The age-herald., 1898-08-18
IMPOSSIBLE TO
 LAND THE MALLS The Collier ZaiirO Anchored in Junk
 Bay, Hong Kong. TYPH00N RAGING ON COAST Additional Details Of Battle Learned from
 American Naval Officer.
TYPHOON RAGING ON COAST
FIERCE FIGHfIN IN TRENCHES
Gen. Merritt's Forces Suffered a Loss of Six or Eight Killed and Forty
 Wounded-Fleet Suffered no s Damage Whatever.

Hong Kong, Aug. 1.-The American col- Her zafiro from Manila, which arrived here yesterday, is anchored in Junk bay. She left Manila on the 14th. A typhoon is raging and 1t is impossible to land the mails with further details of the battle at Manila
 It Is learned, however, from an Ameri- can naval officer that when Admiral Dewey, on August G. demanded the surrender of Manila within forty-eight hours, the Span- ish commander replied that the insurgents being outside the walls he had no safe place for women and children who were in the city and asked for twentyfour hours de- lay. This Admiral Dewey granted. At the expiration of the specified time Admiral Dewey and General Merritt con- suited and decided to postpone the attack
 On August 13 the American squadron formed in line off Manila. The Olympia fired the first shot at the Malate fort. The shots fell short and some time was occupied in finding the range. Then the Callao, one of the gunboats captured by Admiral Dewey from the Spaniards, got under the fort and sent in hot fire Great destruction was done with the rapid fire guns. The fort failed to reply, but fired on the American troops that were stormng 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 of the trenches was most fierce. Fifteen minutes after the Spaniards were driven to the second line of defense they were forced to retreat to the walled city, where, seeing the uselessness of re- rx.1 ftnF wards flag of truce was hoisted over Ma niLl.
 The Belgian consul at Manila. M. Andre, boaxded the Olympia and returned with an Arr erican lieutenant to the Spanish mili- tary governor; who agreed to surrender General Merritt proceeded to the palace at 3:aG and there found the Spaniards formed in line.
 The troops surrendered their arms. but the officers were permitted to retain their swords.
 The American loss is reported to be six or eight killed and forty wounded. The Spanish loss was considerable, but the ex- act number is not obtainable. The trenches were filled with badly wounded Spaniards. Manila is now under martial law, with General Merritt as military governor.
 Perfect Order Prevailed
 Perfect order prevailed in Manila in the evening of August 13. As the Americans marched Tn guaruS were pidceu diouhu .ho houses of all foreigners in o1ser to pre- vent their being footed.
 The insurgents were not allowed to take part in the attack. In order to prevent bloodshed they were forbidden to enter the city after the surrender unless they were unarmd.
 Before the surrender the Spaniards burn ed the transport Cebu in the Pasig river It is supposed that Admiral Dewey was unaware of General Augustus departure. The Zafiro's officers heard of Captain- General .Augustfs leaving Manila for the first time on arriving here.
 General Augustus escape Is considered to have been pre-arranged, as he brought with him his family and suite.