The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-18
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(SpecieI Cable Dispatch 10 the New York Her
aid, London Times and The Houston Post
Copyrighted. 1898. BY James Gordon Ben
nett)
Manila, June II, via Hong Kong. June Il.
The rebel troops who. as l mentioned
in my last dispatch were beseging the
old Cavite church kept the Spanish gar
rison closely surrounded but could make
little impression on the solid stone walls.
The insurgent battery across the bay had
not fuses for the shells and their powder
was bad. consequence. the Spanards were
not In much fear OF their guns. 1t was
not until the Krupp field pieces were so
placed as to make sure of preaching the
walls that the lieutenant colonel command
handing surrendered on June Q, after hav-
ing held out for nine days. The rebels
captured here $50 men and go Mauser
rifles. This closed the campaign IN Cavite
province there being no more Spanlards
left at large.
The whole insurgent force then moved
north to attack the Spanish positions out
side Of Manila, Continuous fighting has
been going on ever since, resulting in the
rebels taking the towns of Parkneqie and
Pazey on the coast and several towns
northeast Of Manila. which is now sur
rounded by the insurgents. who press the
spaniards hard Notwithstanding the lat
ter's superiority in artillery.
One days fighting illustrates all. Hay
ing taken the passage. rebels debou ched
from the swampy into the rolling corr try
containing woods, a few modern houses
and occasional streams. Near the beach
was a large powder magazine and near 1t
was n well built stone battery. The rebels
made a rush for this magazine at light,
capturing several prisoners rifles and some
powder before the Spaniards could rally
and protect the position In the morning
the rebels deployed in the woods south OF
| the magazine and opened hot fire on the
Standards, using the same tactics as In all
| the previous actions had witnessed. From
my position in the rear | could see the
| rebels advance crouehing behind cover
while the Spanirds poured continuous
6ro Of the smaller guns at them. The in
surgents replied with carefully aimed
shots Then groups Of twenty or thirty
| would make a rapid rush toward the front
dropping ander cover within nifty PAGES
| from their starting point.
| General Aguinaldo says the spaniards
have 30. goo troops in Manila My own Ia
formation, obtained from men in he iieiS
who have the best opportunity for obsefs'
ing the enemy. places the number OF troof'
under ,he sranlsh flag at 1000. Of whoi'
COCO are volunteers, who are useless as
fighting force. From very trustworthy
| sources | have obtained the following tac's
| about the situation IN Manila:
| There are three principal batteries ecn'
mauding the bay. One contains four 5-incl
Krupp breechioadng rifles. thirty-fou
Misunderstanding guns. mostly useless an'
| three rapid-fire rifles. probably 4'f-i
lincLes. The second battery contains three
large Misunderstanding field guns. ana IN
third battery contains several old styis
r,zyle.loadee and two rev machine guns
Nearly all the foreigners have left Ma
rim and are quartered on board the do1e'
merchant steamers which were caught
ths passig river by the American sauadron
Admiral Dewey allowed these vessels Y