The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-10-01

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WASHINGTON, Sept, 80. : The TO-
,,r, o, Major General Wesley Merritt
=, the operations about Manila was
made public at the war department to-
5oy, It is dated on board the transport
China. August 81. After giving briefly
,bs story OF his embarkatIon and arri-
val a, Manila, and the disposition Of
the troops there, he says:
.T found General Greene's command
o,e,mped on 4 strip Of sandy land run
ming parallel to the shore Of the bay,
o,5 not far distant from the beach, but
o,,. ou,Inc to the great difficulties OF land
,ng supplies the greater portion of the
foTcc mad shelter tents only, and were
snosriug many dIscomforts, the camp
h.Inr situated in a low, nat place, with
an, shelter from the heat of the trop-
,eal sun or adequate protection from the
tarrIac down pours of rain so frequent
ar This season. 1 was at once struck
by the exemplary spirit of patient, even
cheerful, endurance shown by the ON
Ger, and men under such circumstances,
and This feeling Of admiration for the
manner In which the American soldier,
yolppteer and regular alike, accept the
necessary hardshlps of the work they
have undertaken TO do, has groYn and
increased with every phase OF the difA-
euIues and trying campaign which the
trOops of the Philippine expedition have
brought to such brilliant and success
ful conclusion.
General Merritt then speaks OF Ag-
uualdo's accomplishments previous to
his arrival, and continues:
No Communication with AEuinaido.
as General Agulnaldo did not visit
me- on my arrival, or oRer his services
as a subordinate military leader, and
a, my Instructions from che President
tuIIy contemplated the occupation Of
the sands by the American land forces,
and stated that the powers of the mill
'a', ,.,r1,.,.I,, ~, ,,, o,,s,-n - pn6r the no.
lucal condition Of the Inhabitants, / did
n'' eons'ue' = W. a. .S - ,,,.,,,,,,, Issd.
er until could be in possession of the
city Of Manila especially as would
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pei the enemy 10 give up the town. IN
order to relieve our trooDs from the
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unavoidable in a blyuuac during the
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IN aeIehse OF Manila are go sIIuateu
that II Is impossible Tor ships to engage
thor, w,tbou, ar,ng tr,o tho town. and
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women and children, sick and wounded
and containing n large amount OF neu-
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a last resort. II was agreed between Ad-
mlral Dewey and myself that an at-
tarrrt sbn,,,5 no ,,,ao "a norrv tbe ev-
"emn FlSht OF tne spanish Nhe en-
treuchments In front OF the positions at
that Time occupIad nv our 4roopa. which
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VIZ" ''S hAnh on the seashore' was ei-
tfeIy open to the FIRE Of the navy.
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