The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-08-17
IT REFUSED TO YIELD
DEWEY THEN BOMBARDED IL
FOR TWO HOURS.
INTRENCHMENTS CARRIED BY STORM
Madrid Says Manila Capituated Because Of a
Lack Of Food, the Population and Gar
rison Having Suffered the Great
est Privations.

Hong Kong. Aug. 16.-Admirai
Dewey gave Gen. Augusti an hour in
which to surrender, at the time of the
last demand, made on Saturday. Gen.
Augusti refused to comply. The bonn
bardment which began at $50 a. m..
was continued for two hours and then
the Americans stormed the trenches.
sweeping all before them.
Those within the walls attempted NO
resistance. The First Colorado volun-
drove the Spaniards into the second line
of defenses. Then the American troops
swept on. driving all the Spaniards into
the inner fortihcations. where the Span
ish commander, seeing that further re-
sistance was useless. hoisted the white
flag and surrendered.
The losses. American and Spanish, are
not yet known. The Spaniards in the
trenches probably numbered three thou
sand men. The American attacking
force numbered ten thousand and the
Americans were better armed. better
trained, and in better condition. The
foreign fleets watched the bombardment
with acute interest.
The American warships engaged were
the Olympia, Petrel Raleigh. McCulloch.
Boston, Monterey, Charleston and Balti-
more.
The Spaniar Is assert that the fire OIL
the Americans for the mos, part fell
short. the only effective fire being from
small gunboat armed with quick-hring
guns that was close in shore. 1t is als,'
Inv a SnaniaPI that 1.-THE
Americans lost heavily in the storming.
The Spanish trench extended around
Manila at Il distance of from two TO four
miles from the walled city forming a cir
Gle ten miles in circumference. and it
was impossible the Spaniards say, to
hold so long Il line against the Ameri-
can attack.
Admiral Dewey and General Merritt.
il is reported. had issued orders to spare
all except armed defenses of the city.
and consequently the town is understood
to have been but little damaged. Some
street fighting between the insurgents
and the Spaniards occurred on the out
skirts. but order prevailed within the
walled section.
The American version of the battle IS
not obtainablc. General Augusti. for
mer Captain General Of the Philippines,
will start for Madrid tomorrow by the
German mail steamer.
GEN. AUGUSTI DISMISSED.
Berlin. Aug. 16.-General Augusti, ac-
cording to Il alspatch from Hong Kong,
dated yesterday, was dismissed from MS
post as CAPTAIN General of the Philip
pines on August 9th.
General JaudemeSo was ordered to
faI. tba command Il Manila
The dispatch says:
THE Americans notified the authOri-
ties at Manila that a bombardment by
on August 9th. The city surrendered or
the 18th: and the American flag was
hoisted forthwith.
The Spanish officers were allowed
their freedom. The judiciary and the
administrative officers are to remain
temporarily in the hands Of the Span
iards. The insurgents remain outside Of
the town.
OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT.
London. Aug. 16.-A special despatch
from Madrid says:
"The surrender of Manila on Saturday
by General .IaudemesO is officially an
nounced
The United States troops immediate
ly occupied the city"
GOVERNMENT NOTIFIED.
Madrid, Aug. 16.-4 p. m.--The govern
ment has been notified by the Spanish
consul at Hong Kong Of the surrender
of Manila.
u is not yet aware of the manner IN
which the surrender was effected.