He also knew, none better, what they had in mind at this time.
As it was the Insurgent forces made the most of such opportunity as they had, and their own records show it.
In the suburbs of Manila they sacked and committed outrages, threatening people with their arms, and this was still going on a week after the fall of Manila.

[167] General Pio del Pilar was believed to be responsible for much of this misconduct, and Mabini proposed that as it was necessary for him to leave the vicinity of Manila, and they could not remove him by force, he be promoted.

[168] Some time during this month Sandico wrote Aguinaldo as follows:-- "The Americans have already heard of the frequent cases of kidnapping (_dukut_) occurring in Tondo, San Sebastian and San Miguel.

Last night some of ours were surprised in the act of kidnapping a person.

I have also heard that many persons are asking for contributions of war.