[141] General Anderson tells us that, on the evening of August 12, he received an order from General Merritt to notify Aguinaldo to forbid the Insurgents under his command from entering Manila.

This notification was delivered to Aguinaldo that night, and was received by him with anger.

[142] On the following morning the Insurgents actually made an independent attack of their own, as planned.

[143] It promptly led to trouble with the Americans, and at 8 A.M.Aguinaldo received a telegram from General Anderson sternly warning him not to let his troops enter Manila without the consent of the American commander on the south side of the Pasig River.

[144] Aguinaldo apparentiy took no action in response to this request, except to direct General Riego de Dios, who was at Cavite, to go with Buencamino without losing a moment and ask for an explanation, in writing if possible.