The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-05-05

The Spanish report that her COM
mander was killed, and it is supposed
that few of her crew escaped death.
Two hours after the fight began it
was seen that the flagship Reina
Christina was doomed. She had
borne the brunt of the battle and was
sadly shattered hulk. Flames burst
out in different parts of the ship, and
the surviving members of the crew
and Admiral Montejo left her
The admiral transferred his flag TO
the cruiser Isle de Cuba and continued
the fight. Capt. Luis Cardase, COM
manding officer of the Reina Christ
ina, was among the killed.
The cruiser Castillo, next to the flag
ship, the largest and most powerful
ship of the Spanish squadron, suffered
like fate. She burned to the waters
edge. The cruiser Don Antonio de
Ulloa and the gunboat Mindanoa were
badly damaged and placed practically
hors du combat.
The other five ships, late dispatches
say, were run ashore or sunk by their
commanders to escape capture by the
American fleet. They are the Valasco,
Ell Cano, General Lezo, Marquis Del
Duero and the Paragua.
The dispatches say the Spanish
losses were heavy, but just how many
were killed and wounded is not yet
known. The Americans must also
have suffered severely, but Commo-
dore Dewey's report will have to be
awaited to get explicit information on
this point.
At one period in the engagement he
withdrew his ships and put his woun-
ded ashore, the Spanish dispatches
assert. This would indicate that the
American casualties were quite heavy.
No information as TO how badly the
American ships were damaged has yet
come to hand 1t is known, however,
that most of the ships were in fighting
trim when the battle was over, and
that all were able to steam to a safe
anchorage in the bay.
The people of Madrid, dispatches
say, were jubilant when the first ac-
counts of the fights were published,
plain to them, exciting throngs gath
cred and mutterings were heard.
The military was called out to over
come the people and preserve order.
A despatch to the Daily Mail, dated
this morning, says the Americans are
now moving to Manila, but there has
been no capitulation as yet.
Another despatch to the Daily
Mail, from Madrid says the Spanish
ministers now admit the utter defeat
of the Spanish fleet.
MADRID, May 2.-The dispatches
received by the government from Ma
Mia still represent that the battle was
indecisve, but by their own showing
the Spanish fleet is practically de-
stroyed. Besides the Reina Maria
Cristina and Castillo, which were
wholly lost, and the others, which
were run ashore to prevent them be-
ing captured, the ships remaining
afoat are so badly damaged as to
render them valueless for fighting
purposes.
The newsof the battle created the
most intense excitement. An i'm
mense crowd of people gathered in
the Gale de Sevilla and on all sides
the populace lamented the apparent
unpreparedness of the Spanish force
and feet at Manila to resist the Amer
leans.
There was a great deal of muttering
among the crowd, but there was no
serious occurrences prior to daybreak
this morning. Mounted guards are
patrolling the streets determined to
suppress any demonstrations.
/ From the sun OF Tuesday.
A special cablegram from Manila,
dated $50 a. m. yesterday and receiv-
ed last night, states that Commodore
Dewey expects to lombard Manila at