Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-08-19
LOSS ABOUT FIFTY.
Merritt Sends His Account
Of Manila'S Capture.
TROOPS FOUGHT WE'LL.
No Disorder or Pillage After
the City Fell.
TROOPS FOUGHT WELL

~AS~~
Of the Navy Was Most valuable-Malate
Occupied by Our soldiers-The Insur-
gents Kept Out of Maniio-Strict Orders
Sent by the President Directing Dewey
and Merritt Not TO Allow the Insur-
gents to Share At All In tho Occupa-
tion Of the City.
Washington, Aug. 1.-the following
telegram has been received at the war
department:
"Hongkong. Aug. Is.
TO Adjutant General. Washington:
Manila, Aug. l3.-On the It'll inst.
Admiral Dewey Joined me in IS hour
notification to Spanish commander to
remove nohcombatants from city. same
date reply received expressing thanks
Tor humane sentiments and stating
Spanish without places Of refuge for
noncombatants now within walled city.
"On the 9Th inst. sent joint note in
viting attention to sufferings in store
for sick and noncombatants in case it
became our duty to reduce defenses, al
so setting forth hopeless condition CT
Spanish forces surrounded on all sides,
tlett III ITOHl IO PiOsPCNtS "a 80
forcements. and demanded surrender as
due to every consideration OF humanity.
Same date received reply admitting
their situation. but stating council OF
defense declares request for surrender
cannot be granted, but offered to con-
suit government If time was granted
necessary for communication via Hong
kong. Joint note in reply declining. On
18th Joined with navy in attack with
following results:
After about half an hours accurate
Smelling of the Spanish line, McArthur's
brigade on right and Greene's on leff,
under Anderson made vigorous alta
and carried Spanish works. Loss not
accurately known about so in all. Ee-
havior of troops excellent: co-operatiCn
Of the navy most valuable. Troops ad-
vanced rapidly on walled city upon
which white flag shown and town capt
ulated
Troops occupy Malate. Binondo.
walled city, San Miguel. All important
centers protected. Insurgents kept out.
No disorder or pillage.
MERRITT"
No Joint Occupation.
The war department has made public
an order sent to General Merritt re-
garding the occupation of the city of
Manila by the American forces. The or
der follows:
The president directs that there
must be no joint occupation with the
insurgents. The United States in the
possession OF Manila city, Manila bay
and harbor, must preserve the peace
and protect persons and property with
in the territory occupied by their mill
tary and naval forces. The insurgents
and all others must recognize the mill
tary occupation and authority of the
United States and the cessation of hos
tilities proclaimed by the president. Use
whatever means in your judgment are
necessary to this end. All law abiding
people must be treated alike.
by order secretary war.
III. c. CORBIN, Adjutant General"
The officials of the department hope
there may be no trouble with the in
surgent forces in the Philippines. al
though the dispatches which have been
received and published in the press. to-
gether with the demands Of Agunaldo
for Joint occupation. have indicated a
temper on the part Of the insurgent
leaders which Is not satisfactory
The text OF the presidents order can
not be misunderstood. and the insur-
gents will be kept out Of Manila, and |
the city, bay and harbor will be held |
as an American possession.
The possibility of an attack on the |
city by the insurgent forces has been |
considered. but with the bay in possess |
sion Of Admiral Dewey for three months |
and 10000 American troops near the city |
it Is not believed that they will be very
against the forces of General |
Merritt