Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-26

They did not succeed In dis'udging the
Dpns. and losi their hfN sergeant and
ranking duty sergeant ln the charge.
and had nine or ten men wounded. rhey
wer, driven back ard ncariy lost their
two guns. soon the Suaniarda were
compelled % fyireat. because their COM
patriots IN front Of our lin on the Hight
were defeated.
Well we were ordcrtd.i0 bring our
guns nfl come iufO The city ard a bat
taliOn OF tdIhO troops ordered to assist
W. IN pulling them. go We struck up
ai1ng The beach In the pathway of the
Infantry and fordcd the stream vim
water % our knees. up pas the Malatc
fort and inip quarters a little further
on. Evory house In the vicinity was
abandoned. iiads. furniture. cinthing.
everything iCfs In thc Kreateli disorder
already the natives wtfe beginning TO
rob. We had scarcely had our supper.
when We were again ordered to move.
50 We packed up and loaded ~ and
moved up a mile through two dark
wfr1a % the Quartet de Maiatc. OF
Maiate barracks. a hiE square niled
villa bafr1ck buildings. flnr In arUhitcc.
ture. with q stone wall capped with an
Iron grating fence surrounding a. Here
We found apparently Thousands Of our
soldiers. pushing ana croNdlng and
cooking their Tganiy meals on ares
made IN the areas ~ me barfarkf We
ran our KUN ingo the enclosure and
| were pointed 0Le q thttUhfd but COM
/ Portable building ON the other side Of
l the rircei fof our men 20 sleep IN.
| Yesterday I made an cn1ri and moved
up ali-lr nearly ali-the camp equip
/ age. 20 CIR prcrefN place. Al the men
| but three are now here. ! am now going
/ 10 send 10 men and one ~ our cliasilu
/ bodice back Tor the rest 81 our teut-
/ age. Captain Grant was with NJ the
/ first night but got ordefu 20 move fur
! Their up into the city. and 81 now most
/ palsgially iOottcd In one 81 the city adj
minlstration buildlrga
/ We Che oficerD ar occupying the
rear room Of one OF the buildings IN
/ which the mon are quaricrod. -. we
| hive had the dcvil's own time Tor Sew
I orai weeks. Mud. rain. trenches. work
/ day ard niFht. sleeping anything, never
[ dry, olfing haritack. tee. ana not even
/ H'ftlcd.
LOOKOUT FOR INSURGENTS.
/ We are kept down here at General
[ MrArthura headquarters ln order "a
assiat Ia ropelllng the lnsurr niH should
they get ugly and uu,ack. IN a day of
90 thn niiuGtion viii Gear up and W
shall be- ordered into the CcntCr % The
dty. We hoTe 60. and have some Al
luEi. Of the comforts Of home. Well
shall close nov. I am juai going Q.
send 90 % the boys back 70 camp-foul
mllss--to get the rcsi ~ our things.
The cay u beautiful IN rp1is-thl
spanish houses arc all lovely. wldl
p1rches, ovcrhanElng caves. hlgh cell
ingn. sliding windows, tropical vCgtta'
ton, superb grounds.
IN THE HEART or MANILA.
Friday. Aux. 10.
! am now IN the heal. OF the now
. y he NUA I'D I
one u the most Interesting spots
have ever seen. With the sea on one
AIDE and the swim ryiilng Pastg on tn
other. with ~ ancient and imposing
churches. great gaudy gructurcn. nov
occupied BY spanish soldiers. with ~
governor guards marble palace. ~
archhlshop's palace. ~ mudsuie OF
fine buildings. barracks, nfHenai-. etc.
with IT, streets full q spanish soldiers
al deprived OF their arms except tbs
officers $4,000. OF thcreabouts IN ALL
with IT. great walls of masonry with
broad rampartA on top. and bitches and
maafa around. all built according 10 the
highest pfnclploa ~ the military art,
VAN baHaonH. curtains. iuncttrs. etc,
ctc.-with monuments here AMI there
aud little parks full - tropical foliage
with good roads and paved streets aud
sidewalks. with hurHr-drnwn stree;
cars Tor tranyiaDi with busy Hircctf
crowded with spanish citizens In Inns
maculatc white suits and helmets
spanish soldiers and officers, American
soldiers and officers, Cinnamon. fat and
lean. Filipplnos. half-hrecds, with q
| river tcsfnlnE with tugs ana steamers
and the quaint Caacos aunken spanish
vessels o. war. German launches and
sailors. lnnumrrahle pubic buildings
great ho,eb. one stores. thousands Of
/ hacks crowded ntfeeiR-the whole thl-r
IL a picture little looked 90 behold In
thin out -of-tho-wuy part OF the globe
Wei. the battery has moved up IN
town; We arr no, far from General
Grcenc's headquarters In the Hotel Dc
| Otfente. We are occupying a Spanish
engineer barracks,
captain Grants battery n not here
The cay wafer II not yet eurncd on
Inc Insurgents arc making some trou.
hie about n. They are not altogether
friendly with ". We have left a sec
ZION In our old quarters NJ Malate ions
gun and six menl, but l guess that
! they WI not conclude b trouble u.
| much. our own quarters ARE high GO
| serD and we'll Ventilated. They are
hare n furniture. hut We shall gradu-
uilv ret a little government stun In
and thon We shall be more comfortable,
colonel crowd den Judge advocate Of
General GREEN'S sam told me that he
had recommended me very warmly a.
"a city judEe-one ~ three or -FOUR 70
mn sor several weeks, One went the
dav we had our fght for Manila.
am going 10 pos, this now-l0n'l
know when u VIII g.
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