There is little further intelligence to hand concerning the progress of the rebellion in the Philippines. The Spanish transport Covadonsa passed through Singapore on the 9th inst. with about 2,000 troops on and has presumably reached Manila ere now. There are now some 8,000 Spanish troops in Manila, of whom the larger number are raw recruits who have not only never smelt powder, but are ignorant of their drill. Some of them are even without uniforms, and most of them are badly armed. The Volunteers recently raised in Manila are a fine body fifteen hundred strong, but they are armed with old rifles and suiter from scarcity of ammunition. It is reported that operations against the rebels were commenced on the 7th inst, but no decisive engagement has taken place. The rebels are said to be massed in a triangle of land connected with the main part of Luzon by two necks of land, the combined width of which strips is six: teen miles. They are armed for the most part with broad knives and sharpened bam: boos, They have succeeded in capturing one steamboat carrying a single gun belonging to the Government. "If the Soaniards delay much longer in forcing their position the rebels will prove difficult to dislodge.
sad incident occurred recoatly. Early in the present month two young men Morris formerly an English broker "in (one Mr. Augustus Morris, a son of Mr. S. Manila) went out to the rebel lines with a camera to take photographs, Both carried rifles and revolvers. 'They' were surprised by the rebels, and, resisting, were shot dead. One body has been recovered.
Hongkong, 21st November.
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