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TAKING BATANGAS AXD LIPA.
now riiJLTn'iM; instjboests capt-
CfSED ibwNB IN OOFFEE-RAIS*ING DISTRICTS.
jnr TKir.*.RAPn to mr. TitinrNE 1CBvttd, Maniia Bay. July 2. via VlctcHa, B C.,
Aug- 10..Rcporta of the ovarrunnlng of th*
rrovince of Batangaa by the troopa of Aguinsldoare alowly reachlrig hoad'iuarters, and thoy,how thnt whlle the clty of Balar.pas fell wlth¬
out a strucple there was a prolonsed andbloody eoeiteal ab-mt the clty "f Llpa, perbapathe rlchaal coffee cmre ln the ialand of Luzon.Lipa »'.* Bttacked hrst. and the Spanlsh parrl-aon offered a atoul realBjtancB Th<- rebelafought their wap to the clty. and then ducr a
gories of trenches In commandlnp posltlona. The
InvestmeDt of the place lB-.ted for ten days. dur-
ing which the Hre from the trenches swept tbaci'V-The Spaniards to-ik refuge behlnd th" walls
of churohcs and other well-bullt Biruc-uret?, but
we*-e forced out by hunger. Thelr food aupplywas cut off. and an eye-;vitness in desorlblngt^e s-.-enes says that tho Spaniards kept to thelrforr'.f.i ations durlng rlayllght. but at nlghtcame ou*. llke Jackuls nnd wandered about in
II i: h of food and water They ate decayediru'.i am! the crasta that they found In kltohens,and drank raln water from the gutters.The rabala kept up a flre hoth day and nltrht,
ar.d lB the end the Spanlards were forced toBurrer.diT. Llpa was looted at once, and when
the Vlct .lioua lnsurgenta marched !nto BatangasIgnorar.t natlvea offered diamonds. gold andalher jewelry and other valuaMes at absurdlylow prices. Llpa boa__s of prettler homea thanMan^a. and but llttle eseaped the horde thataaoked the town.
AfiUIXALDO'S SUOC/KSSFTI, TRICTC
The pent-up d.-slre f'»r reven_e agalnst a tra-
_lti"na_ enemy and a natural instinct for free-bootini; w.-re glven full f«ny.Bat_.nsa_i was taken largely by stran-gy on
tfce part of the rehel le.iders. Slmultane >u8lywlth the arrlval of the f..rces from Llpa the
ateamer Bulusam, given to Apuina.dn by a
wealthv insurpent. came steaming into the har¬
hor The crew had llned h-^r deoks wlth heavybamboo fashlom-d Uka guns. nnd although shehad nothlne- heavler than a Mauser aboard theeffect was the same
Th"-" Spanish f- ared a bombardment and has-
tlly ralsed a whlte fiag. The surrender of Ba-tanpas and the capturo of Llpa pave the lr.-
aurgents 600 prlsoners, nea*-ly one thousar.drifles. aeveral deld pleces. a large amount o*
stores and complete contro] of the rich ar.d
poptilous province of Batangas.Moal r.f the ri*les and ammunitlr.r. werp sent
to Cavite. but lt wa? dedded to keep the prls¬oners at home The latter could be fuardedr. »re readiiy and fed wlth greater oase than atCaviteWlth the complete triumph ot th* lnsurpcnt
arms, a!l of th*- tn-ops that could' be spared¦were dlspatched to other provlncenIn th*- z^r.itfi r.f the trade days Lipa made an
annual esportati <n r.f coffeo to the value r.f
j^.iUjO.Omi Rut two years ago a pest attack*-,!ar.d kllled moat of th» plants. Hecently a fec-
ond Inaect that it Is hoped wlll kill the flrpf. wasbrought frorr. Rraail, and tbe growera are pre-parinp to replant Lipa has long boen noted as
a coffee centre, and at or.o time boaatedflfty th uaand lnhaMtants.
TOWN DF.STROYEP BY A VOLCAN'O.
It was "riglnally foun'led In 1*V>5. but has beenmovej t«;rp and twlce rebul'.t. The orlpinaltown waa located on the shores r.f Lake Br.mban,but was totally wlped out by an eruptlon "fTaal vo'.cano in 1764. The site was then movedt^ a place called I'aninslnguln, but there was a
scarcity of water and tho town was soon movedto the present aite, which is aevente.-n mllesfrom Batangas.Th" ter_;...-rature !s exceptlonally cool, th« dty
being htgh above the. level of the _ea; but It t*not a healthy place. It ia very damp, and feveraand ma'.arla are preval*»nt. The dampness isascrlbed to the pr*»«enc* or exlst.-nce of thecoffee piantations.The moFt attrar-tive struoture? ar** a Btone
vladjct crossin« a deep ravine north of thetc.wn and the Rnman CathoMo Church and oon-
vent Up to the ei^se of the eighf-enth cen-
tury th- Llpa district was a great wheal pro-duter, but m.w n"n" ls ralsed. The dlatrlctgrows a amall amount of su^nr
Batangas. althouph tho caplta! of tho prov-lnce, the hr-nv> of the prinMpal offlejals. and theaet of jui-tiee, la not as Important a place as
1'lpa. ot other cltle« of the province. I« lapoorlylocated. has BBlaarabla water, and half a dozenvery s>-v*-r'- fires have further marred lt. It is
fairly well bullt and there are S"-vi-ral suxarmilis near It. The Inaurgenta have reatored par-tlal order t*' Lipa and Batangas, but trad" haa8uff».-reri immenaely.Bogar, coffee, copra and oll can be bought far
beloa their market valu*-. and local bnalneaa isetl!) at a ftandstill. lt wlll take a t. r «¦ r.fAmerir-an troops to flnally rcstr.-.- order.
DEWEY WRITES TO LIYIXi.STOX.
GLAD A SOrTHFJ;N_R MOVKD THE THANK 3 nr
rosaiiEi-Z
Ati.-.nta. Aun Ml. 'ongre»Bman Llvlngston, ofGeorifir. ha« recelved the. fr.llowing Mter frorn Ad-_-.'"-a! Dewey:
Kli-ship Olympla. off CavlttJ.Phtllpi -.:.. !>. .- S. J..-.* 17, '.*<*
My Dear Slr: 1 hav* juat I'-arn-d ,'rom the laatpapprs that I am InOebted t" you for the mtro-duction in the Houae of Repreaentatlvei "f thereaolutlona eztendlng fo me the thanks ol 01gress 1'tr th»- naval enKasement of Maniia MayMay 1.
I need hardly teii you trnt 1 am most eln<~or*-lyfrateful t_ you as the au'hor of that resolutlon,rlnglng, as |t doea, th»- hlgheal honor that can
lo ar. Ami-rlr-an naval olBcar ln his pr©-fesBlonil car*< r V. ,t lt Is ;t (rr*a; | >aKure tu fl<¦-kr .u,. ;.'.. my d< !.' of i;ratit . !' m.i fo thankyou 1.1 .nrtlnted meanure for the part you to-.k Inobtalning t<>r me tnat greateat dlatlnctlon
lt ls a aource of ad'llti'.nn! pleaaure to me, a
V*rmoriter. that tho movi-r of ihe resr.lutlon «usnr.t a man from the North, but ona from the KarKojth. T7;ls ls ona of the good slgn." of th*- tlmeaIn the hour ot dai.ger there la no Bouth, no North,buf otie unlted country. May w« never h^ar ofBeotlonalism nicaln. There nre ni Unej drawn lntb' N'avy, I r.t-ed not say. lt may Interest yoj toki.ow that mv flaa lleuten._nt. Ueutenant Brum-bv ls a Georfclan t'V hlrth and appomtment.Agaln thanhlng you' moal cordlally, i romain
very gratefully and slncerely,To the Hon. I_ F. lylvlngston. Ho;;-e of RepreaeB-tatlves.
XEWS FROM CAMP ALGER.
Waahlngtoti, Aug. lt..Tara deaths ha\e been re¬
ported ala " yeaterday, those or Prlvate C. P.Van Busklrk. Conipi.ny A. Itth r<-nnsylvar.la. andPrlvate C. J. Ju:tz, Company C. 3<5 New-Tork.
;,»«r,ita fords walst deej) and rr.ufldy r*.ads th*8eoc.nd Dlvislon yeaterday reached ThomughfareGap, Vlrglnla, coverint; a two days' march In on*
day. The troops were Orenched, and had to camp on
BTOUBd made soft by raln. Cnder the r-ireum-e!ar,'«-s the tnnnh war hlghly BUCCCaaful. Theqjanermasier'a d.-partment paifailUBd ita w.rkwall.Thlrtv-one typhua patlcnte wlll be tnken to fort
M er Hoapltal. f>t thls numher twelve ar* fromtt... :a New-Tork four ea*h from ihe 15.9th. Indlan.iand th<- '.th .Vass'a* husetts. three each from the 3*1Mlaaouii the 7th Illlnols and ttn> 34th Ml^hlpan andf-n*. aaeb from th<- .th Pennsylvanla and the 3.1Mt-htgaa. The abaer.oe of fleld hosnirala hamperath* surneons
_
CARRAyiCA REAPPEARS IX MONTREAL.Montreal, Aug. Ifl..Ueutenant Ramon de Car-
rar.ia. who was suppored to have Ball.-d for KnK-land thre., w.-eks aga. ln arcordance wlth an orderfrom the Canadlan Government tO Wv.- the coun¬
try, appeared here apain :o-day. He refus-.-d to
aay where he had been. .. ,. .Mr Ht. Plorre, Carrania's lawyer. says that the
Ueutenant haa been oa a vtelt to St. Plerre andMlijii»!on wbere he has heen superlntendlng tne
s*-ridlnr; of blockad* runners to Cuhu. Hls worK
being .-nd.-d and peace being nt hand. he has comebar-k tr, say far.-well to hls frtenda before salllnt:for Buropa
-*-¦.
IMMFXES AT SAYAXXAH.^'aahln.ton. Aup. 10 -The M Reghnenl of Im-
¦Baaa, aaaa-aandai b>- Colonel Ray, la it snvan-nah lt was expected that the reglment would sallfor Santlago early thls week. but a bn-akage in
tha uaacl.lnc-ry of oi:o ol the transporis 1ms de-
EdeniaLundborg'sstandard pcrfume,an old favoritewith the ladics.
¦i the expedl loi S-na?r.r Bacon pro"*>p"*>r!endlng i< reglment to E i aaylng
that the rn<"n wer< i-of Immunr-s. hut th<- Wnr I>e-partmeni held that they na.l enllated as auch, an.lwould be s.-nt to Cuba in a >i lai .¦ with their
"-.(¦nt.
THE VXCA8 18 A IH sY BOAT
HAS MANY EXCITING EXPERIENCEflON THK NORTHERN COABT.
Key Wr-si, Fla A ig 1" Tha tUS 1'noas.commanded by Lleutenanl F R. Brainard, re¬
turned here this m..rnins after another excltlngfortnighl of blochade duty on th*- North Cubani-ast. Tbe Uncaa, wblch has 1 een Joculnrlytermed "the flagahlp of the Woequlto fleet,"holda the record of the threr amaller boata forcontinuous blochade Bervlce aad Intereetlng ex-
perlencea She carrles Cuban expedltlons, andlands them almost under the enemy'a guns; shechaaea almoat anyhlnir. from a rnft to a batt'.e-
Bhlp, nnd occuples spare moments by knook-inc over Spanlsh blockhouaeg nnd capturlngprlseaOb this, her lntest trlp. the Uncas put aahore
another expedltlon for Qomex, nnd l.ad a dan-
ger-uis flre ln hor own hold, just above the
ma_ozir.es T-i aplte of all thi? she looked none
the worse when she steamed Into Ke* WealHarbor to-day for more ¦¦ r»al and provlslons.When the Uncaa left here two weeka ago she
carrlo*i Captain Btabl., of Gomea'a staff. wlthsix other Cubana and tlve hundred Remlng-I ¦:. arbines and ammunltlon fnr the Insnrir'-ntcommander's forcea. The m-x: mornlng an
overturned i.katove in the forecaatle ptarted a
flro. Sh'" was then only two or three mlles off
Havana, nnd ns the flamea raped Aercely for n
f.-u mlnutea a well-dlrected shell from any ofthe land batterlea would have sent her to thebottom Thoae °n board could aee troops of
Spaniards about the guns on shore, but no
deadly meaeengera came thelr way, and aft*"rthe flr*' had been extlngulahed by chopplngaway the woodwork, the tup proceeded t>> CayConfltes, near Calbarlen, where she put her nttieCuban party aahore without encounter'.ng a
SpanlardThen she ateamed tuward Matanzas, and#on
her way there, whlle near Cardenaa, a torpedo-boat was siphted. close to the ahore, aendlng upruckeis. Tho natural Buppoaltlon was that sh<-wns a Bpanlah veaael attemptlng to communl-*ate with tho ahore, nnd the Uncaa promptlyh'-a-io.i in her dlrection. As she drew near the
torpedo-bnat turned nnl came out to meel h*rSh*- was then n ignlied aa ihe Talbol
It mv whlle lyinp off Matansae, a dav or two
ago. that tha Uncaa was flred upon. Bhe was
wlthln l«-o mllea of the ahore when. wlthout
warnlng, a aand battery of fl or v Inch guns be¬gan flrlnp Bhella at her Fully twenty of theaemteallea f.ll around the tug, wlth'n a radlusof a hundred yards. before ahe could pe* out -f
range As ahe atearaed away the T'ncaa re-
turned the flr*- wlth her thr*-* forward and after
I'.-poundersTh*n occurred a llttle incldent HluBtratlng the
auperetltlona of aeamen. The frorath- Uncaa'a s"*-rn gun had Just Bcreamed lt*
way acroaa Ihe watera, when a gaudy-wlngeditterfl: "¦ h had blown ff the shore, hov-
ered over the stlll smoklnp gun and aettled downon Ita muasle A horny-fleted Irlahmaa who
mann.-d the cun mw it. threw up hls handsand shouted to T.i.-Htenart Brainard-"Bay. Captaln. tbat scttles lt. Thnt's the last
shot w<»'ll flre ln thls war"
And there is BOt a man on tho tug whonot thorouRhly eonvlBced that th* butterfly'flvlslt was a sure forerunner of peac*.
WORK n\- sivkun BHIPS.Ouantanamo Bay. Aiic ft, via Playa d*l F.«t*.
Provtnce of Bantlago de cUba. Aug M.Th*»Badger and the I J. Merrltt hav*- arrlvorl Thelatter. '\er coallng, wlll proeeed to the wro.-kof the Crlatobal Colon.The Merrltl <*.- Chapmaa arreckera now thlnk
the infai.ta Marla Tereaa ls held In poaltlon bya rock through her bottom forward, but theyexpect to haul ln-r "ff -
&10VEMENT8 OF WAR VE88ELS.Ouantanamo Bay. Aug ;'- 12 B. m. via Playa
del Eate, Cuba fdelayed In tranamlaalon)..TheBt. Paul haa arrlved here from Porto Rlco, and
proceeda to santiap*. de Cuba in order to embark
troopaBr.th the St Paul and the St. Loula wlll em¬
bark the troopa outalde the barbor entrance,b'-inc to*. i*.jip t" enter the barbor proper.Captaln Clerk, formerly of the battle-ahlp Ore-
gon, la golng North on th*- st. Paul, owlng to
bad h'althCaptaln A. B. Barker, formerly of the Newark.
oommandathe Oregon, and Captaln C F. Oood-rl* h. formerly of the Bt. Loula, cr-mmands the
Newark. The latter. with the Detrolt, Buwaneaand Bcorplon, accompany the Re* lut*- to the
Isle of Plnea Captaln Ooodrlch is in enarpe of
the expedltlon, which aalla to-day or to-morrow.The Nlagara's aalllng for Key \ve«t. via Porto
Rlco, has been delayed untll t* -dav
a Bpeedy oonclualoii of the peace nepotiations.one way or the oth'-r. Is earnestly hop*-d forthrouphout the fleet aa the Btate of Inactlon and
auapenaa ls trylng to oftlcers and men. th*>uphthe bea'.th and dipclplln'" 'if the naval forcea are
good. There are only ITH men on the alck llst
out Of B.8M nien on the shlps ln thla hnrbor,and none of the caaea are serious
Chlef Knplneer C. J MaeConnell. the fleet en¬
glneer. of the flagahlp New-Tork, wlll po North
ln a day or so on alck leave Ho has heen suf-
ferlng from rbeumatlam almost slnce the war
hegan._?
THE COLON NOT ABANDOXED.Waahlngton. Aup la-Aaalatant secretary
Allen. who ls dire. tly Iti charge of tbe opera-
tlona looklng to tbe raisin* of the Bpanlahcrulaer Crlatobal Colon, han not been advlaed of
the return to Norfoik of the thlrd expedltlonsent down by the wrccken for that purpoae.He haa aol ordered the abandonmenl of the at-
tempi to aava the veaael, and it la eonJacCuradhere that the wreckara returned to Norfoikowlng to the fear of a troplcal hurrlcane off
Hatteraa. to wblch they would ba pecullartyexpoaed owlng to the faci that they were tow-
Uig pontoona and were otherwlflc unpraparad to
encounter aavara weather. lt la belleved theywill proeeed apaln as aoon as the weather con¬
dltlona wlll permlt.
PPIZI" VESSELS RELEARED.
Key Weat. Ha_. Aug 10 -Actlng under ordera
from Waahlngton. Commodore Remey haa re-
leaaed the Norwerrian si-amers Aladdln and
Berpen. recently captured by the gunhoataHawk and Viklnp. reapectlvely, whlle bound
from Tamplco aml Vera Crtiz, Mexlco. for
Sagua la C,ra::de. Cubii.
The ground for their release Is that Sagua ls
noi a bloekaded port Both steamers left here
lay f-r thelr orisinai deatlnatkm.A iike dlapodtlon wlll doubtlaaa bo made of
,):,. caae <-f the Norweglaa Bteamer PTaaklln.captured hy tha Hawk whiie bound for Sapua.
This caae has been flxed for a hearlng thia after-
n.un. i
IX MAXILA BAI.
A BIC, HARBOR I'NPRDTKt-TEr) FROM THE
TROFICAL TTPHOON.
RCMAVTir gTOnrgg POyWf*CTEP xxflTH CORREOI-T'CiR CHARAr*T*ER <^F THE COPKTRT
AROtrXD TTtK BAT.
Cavlt**. Jun* 20The nnn who .'""larei that th* r.avi'p of the
world eouli rlir- nn Manlla May apoke the truth.but In order not tO let the truth PiirT-r by omla-Blotn rt would be well to aivlpo the r.avies of theworld to jr«t out of it when th* typhoon comealn. The harbor la larpe ani beautlful, and theanchora-te 1= good, but nature dld not properlyprotect it The hiKhlanis nre t..o fnr away tobreak tiie force of the frrifio revolvlnc storm ofth* Far Ka*'. in October, 1882, a typhoon aenleleven *hlps ani a ateamer aahore, dlamaatedanother, ani p"nt three more Into colllalon, nndother caaualtlea bave been frcquent. it i* alaothe flcene of frrquent pqualls po rnmmnn to thetropic*, ani the Ftiiriior whalel.nats nf iheAmerlcan fleet have plcked up aeveral water-!o-j--ei natlve craf; plnoe thelr control of affairphrrr.There !«, p*rhaps no hnrbf-r !n the world po
completely kandlocked that ahlpplng at anchorenjoya abaolute pr lectfnn. hut atlll Manlla mu?:auffer t.-. comparlaon even if lt l* on aceount nfher prnxtmltv to th* place where nnture makeaher typhoona Thcr^ are protected placee, how¬ever, and th* development of ihe group of |b1-enda when ptrogreaa and modern meth da nre letln wlll hrlnp them Inr.. us-. The am hnrage offthe mcnith nf the r'f»««:K Rlver ln front r.f the cltynf Mtmlla ls probably the niist exposed polnl-nywhfrc on 'he harbor. There Ip a llttlebreakwater there hardly itrc-. "r.^uf-h ro aervea* a foundatloa for its long ruirti*". ani lt doeann eroofi tr, phlpplnir.
Stlll, the hay naiPt commani admlratlon fmmtha wanior'a. tho bualneaa man'a or th* artlat'apolnl of vlew, It can be mad. abaolutcly Im-prejrnnb;-.; it is n prent blghway for "tli forelgnani iomestlc rumm-rr", ani lt ia ei wlthmany pretty pcenl- features. The entrance tothla jrront hniy nf water la one of the pretlapota ln the Orl^nt The majestlr- bluffa at Iheouter end of Marlvelea Bay f'.rm the norththen come n..,'a Chlca, the narrow entrarthe hay, then t'orreKldor, rugged ani hlgh; thenHuca Granie, the large entrance, ani r.n theBOUtfa th* JaaTirr.il rr.rk F.\ FYal>. Weat nf Cnr-regldor and iiptar.t ulmttt a mli" Jut* up a bar-r«*n rn.-k ralled the Haycnck and aouth of lhalaiand ani i-ir.«er to lt riP^s Caballo, whl. h xx it*-.lt* ntt'e j.iain hayward and pt rpi nd! ular r * Ir,peaw.irl resemblea a legleaa eaay chair. Cor-regtdor rlaea abruptly from tho aea tr. a helghtof 63S feet. it ip over three mllea long, .,nimak'-p an Impresalve plcture from ihe s--t.
THE ROMAN'CE of CORREOIDOBTho fateway to Manlla abounda In hlati ry
ar.i romnn-c. Corregldor waa ta re 8 PlH< lena for hltrh Church iirnitarlep. and waa ( r
yeara ir"ai"i a* a deaert lale, Its pretlromance la tr, ]"«-"nd of how th» thr'
.- at tlm entrance to the Lay c i th- irnamea Early ln the eeventeenth rentur)camr. 'o Manlla in h Meilran galleon a famllynamed Velea. Maria. one of the daught. ra. waaa pretty trlrl wlth m.>r* da«h rhat' plety llmaJta-up, itri \0..;i her fanilv placed her inthe Convent of Hnnta Clara ahe promptly fell lnJove wlth a hanipom* young 1 l ll frlarII". too, :v\" v. ..ak, ani they d*cii"ri to r«-
rnuncr. tbr-ir ordera at"! fl. a
Thr-v decided to r. to th* ar.r-lenf town r.f
Camaya. ln «h* lll . I |nck*d i a> on th*nor'h alde .f the entrance t. rh" harbor, «nither* awalt the next galleon l '.' ..
by rfr."* ar.i pafely rea ¦. thelr deatl-natlon Thx'lr r- Ing " i and
.... . ,,... r | t> ,. : ... ., her ¦¦.
all whe leard him thal tn harbor Ihe cuwouii ht. g ire* wa*
flnally dlacovered, atii na r.f »)ie rity corr"i*i-iorp laM'tmrni headed un expe,iit|,.n rom|rf b notary and twelve arquebualera for th>:r
captureThe rm-r,'* had far*d badly M irla hni "«-
r-ap'-i from tha rorrvent ln a n wk'a hai t, butr.nc* on th" hav ha.l r*P'imei fen al* t rb Theymis*eri the aaii . .n and f»il atnona unfrleinativea Th* la.'r-r attempled iak* rhe -rir;and th* fria*- defended her The rorreajldorr*ach*i th" beach al '"anava to flnd v'
r on th* pand bleeding ai 1wlth rh<- '¦> .r.i' frlar !... Ing il '.- r ald*Th" culprlta were brought back t Manlla, and,wliil* Maria Velej waa aenl '.' I endher daya ln a rlolster. *he mnnk a*aa >¦¦¦!..to the (ungle. there t.. p" k to ...u" a few na
aoula I r> ... .ve the ta hla own
Camaya tr«-,k th" name of the pretty glrl whohad found Ita ph< re« Inhoapltable, and haa i
I Marlvelea The la u .¦¦ aa
ed for the atui ly corregl >r, wh le the lon*-!v rork rT alone m the other alde ofOrande waa named f'.r ih. en ng fi Noionly dii Camaya and the bay Mk-x r1- name
Marlvelea, bui th" nai .. ippll. i it to thomountain range back of th*Marlvelea la of no lm| plt* th" fact
that it waa once a provlncial capltal; th* haialthnuL-h amall, la a good one lt haa been uaedap a quarantlne ani Blgnal atation, apdbr,a*tp of a few aror* of houaea It Ib baaulfuiiv Bltuated, nni th" well.wn l-i ateep m. un
tnir,^ r.amei fr.r Maria Valea riH<- r.'.rii|.''about lt Natura ha- erected battlementa lhalwlll pormlt the perfect defenre of the u
The Spantah mounted twenty good-slaednn ani between the te harbor heada, but lt
wm the mnn behlni th" gun that waa lacklng.When Dewey'a entrance Into the ba) v\n% be-tnL>"i l.y a pparklnj? funnel onlj "ne of the
tiatterlr-p. -Ith'T the nn* r,n the aouth matnllandor El FTalle. and probnbly th" latter. opened flre.There was a flaahlng of algnala from both thehelghta of Corregldor and th* algnaJ Btallon at
Marlvelea, lut th" -run* ^^err. alleni
THR INKNOWN BATTERT OF EL FRAILB.Th* eelstenoa r.f th" hattery on El l-'rall'- was
not known, although from the ahelf ofmaaoaryani cement t.ullt r.n the alde of th- rugged rochthe work of compiofitiK Ibe battery muai have
coneumed aeveral montha. Conaul Wllllamadld not know r,f its exlptence. rmi non" r.f th"
other advlaera nf Aimlral Dewej i.'i".it.'i it
The Amerlcan phlr**. "Ir'l I-nf*' wlthln two hun¬
dred yarda of it. unconacioua <it tne danger theywere in. Corregldor rould be made a rerltableOlbraltar. i» rtins generally eaal and weal andfl.inks both chann*lP for over thr"<- mllea, ani If
properly defended would make a hari gantlelto run. Batteriea could ;»-Ipo ba placed *.n i..»th
heada, El Pralle an.i Caballo, and ivth ch.-mneis
would t,e Klmoly puept «'orreKli..r WOUld make
an exceiient watch-mwer. for the atmreB nf
Luaon Koada to*ward l* on elther alde and noth-
Ihk could appmach unobperveiCorregldor'a lnfttest peak Ip ptirmounted by a
flne moderr llRhthoupe, nni wh<-n In tise the
HKht can he aeen twenty mlles to *eu_ R.ica
Chlca la about two mllea wide. althouKh a cape
or two on the north h*ad. outalde nf Marlvelei
Bay. and half a dnren reefB reduce the channelto about half that wldth. There Ib no bar. ani
plenty of water. The avera+re iepth ls about
thirty fathoma. and near Cnrreaidnr the lead
haa ahown flfty-nlne fathnma with no bnttnm.
Boca Orenie. from Cabe-Jn tn the aouth beai*.
1« flve mllea wide. but from Cabello to Kl Fralb-
Ib but a trlfle over thre.: miles, po that may be
.wild to be the wl.lth of the channel Ther* Ip an
everaga depth of a* leapt twenty-flve fathom*.There I* plenty of wat.r In the harbor, nlthoiiKhthere are alioals off Manila. ravite ani ln tne
rmrth end of the bay, al.-na; tba provtnee of
Pampautgna. it Blra*tJlowa down t.. two ani three
fAtbOtna doea to the Phore at ravlt*1, andManila, and ta Hftaan cai Pami-nngas. Tliere
la dt-e*; water ln man> placca vcty tlost* to
shore, and deep water g^nerally a short dlstanceoff shore. The water In the mlddle of the har-
bor la penerally very deep. «ome of the sound-
Ings Bhowlng twenty fathoms. There ls. In fact.
too much water ln the harbor.Th*- land on the w*>st and south slde of the
harbor is hiph. but on the eaat and north sldesIt 1.4 verv |ow. Pampansas. on the north. Is low
and marahy, wlth a large nlimber of sloutthsand small rlvers emptylng Into the bay. ManiiaBtandfl upon low lands, and the Pasip drains a
low area back to tho laeuna The countryar und Cavit* ls also low. as It is further down:h.- bay to th* hills and nv.untains south of the
entrance Tbe ahorea are generally weii wooded.and are perennlally gre*n. The harhors great-
eai wldtb is from northweal to aoutheaat and
the dlstance is nomlnally thlrty mllea. The dla-tance aboul th*- bay by the shore llne from the
north head at the entranco to tbe south head is
125 mll-s.THF. PASIG RIVER.
Tho pasip Is tho prlnclpal stream that flnds
Its way to the bay. and it Is narrow and ahallOW,nithouph a conventpnl avenue for the husine«s
of the ,-:ty and the subur! an trade. It Is nav-
Ipable for a short dlstance for ve*-sols dtnwlBgthlrteen feet. and the prlnclpal craft are small
Bteamera, launchea md caacoa or lighters. Two
molea run out from the month, "ne from near
th- cltadel on the south bank and the other
from the budneaa Buburb of Blnando. on the
north bank. At the end of the latter there Is a
houae not In use slnce the Mockade becan.
The pasip runr. haok to LagUttB de Bey, a large
bul shall-.w body Of water. The land along the
rlver and pari of that on the lapuna Is fertlle.
The laguna, although Bhallow, is an element In
th*- commerce nf the lsland.Tlu- ahorea nf Maniia Hav are dotted wlth llt¬
tle spanlsh and native towna, which, however
amall, Inv.irl iMy have a handsome cathedral
that hoaata of both age and archltectural beau-
tv. 1 nt Maniia an.l its auburba embrace a large
poVtlnn "f the populatlon. The aurroundlngaare beautlful. Away to tho aouth a cone-ahapedvolcano aenda up the black Bmoke of internal
flr*-; the tr- plcal c"a lenda a s:1"'a and a brtght-nesa, and th* troplcal atorm ahoara Bome cloudaln hlacka, draba and alatea The native ls an
Induatrtoua flaher. and his favorlte craft !s a
dugout, «ith a dangeroualy narrow beamand outrtggera "ii both alde* The larper veeeelaaro coplea of the Chlnese junk nnd sampan. The
ai laller aalla are of elther cloth or canvas. but
t-.o la-Ror are mats of o! -solv woven loaves.
. .-
DEWEY'8 MEX AT PRACTICE.
INDUSTRIOUfl WORK VTTTH THF. OUNB To
KEEP UP THEIR EAMOUB BK1LL.
Maniia Bay. -luno 2fl .with AdmtraJ pewey's
I-. . r-.rr Maniia). Dewey'i gunnera have not
|nst thelr runnlng. They aro tho came dead
,h..ts wi... s.-tu tho sp.-.nish fleet to tb" bottom- ,.t Davld Jonee'a locker. and they are
ready for nvre r*.al gunnery. That they may
r . forget fh"ir runnlng or !"S*- tb- kna-k they
..nst.-.ntlv kept ln practice. Tbe Olymplaha* a rohoar.al of th*- real thlnp flve daya oa,-h
.. k ai 1 'ho r*-s* of the fleet, down to the aux-
rulaer M'Culloch, fdlowa the <oad to a
... ,- There la no needleaa waate of
mitlon. f- r it la too precloua f-r all that.
.. , ihrea are uaed. Small ahella Inaerted..... |n caaea aro Inaerted in the heav-
.- | ..,.- f T th*" ilr*" of the projectllc.tho roii/fp ohtalned aro the same.
Th*- gunnera flr* at a floatlng target, which ls. the ahlpi b) a launch. (tmd the ac-
flrlng ls wonderful Each of the
irm lunted by a rM fliir...... fo..t e-iuare One nf that klnd
th* Olympla yesterday. and at
verying from three hwffdred to aeven
,-is the flag wa* punctured flfty.... riort staff from which lt fluttered
.:. bj l ti;- floal l*«alf «n" adljdlaflarured by th* keen-eyed. eool-headed Arner-
« behlnd the guna There waa Btmply no
wll i ahontlng, and If ll had t**n r*al Inatead ofu.-ir'!--.- every projeetlla -Baajld have per-
' ¦..> 1 its partauguat Kulweln la the irunner of the flapshlp.
a- 1 proud la he of the crewa under hlm The
amanahlp of every rrulaer in tho fleet ls
far aho\-e the average. Thoro ls naturally the*r kln 1 of rll-alry The tr.en ha-.-e devel-
at Interest ifl thelr work. nnd'. '.vr.-i-h thal of their rtvala. They enter
target pra ile* with croat splrlt.i :. nn th-- McCullOCh are recetVlBg tps;-
.a In gunnery, and are showing
mpi nt. In addltlon to her two
inrl four r- p- undera, two 37-mllll-I ii .tchklaa cannon captured
fi gpai lah have been mounted on h"rai : "-ti- would make a t"u«h cuatomer
for i-.¦ amall craft to tackle. The fl-et wlllkeep up Ita practice untl. there !s m-To r*'al
when that la don* 'he routine that,»¦. »g n and makea perfeetkm wlll be re-
BAD DEATB or A YOrNO VOLCNTEER.
.¦ u rvi i, <r th« BnvoH bidcbj buc-
rt'MBfl AT HOME TO TTPHOll) COW-
': \. Tl'n \T TAMP.
.-.! Merrtck Ivep. h mcmber of Troop K,Rldera, dled al hls iintip, No m Weat
|Uiv*nty-flrat at., r,n Tu*aday aftornoon. fr.im
lyphold fever, whi.-h h.> contraeted nearly thraoil Tampa, arhere h<> was ln camp wlth
the Rougb Rldera Me r-;.me to thls oit>- from
Tampa by traln. arrlvlng here on Baturdaj 11°the ontlro trlp alone. and wlthoul foo.l or
attentlori of nny sur-. ao far is h.s Camlly couldl.arn Iv.-s Jotned tho tt.iuith Rldera Bt Tampa,just two montha before his deathH family know llttle of bla Uf* tn ramp When
reglment Btarted for Bantlago ha feiled to R--ta carblna. and waa lefl wlth rhe memhers of hls
troop it Tampa Two weeka uko h* said, la a
latter boma 'We have C"t tenta at last " Mow-is. whlle ln '-amp. one of the B*"\-*"n men whohad charge ot 101 horaea
>n Baturday, when young Ivea reached fhls eity,he wai so weah lhal h« irea unahla to eit up ln a
rarrlage, and waa taken to his home m an expresswagon His family wera not expe. ilng hlm, an.ldld noi know thal in- had lefl Tampa nntii he ar-
rlved at tha houa* When he rea.-h*>,i ttvreho was
ao ernactated lhal the aervaata dld not recognlaohlm untll he ealled th*-tn by trime and told them
who ha w.-ii" l-'r.'in tha time he arrlved here untllhls d*ifii he w.is almost cmtlnually In a stupor.ln hla few perloda of coneclouaneaa, h.iwever, h«v.,,.. ,-itile to t-il tho family ihai h" had appllcl f"r
furlough over waek befara it was granted. Whenha reached here he had wlth him a small bouie ofbeef tea whhh ha bad brought wlth hlm, hut hadheen too weah to uncork, Wbea askod wheth.-r
he had baaa glven f.t whlle ui ln ramp, he saidthat h*- bad, bUt thal ho i-ould not take It. It was
not leamed whether h" ha.l h*en in the hospttalbefore leavlng Tampa or not
lirs Broadhead, Blill aad Murray, who were
,.,:...! ln aa soon as lvea rea.-h»-d home. and who
u-i" almoat cooeiantly with him untll he dli-d,r-ai-l thal he wai* ln the thlrd week of typholdfever. lt was. they said, a typlcal ease of typholdfev*.-r. that could not he mlsiak»n for any of theaoll feverK prevalent ln the eampa. and they de-
noiinoed lt an an outrage to start hlm on the Jour-nay home tn hla critlcal condltlon, wlthout properattendaaoe,lvea was born ln Rorne, Italy. where hla family
llved untll a few years ano He was educated at
tho I^iwrencevllle Freparatory School, and laterw-i.' to Vale Unlveralty, where he wns Kraduated!,, ..; Whlle at Vale he played on the serondL'nlveraltjr football team when the war beganbe w ia wlth a machlnery supply flrm In thla clty.ll.- aaa .' member af Bquadron A. but jolne<i tbaRougb Rldera, beilevtng that they would see ser-vl ¦.*. tlrst.Chaney B, Ivea, who dled about four years ago,
u ta Ihe VOUBg BOldler'a father He was a promi¬nent Bculptor. The htalu^a of Sh"rman and Trum-bull H waahlngton, and the otatue of EHahopRrowne al Hartford. ar.- hls worh Mrs. Ivea,lh** young mau's 'U-jther. and hl.-* slster. llve InBcventy-flrat-ai A brotbar, II. L>avis Ives, alsollve* In thla clty Th> fuaeral wlll take place atMr Ivea'a late home. tiils afternoon. at 2 o'clock.A detail fr-jm S*|iiadron A wlll attend the funarai.Tba burlal wlll be la Trlnlty C'*-_eUry.
ARMY AXD XAVY ORDERS.
Waahlne-ton, Aug 10.-The followlng Army andNavy oriera have JiiPt been Ispued:
ARMVMaJ-.- HBVRT IjAMOTTR. -.nrfrr^n. l*t R*Blm»nt. t'nlted
.-.nr« Volunteer Ovalry. wlll proceefl to MontaukPolnt. Loag Isiand, N- V
Colon"'. JAMFjS M ktOORE, a.««l?tant quartermaeter-gr-nerai. D B. A., arlll pfweeeal tn S*a oirt. N. J.
leave rat ab**tv a for "n» -aoath a) arant'd U**a*aaa*-B*l WtjtUjg WIM,ARl>. aest.tant comr-iiMn-
l*n*ral of aubBtatene*, V 8. A.
The followlng trnnffors are mai*. to tak* effe-t
thi* date:Major WiLUAM )l CLAPP, fmm tli* 24th Infantrv to
th» nth lafaatryMaJOf ALTRCD C MARa'.RY. fr m th* 11th Infantry
to Uta Mth infantry ii» wiu Joln hi* raraaaaaFlrat Lleutenant DEAN C, KOPTARD, aaalatan* aurgeon.
U. 8. i arlll proeeed ,n th* ..'*""" Tale, malllngfr n, Ne* v. .rk lf. on Tu**<lay. th" Pth laat., to
Bantlago d* Cuba, in r-narge al aaaaieal a.ippii**.Leav* of Bba»ne* tor ea* moath la grant*** Lieutenant-
Colonel HENRT VTAOXEH. Ith Cavalry-Captaln HENRY A BHAW, aaBtstanl rurfi C s *
la relle-ed froni duty at Kfv W*at llarrir-k*. 1-lortda.ar.i wll report to tha ..mm.in'ltng i>rn<-»r. I nitedState* 0*a*ral Hoapltal, Key W*at Fla.. for duty
Aetjntr Aaatataat Burgeon \ m mann. C. a A. laie-Ilev*d fiwn luty al th* fnit»(i i=t»tr>* or.eral ll"*rltai, Kev IV..., Kla ni. wlll ixaport to th» eommandlr.g aflleer, K'v *.Ve«r Harra.-k*. Fla.. fcte duty.
Ar-tinir Aaalatant Bura-eon .1 R BHANNON, t*. g. A.. wlllp**oc**4 ." *>\a.-.iiuiflt n Barracka lot duty,
U*ut*aaat-Coloa*l AVFMBD A. grOOOHULU deputyaurgeon-general I* B, \ wi'.i pr-.M to rort Mont-o*.Virglnla. ani aa»um* -harge of tho rew I BVUloa Hoa¬pltal ii wa betflg **t*blt*h*d tn that \ lclnltv.
(*.*.).).; I'HARl.F.S A. arOODRt'PP, a**t*t*nl rommls' - ih«'.«'»n e. I*. g A. wlil pr.oeed
. Montauk Polnt, !<. ag lalaatt, N vTh" |*av* of alaaeaca «rant»d Flrat Ucutaaaat Rr.nt-.RT
II ANDEUSON, '... itrjr, la exter.de.i one month.
IfaJ - \VIU.t\M B. BBEBE, ehl*l ordnane r.frVer.l*nlt*d .--tat-'fl Volunt*er* wlll pr^oeed to thla rity
Captaln i;iji\« ii PARA0N8, aaatataat o,..*.rterma»ter.l'nlted Btatea Voluateara, wttl pnaeaad to M-vntauk
lt, Tj. Ba I'.ur.!, N. V.Th* leav* of .I'-'-n " irantad Captala .tohn b. otth
RI***, iBtl Infaatr)', la extended i*1 month*.Ma|or HENRT II TWOMBLY, addltlonal paymaater.
l'nlted .-intes V lunl**ra, i* aa-.tgned to duty ln th"ofljc* ..- "... Paytna*ter-0en*ral -t th* Armv. arlthMatl'in nf Waahlngton
raptain CHARLEB K MADDOX. 3d ratted BUtea Peiuntr-r Infantry, la boaorably rii«< i.arge the acrvlo*nf tt" !:...: Btatea dat* Augual ¦<¦ Ibat
Ar-tins- Aaalal nt Bu tr. 0 C HEI8B. I". B, A. wlll[¦¦¦,...! to t'hl kamauga Park, Oeortrt*. for luty
Aetlng HaalBtant Bura* n riEOROE 0 HORR1B, U. 8 A.,arlll pi >l -.¦. ;¦ -d\ I'.rk. ii< >r(?la. f .r dutv
Captaln CARROLi, ). ABrUIBTEAD, 1-t ArKansa.« V lun.... r Infantry. la " **rvlc* aaipta .' th* al named reglment, to d.it» Jul>
88, 1888Tr,, i.iv .if al.sr-n.-e grant»d Pf'nnd I.l-.jt-nanr AM'iS
II. MARTIN, lal ... la axtendad "n* month.!>.,-, ....',,..¦..'¦ laya la -trantf.! Major
H. 19. HRAii.r.V. aurgeon, 2<l Wriaeon»ln Volunteerli fantry.
CaptH la MARI .>. M MMri.i.AN. BBSlaUnt r1Uart»rma5t"r.:...., ..... .-. .;-.'¦.. a Btaoa
1' i|i i, l>>ng Isiand, N r.. forCaptdtn CHARIjEB WEIHER, eotnmlaaary o< aubalftvc*,
nited Btai .- \ inteen .¦¦ pr **d to K*w-York:iv, s. \.. for lutj .i« mmiaaary of aubalatence
n- aetlng a'- itant quart*rma*t*r '.n th* h ipitalat*«n n Ul. it that porl
Major JOHN M K. DAVI8, ui«v" tor generil. l'nltedState. I .-..-. rellex-ed from furtler duty wllhtl.r. Klrr' Army CorpB, nnd arlll proce-") lo Atianta.t.a.. 8 r 'ln h- I'i-i- ¦.: (*m*ral,
MaJ'.r JOHN Q BAIXANCE, iri-pc r.«r general, l'nlt*d-¦ ,-. .. f*hl k.imaiiKa 1'ark...¦ ra .t. r lt
MaJ r JOHN W. Pl i.I.MAN .|iiart"rma«!er. I'nllwlBtate* Armv. arlll proc»*d on th* Quart*rma*t*ra'-.,¦¦- || ¦.¦ r - - pi l' *en,:.. |..,:, ,. (¦ -r nd reporl lo M.ijor rjeneralsv.. n A. M l'nlted Bl u Arw mi n *
..... .. .... eatabllah ,i quarierrna/ter'a
jjj,p (.1 ;.'; ;.'ii a« may b* d.'«;K*iated r.y tli*
major g*neral e mman niFin., ,-. v.i 1,1.1AM J. OLABOOW. 2.1 Cavalry.
Tampa. Fla.. for duty ax aJd«r-d*
Aetmf rg* n B R BHt-BLT. l'nlted gtateav niil |.r. ¦... i to .>;..'? mauga, '":< '.'. >
Laav* I -. ¦¦ laya. from JuIt 18. latal '.
., .... ... ¦¦ i:v ¥ >: KM-K. ..
Itat** V 'inroer In-fai ".
The followlng offlcera of the "th afaaaaehuaettaVolunteer Infanti ha*.*lng tendered thelr re«icna-
tiors to lake effi l Augutrt I :*'.«. nr* dlaebatfgedfrom tha aervlee of tha L'nlted Btatea as of that
lat.HARLEB l* WOODWARD....... .;:. R IE H CHAfTOf.
MaJ tlEOROE H. TAYI/5ROapialn M BBEB < OO. 'DELX,.,,,- TIJOMAB P RTAN '' ¦. - ilBBBTJ* Bf Bnl -'»""
atat*a '- iluni**ra, wlll rr...""1 .. *¦!' aua'. .¦ '.. N V
-IM L .HN MeA PAWJER. l»ih Mun^:li r*u*v*d from turi and w:n Wn hi* r»gi-m"r.'.
Ptrat U*uten*nl X MASON RU*>T. «d_______*_____. *J_\ta ¦ A"ilng A.al*tant QtMn*m*at*r anj
. cr.mmi»«*rT ef KuhBlatenc* at th* Leltar l*ett*afiy>"i lieneral 11 -aplUl, <*!.!. kamaucn. '".«
Captaln UiTfi" NlbEB. M Artltl*ry. ¦* r»II»v*d frorn,,.;... n ef that ¦.'.>.'.. Ijong I«land
Head Mjh' ¦'¦ ">'.*-.pa 1-r duty wl'hRatiai K Jd Artlll-ary
Flr,. i, ,¦. EDW1N T. COIjIX «lh Ir.fantry. wlll. . ,.. y ri Tl - i". K»ntur-kv.
raotain PRAVK P. linBRa, Ortnanc* Topar-ment. win.... r ililti durlng -ar-h of the
imber to th* worka of theAn Brl Igep. li '"in.
Aetlng Aaalaunt Burg* r *.vit l.iAM B. BUMMERAU*....,. amp R*a*aal1 a Alger far
dutyArtlnir ABBlatant Borg* n tvii.I.IAM O. ABHBT, TT S A..
|. --.,.-k-i f"r duty.Flrat I.- lt.. THOMAB Q MNALTaJOK, Jr., Sth
r . ¦ furth*f duty p»rtalnlng te.'» muater ln f t'nltefl Btatea Volunt**ra
Captaln Hl'GH H ."l.g'iTT. Sd P.-.r!m*nt. fntted.'-¦a,''» Vn|unt**T», -, dtaelnrged DXMBI UM
t. nt iti- I'nlted Btat*iFlr- UeulMianl WILUAH M HAY. 10th r-.v.-alry. I»
' further .'..¦ ai Pennaylvanla Mtllt«n,- i>m, i*h**t*r P*nn H« v»;i p*wc«*d to Montaukp, ... \, -< laiand, and j tn hi* tr-s.
V*' r BTEPHBN .'. BtlbL-a, :.¦;".. .--g.?n->ral. V. 8. A-.,. -! to Tn n. N. .-.
." lal buBin**sThe |*av* -f ai.«"n-e grant*d Ptr*t Lleutenant CARL F
HAN'BEN, lal IU»glm*nt, Cnltad Btat** Volunt**rla <.«-. :¦¦ tt**n '.xy-1
l/t1,. ,,f atvaane* f r ^hrte tt-roatba la graared ¦aeeadI'.Ai.l'H It BTOOgDALL, 4*h fn't-d
s-.i'..^ Infantry.*r*he ¦..'. f ah»er.r-e granted Fl-it I.le'iter.ar.t 'jF."i*"Ia
k .- iim.ky. Wih Infantry, is ^xteni--'i fourtaan da>iIji-.w" . ' month la grantad th* foll -wlag
¦¦ DOAR R KElJjOOn t'nlted StateaUeutrt.' I- "¦..: JOgExPH T. HAgKBL-U
17ih InfantrjBe.-, nd I.i-.i'-.iant U'CTt.'g V. HT'ltHARP. I5U. Min-
neaota Infantry V lunt**ra, arlll pn »-'1 ao Jar-kson-riil* F'h for dut) .i» ild*-d*-ean*g>.
The !.«rr. r ni-.r..-e granted B« -t U*ut*aaal iiarryi> WILLlARD. 10th Cavalry, t» extenl.»1 ,»n* nvnthani "
Rrlgadla EDWABD li w;IjT.i«TON. Cnlt*dgl ¦.- '....... im r*ll*v*d fr-m the eomman.l ottr-.- Ught Art'llen Brlgad*. Plrw Armr Corpa, andn'.r. proe**d to Sxtontauk Polnt, i/'ng ls^nd. wrt it) wlth th* Flfth Irmy .' *.
Brlgadt*r-Oeneral HENRY t i>r->f.iij.»,S. t'nt-ed Btata*Vi.lunteera la r* - -1 fi m luty with th" Sev-n'hArmy Oarpa, an-l wlll proe**d to .*hi.-kamau»r» i'ark.
;. .. n rr ind hrlg* '»
CTiaplatn ROBERT T1 WEAR, Bth Reglment, fnlted8tal*a \ '.r I'.'.r.trv. le h vnorahlr d'.*chargedfrom th* B*l*vt .¦ Of tl ¦¦ l*nlt*d piaree.
The leav* of at.xence jiriin:--.! iliaiOain W. K. WELAVirR,iM.ti-, indri-i Volunteer ir.far.trv. tx erfer.d^t ataat;i .rith.
Th* l"a\« ..f «t.«»rr-e (rranted Plral UeutenantDAV18, H-t-.int.vnt eirK.'.'t\ U*Xh ln'.i*nA VolunteerInf intn is ext«n led n* monl
Th* rollowlng ofllrcra ara b n r.i'.v r.|«^harg».l from thraervi-e of rhe fnlted Btat**: Jlajor W. 8. HENDRICKfl ith Ml^sollrl X'.'iun'eer Infantry; BtLl*ut*nant THOSIAB W TIPTON, l*t minola Volun-t»er Infanti*)
Ijeavv of ahxence for or." month 1k grant"d ColonelSAMt'EL M. VEICH, Ji.. BWi Naw-Terb Voiun-r. .-.
IjeaM- of nr.enc* for "r.n m r.'li fr m Auguat 4 1* grantedr*aptaln BENJAMIN a FARRELL, lat Kentucky ln-
rantnThe extenakn of \f.i\* of ahsence g-rant*d Majvr P
PORTER, .tr. .11 Battallon, lat SlUatMlppI Volunteerinf.u.-.iv ia axtandad tw*nty iuv*
The followlng Rl .¦:? artll rapalr to th*lr hen-.es: Pnvadier-rirneral HENRY it. I' PPIBLO, l.'niu-d BtaUa Volunt**r* ulon*| CHARIjEM Ij. BOTNTON, ISd lllchl-gnn Volunteer Infantry: U*ut*nant Colonal IjAW-Kl.N.'l. .1 UKJAN titn Haaaaehuaetta Volunteer Inf*ntr\. MaJ t HENRY WEMEL, Jr 3.1 l nlieiButea Cavalry; HaJor iiarry D WILKINg Ch.eftSimmlaaart of Bub*lat*ne* l'nlted states Voluntaara;Mnjor V'H*TOR f VAl'OHAN. aurawoct. 33-1 MuliiganVolunt«er Infantry Mi) >r MBRRILL K WtlBB, MdMl l|rafl Volunt**r Infantr> MaJ->r DAVIO B ".VIIj--i..N ,'hief .¦¦inimletuirv ..f t>nl.»l*i«nce, t'nlted StaieiVolunteera lapta.n CHARLEB a. WORDEN, Tiht'nlted Htxt"* Infantrv Captaln CORNFI.tt'S DbVU I'lT IVILCOX Ht>»iftant adjutant-general. l'nltedHtatr-* Volunteer*, Captaln JOHN W. I'.akker. coaa-nlcMn ' Bubalatenee, t'mte.l Siat.'a Volunteer*. Cap¬taln IOHN 11 I'' rs'N. 8th Btaaaachu.tta Vr>iunt**rInfantry Flrat IieuMuant BAMUEL g BJftUtT. 16thl'nlt*d Staie5 Infanrr< Ftrff lleutenant MARK I.HFR-'KY qiiarterma-.t'T. 12rh I'nltad Statea InfantryBaeond U*utenanl JAMS8 II RFJEVBH, rt:h fnlte-tstate* Cavalry; S"- nd Ll*ut*naai RUDOt-PH l.IlxAS ::at t. Mlr-hiann Vo|uat**r Inf*ntry; SeoondMeu-enant CHARUC8 " ItKII.I.Y. 8fd Ml^hlaan Vo|.unteer Infantry. Beeond Ijl»u:erant TIMOTHT J.St'l.t.IVAN Wtli Ma-nxrh'taett* Voltiat**r Infantrv:Aetlng At-*.»'«nt Suraeen FRANK DONAXD808I.fnltr-,1 gtttaa Army.
Leav" of at*en.-e for on* month ->n aceount of alrkn***Ix granted Ftrat I.n-utenant WIIJjIAM O. KEXM. 3dWt*M .niln V..lunr»*r Infantn.
The followlng offleer* of the 9th Battallon. OhloVolunteer*, nre honorabljr rii*ehartfed from the eer-i-lee of the Unlted Staf**
^aptain JfOfOM ¦ Plf1 WaTOIt. a.««latant Burgeon.eirat Lleutenant WII.I.1AM II. RR'n^K3
The follrywlng offle*ra are honorably dlseharged'rom the BBUltB of the l'nlted Btates:"*lr»t I.le.irr-ant HAHRT ¦ STAVTON, lat llllnela Vol¬
unteer Cavaln-lat ttllnj
iVI>. »»*lmt I,'e,...n*nr TI'OMAS J M'FARIjAVn. ll Mlaals-e*p*p1 Volunteer Infantry.
iecood lleutenant ARTTII'U .TOI-T. Bth New Tork Volun¬teer Inianiry
riral Uautenaiit WIIJjIAM Ill'NT. 2d Regtment. Unltedtjtatei Vulunteer Oxvalry', l* honorably dlaoharged
.li" i" i. af Ih* t..t«*d Statea./tu-.t ot aixen.e f..r >.ne m'nth ia grantad Ll*ut*nant-
rt.lor.el JACOB tt SMITH. I-Jtr-. Infantry>.|..nel XAMEa M MOtJltE, aaiiataat quart*rma*i*r-
general. wll! pn.r-e-Kl to Aea Glrt. N. J-, on offlcialtvualneaa.
"aotaia KD\VA1U> UUNfia. oonvmiaaary al autaalauaoa, J
Unlted Btatea Volunteera. la hoaorably -laehargaefrom the eervlre of the Unlted Btatea.
Major JOHN MCLELLAN. chlef ordnaaea nflletr l.'nlt*.Stal*-a Voluntaer.i, will proeeed te Jarkaonvlll*. Ft*..for duty a_ *hlef ordnance offlcer of a dlvlalon.
The leave <>( abaa-nre aranfed apialn THOMAS ClWOODBTTBT. liith Infantry. I» extended trn daya.
NAVT.fapt.in C. F. OOCnniCH. detached from ommaBd at
th- 8t Ia-<ut* and orlered to command the Newark.Paymaeter'p 0!»rk WALTER K. i-I.F*NPAN!BI_ noaH-
nated bv Payinamer H. T. Siancllff. retlred. aadappolnted to anslat In aettllng accoun'a at Waehlag-ton Navy Yard.
Ansip-ant tvg«oa WILLIAM M. OABTON, ordered to theVermont.
Aaelatant BUfRvea JEBOME F. CHAFFEE. datac__dfrom th» Vermont and ordere-1 to the Naval H>»^ttaL
Naval rad-f C R. TB.41N. d*t*Ch*d from UM Btn Fran-clar.-, and ordered home ..n laa** tlil s*»pt«mb*r HO,
Naval Cadet M. W O-TgBBOL'BE, detached fmm theSan Fran<-lir-o and ordered home on leave tl B*p-temt-er .10.
Naval CMet w e. oalbraiTH. detachad from th* BaaKran<"i*ro and ordered home on lea.» tlli Septen*-tvr BB,
Naval eviat CHABLM w. fishkr. deiarnrd fr.m theSan BraneUoo and ordered home on leave tl'i P»o-tember 30.
Naval radet .r T bi'BWEI.i. oatmehat from th* BaaFranr-isco and ordered home n leave tlli S-pte_»-her IB.
Ni*-l <adet ROBFRT L BBBBT. deta^hed fn m th*San *r*n_M_na and ordered h"me oa leave Mil S-j>-tember 30.
HOYIXG TO XEW CAMP8,
THF. KE<"RF/TART OF WAR ORDERS MAKTREOIMENTS TO CBANOI THEIR
STATIOXS.Washlngfon. Aua. R-Adjutant-Oeneral forhta
has iBBUBd the followlng- etatement:Tho Secretary of War has ordered one division of
the Flrst Arniv Corni fr.>m ChattanooBA to Knox-\lile, T.-nn ar.l another dlvlalon f the aaoae corp*from Cblckamausa to Lexlngton, Ky A division ofthe F'ourth I'orps. now al Tampa. has heen orderedto Huntsvllle. Ala. The Becond Dlvlalon (GeneralDavla'a) of 'ho Sorond Armv Corpa, now at Manaa-«as, Va.. ha* been ordered ro Alddletewn. Penn.The advlaabiUty of m.irchinK the troopa fronaI'hlckdmauca to Krioxvill* and Loxinxton ls underconsl lerat dThe dlvlalon ordered to Knoxvllle ls the Second.
and conslatB of the fo]!.>wln_ regln-.e ots: ".1st Mlch-Ipan. 1st Qeorgla, «th Ohlo, 16_th fml.ana. 1st WeatMralnla, Cd Ohlo, lat Pennaylvanla -n*-l U'taiMlnne-sota.The Thlrd Ptvlsion. ordered fo ./oxlncton. con-
slsts of tho l.rh Mlnneaota, ".th P*nna>lvaalai 8thMlBslsslppI, 21st Kansaa, Uth New-Yorh, Bth Penn¬aylvanla, M Mlasourl and isf New-M.'mpshire.The troops of mr Knurth Corpa ordered frora
Tampa to HuntBVllle, Ala., are th.- :t.| p. nnsylvanla,157th Indlan?. 5th oh'o. M New-York. Bd Mlrnlgan.fi?-h New-York ard Id Ohlo.Th" troops of the Becond Corps. ordered from
Manaaaaa to Mlddletown. Penn., are tho UBtta lndl-ana, _M Kanaaa, M New-York, *>rr. P*nnsylvanla,4-h MlBBOUrl. Tth Illlnols. 1st Rbide [alaBd, M Mla¬sourl and Id Tennaaaee.The ist Ohlo and th*- Ith I'ntiei Btatea cavalry
nr* ordered from Tampa to Ifontauk Polnt.Tho 4th Kentucky, r*olon*l Colaon commandlng,
hai been ordered from Lexineton in .i«.-k«onvtllaHn.) attacbed io the 0*>venth CorpaTho movement of th*-s,- troo|> |b in a-.-or l.inee
wlih the pi.-.ns ..f the W.-.r Department to bre.ik upthe larjre oamps and >pread tho troops ahouf thecountry.
TROOPS TO 1/017; FROM CAMP YBOMAM.
ONF. DTATStON IX) .:<. TO KKOXVILLB ARD OMI TOLJSXfKOTOX-OTHER MEN wn.t. mar.-h
TO KOI NTAINB
Chattanaosa, Tenn.. gug. io (flpecian Th. Se©-retnry of War has directed tha; oB* dhislnn ofthe Flrst Army i'orps be moved to Knoxvllle,Tenn and one to l.exincton. Ky *","-reral Hrerk-Inrtdge reeehe.] peraalaalon to s>>!oot the divisionafor aach pla.-*-. Immedlately upon rereipt of rhenews he ?ent for "ien.ral Rojal T. Frank andgavo hlm hl« chol.-e of remalnlna ns ranklnadivision commander at Chlchaiaauga or aoini? toly*-xini;toti or Knoxvllle. Oeneral rraafe Bsaaataichlek.imauca. Thereupon Oeneral nreokinrldpr*order.-.l Oenei il Banger to tak- th" Talrd l)i\l-1 aato Leslngton aml ordered the Beeowd Division toKnr.xvllle. under . ommand of Oeneral M* Kee. H*hitr.'-lf Wlll r.-rr.aln and command the ("hloka-ma-:ira camp.Oeneral McKee commands the Second Division
ln place of the late Oeneral Ifc.iar.i.Th" Second Division .-onslsts of the followlng
restmenf?: Thlrty-Am Mlehlsaa, lat Weei Vlr-glnla. 6th Ohlo, UKh Indiana. _d filuo. Ilth Mln-ries..* i aad lai lieorh'la Tha Itttb Indiana fromthis dlvlalon baa already gon*. The Thlrd Divisionconslsts of th* 12th Minnesota, .th Pennsylvanla,8th Maaaaebuaatta Uth New-York, 2ist Kansaa,lst New-Hampahlre, U Mlaaourl and ?th pennsyl-vania The lat S'.uth Caroltna out of thls dlvlalonhas pone. Thls leavea two vacan-tea, which mayb'- auppUed with reglmenta fr.m o-her divisionaand onrjs. ard may not be. Oeneral l-trecklnrldtfdhas n"t dedded tbat as yerThe ,jih-r iroops wlll he taken to ihe mountalna,
aa ortartnaJly inteniled. The movement wlll nott ik<» pia.-e'f-rten days yet. siid Oeneral Breckln-rldfr*- thls afternoon General Hrecklnrldce haaatrongl) r's-ommende.l to rhe War Departmentthat no -roops 1...- mo-.ed He a>ke-i SecretaryA!r-r ar.d j'r»«:rl*-nt McKlnley -.> vlslt I'ampThomas, and they replled that they would come lfpoasibl. Oeneral Hre.-kinri'lc»» BBked them tosee for th--niPo|ves as to :h" healthfulness oftho ramp Me exoecta tho Pr*-«ld"nt UM Seore-tary Al_<r hy th" Rrat of r.ext w.-ek. in case iheycan con>-. Whlcb wlll he bffore the movement b*-glns and :n tlm* to «top ;?.^Jenrral Brecktnrldge aald -h!s nf'err.oon that lt
wa- a vexatloua prohlem. tust what to do wlththe aoldiera *o keep fn*-m contenied, and that h«reconunended eaer la* and ehangea, but thoightfh.it th.'<'" exoriH-s ahould be rondueted ln ciosoproxlmlt) -i i'amp Thomaa Only the i2rh iteRi-oaent of tn*- New-York troops will ko. aii otheraar.- lookIng forward to thelr outlng ln the moun-talns.A land company ownlriR propertv on Walden'B
Ril.-e, in the Cumberland Mountalna) has offeredto tiie Oovrnment the u*e of Bve thouaand acreaof land for camp purpoaea af the head wateraof North Chlckamauaa Creek. wh-re ther» ls waterin abundanee. The road to :he top of the ridete la
lendid drlve, with not over a >> per cent arada,therefore th*" w igor? of the Armv will baVU
llfnculty ln makir.K the trlp witnout extra--¦ Th* dlatance la from twetve to fift-'en
mlie.s north rf thla rity near the famoua hunttag*arounda. The rTer of thls tra.-t. lt 1^ unders-ood,baa been aceepted. aml th.- Beeretary of BTar haaappro4-ed the ldea of these mareh.-s. as being bothhealthful and stlmulattng to tha rr.en whlle theyor waltlng hera tor ordersBeveral offera of land on Lookout Mounratn are
beinp eonaldered to-day and other offera are madaln rh» dlre.-fiori of Ringrold, Oa tn along theother roads lea.llnjr ojt of fhe ramp These prac-tic" mar.-i.'s ni.iv be tak. n up by the flrst of nextw-ek ar.d k"pt up all the summer If tha troopa ar*not ealled away aooner. Th* aoldiera are enthu-siastlc over th>- i-r lapect of mar.-hlra eomewher*.and are not partlcular about th-> rleytinatlon, soi-inu as they jret away from the dtsm.il routlne ofr.imp Uf-Knplnc rlrsr nartles left to-day for Resaon. Oa.,
nr..lc-har'.es'.on. Tonn to map out tiie routes to hetak-T. by the reciments on tho mareh. to the**points.Oovernor Holoomb of N'ebraska arrlved In Chat-
tanooga to-day. ar.d later want down to the P.irk.where h«- waa rhe gueet of i-oion*-! l-tllls and th* .dNebraaka Re_iment.
a -*nletntnl ti
1/rn AT CONNECTWVT CAMP.
mfn ntPArv'iNTKr BBCAOW thft will NOT
PEK FIEI.P SFRVIC-F
Camp Ravea, Nlaatle. Conn Aur N CSpeclal)..Raln and mud and the prospe-t of dlabandmentnafore seeing serrtce other than camp d'jU' havecomhlned to put the men of r-tmp TIave?n Into a
doleful mood At U e'etoefc this mornlnp there waa
a ciou-Iburst. which wlthln a few seconds wetever\- expoeed man to the ekln and flooded theparade ground a foot deep. Muddy pools Bportedthe rrouad all dav. maklnc it lmposslhle to go oawith the drills. The only ta<-ttoal work don* waa
the tnstrurtlon of memhere of the awkward aquadln the tentsThe 3.1 Re«rlment to-day recelved twenty rounda
of ammuniti./n to a man Thls Is suppoaed to befor rttle practice i.n the State ranges. i»t one sldeof tlu- tamp ground. Th° regiment hae severalhundred men. who have never flred a Sprlngrteld,and all are eager te get som*- practice Battery Crecelved to-day bayor,"t acabbarda, meat cana andgun »Ung». which eomplet* Ita equtpmeat,Tiie garrlson :ourt-mar:lal has tiled aeventy
cases chiefly relatlng to drunk.-ii-ss and overa'ay-ing passes It ls announced now that practtcallgevery violatlon of army r.gulailona wiil 8ub)ectth*- offender to court-martlal. atid thls is havlng asalutary effect upon camp dlaclpllne, Inasmuch aath* men are punlshed by flnea mbtedd of lmprlsou-ment ln the -uarlhouse.The general court-martlal has several mor*
serlous cages to try. nnd has been sltMng *o-day ona -ase of larceny charged ag.inai a rrember ofBattery A.Thlrteen men of ompany L. of Norwalk. are
ab«ent from camp and have overstayed thelr leavaCaptaln Rose hna lnstructed the Norwaik authorl-tles to arr*st them for de*ert:on.
VICHYCELESTINSBATL'RAL MI*IEBAL WATER
For Llver Complalnt, Stomach Dlaordera, Oooland Dyspepala.Taken wlth meala. It facllltatea dlgeatlon.Plnt Bottlea ln let Claaa Reatauranta. 2f)c
SO-CALLED VICHY « ptpbopp oa .*_«
IS NOT VICHY.Oeneral Agency. t» Broadway. _C t» j