Admiral Dewey at Manila and the Complete Story of the Philippines: Life and Glorious Deeds of Admiral George Dewey, Including a Thrilling Account of Our Conflicts with the Spaniards and Filipinos in the OrientImperial Publishing Company, 1899 - 415 страница |
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aboard Admiral Dewey advance Aguinaldo American archipelago arms army arrived arsenal artillery attack Bakor batteries battle began boat bridge brigade Captain captured Cebu Chinese church city of Manila Colonel Funston command Commodore Dewey cruiser deck Dewey's duty enemy enemy's fight Filipinos fire flag flagship forces George Dewey German gunboat guns harbor Hong Kong Iloilo infantry insurgents intrenchments killed Laguna de Bay land Legarda Lieutenant Luzon Malate Malolos Manila Bay ment Merritt miles military Mindanao Mindoro Mirs Bay morning Moros natives naval navy night o'clock officers Olympia Otis Palawan Panay Pasig river peace Petrel Philippine islands port position prisoners proclamation province reached rebels regiment sailed Señor sent shells ships shore shot soldiers Spain Spaniards squadron steamed steamers Stickney Sulu surrender Tawi Tawi tion took town trenches troops United vessels village volunteers walled city Wheaton wounded
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Страница 41 - Like leviathans afloat Lay their bulwarks on the brine ; While the sign of battle flew On the lofty British line : It was ten of April morn by the chime, As they drifted on their path, There was silence deep as death, And the boldest held his breath For a time. But the might of England flushed To anticipate the scene, And her van the fleeter rushed O'er the deadly space between. "Hearts of oak!
Страница 367 - Appropriate facilities will also be provided for higher education. "11. Reforms in all departments of government, all branches of the public service and all corporations closely touching the common life of the people must be undertaken without delay and effected conformably with common right and justice, in a way to satisfy the well-founded demands and the highest sentiments and aspirations of the Philippine people.
Страница 285 - ... not to make war upon the inhabitants of Cuba, nor upon any party or faction among them, but to protect them in their homes, in their employments, and in their personal and religious rights.
Страница 306 - Cuba, nor upon any party or faction among them, but to protect them in their homes, in their employments, and in their personal and religious rights. All persons who, either by active aid or by honest submission, cooperate with the...
Страница 309 - Finally, it should be the earnest and paramount aim of the military administration to win the confidence, respect, and affection of the inhabitants of the Philippines by assuring to them in every possible way that full measure of individual rights and liberties which is the heritage of free peoples, and by proving to them that the mission of the United States is one of benevolent assimilation, substituting the mild sway of justice and right for arbitrary rule.
Страница 309 - ... rates or modes of contribution to the expenses of government, whether general or local. If private property be taken for military use, it shall be paid for when possible in cash at a fair valuation, and when payment in cash is not practicable receipts are to be given. All ports and places in the Philippine Islands in the actual possession of the land and naval forces of the United States will be opened to the commerce of all friendly nations.
Страница 280 - The president directs that there must be no joint occupation with the insurgents. The United States, in the possession of Manila city, Manila bay and harbor, must preserve the peace and protect person and property within the territory occupied by their military and naval forces, The insurgents and all others must recognize the military occupation and authority of the United States and the cessation of hostilities proclaimed by the president.
Страница 306 - Within the absolute domain of military authority, which necessarily is and must remain supreme in the ceded territory until the legislation of the United States shall otherwise provide, the municipal laws of the territory in respect to private rights and property and the repression of crime are to be considered as continuing in force and to be administered by the ordinary tribunals so far as practicable.
Страница 306 - In fulfillment of the rights of sovereignty thus acquired and the responsible obligations of government thus assumed, the actual occupation and administration of the entire group of the Philippine Islands become immediately necessary, and the military government heretofore maintained by the United States in the city, harbor, and bay of Manila is to be extended with all possible dispatch to the whole of the ceded territory.
Страница 56 - The three batteries at Manila had kept up a continuous fire from the beginning of the engagement, which fire was not returned by this squadron.