Charles A. Whittier, Lieutenant-Colonel and Inspector-General.
E.H. Crowder, Lieutenant-Colonel and Judge-Advocate.
Nicholas de la Petra, Auditor General Excmo.
Carlos, Coronel de Ingenieros.
Jose, Coronel de Estado Major.
The Spaniards wanted a long array of specifications as to what the Americans might and should not do, but finally were struck with the sufficiency of the shining simple words, "under the special safeguard of the faith and honor of the American Army."
CHAPTER XI
The Administration of General Merritt.
The Official Gazette Issued at Manila—Orders and Proclamations Showing the Policy and Detail of the Administration of Major-General Wesley Merritt, Who, as Commander of the Philippine Expedition, Became, Under the Circumstances of the Capture of Manila, the Governor of That City.
General Merritt's Proclamation to the Filipinos.