. An illustrated history of our war with Spain : its causes, incidents, and results. ed from San Francisco with thecruiser Charleston on May 22d, and it was followed a few dayslater by the City of Pehing with two transports. In all thefirst detachment consisted of about 2,500 men under thecommand of General Anderson. The monitor Monterey wasalso ordered to make ready to proceed to the Orient, a factwhich indicated a desire to strengthen Admiral Deweys fleetfor possible contact with those of other powers. That the situation of the Spaniards in Manila was desper-ate was indicated by the publishe
. An illustrated history of our war with Spain : its causes, incidents, and results. ed from San Francisco with thecruiser Charleston on May 22d, and it was followed a few dayslater by the City of Pehing with two transports. In all thefirst detachment consisted of about 2,500 men under thecommand of General Anderson. The monitor Monterey wasalso ordered to make ready to proceed to the Orient, a factwhich indicated a desire to strengthen Admiral Deweys fleetfor possible contact with those of other powers. That the situation of the Spaniards in Manila was desper-ate was indicated by the published dispatches of Captain-Gen-eral Augusti. Aguinaldo had aroused insurgents all over theisland and was winning in many skirmishes with the Spanishforces. In a despairing dispatch early in June the Captain-General said: The capital is besieged by land and sea. Ishall try to resist to the last, but I have no confidence in theresult. ^N^umbers of volunteers and native soldiers are desert-ing to the rebels. One of the important questions which Congress had taken OUR NEW POSSESSIONS 65. THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS. Showing routes and distances to important points. 7GG GENERAL MERRITTS DEPARTURE. up after tlie disposition of necessary war measures was thatof the annexation of the Hawaiian Islands. The questionhad not for a moment lost its importance since Queen Lilio-kalani had been deposed early in 1893, and the provisional gov-ernment had offered to cede the sovereignty of the islands tothe United States. The leading men of the island stronglydesired annexation, and resolutions had been introduced inCongress to bring it about. The islands assumed a new im-portance immediately after the battle at Manila, and whenpreparations were being made for sending expeditions to thePhilippines. That the sympathy of the people was stronglyAmerican w^as strongly shown by the enthusiastic and generouswelcome that was given the first expedition when it arrived atHonolulu, a welcome which was repeated as ot
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