The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-06-18
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Manila, June 5, via Hong Kong, Jun,
lit is now Officially admitted here
that the lack of food supplies has be
come a serious matter. Gunboats con
veying volunteers, sent into the Lagoon
to search of food for the city on Friday
June 3, returned here to-day Sunday
and reported the total failure of their
mission.
1t has been Officially admitted that the
troops have been thirty-six hours with
ont food The insurgents are gaining
everywhere are now firing into
Manila itself.
In the northern sections the insurgents
have united near passig, on the Passia
river, driving the Spanish gunboats te
Doa. There were few casualties.
Whole companies Of Spaniards have
had nothing to eat for two days, and
some of them are literally crying. 1t is
a pitiable sight. The native peasantry
charitably assist the soldiers without
compulsion, and some Englishmen yes
terday gave treat to the soldiers
guarding IN outpost.
There is no doubt as one person re-
marked, that somebody deserves lynch
ing for the state of affairs existing
Scores Of bloated officers of the Spanish
forces are to be seen daily loafing abort
the beer shops and cafes along the boule-
Yards, reviling the English while the
men under their charge are starving.
The insurgents yesterday rushed the
passage Of the ZaDota river. and also
descended from the lagoon. took the
Spaniards in the flank and captured sew
eral guns. The Spanish soldiers made
a good stand until they were ordered to
retreat. Probably their ammunition was
inadequate.
1t is almost impossible to understand
how such magnificent positions can be
abandoned without struggle.
The insurgents to-day captured Las
Pinas, Paranague, Tungalo. Mali Bay
and Pineda, ali on the coast line. The
Spaniards lost ninety men killed and
wounded and seven thousand returned
here 'unhurt.
The insurgents are now firing upon Ma
late, the s0uthernmost quarter Of Manila,
and mile and Il half from the centre of
the place containing the fort, maga-
zine. telegraph office and club house.
The horse cars are running and ladies
are visiting within rifle shot of the enc
my apparently unconcerned.
The insurgents are also in every quar-
ter of Manila, awaiting the signal to
advance.
Al Caloocan, suburban railroad sta
tion. there are still a few Spanish troops
in ridiculous little entrenchmcnts.
The village Is full Of insurgents and
the railroad line is broken outside the
station.
The ties have been carefully removed
By the insurgents, who promised to re-
place them after the war.
Many of the native troops make little
secret of their intention to desert to-
night. There is frantic scramble for
refuge inside the old walled citadel, by
the Governors orders, of all the towns
people.
The Captain General had held coun-
Gil Of war at which it was proposed to
surrender because resistance is clearly
useless and a deplorable expenditure of
blood and heroic efforts would be rem.
dered futile by lack of training, insuffi-
cient supplies and the smallness of the
force.
The council was furious at this 'hu-
initiation by mere natives" and he (Y
resigned and was superseded by his see
ond in command. who countermanded
the withdrawal of the troops from the
field.
GENERAL PENA SURRENDERS
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Manila, June 6, via Hong Kong. june
I'm short Spanish power is crunb
ling in the Philippines.
General Pena and d thousand Spanish
soldiers have surrendered at Santa
Cruz, similar surrenders have taken
place at la Guna and at Pampanga. and
in each case hardly anybody was killed
Ii is reported that Rear Admiral
Dewey is unable to restrain the insnr.
gents, but their conduct is satisfactory
There is no necessity for interference.
as no excesses whatever have been
committed. This is partly due to the
merely nominal assistance furnished the
insurgents The latter proposed to form
a republic under Angl0-American tute-
lage. and threatened to.visit with severe
penalties the insurgents who have be
come turncoats, especially in the case
Of Paterne, n prominent native protegt
Of the Snaniards.
There was desultory firing to-day II
every quarter on the outskirts OF the