The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-23
General Augustin's Account of the
Battle of Manila and Later Sur
render of the City.
SITUATION At PARIS GRAVE
GEN. ZURLINDEN THOUGHT TO BE
SCHEMING FOR A DICTATORSHIP.
Colonel Picquart Removed to the Mill
itary PrisCn-The Charges Against
Him Not Well Supported.

MADRID, Sept 22-Admiral Cervera ar
rived here to-day In an interview the adj
miral said he had a clear conscience re-
garding Santiago Nations, he said, grew
great by their victories and not by their
defeats however glorious they might be.
Spain had lived in a dream and she now
had to face reality. The admiral added
that his war ships were not destroyed in
battle, but by fire. General Toral, the Span
ish commander who surrendered his forces
at Santiago de Cuba, has also arrived here.
He did so without attracting any attention.
He is sick in bed
The marked GOODNESS of Admiral Cervera
and his officers towards the minister of
marine Senior Aunon, is much commented
on. Senior Aunon and his staff in uniform,
met Admiral Cervera and his party at the
railroad depot. The admiral halted before
the minister. saluted and said stiffiy: 81 am
at the orders of your Excellency. I shall
present myself at the Ministry to-day. as
is my duty The admiral then started to
leave, after embracing Captain Eulate, the
former commander of the Vizcaya, and his
other comrades. The minister of marine Of
fered the use of his carriage to Admiral
Cervera. but the latter declined to accept
it and entered another carriage.
General Augustin, the former captain gen.
eral of the Philippine islands, who has just
arrived at VitOria, Spain, from Manila in
an interview is quoted as discussing the
Philippine question in an interesting man
ner. He is alleged to have said: Before l
left Spain knew the situation in the Phil
ippine islands was grave. Senior Moret (the
minister of the colonies in the last Cabinet
of Senior Sagasta) remarked to me that if
war with the United States broke out there
would be a terrible state of things" Con-
tinuing, General Augustin described Ad-
miral Montejo's fleet as some "old wooden
ships" and said they "came to Manila prac-
tically pursued by Dewey" He then said:
Our batteries fired at the Americans, but
our guns were mounted on false plates and
after the first shots. they became useless.
AT daybreak we were in the power of the
Americans and an hour afterwards the
Spanish fleet Lad ceased to exist Dewey
summoned me to surrender. 1 refused and
he threatened to raze the town. I re-
piled: Rae it, but so long as l live the
Spanish flag will float on the ruins of Ma
Mia
Then began the terrible time of the siege
and the anguish of the blockade. Famine
stared us in the face. In the meantime hos
@A-ei~S "OAC SOHCuStSu ltiIOuSIOuL the prov
inces, but save in isolated cases. humanely
Dewey repeated his summons to surrender
and l again refused. Dewey then bombarded
the town and Manila surrendered. But, con-
sidering my presence no longer necessary,
1 asked the government for permission to
go home. as my position had become by no
means easy. think have done my duty
as soldier and a Spaniard."
The ministerial newspapers protest
against the supposition that the United
States will keep the Philippine islands.
They maintain that Spain's right to these
islands is incontestable and that she is ''re-
solved to defend her rights with the great
est energy The government papers also
contend that the terms of the peace proto-
col confirm SPANS right to the Island of
Luzon and the rest of the Philippine islands.
and they declare if the United States bases
Its claim on humanity and civilization Spain
Will prove that there is no higher civiliza-
tlon in any of the 1Asiatic colonies than in
the spanish colonies in Asia.
The Rumor that the Rothschilds are to
lend Spain large sum of money when the
treaty OF peace is signed is denied here.
Ofhcials of the Spanish government claim
that the Bank of Spain is able to supplv
the immediate demands of the government