Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-06-17
The Situation at Manila.

NEW YORK, June IA cablegram
from Hong Kong to the Journal says
The most severe and important battle
since Admiral Dewey's humiliation OF
the Spanish fleet has occurred at Ma
Mia. The insurgents attacked the
Spaniards inhcting heavy losses and
almost forcing the entrance to the city.
The insul gents and the American
sailors and marines completely surround
Manila. The foreign residents have
taken ri fuge on the ships. General
August is reported to be willing to sur
render to the Americans in order to
prevent the insurgents from capturing
the capital, setting it on fire and killing
the Spaniards. The archbishop, how.
ever, is opposed to a surrender aud has
overruled August. The garrison OF
Old Cavite has surrendered, thus giving
the insurgents command OF the shore Of
the entire bay. All interior sources OF
supply are now cut of from the Spanish
forces in Manila. The Americans can
take Manila within n hours after the
arrival of the troops. A great fire is
said to be raging north of Manila. The
insurgents have captured the water
works of which the supply of the city
depends.
MANILA, June 16.-Via Hong Kong,
June LII is admitted here that the
lack of food supplies has become a
serious matter Gunbosts conveying
volunteers sent into the lagoon to search
for food for the city on Friday, June 3
returned here to-day, Sunday, and re-
ported the total failure of their mission.
1t has now been admitted that the
troops have been thirty-six hours with,
out food. The insurgents are gaining
everywhere and are now firing into
Manila itself. The commanders of the
gunboats also report that every lagoon
and town is hostile and that their gar.
risons have probably been massacred
The Spanish! holilla was unable 10 eff
ect landing, in spite of prolonged
firing upon the part Of all the gunboats.
Nobody, however, was killed. This
removes the last hope of provisioning
Manila. During the week all the gar
risons were simultaneously overpower.
ed or surrendered as prisoners. The
latter are we'll treated. A majority OF
those who resisted were slaughtered.
Whole companies of Spaniards have
had nothing to eat for two days and
some of them are literally crying. The
native peasantry cheritably assist the
starving soldiers.
The insurgents yesterday rushed the
passage OF the Zlpota river and also de-
scended from the lagoon, took the
Spaniards in flank and captured sew
eral guns. The Spanish soldiers made
a good stand until they were ordered
TO retreat. Probably their ammunition
was inadequate.
The insurgents to-day captured Las
Pinas, Paranague, Tungalo, Mali Bay
and Pineda, all on the coast line. The
Spaniards lost ninety men killed and
wounded and seven thousand return
ed here unhurt.
The insurgents are now firing into
Nalate, the southernmost quarter of
Manila and mile and half from the
centre place containing the fort, maya
zine, telegraph Office and club house.
The horse cars are running and Ia.
dies are visiting within rifle shot of the
enemy, apparently unconcerned.
The insurgents are also in every out
lying quarter of Manila, awaiting the
signal to advance.
Spanish power is crumbling in
the Philippine Islands. General Pens
and thousand Spanish soldiers have
surrendered at Santa Cruz and similar
surrenders have occurred at other
places. The insurgents propose to form
n republic under Anglo American tute-
lage.