The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-06-07
/ REPORT FROM DEWEY.
Our Admiral Confirms the Reports
'-. Of Insurgent Victories. s.s
HE WILL CURB THE INSURGENTS.

They VIII Not Be Permitted to NAL
trent Their Prisoners ofyvar-Latest
Reports show That Dewey's Plans
Are Working Admiralty.
Washington, June LATTER a lot of
conflicting rumors of naval engage
ments, the landing of troops and such
matters at the navy department, there
came at the close of the day one i'm
portaht bit of news embodied in a re-
port from Admiral Dewey Of important
successes achieved by the insurgents at
Manila. Admiral Dewey reports that
the insurgents have been actively en-
gagged within the province of Cavite
during the. past week. They have won
several victories, taken prisoner about
1890 men and so officers Of the Spanish
troops. not native. The arsenal of Ca
vite has been prepared for occupation
by the United States troops upon their
arrival on transports.
The officials have been more anxious
than they cared to betray as to Ad-
mifal Dewey's condition. They were
not seriously apprehensive Of personal
danger to the fleet, but an impression
was gaining ground that the admiral
had not maintained the same measures
of success in his operations in Manila
bay that rewarded his first effort. The
latest report received goes to show that
his plans are working out admirably;
that he has succeeded In placing upon
the insurgents the burden of conducting
military operations against the Span
tards, while he himself is lying in en-
forced idleness awaiting the arrival of
troops, and that he has succeeded In
preventing the corruption Of the insur-
gent leaders by the Spaniards, which
appeared at one time to be threatening.
There Ia some speculation here by
anxious minds as to how the insurgents
will treat the prisoners they have
taken, who are more numerous. 1t il
said, than all the captures made by the
Cuban insurgents since their war be-
gan.
1t was reported by cable, soon after
he had secured the cooperation of the
insurgent chief Aguinaldo, that Ad-
miral Dewey would see to 1t that the
insurgents observed the rules of CIV
ilized warfare. This caution was made
necessary by the terrible tales that
had been circulated of the barbarous
treatment of prisoners captured by the
insurgents 1t is sincerely hoped that
Aguinaldo will see to it that this agree
ment is observed in the case Of the
1880 prisoners he now holds, for 1t is
believed in official circles that the ma
lions of the civilized world will hold the
United States morally responsible for
any great excuses that may be COM
mitted In the Philippines as a result Of
our action there.
The navy department officials de-
clare that Dewey is not responsible for
the safe keeping and maintenance of
these prisoners, which is most fortu-
nate, considering the limited resources
of the admiral in the matter of pro-
visions.
The navy department gave orders
yesterday that the double turreted mon
'itor Monadnock, now at Mare Island,
Cal, should be made ready to sail for
Manila within ten days, and the neces-
sary orders were hurriedly telegraphed.
The navy department will Immediately
procure another merchant ship to ac-
company the Monadnock. She Is O
most powerful double turreted monitor.
Built on the general lines of the Amph-
itrite, she has better engines and more
power than that monitor. With the
Monadnock and the Monterey Admiral
Dewey will be fully able to take care
of himself, even should the much talked
of Cadiz fleet undertake to attack him
in Manila harbor.
Up to the close of office hours It could
not be learned at the war or navy de-
partments that any more news had
reached there to show that troops had
landed in force near Santiago.