Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-04-26
TO ATTACK PHILIPPINES
Il is Expected the American Fleet viii Make
It in Two or Three Days.
ORDERS TO DEFEAT THE SPANISH FLEET,
Insurgent General Has 10000 Men In Phil
ippines to Aid the Americans-Work
for Dewey's Squadron.

New York. April ga dispatch to
the World from Hong Kong says:
The guns OF Americas Asiatic
squadron will soon be laundering in
the harbor of Manila, the capital of the
Philippine islands.
Commodore Dewey has orders from
Washington to capture or destroy the
Spanish fleet.
Unless Spain's warships are in hid
ing. the fighting will begin at or near
the Philippines and the time is only a
matter of hours-perhaps before Sum-
day.
Gen. Aguinaldo, the president of the
Philippine insurgents, has sailed from
Singapore, where he has been in exile
with the members of his cabinet. They
chartered their own steamship.
They will land at a convenient point
on the islands and the general win put
himself ut the head OF an army of
10000 well equipped insurgents now
gathered and waiting for him.
Gen. AguInaldo will lead this large
force to attack Manila by land while
the American warships lombard the
city from the sea.
The movements of that army interest
Commodore Dewey and command his
sympathy, but he has given the insur-
gents no official aid or announcement.
Nevertheless, the two forces will CO.
operate in fact and should prove more
than match Tor the Spaniards.
Consul Williams arrived on Monday
from Manila on the steamship Esme-
ralda. A fast dispatch boat took him
Immediately to the flagship Olympia.
The consul will accompany the fleet
back to Manila. He has full informa-
tlon, It Ia believed, regarding the Span
ish Notifications at Manila and else-
where on the Philippines and also re-
garding the location of mines and tor
pedos planted in the harbors. The
Spanish ships are awaiting attack in
Manila harbor. II is supposed. under
the protection Of the land fortifica-
lions.
WORK FOR DEwEY'S SQUADRON.
Chicago. April pa special to the
Times Herald from Washington says:
Navy department officials confident
ly expect that within three days u de-
csive battle will have been fought be-
| tween the American and Spanish naval
forces operating In the waters of the
Philippines.
1t Is learned from most reliable
source that Commodore Dewey's squad
ron, which left Hongkong Sunday for
Mrs bay. has now left that place for
tons sent several days ago by Secretary
Long Steaming at the rate of ten
knots an hour. the fleet ought to reach
its destination by this afternoon. and
| II Is expected by Secretary Long and
other department officials that the
vessels will be in action Immediately
after their arrival. unless the Spanish
men-ofwar should prefer to remain
inside the mined harbors.
OF primary Importance. the officials
/ declare, Is the immediate capture or
destruction Of Spanish vessels After this
! has been accomplished II will not be a
I difficult matter to secure the fall of
4 Manila or Luzon, and OF other ports. by
simply conducting blockade such as
the North Atlantic squadron Is doing
! with reference to Cuban ports. Ii IL
/ understood that Commodore Dewey's
plan of campaign contemplates the cap
| ture or destruction of the Spanish fleet.
| There are six of these craft, none of
which are to be compared to the pro-
tected cruisers of the American squad
| ron. As Commodore Dewey has not a
1 large squadron,it is appreciated that he
] will not have sufficient vessels to carry
on block de which will last any length
| of time, He will, however be able to
blockade the principal ports In which
the Spanish trops are stationed. and the