Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-15
CAPTURE OF ILOlLO.
PARTICULARS or oCC''''
TOWN ny AMERICANS
NATIVES ATTEMPT TO BURN The CITY
,,orcIen Property. However Gene
rany savcd-No Prisoners '"N'"-
-, single American IIuri-Miiier
In Complete Control

CAMILLA. February A. 1850 \. M.-Par-
....rs Of the capture OF uoilo by the
.... STATES forces under Brigadior NJ
3D., ,,ucr. on saturday last have been
,.I here. on the morning OF Fri
February 10th. General Miller sent
.ratum 90 the commander of the
.-.. n shore. notifying him that e
-,. r., atcnuon TO take noilo, by force
.. r.- lry. Noncombatants and for
e,s-.-s were warned to leave the town
ri.r lorty-cieht hours The rebels were
r... warned that they must make no fur
.hrr leligerent preparations The gun
.r- Petrol was then moved 20 a position
D.e ln-shore and near the rebel fort.
,e the cruiser Boston took up her sta
20 the other end Of the town.
rday passed quietly. During the day
ry refugees left the town Of Ioilo. The
GRITTY of them We're taken ON board Of
foreign ships lying in the harhor
rchlights from the United states war
"a ps were kept all night long Illuminating
... town and its defcuc.a Ioio so far
the lookouts ON the ships could DIS
.-ver remained quiet throughout the
-ht.
COMMANDMENT OF TRENCHES.
At o'clock on Saturday morning Feb
ruary nth. the euuboat Petrol signalied
I'D the cruiser Boston that the rebels were
working I'm their trenches. In return the
Petrol was ordered 20 fire warning shots
upon the town from her 3-pounders. This
was done. and the rebels replied with a
harmless fusillade The Boston and Pc
trcl then bombardcd the rebels trenches,
completely clearing them OF their occu-
pants i'm "a very short time. soon after
the bombardment began flames broke out
simultaneously in various parts OF the
town. Thereupon forty-eight marines
acting as infantry and artillery, were
landed from the Boston, and company
was sent ashore from the Petrol This
detachment marched straight into the
town OF Uono and hosting the stars ana
Stripes over the fort. took possession OF
the place i'm the name of the United
States.
CONsUIATES SAVED FROM FIRE
Tho carture Of the town and its de-
fences having been accomplished. the ma
riues and soldiers who hdd been SeH'
ashore proceeded 90 save the American
English. and German consuiates from ue-
structiou by the fire when was Idsl.s
among tho inhammable buildings OF the
town. The Swiss Consurs residence.
which was I'm the same row as the con-
sllatcs named. was burned. The entire
Chinese and native sections of the town
were destroyed. but foreign mercantile
property escaped with slight damage.
There was some desultory firing by the
enemy in the outskirts Of lloilo, but not
d single American was injured.
General Mller's force had complete con-
troll of the situation when the Petrol sail-
I'd from Ilolo for Manila The Eighth
United States Artillery occupied posi-
ZION commanding both the bridges lcad-
me into the town. end the Tennessee
volunteers and the Eighteenth United
States Infantry were occupying The
trenches that had been constructed by
tns rebels.
REPORT FROM DEWEY.
WASHINGTON February 1.-The
<a,v Department has received the fol-
lowing ca1.eeam:
"1farF. FEBRUARY 1i-Secretary Of the
N.r. Wa ugton: Petrol just arrived
from That place taken by our
tr.. Saturday and now occupied. No
prisoners 80 casualties on our side. In
..r..ut loss not known. but believed 10
Ie slight They attempted to burn town,
but foreign property generally saved by
our force. Signed DEWEY"