The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-27
II % Capture manila.
,s1srp ny LETTERS FOUND ON
90 captured GEN. RIcART.
- because of Precautions
..&.a ~ Gen. Otfs-Pnrt of the
s.s~.e was to Burn Commercial
.sses Of Foreigners of the city.

xAsHINGToN. Aug. 2s.-The war de-
| ..rent has made public letters found
| .~ me papers Of Gen. Ricart. re-
..Sr arrested by the police near Ma
"a AMONG them IL an unsigned letter
= ,>r.rd To an attack on Manila. in
-.isry. 1900 It states that the, reason
g All carrying out the proposed at
- uas because of the small number Of
-~riufe persons stationed AT the gates,
~ because Gen. Otis had gone aboard
An IN Manila bay Another attack
~ manned. but not carried out be-
-rra the enemy made a careful search
Z a. city as result OF disturbances
q peesious day. The letter advises an
~ attack. and outlines the following
~ recruit In your command OF South
I'm 1900 men Of daring and steadiness.
nNee will enter the walled city armed
MI knives The entrance of this num-
" 81 men will be effected during n Pc
~ of about three weeks; II win be very
- TO do II. and they shall undertake
IL rest are arriving. and as soon as
~ all get In | shall give tho neces-
~ Instructions TO direct and arrange
IA cooperation In the blow on the said
rfnf. the walled city"
Plan to burn the city.
lfter making suggestions as to the
alnlng Of funds the letter continues:
Al the same time, with all due honor
All my strong belief that. to receive a
!1v1rable termination of this present
nnpAign, In which we suffer defeat con-
tmpally, any one Is of much Importance.
- they YIN diminish Il we FiIipincs
knGfd-f0r liberty and Independence of
ut dear country. there Is no other way
4 attaining this than by carrying out
~ BLOW in the city of Manila, since that
ptece Of land surrounded with high and
massive walls once taken, we shall be
sble 70 dominate its suburbs and, as the
f9fytkners live In them. we shall be forced
o lave direct relations with them.
"Tes. general, I agree with persons of
Crater ability than I, that the burning
4 few foreign commercial establish
I1tufE will be sufficient to give n new
rosof @ the present critical conditions in
ne philippines, but permit me. general,
p state my case briefly. How would
Ne foreigners and Americans come 10 an
lerefment In regard TO the damage and
Irtjudlce such n conflagration would
&useg How would we find out their
9Teementp
III the property Of the foreigners IL
armed and nothing more in done. we
Nall not obtain their valuable aid: we
Aall never get u, but n, in addition, we
acreed In obtaining possession OF the
~, r"h'N tttss tutfls WIN our HtdlS
9bly erect. we can demand what we
Eant of them and OF the enemy because
hey first VIII have TO submit TO our au-
1orfty as soon as we can dominate tho
lace whore they are.
II state all this. general. for your opin-
n. so that IL you approve IL. / can pro-
sed TO make the necessary preparations
ID arrange fairly and definitely the
ovements 10 take place In the various
Secs. and the proper signals. I hape.
snefnl, that you will approve this plan,
hich Is one OF the proofs OF the ardent
'triotism OF this, your humble subor-
nate
Approved by Gen. Trias.
The following. apparently addressed TO
en-. Iiicart. as chief OF the operations
bout Manila, and signed by Mariana