 a. IN. and fairly continuous
rye by no menus furious cannonade
for kept up until II. 20 u. N. by that q
,ad the Malato fort was silonced and
Ix- American troops then stormeh tho
nj trenchments.
Its, SpaniariH who vera IN tho cal
works tell me that tho quick iir
ss guns Of the little gunboat Rar
nj. which luy close to the shore, were
no mora terrible in their elfect than
-. | sL. M. lin Of Tim oh inn