ELMS: Zinnet has: arrived... When she left, everything was at a standstill in ila. The town had. not been attacked, and was still in. possession of the Spaniards. One Spanish gunboat is safe up the river.
All the shops are closed in Manila, "The English. ladies. and -families have ne..four miles from town,-the rebels ing ten miles off:
There is a strong anti-British feeling among the Spaniards,. who say that the Esmeralda -acted as. pilot: to the American fleet. It is feared that the Spanish soldiers, who have not received any pay for a long time, may attack" British property.
Hongkong, 15th May.
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