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DEWEY'S FINALE
Official Particulars OF the
Taking Of Manila by
Our Men.
GENERAL AUGUSTIN'S S ESCAPE
Germany Says He Had Full
Liberty to Go Where
He Pleased
ENGALND CALLS IT AN OUTRAGE
Story via Hong Kong That
AguinaIdo Attacked Us
and Was Beaten.
ENGALND CALLS IT AN OUTRAGE
PEACE IN THE TAKEN CITY
Conferences Over the Government
OF Cuba and Porto Rico--
spain's Domestic Enemies.

WASHINGTON, Aug. II. 1s9s.-The Gov
ernment received the first direct official
information today of the surrender of
Manila after a combined land and sea
bombardment last Saturday. 1t came in
dispatch from Admiral Dewey, brought
from Manila to Hong Kong on the de-
spatch boat zaphiro The Admiral sent
two dispatches, the first one briefly re-
citing the essential facts as follows
Manila, Aug. IS. 1898.
Secretary of the Navy, Washington.
Manila surrendered today to the
American land and naval forces after
a combined attack A division of the
squadron shelled the forts and in
trenchments at Malate, on the south
side of the city, driving back the
eaemy, or army advancing from that
side at ME same time. The city sur
rendered about i've o'clock. the Ameri-
can flag being hoisted by Lieutenant
Brumby About 1000 prisoners were
taken. The squadron had no casual
ties; none Of the vessels were in
jured. On August General Merritt
and I formally demanded the sur
render of the city, which the Spanish
Governor General refused.
DEWEY.
Lieutenant Brumby is Admiral Dewey's S
lag lieutenant
The second despatch from Admiral
Dewey had not been deciphered up to
noon. They We're wired early in the day
and after the first one had been trans
lated, Acting Secretary Allen carried it
over to the White House and laid it be-
fore the PresfdentN While it bore out the
news already brought by press dispatches
yet it established the additional point
that some 1000 prisoners of war were
now held by the American commanders,
and that no casualties in the navy or
damage to ships had occurred
Now that the surrender is officially re-
ported. it can be stated that Manila is
being held by virtue of the military oc-
cupation and surrender and not by vir-
tue of the protocol The difference is
said to amount to little in practical re-
suits, yet, such as 1t is, all officials agree
that the occupation is the result
of the combined military and naval
Operations According to Admiral Dew
ey's despatch, the surrender occurred
about 5 P. M. last Saturday. The peace
protocol was signed at 4:23 P. M. on Fri
day. It Is said that the difference in
time between Manila and Washington is
such that the surrender, reckoned on
Washington TIME, would be about twelve
hours ahead of the time at Manila, or
about A. M. Saturday morning In
point of actual time, therefore, the sign
ing of the peace protocol preceded the
actual surrender of Manila by few
hours But it. is well established
rule of military law, accepted the world
over, that peace armistice, or cessation
of hostilities, does not become binding
upon commanding officers until they re.
ceive actual notice of it. This rule is ex-
pressed in the United States regulations
governing armies in the field as foilows:-
article lse An armistice is binding
upon the belligerent from the day of The
agreed commencement; but the officers oi
the army are responsible from the day
only when they receive official notice Of
It's existence.
Under this rule Admiral Dewey ant
General Merritt would be bound by arm
istice onlny from the time the notice o.
il reached them at Manila. This couIt
not have occurred on Saturday, prior Il
the bombardment. as the cable was no
working, and no despatch boat could have
gotten through with the notice before
Monday or Tuesday. In short. It !:
agreed In an officials quarters that ths
forcible taking of Manila was entirely
regular and that the city and bay is nov
held on the basis Of this military ane