By Command of Major-General Merritt:  J.B.  Babcock, Adjutant-General.

Official:  Bentley Mott, Aid.

Headquarters Department of the Pacific and Eighth Army Corps.

Manila, P. I., August 15th, 1898.

General Orders, No. 4.

1.  In addition to his duties as Division Commander, Brigadier-General T.M.  Anderson, U. S. Vols., is hereby assigned to the command of the District of Cavite and will remove his headquarters to that point.  The garrison of the District of Cavite will be augmented upon the arrival of the next transports containing troops for this command.

2.  In addition to his duties as Brigade Commander, Brigadier-General Arthur MacArthur, U. S. Vols., is hereby appointed Military Commandant of the walled city of Manila, and Provost-Marshal-General of the City of Manila, including all the outlying districts within the municipal jurisdiction.  General MacArthur will remove his headquarters within the walled city and will bring with him one strong regiment of his command to take station within the walled town.  The Commanding Officer of the 2nd Oregon Vol.  Inf., now stationed in the walled city, will report to General MacArthur, and the Companies of the 2nd Oregon Vol.  Inf., now at Cavite, will, upon being relieved by other troops, be sent to Manila to join the regiment.  General MacArthur will relieve the Civil Governor of his functions, and take possession of the offices, clerks and all machinery of administration of that office, retaining and employing the present subordinate officers of civil administration until, in his judgment, it is desirable to replace them by other appointments.

3.  Colonel James S. Smith, 1st California Vol.  Inf., in addition to his duties as Regimental Commander, is appointed Deputy Provost-Marshal for the Districts of the city north of the Pasig River, and will report to General MacArthur.  Colonel S. Ovenshine, 23rd U. S. Inf., is appointed Deputy Provost-Marshal for the districts of the city, including Ermita and Malate, outside of the walled town and south of the Pasig River, and will report to General MacArthur.

4.  Under paragraphs “3” and “4” of the terms of capitulation, full lists of public property and stores, and returns in duplicate of the men by organizations, are to be rendered to the United States within ten days, and public horses and public property of all kinds are to be turned over to the staff officers of the United States designated to receive them.  Under these paragraphs the Chief of Artillery at these headquarters, and the Chiefs of the Staff Departments, will take possession of the public property turned over as above, pertaining to their respective departments.

The returns of the prisoners will be submitted to the Military Commandant of the City, who will assign the men for quarters in such public buildings and barracks as are not required for the use of United States troops.  The horses and private property of the officers of the Spanish forces are not to be disturbed.  The Chief Paymaster at these headquarters will turn over such portion of the Spanish public funds received by him, by virtue of this order, to the administration of his office.