Evening journal., 1898-08-17
Confirmed by the German
Consul, Who Left With
General AuguStin.
THE ATTACK BY LAND.
First Colorado Volunteers Covered
Themselves With Glory.
HEAVY LOSSES ON BOTH SIDES.

city Said TO Have Been bat Slightly
Damaged-Dewey Sends Cruisers to
Iloilo and Cebu-No Omcial Dis
patches Received nt Washington.
HONGKONG. Aug 1.-THE report Of
the capitulation of Manila is confirmed
by the German consul, who has landed
from the German cruiser Kaiserin Au-
gusta.
Governor General Augustin refuses to
speak. The German consul was called
upon, and he informed the correspond
ents that the outskirts Of Manila were
bombarded by the Americans and that
the city surrendered.
No damage was done to the city prop
er, only the outskirts being bombarded.
The date Of the bomhardment was un-
known TO the German consul, who re-
fuses to say more.
General Augustln told a lady that
Admiral Dewey demanded the surrender
of Manila IN an hour. The Spanish de-
clined to surrender. and Dewey began
the bombardment. when the spanardg
hoisted a white flag. General Augusiin
Immediately jumped into a German
launch, which was In waiting. and went
TO the Kaiserin Augusta, which sailed
before the bombardment was concluded.
The bombardment occurred on the
18th.
The First Colorado volunteers storm
ed the outer trenches and drove the
spaniards into the second line Of de-
fenses. Then the American troops swept
on. driving all the spamards into the
inner fortifcations. where the Spanish
commander, seeing that further resist
ance was useless, hoisted the white flag
and surrendered.
The losses American and Spanish.
are not yet known, but are understood
20 be very heavy on both sides The
Spaniards IN the trenches probably
numbered 3. 600 men,
The American attacking force NUM-
bered 10000. and the Americans were
better armed better trained and in bet
ter condition
The foreign fleets watched the bonn
bardment with acute interest.
The American warships engaged were
the Olympia, Petrol, Raleigh. McCul-
loch. Boston. Monterey. Charleston and
Baltimore.
The spanlards assert 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 that was close nshore. 1t is also as
serted by the spaniards that the Amer
leans lost heavily In the storming ow-
ing to the faulty construction OF their
intrenchments which the Spaniards
could command from the heights and
upon which they poured a CALLING Ere
The Spanish trenches extended around
Manila at a distance Of from two to
four miles from the walled city. form
ing a circle ten miles in circumference,
and Il was impossible, the Spaniards
say, 20 hold so long a line against the
American attack.
Admiral Dewey and General Merritt
It is reported had issued orders 20 spare
all except armed defenses of the city,
and consequently the town Is under
stood to have been but little damaged.
Some street lighting between the in
surgents and the Spanlards occurred on
the outskirts. but order prevailed in
the city itself.
The American version of the battle Is
not yet ohtGinabe
Consul General Wildman has received
a report from Admiral Dewey saying
that It was intended after the capture
OF Manila TO dispatch cruisers on Aug.
IA to Iloilo and Cebu 70 accept the sur
cruisers to Port Royalist. In Talawan.
70 capture the Spanish gunboats hiding
there. Another ship was detailed TO
capture the Spanish steamers plying
between Labuan and Iloilo. Four Span
ish gunboats at Bataan, in Panay, were
also TO be captured.
Consul Wldman credits the report
and says that should the vessels have
left before the arrival at Manila of the
British steamer Australia, which was
chartered 20 carry the news of the sign.
ing OF the protocol and the cessation OF
hostilitles TO that place. IL will be an
impossibility to recall the vessels II
three weeks.
General Augustin yesterday said h,
did not know that the Kaiserin Augusta
was TO sail for Hongkong. He was In
formed that a launch was awaiting him
which he boarded and on which he wal
taken to tie Kaiserin Augusta whicl
Immediately started for this plsce.
This statement is considered an equiv
ocation. as General Augustin evidentl,
knew his destination, and his escap'
was prearranged.
Monday a deputation Of Hongkon,
Filipinos. headed by Agoncillo. higl
commissioner and ambassador Of a.
Philippine provisional government
waited upon Consul General Wildmal
and congratulated him on behalf O
Aguinaldo upon the splendid success O
the American arms IN the Philippine
and the happy termination OF the wa
in favor of America, and requested MI
Wildman 10 wire President McKinle
their congratulations and assurances O
their allegiance and an expression q
their hope that the Filpinos will b
represented on the Philippine commits
sion. Agoncillo. on behalf of the Filipl
nos. expresses the desire that Consu
General Wildman shall be appointed O.
the commission.
From German Sources.
BERLIN. Aug. 17.-According to
dispatch from Hongkong. the Amerl
cans about noon on Aug addresse
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