Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-16
T0T ANOTHER GUNBOAT
Admiral Dewey Makes Further Report Of At
w fairs al Manila.
,,,,IARus MUST SON SURRENDER
n, the Cnilao-City of Manila
scarce of Provisions-ciosc Block
ade is Maintained.

washington, May 15.-The dispatches
uongkong brought welcome news
Nv" from Admiral Dewey to the
wa -,,ort and particularly to Secretary
and the naval officers who are
b"s ,,nr the admiral's movements
',h 60 much interest. While no ap-
.rsIon existed as to his security
par,beess, reinsurance of safety is
always pleasant .,.o,.
The kilograms indicate that Dewey
,ost none, of the prestige gained in
s's memorable fight two weeks ago.
nat. while he refrains from tax
a"N ,he city OF Manila, he has 1t prac-
"e IN, at his mercy. The admiral eN'
49, ,s the belief that the rebels are
r,,,rg the city in by land, but the
@s,, that he says explicitly that they
NV NV, mall. no demonstration seems TO
ha .'sa , thoroughly the published re-
o,s .,s ,hat they had already entered
in,I,o and had begun n u career OF
Mnodshed and rapine.
~, hest evidence OF the effectiveness
Tho blockade maintained by the
I,,arican admiral and also or the WORK
% he INSURGENTS In surrounding the
"a, i, shown in the statement in the
S,spaiehes that provisions are scarce
IN Inc city of Manila, when seems TO
rdicate TO Admiral Dewey an early
surrender by the Spanish authorities.
Another published report seems also
"a he refuted by the admirals advices
VA mat is that the rebels had raided
cayIte where the Spanish naval sta
dan was located and where, presuma-
Wvlarge supplies Of arms and ammu-
,tion were kept. If the rebels have
bsen applying themselves with arms.
1, must have been with the admiral's
consent, as his dispatch is originally
dated from Cavite, indicating that he
is aim in possession. The greatest sat
iyfaction prevails here over the good
work being done and the effectiveness
Of the blockade maintained by him.
The dispatch as given out by Secre-
try Long is as follows;
Cavite, May 10, via Hongkong May Is.
Maintaining strict blockade. Reason
10 believe that the rebels are hemming
in the city by land, but have made no
demonstration. Scarcity provisions in
Manila. Probable that Spanish gov
ernor will he obliged to surrender soon.
Can take Manila at any moment. Gil
mate hot and moist. On May 18th
captured gunboat Callao attempting to
run blockade, Have plenty coal. One
British. one French, two German, one
japanese vessels here observing.
DEWEY.
The officials are making all possible
haste to rush troops to supplement Ad-
mlTal Dewey's forces. so that II the
Spanish governor does not surrender
The former will not be dependent upon
the small number of marines which he
can lily spare from his ships, but will
have the assistance of soldiers in hold.
ing his position and maintaining or
der
Confidently hoped here that the
CITY Of Picking, chartered as trans
PIT nssel. will be able to clear from
M Francisco In n very short time. to
y followed in rapid succession by the
sMer three ships engaged for a similar
pupose. The Picking can carry ,0Of
ma, which, with the marines aboard
hs Charlestons which is about tc
all, VIII be of considerable assistance
. the admiral. but far from the mum.
Der which he will need
The total number of men to be sen,
VIII aggregate probably $4,000. as Ma,
Gen. Wesley Merritt, who is to com.
mand the expedition, regards as the
least number which can maintain orde,
ma city like Manila. made up of man,
uscoruant elements. Over ten regi-
ments OF infantry and four batterie,
Of artillery from the volunteers hny,
geen ordered TO concentrate at Sar
francisco and from these and the regu.
M,s now In the extreme West Will b,
,ken the men for the Philippine expr.
uiuon. II is expected that practicnIl,
all the volunteers will 20.