Thear that Mr. Byron Brenan, O.BLG., the British Consul at Canton, is to be trans: ferred to Shanghai as Consul-General, and that he will be succeeded at Canton by Mr. Mansfield. Mr. Brenan has latterly Veen very hard-worked, the Vice-Consul
ant, Mr. T. G. Carvill, being now sic! Wil having gone on leave, and his hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Brenan, who have made many friends during their residence in Canton, will be greatly missed in Shameen, 'THE UNITED STATES AND THE PHILIPPINES, The United States squadron, consisting; of the flagship Olympia, the cruisers Balti= more, Raleigh, Boston, and Concord, the gun= vessel Perel, and the cutter Hugh McCulloch, moved into Mirs Bay on the 24th and 25th ins id there awaited the arrival of the American Consul (Mr. O. F. Williams) at Manila in the steamer Esmeralda. This steamer arrived on the 26th with a number of refugees. Mr. Williams went on board the Baltimore on the 27th, and one of the insurgent Philippine Jeaders, Alijandrino, took passage on the transport Zafiro, which with the transport Nanshan accompanied the fleet, to give advice and information. The squadron sailed on the 27th inst,, for Manila, and it is, I understand, Commodore Dewey's intention to summon the port to surrender, and in the event of the authorities refusing to capitulate he will proceed to bombard the city.
His Excellency the Acting Governor, Major-General Black, issued the usual proclamation of neutrality on Saturday evening, the 23rd inst. but as stated above, the squadron did not leave until next afternoon, and three vessels not until the 25th inst. has a ridiculous and insulting pro-The Lo peg rare of the Philippines clamation in which he abuses the enemy in. choice terms (calling the North Americans. the excrescences of all nations, etc.) and attributing to them the basest intentions. The proclamation only aroused amusement. and ridicule among the Americans, it deserved to do, being extravagant and most mendacious. Reporis from Manila are to the effect that the Spaniards are not prepared for much resistance, the defences
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