The record-union., 1898-07-21
READY TO SURRENDER.
Manila Only Waiting for a Real
Show Of Intention to Bombard.

NAN1oO Eh I'd. W, July -V.-AC-
cording to advices brought by the En-
press of India from Hongkong, the
chief news of the moment is that Ma
Mia is ready to surrender. Not that the
Archbishop and Captain General are
going to voluntarily capitulate before
they are compelled to do 50, but that the
backbone Of resistance is unquestiona-
bly, broken, and upon a real show of
force and intention to lombard the
town, if the officials do not give in. the
Spaniards will haul down the Spanish
flag Intimations to this effect are re-
ceived from many sources.
The correspondent of the Hongkong
Press" writing under date of June
Odd. says the chief subject of discussion
in Manila. in Cavite and in the Ameri-
can fleet is the meaning of the presence
Of five German men-of-war and one
transport or supply vessel in port.
/ have just interviewed a leading
Englishman here on the subject He
unhesitatingly Informed me that all
foreigners in Manila, as well as Span
iards, regards it as a remarkable dem
onstration.
I am sure" he continued, that the
Spaniards have received encourage
ment from such a naval display. A
Spaniard to-day told me that the com
ing Of a large German squadron was
construed by him and leading <panish
officials as a direct act of friendly inter
est and to warn the YagKees that they
could not go too far. Now, when a
Spaniard of influence. as this man was.
will talk like that it is high time to
ascertain what the Germans mean by
appearing here in such force.
Il am familiar" my informant con-
tinued. with all the German interests
in Manila. and my relations with the
Germans are very agreeable, and l 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 1st filter through some high Off
cials of Manila as time passes. 1t now
appears, according to authentic infor-
nation in the hands of Consul Will
ans, that out of 491 men on the Reina
Christina, 364 were kiled-only 127 left
the ship
An officer 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
VI lltSH VI uttQ ItOOltS. oucn WAS the
power of the American guns and the
skill of American gunners.
Manila papers continue to publish
monstrous stories about the Americans
and do not hesitate to employ the most
contemptuous epithets, all of which are
whetting the appetites of the Americans
to get even with them for uncalled- for
insults.
Augusti is credited with an assertion
that he can muster 100 700 troops No
one seriously believes that he can mus
ter 10000 The city seems as nearly
ready for the conflict as the material i'm
the hands of the Spanish can make it.
The German fleet now here, not count
ing supply vessels, includes the Cor
moran. Kaiser. kaiserin Augusta, Irene
and Princess Wilhelm. and their weight
of metal exceeds that of any other fleet
here. The British fleet includes the
Immortalite. Bonaventure and Rather,
but the presence Of so many Germans is
expected to draw other ships. The
French have the Brux and Pascal and
the Japanese the Matsushima
1t is freely predicted that there will
be long and bloody resistance at Ma
pila