Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-02-09

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4, The pcp,nllar J, S ,sympathies here aro on
pie are anxious regarding the conse,
quoncos cf tho lighting, especially on ac-
count Of the Spanish prisoners still in
tho hands OF the insurgents. #
AN ENaLIsH ACCOUNT. =
| LONDON, February 8..-T The Morning
Post publishes the following account OF
the fighting at Manila: , 7
l''The immediate cause of the attack
was an advance of two Filipinos to the
Nebraska outpost, on tho northeast of
the city, When ordered to halt they
refused and tho sentry fired An insur-
gent signal gun was then fired from Block
House z, and an attack was immediately
begun on tho Nebraska regiments WHICH
was oncaInped. F 322H ~
"The Geilting soon. spread on botl,
sides until firing was in progress on all
tho outposts around the oity. The Ameri-
can troops responded vigorously, tho
insurgent firing being heavy and the
attack :Ssl oyidontly hurriedly planned,
night, with an occasional cessation of
from half an hour to an hour ut a time.
"At daybreak the war ships Charleston
and Callao began shelling the north side
of tho oity. Thoir firing was followed
later by that Of tho Monadnook on the
southern sido, the insurgent positions hav-
wing been previously accurately located.
"Ihe Filipino loss Is reported to have
been worry heavy. The wounded on the
American sido aro now estimated at 200.
Few Americans were killed.. Tho Amerf-
cans began vigorous advance all along
tho line this morning, (Sunday,) and
were socu pressing back tho insurgents
In ovory direction, maintaining steadily
thoir advanced positions, and capturing
nf nj Nfo
Santa Ana, San Pedro, Maoati, Santa
Mesa and Lomin.
"The splendid police systom prevented
general outbreak in tho city, though
several soldiers wore attacked by natives
in tho streets. Lieut.. Charles Hogan and
Sergt. Wall wero shot by threo natives.
tho former boing seriously wounded aud
was attacked by native with o sword
while riding in carriage to tho front.
Ho killed his assailant with his revolver.
A sharpshootor within tho American
linot shot and killed a sergeant whilo ho
was sitting ut window of tho second
reserve hospital. Col. William G. Smith
died of apoplexy. Many Of tho :nsur-
and drowned. Several hundred woro
tai on prisoners"
In subsequent telegram tho following
statements aro mado:
"Last nights Saturday and to--day's
(Sunday) engagements have proved q
voritablo slaughter for tho Filipinos, thoir
killed being reported as amounting to
thousands Tho American forces could
hardly have boon bettor disposed. 1t is
now known that tho attack was fully OK
peotoG, anu thaG every preparation had
boon mado to meet tho contingency.
"Firing slackoned at noon (Snnday,)
tho onomy being apparently domoralizcd.
Tho American troops arc, however, fully
equipped to meet possible attack
tonight.
"Aguinaldo's private secretary has
boon arrested rs spy in Manila. Por-
foct quiot now roigns in tho city. nNIoro
than a hundred Wounded Filipinos taken
from the trenches arc boing cared for in
tho American hospitals" - i.
WHY THE FILIpINos FoUeHT..:'.'
LONDON, February GA representa-
two of tho Associated Press saw the
London representative of Aguinaldo this
evening. Ho did not oxprcss surprise at
the news from tho Philippine Islands,
but declared that tho Filipnos at
Manila were suspicious of tho attitndo
of tho United States and had formed tho
opinion that it was better to fight be-
fore tho Americans wcre reinforced.
Tho representative added that Mabini,
tho head of tho Filipino Cabinet, and his
colleagues, woro convinced that if tho
Americans wero beaton now, public
opinion i'll tho United States would
Insist upon the maintenance of Filipino
Independence"
FIIIpINos IN MANILA WEAKEN.
MANILA. February Go O'Clock A. NJ.
Tho Filipinos have apparently reached
tho conclusion that tho Americans moan
business now that tho barriers wero re-
moved, as there woro no further hostili-
tics last night and no attempt mado to
recover lost ground 1t is possible,
however, that they are following the
tactics thoy employed against tho Span
iards, and will merely lio off fow DAYS
to recuporate thoir forces beforo return
ing to tho attack.
1t is impossible to ascertain as yet how
tho news has been received at Malolos,
the seat of tho insurgent governments
but the Eilipinos i'll Manila express tho
opinion that tho movement for indcpcnd-
ence has received it's death blow, and
that annoxation will soon bo welcomed
generally.