Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-07-21
Their Presence Regarded by All
Foreigners As a Remark
able Demonstration.
ENCOURAGING TO THE SPANlARDS
They Look Upon Them AS an
Ally Against the Americans
Great Slaughter of
Spaniards In the Bat
Wen tie OF May LIST.


Vancouver, d. O., July 20. "A ccord-
ing to adyices brought by the Empross
OF India from Hong Kong. the chief
rows of the moment Ia that MnuIla.ia
ready to surrender. Not that the arch-
bBhop and captain-general are going to
voluntarily oapitulate befora they are
compeled to do 30, hut that the back
bono OF resistance is unquestionahly
hrosel, au1 upon real show uf force
and intehtlon to lombard tbs town, u
the officials TO not give in the Spaniards
will hnul down the Spanish flag. In.
timations to this effect are received
from many sourcea.
The corresponding Of the HING Kong
Tress, writing under date Of June 23i,
says ths chief subject of discussion in
Manila, in Cavite and the American
| fleet, il the presence there OF 30 many
| German men- of-war and no transports
or supply vesasl in port lie REPORTS
having just interviewed a leniing Eng
| lishman on the subject, who unhesi-
| taiingly asserted that all Foreigners In
Manila. as we'll as Spaniards, regard it
as a remarkable demonstration.
| 81 am sure, the Bnglishmen con
| tinued, that the Spa1iards have re-.
| ceivsd encouragement from such o naval
display. A Spnniard to-day told me
that tho coming Of large German
| squadron was construed by him and
leading Spanish officials as a direct
act of friendly interest ands warning
towards the Yankees that they could
not 20 too far. Now whom Spaniard
| OF inflnence, as this nRn is, will tals
like that. think it is high time to
asnertain what the Germans mean bJ
appearing here in such force.
~ am familiar" the informant con
tinued. with all the German interests
in Manila, and my relations with th'
Germans are very agreeable. l am posi-
tive that one German cruiser would III
fully able to protect them to evory ex
tent rhey required.
Further details OF the great fight O
May lat filter through some higl
officials Of Manila. az time passes.
nov appears, accurding to authentic In
formation in the hands Of Consul Will
lians, that nut of 40l men on the Ruini
Christina, 36d men were killeu, onll
l27 having left the ship. An office
who was aboard, and now in prison
says that one could not step foot II
any direction of her decRs withcu
coming 10 contact with pieces OF fesl
or dead bodies. Such was the rowe
of the American guns and the skill
American gunners
MANILA papers continue to puhlisl
monstrous stories about the Americas
and do not hesitate to employ the mos
contemptuous epithets, oil OF which ar
,, whetting the appetites OF the Amer
/ cans to got even with them for uncalle
, for inHultH.
More seizures OF arms are reporte
from Hong Kong. II is suspected tina
the arms and ammunition wers to b
, shipped to the Philippine insurgents
The seizurs consists Of haif mlilio
, rounds OF, Mauser ammunition, 70
breeeh loading Mauaer rifles and il
! nuzzle loading Enfield rites.
! SAVED BY AMERICAN SURGEONS.
San Francisco, Gal. July 2o.-.
, Chronicle special from Cavite, date
. june 10th, says:
/ One hundred and eighty-fivs wounde
SPANISH troups ware sent into Mani
, to night, under the Rcd Gross flag
D They were part of the fruits Of th
{ campaign that the rebels have cor
i ducte, against Manila for seven week
/ past, and their removal was relief
J. themselves and their captors.
O That many of them lived to get bac
a to their beloved Manila is dus alno.
!. entirely to the skill and sacrifice Of ii
k surgeons from ths American cruiser
a DIR. S. II. Rrownwell of this Petrel, ID
& ID, N. Hunter Of tha Raleigh, DR..
!. Broderick nf the Concord and DIR.
a b. Greone OF the McJulloch, wi
n gave up much of their time to Il
Il Spaniards under orders OF Admir-
q Dewey. Other heet surgeons also e