BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-03-29

able to count upon 5llh sient.y power
ful n -cleus of naval an laud fo-ces OF
the SEA coast of China.
Russia, says the Gcoe. las taken the
lead, counting to dav upon 24.ooo al
Port Arthur and 10000 la / lien Vau.
There has bee ,rs a. cn hu;jlsm IN
the United States since tn. moment il
was known there from Major General
Otis and ON the Press Corespon tents
he great vi:torics obtane by the Anne
rican troops in M alinta. Malabon and
Pola.
- In Telegrans from the Associated
Press, it is calculated that the TAgals
lost two thousand men in the last enga
yements.
"A few New York papers in COM
menting upon the g,ory obtained by the
federal forces in the last combat againts
the insurgents attribute the success to
the tactics employed by B igadier &C.
neral Mr.. LLOYD Wheaton, distributing
his forces in to small columns, and hos
tilising tn. ragals incessantly.
The Generalisimo Aguinaldo is cJn
ident that although the American col
ecb all their forces they will not be able
to take Malolos, whe;e the Philippine
leader counts upon more than 50 ooc
insurgents, who, f-w months since ha-
We been making very formidable entren
chents in that place. -
According to dispatches from H ong
Koog the Philippine general. has under
his ordert. command .ng his force the fol-
lowir G chiefs Montenegro, Pho de Pillar,
Novicio. Maoini and two other japa :se
who arrived in one Of the last exped,
tions proceeding from the M kado.
With such powerful force Agui
naido has great confidence in gaining
decisive battle over the federal fr-e-
which will b: quid proquo for the de
feats sustained by the insurgents in the
outset Of the revolution.
Great importance is given in p oliti-
cal circle. in Madrid to the interview
which took place between the celebr 4ted
orator Mr.. CASTELAR, AMI the Senador,
the Con1e de las Alnenis.
"A few court papefs which are con.
s!dcr-d well informed al.ege that in the
conference between the orator and the
Condo de las Almenas, which lasted so
me Eours. he, the orator, gathered some
very interesting details about the last
disastrous war waged by the Spanish Go
vernment, and not by the Span; sh people
as some Madrid papers affirm
With said details the il,ustriols re
publican thinks of publishing a book.
which will putty responsibilities, poin-
ting out f.cts whi:h are still uaknown,
and showinh up those who are really
culpable for the Spanish disaster.
-Germany has decide to send d =
tachment Of 500 soldiers W tn fine pie
ces of artillery to Camarones { a colony
ou the east st of Affica to illustrate
any m movements with the insurgents
may contemplate making there.
The Spanish Government has sent
to the Philippines the five million pese
tas to pay the amount demanded for
the excarcelation and repatriation Of the
troops.
The Count de las Almenas has ma
de complaints to the Madrid Courts, ou
&C :ount of his having recervid treatenins
anonimons notes tending ta restrain the
liberty OF his oratory.
In said ANONYMOUS notes he is trea
tened with death should he decide. as
he had promised, ia speak at the Press
Association.
BY the Secretary OF war of the
United State, tho following dispatch
Was Transmitted yesterday to Major G--
neral Elwell S. Otis.
Receive yon and the army under your
command the most enthusiastic congra
tulations from the keaublic for tn. great
victories obtane in Malin'a and Mala-
bon.
We await in the United States with
great an6ety AMI at the same time
unpeakable uneasiness the projected
attack by the Ame lean troops against
Malolos official residence OF the genera
lisimo Aguinaldo, and the Philippine
Congress.
The federal army has concentrated
about Malolos its available force of de
fence which consist of 6 900 combatants
against 5000 commanded by Aguinaldo
and the general in Chiesf conhdes in the
prospective favourable issue of the com
bat. owing to the artillery which he has
been hurriedy able 10 concentrated d
upon Malolos.