Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-08-13
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San FrlncIrco. Aux i8.-Mr n. Lang
ley Jones. tho Associated Press Cufrr-
rpunicut at Manila, has forwarded the
following adylcta from Manila under
date ~ July .. Tho letter comes 60
san Francisco b. way u Victoria.
b. -
Although eight days have elapsed
since the arrival NJ the iitat detnchmeut
OF the yxpgditiunury force 70 tho Phl-
] luplncH. NO nov has yet been made
! upon Manila, ana the prospects are
/ that none viii be- made until both tho
! military ana naval forces have been
| reinforced. Meantime the city com
I unurH In a state IL Siege, an cOmmuni-
I cation hy land being cut on BY the In
n1rrHut forces, ana strict blockade
being maintained by Admiral Dewey.
lHum tho most reliable Information OBJ
i.luHhlr. the situation ~ the beHlcpd
Alanllnna b. Indeed dsplurablc, pruyla-
tons being scare. ana tho water supply
being entirely cut un by the enemy.
'hIH being tho wet season, however.
sufficient water la caught from the roofs
uf tho buildings fur tho immediate
wants Of the inhabitants of tho be-
iuaTucrsd city.
Tho exact strength 90 the spanish
forces ln Manila lh not known. but
from the best information 0btainable.
10 d. now believed % exceed 800, the
o.ty proper being protected by two forts
armed with modern guns and u wall %
SUFFICIENT strength 20 defy attack, even
though tho Invaders should succeed la
fturmlnr tho trenches thrown up some
two miles away. A force OF 1900 II
ample 90 rpHi tho Insurgents, who,
while superior IN numbers. are decided
~ Inferior ln discipline. arms aud ans
muultiuu Almost every day and night
Uu CuEAgrurnt OF some sort occurs be-
tween the rebel ana spanish Outnoatai
but without any apparent damage 10
rlthfr side,
That Manila can be- taken by the
American forus already ON the ground
40 one Tor a moment doubts. but II II
extremely doubtful whether II IN nde-
qunte o. police Hl large "A city, guard the
prisoners and hold the insurgents Ia
check after u has been taken. There
iH another element t1 he considered.
moreover, aui that IN the presence la
THIS hhrbur Of a ileot OF German men
uf-Naf,
So FAR 49, the American troops mr..
concerned. they are In comfortable
quarters ln the barracks At Caylt-
arsenal, getting into excellent shape for
the work uUtoro them.
Co., ylud q tow cases of dyHpntrry and
fHNpr. owing 90 the water aud climate,
there d. uu sickness IN camp. and the
men should hr thuruughly accllmated
when the time arrives Tor them to enter
Manila. That tho spanish authorities
tt Manila realize The hopelesEncaa OF
their situation. is evident from the fact
that GOV, ti"u, Roberto recently Issued
20 proclamation unnt|ug uli sorts on In
dugUmuutH, Including Hu uutonUmiat
government Go tho Insurgents. provided
lhUy Uut.I thu common cause and repel
tu" hated Yankees. tuu, ATululldu, OF
fn" T.u.l forces. however. Informed the
spanish TINT their oyortur,a came too
lHfH tn hr uuuHlirrei. ua victory was
u'U lIg assured to the Insurgents who
arU evidently lf the opinion that upon
tho arrival lf Gen Merritt they VIII
hr allowed Go run The country u SUIT
thrmaelyDH, this being their idea OF a
form oft government
" LANGLEY JONES.