Show americas jM rles loises losses at battle of manila hond hong kong aue aug 21 Of officers ficere ot of the steamer china from manila which ha has wired arrived here report that it was evident that the resistance of tho the spaniards when manila wag was attacked by the americans waa was merely nominal and wag was made solely to main maintain tala the tb honor of spain the officers talked with express the belief that tho the escape of governor govern or general augusti was prearranged pre arranged and was well understood by admiral dewey A dispatch from manila hia lilla dated ang 18 19 says the total num number ber of killed on the american eido side luring during the attack upon and capture of blan manila lia waa was 46 40 and the wounded about the spanish losses were killed and wounded tho fire of the americana americans did practically DO no damage tl the towns nor to the trenon noncom non com batanus ba tants tho the americans bad had considerable difficulty 1 in keeping ibo the insurgents nta out of the city only admitting those who were without weapon weapons five vive insurgents were shot while looting at goodo an ansur zent officer became involved in a rel with a spaniard in the escorts Ee Es colta colts in the bidondo suburb during which the Spar spaniard ilard fired upon the insurgent inflicting wounds in the lat batters legs logo the spaniard was arrested and imprisoned general merritt has issued a proclamation decre decreeing eizig that the provisional government and the local authorities shall retain their offices and that every thing shall remain unchanged for the present except so far as the supreme 0 furie diction ia is concerned the proclamation further declares that any native who resists the present authorities shall be treated as a lawbreaker law breaker general generall raudenez Jaud enez in abo conrge of an interview bad had with him by the boore representative senta tive of the asso associated press said be knew that the fight was a hopeless one but that bo he intended to resist the americans in the name of honor bat but was persuaded to surrender for the sake of non combatants he ile eulogized the americans for the humanity they have shown the last official act of general jan jau was to fine a journalist for speaking the truth the journalist requested a correspondent to state that he bad loyally done dome bis his best for the country he ile bad had thrice been punished bad had fought bravely as a volunteer had been captured and released rele aeed and further was ready to fight acain but was utterly with a government and a nation which tolerates and welcomes the americans serious trouble is threatened by the insurgents because they were prevented from hadloc their own way they assert sert that they are able to render the islands untenable for anybody |