Capitolo 29
defending the Puente Colgante, [3] causing the enemy to fall again on
the Bridge of Spain. The column commanded by our General Sr. Gregorio
II. of the Pilar, taken the suburbs of Pretil, I Extend, Dividing and Paseo
de Azcarraga, situated north of the city of Manila; while General Noriel
commands, nearby Pasay taken the suburbs of Singalong and Pako, and
following the American column he out-placed side by side the Spaniards that were
Abad in San Antonio that defends. The Spanish officers that observe General
The movement of Noriel ordered that their men withdrew him toward the Walled City,
and then the Americans that held the first trenches Sick digitarono
and Ermita without shooting a hit. To this point the Americans met him
The troops of Noriel Generale that you/they had captured the above of you mention suburbs
and you/he/she was previously quartered in the building used by the Exposicion
Regional De Filipinas, [4] in the Normal one, and in Sr. The house of Perez
in Paco.
In Saint Ana (the oriental section of Manila) the General Ricarto
addressed with success five societies of Spaniards, being helped in this
manoeuvres give of General the of the of Pious the brigade of Pilar.
I CAPITULATE XIV
Before the Clouds
Our troops saw the American unloading of strengths on the maritime beach near the
Luneta and the de of Paseo Santa Lucy, calling the attention of each to
the fact that the Spanish soldiers in the strong urban were not shooting
on them (the Americans), a mystery that has been clarified above to sunset
when details of the capitulation of Manila, from General Jaudenes in
agreement with terms of an accord with General Merritt, became
public ownership--a capitulation that you/they reserved the American General
for them really benefit and it accredits in infringement of the accord
arrived to with Admiral Dewey in the setup of plans for the
ending assault combined on and capture of Manila from the allied strengths,
American and Filipino.
Some light was evidently thrown on this inexplicable behavior of the