. The Philippine Islands . from his power ; and, to all appearances, he is to theislanders the man of the hour. Of course I do not agree with him in everything he does, but,knowing his sincerity, and believing that he makes his spectaculardisplay merely to impress the natives, and so hold their allegiance,I therefore admire him and hope that the Americans will co-operate with him to give us a stable Philippine Government. At all events, the mans strong personality, and his largefollowing, cannot, I believe, well be ignored by the Dewey at Manila. THE WHITE SQUADRON. IT was
. The Philippine Islands . from his power ; and, to all appearances, he is to theislanders the man of the hour. Of course I do not agree with him in everything he does, but,knowing his sincerity, and believing that he makes his spectaculardisplay merely to impress the natives, and so hold their allegiance,I therefore admire him and hope that the Americans will co-operate with him to give us a stable Philippine Government. At all events, the mans strong personality, and his largefollowing, cannot, I believe, well be ignored by the Dewey at Manila. THE WHITE SQUADRON. IT was the 19th of April. An American fleet lay in the harborof Hong-Kong, where it had been anchored for nearly amonth, impatiently awaiting the command that should sendit to battle. There was feverish expectation of war, and bustle of preparation,and Commodore Dewey nervously walked the deck; for, evervmoment the longed-for order was expected. It was the 19th of April, and the White Squadron lay gleamingin the sunlight,—and yet by the night of the 20th the WhiteSquadron was no more ; for she had exchanged the snowy garb ofpeace for the sombre gray of war. The ships painters had, in thisshort time, given the entire fleet a significant coating of drab. The English steamer Nanshan, with over three thousand tons of Cardiff coal, and the Steamer Zafiro, of the Manila-Hong-Kong line, carrying 7,000 tons of coal and provisions, had just been bought by the Commodore, in anticipation of a declaration of neutrality, which would preclude such purchases, a
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