. The Philippine Islands . re facing the baytrenches were dug, and modern ()pounder Krupp field-pieces weremounted, and mountain batteriesbrought from the interior. But, notwithstanding these elaboratepreparations, the Spaniards were lack-ing in good modern ordnance and inaccurate markmanship. Another great source of Spanishweakness was their native allies. However, these professed greatloyalty to the Spaniards, asserting that they wished to hght topreserve the Catholic religion. These natives had responded to aproclamation of the Captain-General, in which he called thembrothers, and appealed
. The Philippine Islands . re facing the baytrenches were dug, and modern ()pounder Krupp field-pieces weremounted, and mountain batteriesbrought from the interior. But, notwithstanding these elaboratepreparations, the Spaniards were lack-ing in good modern ordnance and inaccurate markmanship. Another great source of Spanishweakness was their native allies. However, these professed greatloyalty to the Spaniards, asserting that they wished to hght topreserve the Catholic religion. These natives had responded to aproclamation of the Captain-General, in which he called thembrothers, and appealed to them to help defend their faith from theYankee pigs who would desecrate the holy Catholic church. A few days after this proclamation, Spanish faith in theseprofessions of loyalt\- was rudely shaken ; for some priests werebarbarousl>- murdered b>- the natives. The following day, severalcompanies of these sworn allies, armed with Mauser rifles, attackedBacora, a small town between Cavite and Manila, and, after a few. PRESIDENT OF , 304 The Philippine Islands. hours, captured the place and drove the garrison back to thecapital. In this engagement several hundred Spaniards werekilled. The natives of a regiment distinguished for its loyalty,massacred their officers and joined the insurgents. It is said thatthe latter lost more than 2000 men ; but thousands were ready totake their places, eager for an opportunity to join against thecommon oppressor. It was to quell a threatened mutiny of these troops in Manila, thatthe friars handed over $1,000,000 of their immense hoard to theCaptain-General, that he might satisfy long-standing arrears of the same time, the insurgents received some field-guns, 5000magazine rifles, and 200,000 rounds of ammunition from AdmiralDewey ; and Aguinaldo and his forces continued their victoriousadvance step by step, the Spaniards daily growing more discouraged. In the latter part of June a body of United States tr
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