The record-union., 1898-07-19
ACUINALDO'S
LITTLE
SHELL CAME.
Trying to EuChre Dewey
Out of His Victory,
EndedVoring to Gain Posses
sion Of Manila,
But Captain-GensraI August Would
Not Surrender.
Admiral Dewey is Establishing a Stricter
Blockade, and May Station
Warshps Opposite
the City.
But Captain-GensraI August Would
Not Surrender.

MANILA, July 13 (via Hongkong.
July 1S).-An important interview has
just been held between Aguinaldo's sec
retary, Legarda, and a prominent ma
tive white man and the Spanish COM
mander, Captain Augusti, in relation TO
the surrender of the city he asserting
that 10000 insurgents surrounded Ma
Mia, and We're able to enter it at any
moment. Thus far. they argued, the
insurgents had been restrained with
difficulty, but if the Spaniards contin-
ued stubborn the result would be that
the insurgents would be compelled to
lombard and storm the city, with the
inevitable slaughter, unparalleled in
history, because in the excitement of
the battle they cannot discriminate"
Continuing, the Captain Generals
visitors advised him to disregard the
fictions regarding alleged Spanish vic
tories in Cuba and reinforcements COM
ing to the Philippines, and proposed a
reconciliation between the Spaniards in
the Philippines, under a republican
flag, and a joint endeavor to persuade
the Americans to abandon hostilities
in the Philippine Islands. Finally the
representati 'es of the insurgents pro-
posed an appeal to the Powers to re-
ccgnize the Importance of the Philip
pine Islands
The Captain General replied that he
must fight, however hopeless the Span
ish cause.
Legarda then returned to Cavite,
taking with him the native, who is a
paroled prisoner.
The natives inside the city say they
received a fortnight ago concerted
signal to prepare for storming the
walls. A second signal, fixing the date
of the assault, has not yet been issued,
and they are tired of waiting and are
losing faith in Aguinaldo. The latter,
it is alleged, finds it extremely diff
cult to capture the towns fortifica-
tions. His previous successes, it is
pointed out, We're easy because of the
nature of the country. which suited his
skirmishers. 1t is further alleged that
the principal points captured by the
insurgents We're obtained possession of
through treachery.
The insurgents are now bringing ar
tillery around by sea from Malabon,
which is tedious and troublesome work.
They are also obtaining detailed re-
ports of the condition of affairs from
the inside Of the city.
Admiral Dewey is establishing a moreS
strict blockade, lest it be invalidated
by permitting neutralS to visit Cavite
and Malabon and send and receive mail
inclosing surreptitious Spanish dis
patches. He has threatened to station
warships opposite the city, which might
precipitate hostilities, as the Spanish
officers declare they will certainly fire
on any American within range, regard
less of the consequences.
The second installment of the Amer
lean troops is expected here daily, and
the last detachments are booked to ar
rive here early III August. Probably
military operations will be deferred un-
til the September dry season, when it is
cooler, and possibly then bo0dshed
may be unnecessary.
Spanish steamer, the Filipinas, has
just been brought here in the hands of
the insurgents. 1t appears that she
was on the north coast, and escaped to
China with a native crew on board
when the latter revolted. killed the
Spanish officers and brought the vessel
to Cavite.
Spaniards are daily employing con-
victs to fell trees and burn huts on the
outskirts of the town. FuSilladeS con-
tinue but otherwise the position is un-
changed. The stock of flour is prac-
tically exhausted, but the supplies or
rice and buffalo meat will last for
months longer.