The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-18

Inc question of Transporting the troons ..
Spain to be referred to the decision NJ .h.
washington government and that of return-
ing the arms to the soldiers to be left TO tbe
discretion of Gen. Merritt,
Banks and similar institutions to con-
tlnue operations under existing regulations
unless these are changed by the United states
authorities
HONG KONG, Aug. 1.-THE Ameri-
can collier Zafiro, from Manila, which
arrived here yesterday is anchored in
Junko bay. She left Manila on the 14tb-
typhoon is raging, and it is impossi
Die 10 land the mails with further de-
talIs OF the battle at Mani
Ia 1t is learned, however, from
an American naval officer, that
When Admiral Dewey, on Aug
s, demanded the surrender of Manila
within forty-eight hours, the Spanish
commander replied that, the insurgents
being outside the walls, he had no safe
place for the women and children who
were in the city, and asked for twentv-
four hours delay. This Admiral Dewey
granted. AT the expiration of the spec
flied time Admiral Dewey and Gen.
Merritt consulted, and decided to post
pone the attack
On Aug. 13 the American squadron
formed in line off Manila. The OIym-
pia fired the first S; Ot at the Malate
fort. The shots of ne Americans fell
short, and some time was occupied in
finding the range. Then the Callao.
one of the gunboats captured by Ad-
m1ral Dewey from the Spaniards, got
under the fort and sent in a hot fire.
| Great destruction was done with the
rapid-fire guns. The fort failed to re-
ply, but fired on the American troops
that were storming the Spanish
trenches. The large American ships
| were ordered to cease firing, after an
hours work, owing to the failure OF
| the fort to respond.
FIGHTING WAS FIERCE.
The fighting in the trenches was most
| fierce. Fifteen minutes after the Span
| iards were driven to the second line
| of defenses, they were forced to re-
| treat to the walled city, where, seeing
the uselessness of resistance, they sur
rendered and soon afterward a white
! flag was hoisted over Manila
The Belgian consul at Manila, NJ.
Andre, boarded the Olympia, and re-
| turned with an American lieutenant to
the Spanish military governor, who
agreed to surrender. Gen. Merritt pro-
ceeded to the palace at $3.50, and there
found the Spaniards formed in line.
The troops surrendered their arms
but the officers were permitted to re-
tain their swords.
The American loss is reported to be
six or eight killed and forty wounded.
| The Spanish loss was considerable.
but the exact numbers are not OBJ
tainable. The trenches We're filed
| with badly wounded Spaniards.
MARTIAL LAW PREVAILS.
Manila is now under martial law,
with Gen. Merritt as military gov
ernor.
The California Red Cross society rem
| dered valuable aid to the sick and
wounded.
Perfect order prevailed in Manila on
the evening of Aug. 13. AS the Amer
leans marched in guards were placed
around the houses of all foreigners in
| order to prevent their being looted.
The insurgents were not allowed to
take part in the attack upon the city,
but were kept in the rear of the Amer
leans. In order to prevent bloodshed
they were forbidden to enter the city
after the surrender unless they were
| unarmed.
Before the surrender the Spaniards
| burned the transport Cebu, in the
| Pasig river. 1t is supposed that Ad-
miral Dewey was unaware of the de-
parture of Gov. Gen. August. The
Zafiro's officers first heard of the news
of the governor generals fight on their
| arrival here. Gen. Augustus escape
| is considered to have been prearranged,
as he brought with him his family and
suite