The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-05-11
AGUINALOO'S BIG FORCE.
\ Richmond Man says He Has Ninety
Thousand Troops.

Under date OF Manila p. T., March 80
1899. a wel-known Richmond man wh.esi
have Just landed In the city, ana
can give you but little news ia this letter.
but expect 90 be out on tho firing limo
in a few days. and can then write you
fully. Our lines are now close 20 Malo-
los az which place Aguinaiio has his
headquarters. and the seat OF his gov
eminent. Here. too. tho insurgents man
ufacturo their powder and bullets, and
the Monterey will to-day or tomorrow
shell the city with the intention OF blow
ing up the powder mills and magazines.
Malolos is eleven miles inland, but tho
Monterey and the Oregon can both throw
shells effectively at that distance, and
tho oregon may assist in the lombard
ment
our troops have advanced steadily
without any great losses. capturing
trenches and eight foot stone walls day
after day. regulars and volunteers fight.
ing together and an im5ued with the
same indomltab.e spirit OF American
manhood one battalion OF tho Twenty
second Infantry cut off and surrounded,
with only a few rounds of ammunition.
cut their way through thousands OK In
surgents and rega.ned their command.
The First Tennessee were ordered 10
charge the lines of the enemy, and they
continued 10 charge for three days driv-
ing everything before them. six COM
pauios of the Fourth United States Cav
airy made a most glorious charge. cap
turing intrenchmcnts and driving Phil
iplnos before them Ike n flock of sheep.
Aguinaldo has. IN his trenches, $1,000
men, 10000 OF whom are equipped with
Remington and Mausor Rifles. ard tho
other 90 90 are simply building entrench-
ment5 and waiting for dead mems guns.
Our boys give them plenty Of this kind
OF weapon. too, and their dead arc so
numerous they can hardly bury them an
fast enough to clear their lines. The
transport Roanoke. which came in yes
terday, brought fin eight Spanish pris-
oners. who had escaped from the insur-
gents I'm an open boat and wore drifting
about 10 miles ont from the mouth OF
the bay. They report that Aguinaldo has
5000 Spanish prisoners. whom he forces
20 fight In his lines, especially la his ar
tillery.
The MonadnocS ran close IN shore
few days ago. and tho insurgents brought
q 3-pOunder 20 bear on her. but retired IN
good order when one OF her shells blew
gun and gunner into space.
Uncle SANS boys are on duty as Gus
tom House officers and police; every boat
IN tho bay has n soldier in 81. and on
every vessel that comes On a Custom
House soldier IS placed on duty Fyery
man entering the city must give good
account Of himself or be goes 20 tho
lookup. Three men who had worked
their way over on the transport Roa-
noke. went into the city today and
were locked up IN ten minutes after
landing. No one IS allowed on the street
after 7 =. NJ, without o. special permit.
and all offenders OF this order are heavily
fined. The control Of the town by tho
military is almost perfect, ana although
a soldier policeman or two are sometimes
shot inside the walled city. it is only such
an unfortunate occurrence as marks a
crime. whether committed il &aniia.
Richmond, New York or any large city
CRATER.