Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-06-25
NEARS ITS FALL.
Spain's Power in the Philippines
Crumbles Rapidly.
Tnsutgents Give Battle to Their Enemies,
Take 5000 Prisoners and Capture
Number OF Towns On the Coast-
Spanish Troops Suffer from
Lack of Food.

London, June 1s.-The Hong Kong
correspondent of the Times says:
According to Manila advices dated
June 13, and brought here by H, NJ. S.
Linnet, the rebels have captured the
family of Capt. Gen. Augusti."
Manila, June s, via Hong Kong, June
1s.-There is intermittent firing on
the outskirts of the city in all direc-
tions. The Spaniards are utterly ex-
hausted by hunger, sleepIessness and
incessant alarms. They have no in
formation regarding the enemy's
movements until suddenly attacked.
In the meantime they are in constant
dread of the populace rising up and
attacking them in the rear. Besides
this in every skirmish, directly the re-
treat begins, the native troops desert.
The insurgents proposed to form a
republic under Anglo-American tutel-
age and threaten to visit with severe
penalties the insurgents who have be-
come turncoats.
Almost all of the Spanish civilians
are inside the citadel; the troops are
manning the walls and the old cannon
and gunboats are guarding the river.
New York, June 1s.-A cablegram
from Hong Kong to the Journal says:
The most important battle since Ad-
miral Dewey's humiliation of the
Spanish feet has occurred at Manila.
One thousand insurgents attacked
1000 Spaniards, inflicting heavy losses
and almost forcing an entrance to the
city. The insurgents under Gen.
Aguinaldo and the American sailors
and marines of Dewey's fleet complete
ly surround Manila.
The success of the insurgents is
wonderful. The Spaniards taken
prisoners in the two weeks campaign
aggregate 5000, including 1000 sol
diers of the regular army. Prominent
among them are Gems. Garcia and
Cordoba. The governors of the
provinces of Cavite, Balucan and
Bataan were also made prisoners.
Two million rounds of cartridges were
seized in the fortified cathedral of
Old Cavite. The large garrison of Old
Cavite surrendered, thus giving the in
6urgents command of the shore of the
entire bay.
The lack of food supplies has be-
come serious matter. Gunboats con-
veying volunteers sent into the lagoon
to search for food for the city on June
returned here and reported the total
failure of their mission.
The commanders of the gunboats
report that every lagoon and town is
hostile and that their garrisons have
probably been massacred.
The Spanish flotilla was unable to
effect landing in spite of prolonged
firing upon the part of all the gun
boats. This removes the last hope of
provisioning Manila. During the week
all the garrisons were overpowered Or
surrendered as prisoners.
General Pena and a thousand Span
fish soldiers have surrendered at Santa
Cruz; similar surrenders have taken
place at La Guna and at Pampanga.
The insurgents avoid disturbing the
non-combatants and English women
and children are living peaceably in
the zone of hositilities.
The insurgents captured Las Pinas,
Tungalo, Mali Bay and Pineda, all on
the coast line. The Spaniards lost 80
men killed and wounded and 1000 re-
turned here unhurt.