The Eédie, which arrived from Manila last night, reports that when she left on Monday the American troops had not begun their advance on the city. There had been a very heavy rain which had flooded the country for about 18 miles and rendered the roads impassable. On Sunday the troops as well as all the ships in the harbour were busy preparing for the celebration of the "Glorious Fourth," with which, however, the flooding of the country seriously interfered.
The natives were still having daily skirmishes with the Spaniards, who almost invariably come off second best.
The insurgents have cut off the water supply from Manila, but owing to the recent downpour there was sufficient water in the city to Inst for n few days.
'THE GERMAN FLEET AT MANILA, 'The Yuensang, which arrived in the harbour from Manila vid Amoy on Wednesday evening, brought a mail, but as she left a couple of hours after the American troops' had made their appearance, and before the Zafiro set out for Hongkong, very little of the news she brought waa now.
The Governor-General's wife and children, who were prisoners in Pampanga, have been given up through the mediation of the English Consul, who had them "brought down in a large native boat or bancs." A correspondent writes; ' Great credit must be given to the rebels for their: humanity in looking after and giving up these Spanish women and children unharmed, for although these rebels are humane, the treatment their own women and children receive at the hands of Spaniards is so dreadful it is only wonderful they do not retaliate.
Last week wounded men were coming in very fast from the outposts and the hospitals were being taxed to their utmost. It is to be feared that the patients were not able to get very first-class treatment.
With re; to the attitude of the Germans, writing on June 27th a correspondent says:—'We are all watching the movements of the German fleet here. They are always on the move, and keep going away and returning. They are evidently 'p to no good. We put down the delay of the American troops arriving here to the fact that they must be taking session of the Caroline and Marianna Islands before coming here, and so take the wind out of the sails of the Germans who are very anxious to have the former."
Last week provisions were getting scarcer and scarcer, and of course prices were ing in proportion. Householders were obliged to provide their servants with rice, asthe could not afford to buy it out of their pay.—Hongkoug Daily Press, 8th aly.
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