Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-08-20
SPANISH VERSION GIVEN.
Americans Crowded Them Right Out AT
Manila.


Manila.
Hone KoSG, Aug. 16.-Admiral Dewey
gave Gen. August an hour in which
to surrender, at the time of the last de-
mand, made on Saturday. Gen. August
refused to comply.
The bombardment, which began at
$3.50 am, was continued for two hours,
and then the Americans stormed the
trenches, sweeping all before them.
Those within the walls attempted nc
resistance. The First Colorado Volun-
teers stormed the outer trenches and
drove the Spaniards into the second
line of defenses. Then the American
troops swept on, driving all the Span.
iards into the inner Notifications, where
the Spanish commander, seeing that
further resistance was useless, hoisted
the white flag and surrendered.
The losses, American and Spanish,
are not yet known. The Spaniards in
the trenches probably numbered 5000
men. The American attacking force
numbered 10000, and the Americans
were better armed, better trained and
in better condition.
The foreign fleets watched the bonn.
bardment with acute interest. The
American warships engaged were the
Olympia, Petrel, Raleigh, McCulloch,
Boston, Monterey, Charleston and Bal.
timore.
The Spaniards assert that the fire OF
the Americans for the most part fell
short, the only effective fire being FROM
small gunboat armed with quickfir
ing guns, that was close in-shore
1t is also asserted by the Spaniards
that "the Americans lost heavily in the
storming, owing to the faulty construc.
tion of their intronchments, which the
Spaniards could command from the
heights and upon which they poured a
CALLING fire."
The Spanish trench extended around
Manila at a distance of from two to
four miles from the walled city, form.
ing circle ten miles in circumference,
and it was impossible, the Spaniards
say, to hold so long line against the
American attack.
Admiral Dewey and Gen. Merritt, it
is reported, had issued orders to spare
all except armed defenses of the city,
and consequently the town is under.
stood to have been but little damaged
Some street fighting between the in
surgents and the Spaniards occurred on
the outskirts, but order prevailed with.
in the walled section.
Gen. Augusti, former captain-general
of the Philippines, will start for Madrid
tomorrow by the German mail steamer
Designs Of Admiral Dewey.
Consul-General Wildman today re.
ceived a report from Admiral Dewey
saying that it was intended after the
capture of Manila to dispatch courier,
on August II to Iloilo and Cebu, to ac
cept the surrender of those ports. and
also to send cruisers to Port Royalist
in Talawan, TO capture the Spanish
gunboats hiding there. Another shiT
was detailed to capture the Spanish
steamers plying between lie Baum an6
Iloilo. Four Spanish gunboats at Ba
taap, in Panaya, were also to be cap
tured. Consul Wildman credits the re
port, and says that should the vessel,
have left before the arrival at Manil;
| of the British steamer Australia, whicl
was chartered to carry the news of tn,
signing Of the protocol and the cessa
tion of hostilities to that place, it will
be an impossibility to recall the vessel
in three weeks.
Gen. Augusti today said he did no
know that the Kaiserin Augustin was T.
sail for Hong Kong. He was informe,
that launch was awaiting him, whicl
he boarded and was taken to the Kai
serin Augustin, which immediatel
started for this place. This statemen
is considered an equivocation, as Gen
Augusti evidently knew his destination
and his escape was prearranged.
Insurgents Pledge Allegiance.
Yesterday deputation of Hong Kon
Filipinos, headed by Aguincolido, higI
commissioner of the Philippine pre-
visional government, waited upon MI
Wildman and congratulated him on be
half of Aguinaldo, upon the splendi
success of the American arms in tn
Philippines and the happy Termination
of the war in favor of America, and r,
quested Mr.. Wildman to wire Presiden
Mckinley their congratulations an
assurances of their allegiance, and a
expression of their hope that Filipino
will be represented on the Philippin
commission.