The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-07-21

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MIA BAY.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 2O.-A chrOn-
Icie special from CaVIte, dated June %
says; am case of the expected bonn
bardment Of Manila the area to which
the Spanish may retire win be limited
20 the American and insurgent lines
surrounding the city. There may come
the struggle, the spanlasds have bur-
towed Intrenchments and fortified hills
i,and knolls for the hnal struggle. 1t is
known here that every energy is bent
within the city to prepare It for the
iinai struggle. The people are exhorted
by the clergy and military authorities,
and their hopes are buoyed by false re-
ports as 70 relief from Spain and Span
lsh triumphs in the West indies, and
along the Atlantic coast.
August Is credited with an assertion
that he can muster 10000 troops. NO
one seriously believes he can marshal
10000. The city seems as nearly ready
Tor the conflict as the material in the
bands Of the Spanish can make 1t.
The German fleet now here,not count
ing supply vessels, includes the Cor
moran, Kaiserin Augusta, Irene and
Princess Wilhelm, and their metal ex-
ceeds that OF any other fleet here. The
British fleet includes the 'lmmortallte'
EonaVenture, but the presence OF so
many Germans is expected to draw 9TH
eF ships. The French have the Breaux
and Pascal, and the Japanese the Nat
Snshlma.
1t is freely predicted that there Will
not be a bloodless capltulstion Of Ma
Mia, as 1t is feared there will be long
and bloody resistance.
Another special from cavite of June
70, says: one hundred and eIghty-ive
wounded Spanish troops were sent into
Manila tonight under the Red Cross
nag. They were part OF the fruits OF the
campaign that the rebels have con-
Quoted against Manila for seven weeks
past, and their removal was relief to
themselves and their captors.
That many Of them lived to get back
10 their beloved Manila is due almost
entirely to the skin and sacrifice OF the
surgeons from the American cruisers,
DR.. S. II. Bsownweli, of the Petrol; nr.
d. N. Carpenter, OF the Raleigh; Dr. G.
Frederick, of the Concord, and Or. J. B,
Greene, OF the McCulloch, who gave up
much OF their time to the Spaniards I'M
der orders from Admiral Dewey. Other
fieet surgeons also assisted.
VANCOUVER. B, c., July 2o,-Ac-
eordlng to adyiees brought by the En-
press OF india, from Hong Kong, the
chief news OF the moment Is that Ma:
nila Is ready to surrender. Not that the
archbishop and the captain general are
going to voluntarily capItulate before
they are co,apelled to do SO. but that
the backbone OF resistance Is unques-
tionabiy broken, and upon real show
OF force and intention to lombard the
town ie the officials do not GiNa Ia, the
Spanlards will haul down the Spanish
Gag. Intinnatlons TO this effect are. re-
ceived from many sources.
The correspondent OF the Hong Kong
Press writing under date OF June Essays
dhe chief subject OF discussion in Ma
Mia, In CaVlte and in the American
feet Is the meaning OF the presence of
ave German men-of-war and one
transport or supply vessel in port.
81 have just interviewed leading
EnglIshman here on the subject. He
unhesItatinEly informed me that nll
foreigners In Manila, Ss we'll as Span
iards, regard 1t as remarkable DEM
onstratIon.
"I am sure" he continued, that the
Spanlards have received encourage.
ment from such a naval display Al
9paniard to-day told me that the COM
IN 10
construed bP him and leading Spanish
ofIiGials as a direct act OF friendly In
fereBt and warning towards the Yam
KEGS that they could not go too far.
Now when a SpanIard OF Influence, as
this man was, Will talk like that,
think It IS high time 20 ascertain what
the Germans mean by appearing here
in such force.
II am familiar" my informant con-
tlnued, with all the German interests
IN Manila and my relations with the
Germans are very agreeable and ! am
positive that one German cruiser would
be fully able to protect them to every
extent they required"
Further details Of the great fight OF
May 1, filter through some high officials
OF Manila as time passes. It now mp
pears, according to authentic Informa-
ton in the hands of Consul Williams
that out OF 491 men on the Relna Chris
tina, ssl were killed.
An oflcer who was aboard and now in
prison, tells me that one could NOT step
foot In any direction on her decks
without coming in contact with pieces
OF flesh or dead bodies. Such was the
power Of the American guns anG the
SKIN Of American gunners.
Manila papers continue to publish
rnonstrous stories about the Americans
and do not hesitate TO employ the most
contemptuous cpithets, all Of which are
whettIng the appetitrs Of the Ameri-
cans 70 get even with them for uncalled
for insults
Moro seizures Of arms are reported
from Hong Kong II Is suspected that
the arms and ammunition were to be
shipped to the Philippine insurgents.
The seizure consists OF half a million
rounds OF Mauser ammunition, eos
breech loading Muuser rides and IL
rnuZzle loading Enfield rifles
An Engl!shrpan at Kobe wanted tc
mass through the customs FOR shipment
10 New York ii2 japanese swords, a
gpears and seven suits OF armour. The
customs authorities held n consultation
ms 10 whether the articles were contra
band OF war, and not belng able 10 sat
isfnciofiiy decide the question, they
wired to the government In Toxic for
Instruction.. None had been received