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neighborhood of the Olympia, but Il ma
jority of them fell short and were BADLY
aimed. The squadron then drew nearer
in toward the Spanish feet and the bat
tie began in real earnest.
The fight started al $50, was adjourn
ed at $50 and resumed about noon.
The finishing touches were given to Ca
vite by the Petrol and Concord at :
o'clock. The Raleigh grounded twice i'll
shallow water during the engagement.
Cavite is in utter ruin and has surren-
dered, the gun boats have been scuttled
and the arsenal was on fire and exploded
causing a great mortality. The Commo-
dOre of the fleet on board the Reina
Christina. was wounded. and her Cap
tain Lieutenant, Chaplain and the Mid
shipman were killed by a shell striking
the bridge. Eighty of her crew were
killed and sixty were wounded. On the
Castillo 100 were killed and 60 were
wounded The Spanish casualties aggre-
gate more than a thousand.
There were no casualties among the
American crews. except that six of Bal
timorcs men were slightly wounded ny
one of the enemys shells striking anOtk-
err shell lying on deck and exploding it..
There were only three shOt-holes in he,
upper works. five in the upper works Of
the Olympia and a whale boat smashed
on the Raleigh. No other damage was
done anywhere.
The disparity between the injury in
fiicted on the Spanish fleet, and that sus-
tanned by the Americans is due TO the SUI
periOr weapons of the latter and their
craftsmanship at long range.
The Manila Esplanade Krupp ten-inch
guns were fired continuously, but the
Americans avoided replying. and the bat
terry showed white flag afterward.
The terms of capitulatiOn are still I'M
settled.
Commodore Dewey fears riOting by the
rebels il he attempts bOmbardment
The forts at the entrance to the bay
capituated, and We're dismantled on
Wednesday. The Americans cut the ca
| BILE because the Spaniards refused to per-
NIT them to use it pending the surrend-
er of the city, and it is, therefore, not
known what is transpiring on shore.
Hong Kong. May THE American
ships entered by the southern channel,
between Cabello and Frile Isets, which
were fortified. Commodore Dewey re-
solved to risk the mines which were
supposed to block the channel. The is
| land forts fired but not together. Re-
plying with few shells, the squadron
proceeded without stopping or changing
| its course. The order of the vessels
was as follows:
The Olympia, Baltimore. Raleigh, Con
cord, Boston. Petrol, McCulloch, Nan
| shan and Zafro. and thus they steamed
q -. l.
| before the city seeking the Spanish
| squadron and found them near the en-
| trance of Baker Bay, backed and flank
| ed by the Cavite forts, with two torpedo
boats and four gunbOats inside the mole
which served as protection, while the
Reina Maria Christina, Castillo, Don
| Antonio de Ulloa. Isla de Cuba. Isla dc
| Luzon. and the mail boat Mindanao
were drawn up outside. The Spaniards
| fired the first shot ut 5000 yards, but
it was ineffective.
The American ships formed in column
| line and steamed nearer, reserying their
| fire until within 1000 yards. They then
| passed backwards and forwards six
times across the Spaniards' front, pour
| ing in a perfect hail of shot and shell
| Every shot seemed to tell. Then the
| Americans retired for breakfast and q
| council of war.
The Spanish ships were already in q
| desperate condition The Reina Chris
| tina was riddled, and one of her steam
pipes had burst. The Castillo was also
ON fire. and both were burned to the
waters edge. The Don Antonio de Ulloa
made magnificent show of desperate
| bravery. With her colors nailed to her
mas she sank with all hands. Her hull
was riddled. and her upper deck swept
clean, but the guns on the lower deck
were still firing defantly as the vessel
| sank beneath the waters.
a torpedo boat tried to creep along the
| shore, round the offing and attack the
non-combatants Seatro, Nanshaw and
| McCulioch. but were driven ashore and
shot into bits. The Mindanao was run
on to the beach and the other small
craft retired behind the MOLE