The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-10-01

that the Council OF Defence had declared thai
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ment II w. would allow him the time strictly
Necessary for ths co anI S6dS,na2 ~ By r, way not g
Tor the reason that Il could. In the opinion o.
the Admiral and myself. lead only, to q con.
result aTHnf favorable OF lie f to ns. and tSo ne necessIty was
apparent and very urgent that decisive action
to give, up the town in order TO relieve OUT
troops from the trenches and from the great
exposure 70 unhealthy conditions which were
unavoidable In n bivouac during the rainy sea-
THE s~eacoast batteries in defence Of Manila
engage them without firing into the town and
as the bombardment OF a city filled with women
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Bettvwesn Admiral \ bewsy and @yssii that an
right Of the spanish line Of intrenchments In
front Of the positions at that time occupied by
ehore. was entirely open to the Are Of the navy,
II was not my intention to press the assault at
t tlSn point 9t.d IN case aat the ts enemy my should IsSa The hold m It IN
outthe troops holding them. which could not be
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most desirable and in accordance with the
Tempt should be made, to. drive the enemy out
Of his intrenchments before resortinR to the
bombardment Of the city.
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MacArthur's and Greene's. brigades were or
fanized as the SECOND Division Of the Eighth
tack Cen, Anderson moved His headquarters
dIq@ csUl1S "a the n SF Ike iSs SSmP G $ad sss 81 ess
written and verbal instructions, referred to
above and appended hereto. were given TO the
ut an early hour In the morning. At about 8
from Cayitf and before 10 A. N. opened a hot
and accurate fire OF heavy shells and rapid-fre
Ct the same time the Utah, batteries, In, posi-
ton In our trenches, near the Gale Real be-
our trenches that III IL T Was Believed f' our tr 1@so@
medIatsiy a light line Of sEirmishers from. the
Colorado regiment OF qreene's brigade passed
over, our trenches and deployed rapidly for.
from the left flank OF our. earthworks adyanc-
ing swiftly up the beach in open order. Both
and trenches ianki Ens L RU desertie Hiaf Sat as they they
passed over the Spanish works they were met
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men were killed and wounded, among others
the soldier. who pulled Town the Spanish col
The works Of the second line soon gave way
to the, determined advance Of Greene's troops.
through Malate and over the bridges to OCCUPY
Binodo and San higueka. as contemplated In
MS lnBtructlOns.
I'm the meantime the brigade Of Gen. Mac
Arthur. advancing simultaneously on the
Pasey road, encountered a very sharp FIRE eom-
In his front. positions which it was very diff
ogit th to SrnTgd owing q Rot 70 the sw We TE condition ao9
the heavy undeTGroWth concealinG the enemy y
With much Rallantry and excellent judgment
On the part OF the, brigade commander and
come with a minimum loss. and Macarthur
advanced and held the bridges and the town OF
lions. The city Of Manila was now in our pos
session. excepting the walled town. but short
" after the entry Of our troops into Malete a
upon Lieut.-Col C. A: Whittier. United States
Volunteers. Of NY STAFF. and Lieut.. Brumby.
Dewey. were sent ashore to communicate with
the Captain General. l soon personally fol-
once, to the palace oi the Governor General.
and there. after a conversation with the Span:
tSa aIth ho 8, 2 preliminary agreement Of
Captain General and myself. This agreement
ives subsequently Incorporated into the, formal
GERS representing the two forces. Immediate
X after me surrender. the Spanish eolors on
f fesn sea faF fr disp Tees h and sai GSS5 SRd tt the s Amer r.
which had proceeded BY sea from Cayite. was
a provost guard. and the Colonel was directed
to receive the Spanish arms and deposit them
with the troops Of the enemy. driven in from
the intrenchments. regiments formed and
standing In the streets. but the work Of dis
In leaving the subject OF the operations of
ton Of the admirable manner In which the or
ders for attack and the plan for occupation Of
as ~contemplated. / submit that for troops to
enter under fire a town covering q wide area,
to rapidly de9Ioy and guard all principal points
quietly dis sNrnss an S arnY q sp 5aa adds @ore than .9
finally. by all this to prevent entirely ali rapine.
P P1ets p SRa disSrd og and nitG gain III s3tiT rec and d. eS%-
RRIIieedS WITH RpihsI natives ! bost fIey to Of ms So2 RSGopa peo2 i3.
terests and stirred up by the knowledge that
their own people were fighting in the outside
ing, temperate. ~resolute American soldier, we'll
and sEkiltully handled by bis regImental and
The amount Of public funds and the num-
taken have been reported in, detail by cable. It
We're wen 10 ne SPSsf Ssoo!.666S6 6 ' Il. 6 SS5Sp pEfso1 0e Maa and
22.0OO arms, Immediately after the surren-
AyuntSmIento. or City Park Of the Governor-
General. where steps were at once, inauGu-
c caIs q 90 Se 4 g p%Po eGs HStHieFn Rss is 81 @dii and gS e.
lished In all the newspapers Of the city. in Eng
liSh. Spanish: and native dialect; and one Of
s ds1: G HasAsIn snd Wv Sislf fPaR SSsrsdr P df t2s s "
mhlS IEo OtHSi., uOH. UToen0, WAS belecUeQ Tor
the duties OF Intendente General de Hacienda,
or Director OF Financial Affairs, the collectors
OF customs and internal revenue reporting to
him. Lieut.-Col. Whittier. United States Vol
%unteers. OF my STAFF. an efficient business man
q long experience, was appointed collector OF
the cpstomS. and a bonded officer. Major Whip
pie OF the Pay, Department. was announced as
custodian OF the public funds. to whom all
Spanish money derived from any source was
to be transmitted for safe keeping and dis
bursement. under orders.
On the 10Th q cablegram containing the
text Of the Presidents proclamation, direct
ing q cessation OF hostilities. was received by
me; and at the same time an order 70 make the
fact known to the Spanish authorities, which
was done at once. This resulted in o formal
protest from the Goyernor-Genera In regard to
the transfer Of public funds then taking place,
on the ground that the proclamation was dated
prior to the surrender, To this ]. replied that
the status quo incwhich we were left with the
time, Of the receipt by me Of the official notice
and that must insist upon the delivery Of the
The delivery was made under protest.
After the Issue OF my proclamation and
the establishment Of my office as Military
with Gen. ,Aguinaldo on several occasions. He
OF the town Of, Manila and suburbs and made
professions Of his willingness to withdraw his
troops to a line which / might indicate. but at