Evening journal., 1898-05-16
Has Captured Gunboat CallaO and
Holds Cavite.
EATING HORSEFLESH IN MANILA.
Dewey Maintaining strict blockade.
Torpedo Boat Terror In DrydoolS at
Fort de Tranco-Trying to
Exchange Prisoners.

WASHINGTON, May 1G.-The dis
patches from Hongkong brought well
come news yesterday from Admiral
DPSNey 10 the president and particularly
10 Secretary Long and the naval Off
cials who are watching the admlrars
movements with so much Interest.
While no apprehension existed as to his
security. nevertheless reinsurance OF
safety Is always pleasant. The tele-
grams indicate that Dewey has lost
none OF the prestige gained In his mo-
mortal fight OF two weeks ago and that
while he refralns from taking the city
OF Manila he has Il practically at his
morcy
Tho admiral Expresses the belief that
tho rebels ara heinmlng IN the city by
land. but the fact that he says explicitly
that they have made no demonstration
seems To disprdvo thoroughly the pub
lished reports that they had already
eatored Manila and had begun a career
OF blOOdshed and rapine. The best owl
dence og the effectiveness of the block
ade maintained by tho American ad-
miral and also Of the work Of the in
surgents In surrounding the city is
shown IN the statement In tho dis
patches that provisions are scarce IN
the city Of Manila. which seems 10 indi-
cate to Admiral Dewey an early sur
render by Tie Spanish authorities. An
other published report seems also 20 bo
refuted by the admirars advoes. and
that Is that tho rebels had raided Ca
vlto where the Spanish naval station
was located and where presumably
large supplies Of arms and ammunition
were kept If the rebels have baen sup
plying themselves with arms. it must
have been with the admirals consent.
as his dispatch IS originally dated from
Cavite, indicating that he Is still I'm pos
session. Tho greatest satisfaction pre-
walls hero over the good work being
dono and the effectiveness Of tho block
ade being maintained by him The dis
patch as giYen out by Secretary Long
Is as followsi
"Cevite, May ~ via Hongkong May
h.-Maintainiug strict blockade. Rea-
son to believe that the rebels arc heni-
ming In the city by land, but have made
no demonstration. Scarcity provisions
In Manila. Probable that the Spanish
governor win be Obliged TO surrender
soon. Can take Manila at any moment.
Climate hot and moist. on May Il cap
tured gunboat Gailao attempting to run
blockade. Have plenty Of coal one
Japanese vessel here observing"
The officials are making all possible
haste to rush troops 10 supplement Ad-
miral Deweys forces so that II tho
Spanish government does surrender the
former win 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 holding his
position and maintaining order II Is
confidently hoped here that the City Of
Peklng. chartered ms a transport YES D..
sci, will be able 20 clear from San Fran
sisco in a very short time 20 be followed
In rapid succession by the other three
ships engaged for a similar purpose.
The Picking can carry 1000 men.
which with the marines aboard the
Charleston just about 10 sail will be OF
considerable assistance TO the admiral.
but far from the number which he will
need. The total number OF men 10 he
sent will aggregate probably 1000 as
Major General Wesley Merritt. who is
TO command the expedition and subse-
cuently be made military governor. re-
CARDS that as the least which can main
tain order IN a City like Manila, made
up Of many discordant elements.
over ten regiments Of infaGtry aud
four batteries Of artillery from tho vol
unteers have been ordered TO concen-
trate at San Francisco. and from these
and the regulars now IN the extreme
west viii be taken the men for the Phil
lppine expedition. II 10 expected here
that practically all the volunteers win
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Secretary Long was az the navy de-
partment several times during the day
and i'm addition Co the dispatch from
the admiral he authorized the publica-
tion of the statement that the torpedo
boat Terror, belonging TO the Spanish
feet, was disabled at Fort de France
Martinique. The dispatch is as fol-
lows:
Spanish torpedo boat Terror disabled
al Fort de France Martinique"
There was a disposition among some
Of those who saw this statement TO re.
gard IL with suspicion. suggesting that
the report Of disability was intended
simply as a blind and that the Spanish
government had caused Il to he spreaC
SO that no complaint could be made t,
France or account of the stay. of tn,
boat at a neutral port. None of the om
Cials, however, would express them
selves on the subject
Secretary Long also made public Z
message which had been received from
Key West telling of the departure o.
the United States vessel Uncas. In com
mand Of Captain Brainard She il
bound for some point In Cuba with ;
view TO securing the release OF tw,
American prisoners under a flag o.
truce in exchange for Spanish prisoner
held by this government The state
ment given out by the secretary on tn
subject is as follows:
''The United states gunboat .Unca
left (Ney WesD shortly before midnigh
last night with instructions 70 send