The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-17

ana With Characteristic Imnetu
os1ty stopped at No Opposition
Until the Beaten Enemy Ro H.
Flag of Truce, Indicating Sub
mtssion-WOrk of Dexvev,s Sb;
OFiticaIiy Observed by Foreigners
In POrt-ManiIa Surrender Om-
cfalIy Confirmed.
HONG KONG, Aug. 1s.-Admira,
dewey gave Gen. Augustin an hour in
which to surrender Manila at the time
OF the last demand made on Saturday
Gen. Augustin refused to comnlv
Ihe bomibardment, which began at
S:So a. m, was continued for two hours.
and then the Americans stormed the
trenches, sweeping all before them.
Ihose within the walls attempted no
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
lards into the inner Notifications
where the Spanish commander. seeing
that further resistance was useless.
hoisted the white flag and surren-
dered.
The losses, American and Spanish,
are not yet known.
The Spaniards in the trenches prob.
ably numbered 1900 men. The Amer
lean attacking force numbered 10000
and the Americans were better arm.
ed, better trained and in better condi-
ton.
The foreign fleets watched the bonn
bardment with acute interest. The
American warstlips engaged were the
Olympia, Petrol, 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 firing from
them being by a small gllnboat armed
with qufck-fring guns, which was close
In shore. 1t is also asserted by the
Spaniards that the Americans lost
heavily during the storming, owing to
the faulty construction of their en-
trenchments, which the Spaniards
could command from a height, and into
which they poured CALLING fire."
The Americans formed from two to
four miles from the walled city, form
a mil IT, Dsy
and it was impossible, the Spaniards
said, to hold such long line in check.
Admiral Dewey, it is stated, had is
sued orders to spare all but the armed
Of the city, and. consequent
ly, the city suffered but little damage
Some street fighting occurred be-
tween the insurgents and Spaniards
in the outlying districts, but all was
quiet In the walled city.
The American version of the fight is
not yet obtainable.
Gen. Augustin, the governor general,
will start for Madrid tomorrow on the
German mail steamer.
Consul General Wildman today re-
ceived report from Admiral Dewey
sa ying that 1T was intended after the
capture of Manila to dispatch cruisers
On Aug. IA to Iloilo and Cebu, to ac-
cept the surrender of those ports, and
also to send cruisers to Port Royalis.,
IN Talawan, to capture the Spanish
gunboats hiding there. Another ship
was detailed to capture the Spanish
steamers plying between Labuan and
Iloilo. Four Spanish gunboats at
Bataan. in Panay, were also to be
captured.
Consul Wildman credits the report
and says that should the vessels have
eft before the arrival at Manila Of
he British steamer Australia, which
was chartered to carry the news of
he signing of the protocol and the
Will also be an impossibility to recall
he vessels in three weeks.
Gen. Augustin today said he did not
know that the Kaiserin Augusta was
% sail for Hong Kong. He was in
'ormed that a launch was awaiting
lin, which he boarded and was taken
o the Kaiserin Augusta, which imme-
lately started for this place. This
tatement is considered an equivoca- r
ion, as Gen. Augustin evidently knew
lis destination and his escape was
'rearranged.
Yesterday a deputation of Hong
Kong Filipinos. headed by Agoncillo.
dgh commissioner and ambassador Of
he Philippine provisional government,
waited upon Gen. Wildman and con-
him on behalf of Aguinaldo
mon tho cnlapdid crrooacc bo
american arms In the Philippines and
he happy termination of the war in
avor of America, and requested Nj.
to wire President Mckinley
heir congratulations and assurances
f their allegiance and an expression
f their hope that the FilipiTos Will
e represented on the Philippine COM
mssion. Agoncillo, on behalf of the
'ilipinos, expressed the desire that
'onsul General Wildman be appointed
n the commission.
LONDON, Aug. 16.-A special dis
atch from Madrid says: 'sThe sur
ender of Manila on Saturday by Gen.
aubemes is officially announced. The
United States troops Immediately oc-
upied the city,
MADRID, Aug. 16.-The government
as been notified by the Spanish con-
III at Hong Kong of the surrender Of
[anila 1t is not aware yet of the
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