Sketches From the Spanish American War in the Philippine Islands
Sketches From the Spanish American War in the Philippine Islands
J a Wisner
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The rebels advanced to Fort Malate in the southern suburb, but were restrained from attacking the city by our admiral, who, well know- ing that he did not have a sufficient force to effectually patrol so large a city, preferred to await the arrival of troops from the States. The insurgents were supplied with arms and ammu- nition captured from the Spaniards, as well as from a supply brought by the small steamer Faion of Amoy. Daily and nightly large numbers of prisoners of war were brought into... Cavite, so man}', in fact, that they could be counted by the thousands. They were confined in prisons formerly belonging to themselves, and among them were captains, majors, colonels and even generals in their gaudy uniforms, a relic of former splendor. It must indeed have been galling to them to thus have the tables turned, and finding themselves at the mercy of those they had ruled with an iron hand for so long, showing the basest cruelty when opportunity offered. They could expect but little mercy from these sa- vages, as they were wont to call them, but the rebels io.
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