The Red Cloud chief., 1898-08-05
MERRITT AT CAVITE.
.TELECRAPHS WASHINGTON
OF HIS ARRIVAL
asr, Troops are Needcd-Csb that all
.be Soldiers Originally Intended for
Him should he sent-Msniia Had Not
Eeen Attacked Monday

| wAsmyGToy. Aug. News Of tho
arrival Of Major General Wesley Mer-
rift at Cavite. was received here this
morning in the following c~ablegram:
HoNa KoNe. July 80. - Adjutant
General United States Army, Wash
ington. Cavitc, July 25.-Arrivcd to-
day about IL. Health Of commands
good. Remainder Of fleet about four
days in rear All troops assigned me
will probably be needed. Merritt,
major general commanding.
The same news reached the Navy
department in this dispatch from Ad-
miral Dewey:
"CAvITE, July o5.-Secretary of the
Navy: Merritt arrived yesterday on
the Newport. The remainder of the
expedition is expected within the next
few days.-Dcwcy."
General Merritt sailed from San
Francisco June 30 on the swift trans
port Newport with 800 officers and
men. The third expedition OF 1900
men sailed the two previous days, the
Newport ovcrtaking them at Honolulu.
The Newport was armed with six
Gattling guns and carried, besides, the
Astor battery and Batteries II and X
of the Third artillery. Detachmcnts
from the signal and hospital corps
were also on boaad.
Before leaving America General
Merritt prepared a proclamation to be
issued on his arrival. 1t is in Spanish
and that he comes to free
the people OF the islands and that they
will be granted the fullest liberty com
patible with the preservation OF law.
The Newport carried 5000, 900 to
be used for the payment OF troops.
The first expedition, with 2,50l men
under General Anderson, arrived AT
Cavite July 3.
The second, with 3,515 officers and
men, sailed June Is. Its safe arrival
was reported ten days ago. General
Merritt will have under him. when the
rest Of this feet arrives, 11,0le men.
MANILA, July %, via Hong Kong
The Spaniards are gradually realizing
that Spain has not been victorious, that
the expected reinforcements are not
coming and that the contest is utterly
hopeless. The insurgents are in over
whclming numbers and the Spaniard:
can only obtain the bare nccessaries o
life.
Only a fortnight ago Spanish nation
al pride was rampant, but 1t is nov
merging into indignation at Spain
feeblcness. While the officers will
never surrender without q fight, the.
will Jump ut the first honorable oppor
tunity to surrender. They fear ma
tional disgrace too much to yield with
out n fight.
The fighting in the suburbs is desul
tory and the Americans are idle. Thi
has given rise to a report that the.
had determined to suspend operation
until September. and by that tim
peace will probably be concluded
Then. it is asserted here, the Ameri
cans may permanently me- the Car
. oline islands and the Ladrone island
and possibly abandon the Philippine
with the exception of keeping u coal
: ing station here.
, Although the insurgents have re
doubled their efforts they have hithei
to been unable to capture the citade
On the other hand, the Spaniards are
not able to re-establish their suzeriar
ty.
Under the circumstances 1t seem
evident that somebody must interior
in the name of humanity.
Some insurgent shells have bee
\ thrown into the citadel, but they d
. not appear to have done much damag'
The natives are reported to be star
ing by thousands and Europeans al
!; also hard pressed for food.