The National tribune., 1903-08-20

the Pasay road. At point just south
| OF Cingalon blockhouse was found burn
ing and a scattering FIRE from the enemy
was encountered. As the forward move
ment was pressed, the intensity of this
hire increased until it developed into strong
opposition at Blockhouse 20 in the village
mentioned, which was occupied by a
strong detachment of infantry Here the
advance party of the American line, con-
| sistlng of volunteers from the Astor Bat
terry and the Minnesota regiment, was
obliged to retire after reaching a point
within 50 yards of the blockhouse. A rough
work was hastily improviSed and held with
great gallantry by firing line of about
10 men until the main body of the troops
came up. The Americans directed their
fire from behind the village church, stone
walls and intrenchments hastily construct
ed in the street. The opposition. though
obstinate, succumbed to the steady fire of
the Americans, and the advance was re-
sumed toward Malate. The engagement
lasted for an hour and half and result
ed in the loss of four killed and sc wound
ed. This action was probably the most
| holly contested of the day, but it was the
last stand against MacArthur's advance,
and the city was entered through the Paco
district without further incident.
The swampy condition of the ground
and the heavy underground which con-
cealed the enemy rendered the movements
of MacArthur's troops extremely difficult
and hazardous. The station of MacAr-
| thurs troops after the surrender included
, the Ermita and Malate districts and ex-
tended north to the Pasig River
| The losses of the day in the First Bril-
| gade amounted to four killed and SO
wounded; in the Second Brigade, two kill
ed and five wounded. The previous losses
| in the trenches were IA killed and GO
wounded, making total of 123 casual
+, ties in the taking Of Manila.
SURRENDER OF THE CITY.
| While the operations on shore were in
progress the Zatiro had remained with the
fleet. At the appearance of the white flag
on the city walls representatives of Gen.
Merritt and Admiral Dewey were sent
ashore in the launch of the Belgian Consul,
which that. official courteously placed at
their disposal, to communicate with the
| Captain g eneral. Upon the return of
these officers the interna tional signal, The
| enemy has surrendered" was displayed
from the masthead of the Olympia. Gen.
Merritt with his personal staff then re-
turned with the Belgian Consul to the
walled city, entering through the Pasig
| River, which was so filled with sunken
hulks as to render the ingress very tor
tuous and difficult. Landing at the north
west corner of the city, the party, headed
by the Belgian Consul, moved along the
Paseo de Santa Lucia, passed through the
walls and entered the Cathedral, where the
Acting GovernorGeneral and his adviser
were i'll consultation. After the general
| terms of surrender were agreed upon,
Gen. Merritt proceeded to the city palace
of the Governor eneral, which was soon
flied with the Spanish officials who had
come to make formal transfer of their of
fees. The terms of surrender, which were
signed by Gen. Merritt and the Captain
General, were subsequently incorporated
in the formal terms of capitulation as ar
ranged by the officers representing the two
forces. A part of the I'd Ore, which had
proceeded by sea from Cavite, disembark-
ed and entered the walled town as pro-
vOst guard; at 5:45 p. III. the Spanish col
ors were hauled down, the flag of Gen.
Merritt was run up on the palace and the
American flag was displayed and saluted
by the guns of the fleet.
The city was filed with Spanish troops
driven in from the intrenchments, and
regiment after regiment lined the streets
in readiness to deliver up their arms. The
Colonel of the Oregon regiment was desig-
mated to receive the arms and deposit them
in a place of security. The Governor-Gen-
erals Palace was temporarily used as a
repository for the captured arms and ac-
cOutrements.
| The trophies of the battle of Manila
amounted to 100000 in public funds, 49,
600 prisoners of war and $4,000 stands of
arms.
After the battle the insurgent forces
| gathered outside the American lines en-
Geavoring to gain admission to the town,
but strong guards were posted and Gen.
| Aguinaldo was given to understand that
no insurgents would be allowed to enter
with arms. A few of the houses in the
suburbs, whose occupants had taken ref
uSe in the town, We're looted by the insur-
gents in spite of the vigilance of the
Americans. Considerable fear was evinced
among the Spanish forces inside the
| city that n massacre would be attempted
by the insurgents, and they We're very
| anxious to unite with the Americans
against them.
The headquarters of the General Com
handing were established in the city office
of the GovernOr-General Immediately af-
ter the surrender, and steps We're at once
taken to inaugurate Il government of mil
| ltary occupancy. zen. MacArthur was
appointed Provost MarshalGeneral and
Civil Governor of the town. Gen. Greene
was made Director of Financial Affairs
and placed at the head of the Customs and
Internal-Revenue Department. Lieut.
Col. Whittier was appointed Collector of
Customs and Maj. Whipple of the Pay De-
partment. a bonded officer. was made Gus
todian of the Public Funds. to control and
disburse all Spanish moneys from what
ever source derived.
a proclamation was issued to the peo-
pie of the Philippines. under date of Aug.
II, 1898. and published in all the news
papers of the city, i'll English, Spanish and
native dialect, concisely reciting the con-
ditions then existing in the island rs the
result of the operations of the American
army and navy; setting forth the form of
! Government to be adopted, the methods of
its administration, military and civil, the
privileges to be afforded to neutral nations
! in Philippine pcrts under the United
States authority, the protection to be ac-