Monday, May 30, 1898
This morning, at 6 o’clock, I went on shore with a comrade. We visited the markets of Binondo and San Miguel. There is an enormous… Read More »Monday, May 30, 1898
This morning, at 6 o’clock, I went on shore with a comrade. We visited the markets of Binondo and San Miguel. There is an enormous… Read More »Monday, May 30, 1898
The blockade of Manila is now a month old. The weather will worsen. The Americans have not planned their strategy against the city. They are… Read More »Sunday, 29 May, 1898
A Last Word on the Fight in Cavite The Spanish fleet did not remain in Subic since it could not secure any ground defense. I… Read More »Friday, May 27, 1898
What will be the German strategy? The Spaniards have great hopes in the Germans who have extensive interests in the Philippines. “They will defend us,… Read More »Friday, May 27, 1898
Manila. The Campaign Strategy Manila is waiting for help from Spain. There is no doubt Spain will send ships to avenge the defeat at Cavite,… Read More »Thursday, May 26, 1898
Noon. It is impossible to think in this infernal heat. The earth seems to shimmer, and even the skies and the sea are enveloped in… Read More »Wednesday, May 25, 1898
“A Convocation of Political Worms. . .” Alluding to the astonishing perseverance which Spain has often shown in the face of defeat and death, it… Read More »Tuesday, May 24, 1898
Anglo-Saxon Leadership The seas control the trading activities between the continents. The political and economic power of a nation cannot be separated. This is the… Read More »Monday evening, May 23, 1898
A considerable number of dispatches from America and Hongkong addressed to Admiral Dewey outrageously exalt him over and above Farragut and Nelson. It seems that… Read More »Monday, May 23, 1898