American Occupation of the Philippines: Historical Record from the Date of the Capitulation of Manila to Admiral Dewey and the United States Navy (Classic Reprint)

Dewey, with the resulting loss of prestige to Spain. Then in June Aguinaldo came. On this point the commission says: The following memorandum on this subject has been furnished the commission by Admiral Dewey: On A pril 24, 1898, the following cipher dispatch was received at Hong Kong from B. Spencer Pratt, United States consul general at Singapore: A guinaldo, insurgent leader, here. Will come Hong Kong, arrange with commodore for general co-operation insurgents Manila if desired. Telegraph. On the same day Commodore Dewey telegraphed Mr. Pratt, Tell Aguinaldo come soon as possible, the necessity for haste being due ,to the fact that the sauadron had been notified by the Hong Kong Government to leave those waters by the following day. The squadron left Hong Kong on the morning of the 25th, and Mirs Bay on the 27th. Aguinaldo did not leave Singapore until the 26th, and so did not arrive in Hong Kon in time to have a conference with the admiral. It had been reported to the commodore as early as March 1, by the United States consul at Manila and others that the Filipinos had broken out into insurrection against the Spanish authority in the vicinity of Manila, and on March 30 Mr. Williams had telegraphed: Five thousand rebels armed in camp near city. Loyal to us in case of war. NO ALLIANCE MADE, Upon the arrival of the sauadron at Manila it was found that there was no insurrection to speak of, and it was accordingly decided to allow Aguinaldo to come to Cavite on board the McC u Uoch. He arrived with thirteen of his staff on May 19, and immediately came on board the Olympia to call on the commander-in-chief, after which he was allowed to land at Cavite and organize an army. This was done with the purpose of strengthening the United States forces and weakening those of the enemy. No alliance of any kind was entered into with A guinaldo, nor was any promise of in
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