| Show GEN N mHUrnS REPORT I I 0 1 ll Was U > t PuBic at the War Wife TOll THE PATIENT DEMEANOR OF TiE MEN 1119 111111tlitror If Troinsee thirlior 1 Night I Aitll All that CR14 I DlieOL Washington f ept S0Tht report 01 On Weiley Merrill of the oratlon About Manila wai made Public at the invir deiMriment today I u dated o n bond the iraniport China Aug tl After giving briefly the alary ot his embarkation and arrival at Manila Unit Hit dlipoilllon at She troops Ultra he uy I founddtntril Ureenei command tncamHd ou a strip of massive hand running parallel tu the shut of ilia bay and nut fa dlitaM from the beach but uwlni lo the great difficult of landing supplied trio greaur portion laf the force had shelter retire only And wrrt luderlng many discomforts the camp bung situated In a law I na 11 place tlihojt ilultir from the beat of the tropiti1 aun or adequate protect lon from the terrine downpour of rID frequent fit this acialon I O 4 once Irk I the exemplary life I 1 ur lh 1Unl nn hfrll nJr once shown by the allIvor 4 inion under such clrcunr ga and t his I fetllng of admiration for Ihi marine In which Ihe I Amrrkan aoldler values Iccn I and regular Alike accept the necessary hahlp of the work Ih v have undert ken 10 i do had grown unit Inr Jill every Phase or the Aft n ul slid Ir Inl cmpt n which lilt Ill PhIlippole a I 4111fort = Shof It bilillisnot brought to much a brilliant And iiicnHful conclusion The Klllplnoi or Insurgent forceaa war Ih 1ln hal prior III the me rival of the American send forced been wagivic a didultarr ciarfAre with Ih Hpanlardi for mteral mmlhi and Pit the lime cf my arrival were In con ilderablt tone varMiily eillmattd but never accurately I nttertalned but f probably not far front IMOOO mn These troupe well luppllrd with mill Orion with Plenty uf ammunition and and several Held gum had ubialnnl puililoni of Investment oppotltt to the Hpanlih line of drtailml work Ihrniiihoul their entire extent den Merrill then spooks uf Aguln Idas accomplielomato previous tv his I I arrival and continues I Un Agulnaldo did nut visit mi on my arrival or olfr him strvlcto as a subordinate mllllary Iradrr ai my I I ruclloni from the Crnldenl fully mltmphiled She occupation of tin Islands by fit American land I forces Anti dated that the powers I ol the t Hilary oicupant are absolute and au proton and Imni UlHy operate u uu Ih e Political condlllon < if the Inhabit I ants I did not conild It win to hkj any direct rommunlcaUm I I with the Insurgent Senate until I Should bt I In postatipolon of tht 1 City of Manila prclally onl would not until then bt lit a pillion to Issue n proclamation and enforce my aulhorlty In the event that his pritiniloni shout claih with mY doolornp Ir those remains the preparations for the 1rk in the city were proused I Ant military alJUon Conducted Con-ducted without rcf > rnr to the situation situa-tion of the Insurgent forces lon The tililom of thli count wai luhiwiuently fully ibllihtd by thi fact that when The trit of my com mind carried the Hpmih entrench car menu extending from the a to the 1aeny road on th xlromt Spanish I right wt were unrtir n bllgatloni by I prmrrange1 Plant of mutual lttotk tot to-t Is in ta the rliht Sol clear the from Hill held agalnit Ih ln urgi but wire able lo move f runrd A ti and occupy the city and niburlx Tu return in the iinullon of len flreenei brigade ai I fund I on my arrival I will to < Peen that the dim entry In raining an avenue of appoaeli to the Mpanlih llnft ID In flit firt of my it is Inclination l ask < fell Acultial 410 10 UMrw from th Ich and I theCa the-Ca I Iff 101 I so i that Ir no could move frwarl This l woo overcome Iy In Hructlani to ten Orene lo ann Irllon If iMMlblt with the Insurgent 1 brlgad commander In his I cinity to move 10 She Thin Not 1 low Sign American forced uuotiitructeil control of the roAds in thIr immediate front No objection it nnl and aooordlmr ly den INn t ITU ide I throw forward for-ward a heuty topoIl lint on the Callt Heal and in Desch I J and con I Hructtd a tremh in nhkh u xportion ot the gum ot the Utah bitterlei wire Illiced The Bpunlih b rting this ellI on our art Mail 11 I I I hI affect With Infantry I ant It < Iry l on Iho light of July II Tii lnjvlor of our Iroopi ilurlnn thin msM nllack was all that Illrlo 1 bo d H i < and I have In blegrami to Ih i it department take oresplon ti c ntill Iy nm those who deserve c1 it mention It good conduct In Ih 1 dr Or 101 lion yvas extended gv I otrangthentij after this and rulild ouessfully I tilled night attack tale forces iitf firing hnnvr r allIl able I Ion I In Wounded and killed hlo the losses I of the enemy OsIng ti the darkness could not bt aiccrlilnlJ I |
