The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-08-28

CAvITE, July 2s.-Neary 1000 troops are
now bivouacked at Camp Dewey, less than
three miles from the city of Manila. The
camp is within easy range of the heavy
Spanis battery at Maate, but thus far no
demonstra lion has been made by the enemy
against our forces.
Orders to establish camp across the bay
near the native village of Tambo were car
ried out early last week. A battalion from
the First regiment of California volunteers,
under command of Lieut.. Col. Dubois, was
transported across the bay from Cavite in
steam launches and landed under the pro-
lection Of tie guns from the Boston, which
had steamed in close to shore to engage the
Spanish batteries in case a demonstration
was made The Spaniards did not fire a
shot, although they could have rained their
missiles down upon our landing force with
deadly effect. The Boston has remained in
her position near the enemy's shore bat
terry at Malate, ready to open upon them if
they fire upon the Americans.
During the next few days the rest Of the
First California regiment. in command OF
Col. Smith; the First Colorado regiment. in
command of Col. Hale; the First Nebraska
regiment, in command of Col. Bratt; two
batteries OF Utah light artillery ard one
battalion each of the Eighteenth ard Twen-
ty-third infantry were also transferred to
the new camp
Camp Dewey
It was decided TO name the camp after
Admiral Dewey, and accordingly Camp
Dewey" will stand out in history the first
bivouacking ground of the American troops
In the Philippines, for at Cavite the troops
did not go into camp, but were quartered
In the old Spanish barracks. The camp is
an ideal one. 1t is about 200 yards back
from the bay, on an imminence that rises
gradually from the shore. There is plenty
OF shade and an abundance of spring water.
A cool breeze from the bay, which prevails
nearly all the time, modifies the intense
heat. Brig. Gen. Greene is in command of
the camp and he has established his head
quarters in a tent pitched under spreading
mango tree.
The camp is pitched in a space that was
formerly rice field. 1t is surrounded by a
high bamboo thicket, that grows so close as
to be almost impenetrable. The bamboo
has been a great boon 70 the soldier and
has served fer the manufacture of hun
bred useful articles. The most irIportan mt
use to which it has been put has been the
building of floors for the shelter tents in
which the soldiers sleep. These floors have
been built on framework raised from IS
inches to two feet above the ground, thus
enabling the men to sleep high and dry
when 1t rains, which means almost every
night This week it rained almost without
intermission for five days, and, although
the men were necessarily exposed much of
the time, very little sickness has resulted
from the bad weather. Yesterday there
were only four men in the hospital from
the First California regiment, and two of
these were suffering from slight accidents.
Ingenious Soldiers
The soldiers have exercised considerable
ingenuity in manufacturing bamboo into
articles Of convenience. They have made
chairs, settees, tables, ETC., out of It, One
soldier has built the floor of his tent on
posts raised five feet above the ground
with steps leading up to it. Below he has
what he calls his drawing room, and above
his bed chamber. On the ground floor there
are shelves ingeniously arranged, with a
few old magazines and papers on them. a
writing table and two chairs
There Is large native settlement close
to the camp, and the place swarms with
Filipinos, who sit around on their
launches and chew betel nuts, while thew
watch the soldiers. Native women. in alb
breviated dresses, have surrounded me
camp with their huckster shops, and try
to attract the coin from the hungry SOL
diers' pockets by their display of bananas
p!neapples, mangoes, cocoanuts and cigar
cites.
The camp Is less than two miles from the
Spanish entertainments, where an almost
constant firing is going on between the
spanlards and insurgents. The soldiers are
getting used to the crack of musketry nd
the roar of bursting shells, but thus far The
spaniards have carefully avoided throwing
any of their missiles into camp.
Aguinaldo Moves
Last week the insurgent chieftain. Ay,,in
aldo, who calls himself the gobierno dicta.
torial OF the Philippine republic, moved his
headquarters from Cavite across the bay To
Bacor, where he has re-established himself
among his mimic soldiers with all the pomp
OF an oriental potentate. 1t is difficult to
say just why Aguinaldo left Cavite, but it
IS quite PROBABLE that he decided to move
away IN order to be less under the eyes of
eae americans. His attitude now has quite
clianseo from what is was when Admiral
De"ey Drought MIN down here from Hong
nons. lhen Aguinaldo was very humble.
but now he has become inflated with the
.oea u MS Importance and really arrogant
IN MS manner toward the Americans.
His New Government
Inc oay a1ter ne went to Bacor Aguinaldo