ntry happened to be coming
along, and presented arms, whilst the band, playing "The Star-spangled
Banner," enlivened this dramatic ceremony. Whilst this was going on the
Spaniards hoisted the Spanish flag on the transport _Cebu_ and brought
it down to the mouth of the Pasig River, where they set fire to it. A
party of American marines boarded her, hauled down the Spanish flag,
and tried to save the hull, but it was too far consumed. The Spaniards
also destroyed barges and other Government property lying in the river.

In the official reports furnished by Generals T. M. Anderson and
A. McArthur and published in America, the total casualties on the
American side are stated to be as follows, viz.:--On August 13, five
killed and 43 wounded. Previous to this in the trenches there were
14 killed and 60 wounded, making a total of 122.

The approximate number of European Spanish troops in the Archipelago
during the year 1898 would stand thus:--

Total of troops under Gen. Primo de Rivera in
January, 1898, say 25,000
Shipped back to Spain by Gen. Primo de Rivera
after Aguinaldo's withdrawal to Hong-Kong
(_vide_ p. 400) 7,000

At the date of the Capitulation of Manila

Prisoners (regular troops) in hands of the rebels 8,000
Detachments in the Luzon Provinces (subsequently
surrendered to, or killed by, the rebels) 1,000
Killed or mortally wounded in general combat 1,000
Wounded and diseased in Manila hospitals 2,600
Approximate total in Visayas and Mindanao Island
(General Rios' jurisdiction) 3,000
Approximate total of able-bodied troops in Manila,
prisoners of war (to America), up to December
10, 1898 2,400

25,000

General F. V. Greene marched his troops down the _Calzada_ and
entered the walled city, where he massed his forces. Sentinels
were placed at all the city gates; some rebels got inside the city,
but were disarmed and sent out again. At 7 p.m. the American troops
took up their quarters in public buildings, porches, and even on the
streets, for they were tired out. One might have imagined it to be a
great British festival, for the streets were bedecked everywhere with
the British colours displayed by the Chinese who were