# Under Dewey at Manila

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Book One in the Old Glory series
Old Glory Series
UNDER DEWEY AT MANILA
OR
The War Fortunes of a Castaway
BY
EDWARD STRATEMEYER
AUTHOR OF "A YOUNG VOLUNTEER IN CUBA" "FIGHTING IN CUBAN WATERS" "RICHARD DARE'S VENTURE" "OLIVER BRIGHT'S SEARCH" "TO ALASKA FOR GOLD" ETC.
ILLUSTRATED BY
A. B. SHUTE
BOSTON LEE AND SHEPARD PUBLISHERS 1899
Copyright, 1898, by Lee and Shepard,
All Rights Reserved.
Under Dewey at Manila.
Norwood Press J. S. Cushing & Co.—Berwick & Smith Norwood Mass. U.S.A.
Oh, Luke! See the Stars and Stripes! Page 183
PREFACE
"Under Dewey at Manila," the first of the "Old Glory Series," was written with a twofold object. The first was, to present to young readers a simple and straightforward statement concerning the several causes leading up to the war with Spain; to give a brief view of the conditions prevailing in the ill-fated islands of Cuba and the Philippines; and to trace, incident by incident, just as they actually occurred, the progress of that wonderful battle of Manila Bay, which has no parallel in either ancient or modern history, from the fact that complete defeat upon one side was entirely outbalanced by almost total exemption from harm upon the other. In this battle Commodore Dewey, since made Admiral, and his gallant officers and men, fought a fight ever to be remembered with pride by the American people, for it placed the United States Navy in its proper place, among the leading navies of the world.
​The other object of the story was to tell, in as interesting a fashion as the writer could command, the haps and mishaps of a sturdy, conscientious American lad, of good moral character and honest Christian aim, who, compelled through the force of circumstances to make his own way in the world, becomes a sailor boy, a castaway, and then a gunner's assistant on the flagship Olympia. While it is true that Larry Russell has some hazardous adventures, the author believes that they are no more hazardous than might fall to the lot of another situated as Larry was; and if at times the boy escapes some grave perils, it must be borne in mind that "the Lord helps those who help themselves," and that he had an abiding trust in an all-wise and all-powerful Providence.
The author cannot refrain from saying a word regarding the historical portions of this work. What has been said concerning Cuba and the Philippines are simply matters of fact, known to all students of history. The sketch of Admiral Dewey is drawn from the narratives of several people who knew him well at his home in Montpelier, Vermont, at the Annapolis Naval Academy, and in the Navy itself. The record of the battle of Manila Bay has been ​furnished by over fifty officers and men who took part in the contest and wrote the details, for publication, and in private letters to relatives at home, and this record has been supplemented by Admiral Dewey's own reports to the authorities at Washington.
EDWARD STRATEMEYER.
Newark, N.J., August 1, 1898.
CONTENTS
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
| "'Oh, Luke! See the Stars and Stripes!'" | Frontispiece |
| | PAGE |
| "'It ain't the Cubans I'm talking about now'" | 44 |
| "'Don't!' gasped the boy. 'Oh, you villain! Don't!'" | 95 |
| "The boatswain opened fire with the shotgun" | 130 |
| "The life-preserver floated but a short distance away" | 152 |
| "The boat lay on her side, half in and half out of the water" | 174 |
| "'Commodore, it's jest come into my mind to ask ye a favor'" | 215 |
| "'Don't fire! Don't fire!'" | 263 |
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