Show ISITUATIN AT MANILA tOts t-Ots Must Rout the Rebels a Soon as Possible t FIGHTING FROM JUNGLE t STYLE OF WARFARE DEMORALIZES DEMORA-LIZES OTJR TROOPS 4 Americans Are Expected to Drive the Rebels Back Before the Rainy Season Sets Aggressive Campaign paign Will Commence As Soon A Reinforcements Arrive t Washington Feb ISThe stories of frequent firing by concealed natives upon the American outposts have conveyed the impression to the officials here that General Gen-eral Otis is being rapidly brought to a pass where he must assume a most vigorous vig-orous offensive campaign Although no instructions have yet been sent to him it is assumed that he will feel justified soon In doing this to prevent the < leau alizatlon of his troops and also to make his position tenable in the approachIng wet season The nature of the country around Manila favors the tactics the natives na-tives seem to have adopted after learning learn-ing that they could not race the American soldiers in the open field and it doubtless doubt-less will bo General Otis task Just as soon as his reinforcements reach him to clear them away t Half a dozen natives concealed In the jungle and firing at ions range at intervals inter-vals coud make life unbearable for a whole company of regular troops until they were dislodged Military officers who have had experience In this kind of fighting say that men become panicky and lose their nerve under this treatment That is however what they must expect ex-pect occupying the outposts and trenches miles outside of Manila during the rainy season protecting the waterworks water-works and strategic points unless a determined de-termined effort Is made before the country coun-try becomes Impassable owing to the rains to carry the war straight Into the I Interior and chase Asuinaldos men beyond be-yond hoa range t activity It Is estimate that at the rate of I progress now making by the transport Grant tho lSOO troops on that ship will land at Manila about March 4 A couple of weeks later the Sherman will arrive at tho same place with a similar number i of trooas and two weeks after that the Sheridan Is due with the troops now embarking em-barking at New York Before the last of thee troops reach Manila the dry season will have gotten well towards a end and only a few weeks will be left for j I active operations so there Is need for steady work In the preparation at all points In order to assure a fairly comfortable I com-fortable summer for our troops A consideration that favors a termination termina-tion of the struggle at an early date Is that the latest reports further Indicate that the lnsurgjits are becoming short of ammunition and with redoubled vlg ilance on the part of the naval forces around Luzon they may be brought to terms on this account as much as from any other |