, 1898-07-06

- tue IoDel reader AbulhaluO, ueau or awe.
Many natives are trying to effect his APP
prehsnsion aud gain the reward, Already
several rebel officers have been assassinated.
1t IS officially declared by the spanish an
thorItles that four aImoured cruisers with
calllers and torpedo-baats and 10, 900 troops
have left Spain for The East.
lie opaniaIds are utterly unimplessed by
their naval defeat At C.yite. They say
merely that their squadron was completely
outeIAssed, hut on shore they are confident of
victory, and they arr determined to light to
the end, as their slips did. Evidently they
will never realize the fuels of the situation
until Manila has been annihilated by street
and honse-to house lighting in the outer city,
md BY the bombardment Of the walled
citadel.
May 30.-A force of rebels has roided a
railway station Ten miles north of Manila.
Three priests and one Spanish officer we're
Killed. There has b Ell q pitched battle
between the insurgents md a Spanish post to
the south of Manila, near Cayite. The Span
ISL casualties We're os many as $50, but the
rebels had to retire.
defence works around Manila continue
to be erected by the Spanish, ana breast
works of s~andbags are being put up in ell
directions. The Americ NJ search lights are
kept playing upon the works, but no shots
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raj Dewey is short Of ammunition. The
Governor has issued q proclamation in
which he offers the natives great CONCESSIONS.
He asserts that the Americans are powelless
inland.
MAY 8l.-Further details are now to hand
regarding the progress Of the rebels. They
arc steadily advancing all along tie coast,
supported by the American gunboat Petrol,
md driving the Spaniurds into Manila.
They have captured five important positions
nine miles from the city. Over 400 Spaniards
have been killed, -Four Thousand men have
been sent to reinforce the Spanish troops at
the threatened points. The p~nrtisans of the
rebels openly declare that the leader Agui-
naldO will enter the city on Wednesday,
June l, but will avoid bombarding il if
possible.
"a public meeting Of tile forcign residents
has been held. 1t was arranged that two
steamers should be ready at a moments
notice to take the foreigners to the prote9-
ton of the international fleet Or to tile
American w~aIships.
May 81, later.-Tne Spanish ontposts
were simultaneously driven in all along the
line. The slaughter was great, report
putting the number Of killed at ,000. There
WAS fierce hand-to. hnud fighting for 70 hours.
despite a furious typhoon which was raging.
To day u violent gale is blowing and tor.
rents of rain IRE falling. rendering the
rifles Of the troops almost useless. The
natives easily get to close quarters with tie
Spani"rds and win ut every step, s~lashing
tiercely with their knives.
The rebels to. day hold MoIubon, Torlao,
and Baooor. and are now attacking the
suburbs Of Sontamesa and MaIute. The city
is completely e%ncircIed for 4 radius Of seven
miles.
"a Spanish native regiment under Colonel
Aguinaldo. q cousin Of The rebel leader joined
the rebol force yesterday
"Three rockets were dropped into the city
today. It is supposed that these we're a
signal to the natives.
The Governor has iss0ed q dospairing
proclamation, beginning, Rebels, come 10
teIms.' Meanwhile, he is arranging t. re-
move all the Spanish population inside the
old walled city, is filling the meats, testing
the drawbridges, placing strong guards i'll
the principal streets and artillery along the
walls, All the other troops are camped in the
suburbs. The weather is terrific,
June THE rockets which were fired
yesterday, and which were supposed TO come
from the rebel camp, turned out to have u
harmless Significance. They ware sent up
from the Germ IN Consulate to warn shins of