The herald., 1898-06-18

secret Of their Intention to desert tonight
There is a frantic scramble for refuge inside
the old walled citadel, by the governors ora
ders. Of all the townspeople
The captain general held a council Of
war at which 1t was proposed to surrender
because resistance is clearly useless and Q
deplorable expenditure of blood, and heroic
efforts were rendered futile by lack Of
training, insufficient supplies and smallnsss
of the force.
The council was furious at this "humili-
The captain general was furious at thiA
Humiliation by mere natives and resigned
| succeeded by the second in command, who
|countermanded the withdrawal Of the troops
from the field.
Willing to Surrender
NEW YORK, June ia special cables
gram from Hong Kong to the Journal sayst
The most severe and important battle
since Admiral Dewey's humiliation of the
Spanish fleet has occurred at Manila. One
| thousand insurgents attacked 1000 Spanish,
| infiicting heavy losses and almost forcing
the entrance to the city.
The insurgents, under General Aguinaldu
and the American sailors and marines Of
Admiral Dewey's fleet. completely surround
Manila.
The foreign residents have ned to the
ships.
Admiral Montijo and Govern or General
August have placed the women, children
and the priests in the forts for safety.
General August is reported to be willing
to surrender to the Americans in order 10
prevent the insurgents from capturing the
capital, setting it on fire and killing the
n hnv tt
opposed to surrender and has overruled
August.
The success Of the insurgents in wonders
! full. The Spaniards taken prisoners in the
two weeks campaign aggregate 1900, In.
Guiding 1000 soldiers Of the regular army.
Prominent among them are Generals Garcia
and Cordoba.
The governors Of the provinces of Ca.
vite, Balucan and Bataan were also madA
prisoners.
Two million rounds of cartridges were
seized in the fortified cathedral of Old
Cavite. The large garrison Of Old Cavite
has surrendered, thus giving the insure
gents command of the shore Of the entire
bay
All interior sources Of supply are now
cut off from the Spanish in Manila.
The Americans can take Manila within
twenty-four hours after the arrival Of the
troops. The city is now at the mercy Of
the American fleet.
Admiral Dewey's conduct during the
blockade has been admirable.
A great fire is raging north of Manila.
The insurgents have captured the water
works on which the supply of the city dee
ponds.
General August has issued an order de-
claring that all males above the age Of IS
shall join the army and do military duty.
In the northern sections the insurgents
have united near Pasig on the Pasig
River, driving the Spanish gunboats to
Dom. There were few causalties.
The scene of hostilities is a magnificent
defensive country, thickly wooded, having
an unlimited number of natural advantages
and several block houses and trenches.
Any average army could easily defy ten
times their number.
On all sides can be seen the Spaniards
retiring, moving the soldiers effects and
dismantling the barracks prematurely,
evidently anticipating defeat as a matter
of course. The soldiers are brave and des-
perate and hate to retreat, but they are
hopelessly incompetent and shamefully
underfed.
Many of them have assured the corres-
pondent that they have never been at tar-
get practice in their lives. Still they are
eager for an opportunity to display their
valor and are confident that the enemy is
equally Impractical.