The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-05-04
Uncle Sam Wins First Fight.
We Burned the Flag Ship-We Blew up the Don Juan De
Austria w Burned the Cruiser Castilla-The
Other Spanish Ships were Forced to Retire,
and Some Were Sunk-All the
Above is Admitted by Span
ish Official Advices.

the Governor General Of the Philip
fines to the mister Of war, Lieutenant
General Corrca, as to the engagement
off Manila:
"Last night, April 30, the batteries
at the entrance To the fort announced
the arrival Of the encmy's squadron,
forcing Il passage under the o%b,curity
of the night. At daybreak the enemy
strong fire against Fort Cuvitc and the
arsenal.
Our feet engaged the enemy in Il
brilliant combat, protected by the
Cavite and Manila forts. They
obliged the enemy with heavy losses
to repeatedly.
"At 8 o'clock the American squad
ron took refuge behind the foreign
merchant shipping on the east side of
the bay.
"Our feet, considering the cnemy's
superiority, naturally suffered a severe
loss. The Marie Christina is on fire
aud another ship, believed to be the
Don Juan De Austria, was blown ur
"There was considerable loss of life,
Capt. Cadarzo, commanding the Marie
Christina, is among the killed. can
not now give further details. The
spirit Of the army, navy and volun-
teers is excellent"
MADRID, May -Midnight-An
official telegram received at a late
hour from the Governor General Of
the Philippines says: admiral Mon
teio has transferred his flag from the
cruiser Isla De Cuba to the cruiser
Reina Marie Christina. The Reina
Marie Christina was completely
burned, as was also the cruiser Cas-
tilla, the other ships having to retire
from the combat and some being sunk
10 avoid their falling into the hands
Of the enemy -.
MADRID, May 1.-Midnight-El
fieraido lie Madrid says that Admiral
Montejo changed his flagship during
the engagement or between the two
encounters in order to better direct
the manuuvres. In this way he es-
capped the fate Of the commander of
the Reina Marie Christina.
The second engagement, according
to Ell Heraldo, was apparently begun
by the Americans, after landing their
wounded on the west side Of the bay.
In the latter engagement the Spanish
Mindano ard Ulloa- suffered heavily.
Ministers speak Of "serious but
honorable losses
MADRID, May 1-11.30 p. m.-The
tcwn is greatly excited by the serious
news from the Philippines, and there
is an immense gathering IN the Celle
De Seviila. The civil guards on
horseback were called out to preserve
order and all precautions have been
taken. There is much muttering, but
up to the present nothing more seri-
Gus has occurred.
LONDON, May 2.-Dispatches from
Madrid dated 2.2O q. III. say the city
is now tranquil, although the mounted
guards are patrolling all the main
streets. At the theatres. cafes and in
front of the newspaper Offices last
evening the people loudly lamented
the unpreparedness of Manila to re
sist the American war ships, whose
attack had long been expected. The
Madrid authorities are determed Wig
o~rously to suppress all street demon:
STATIONS.
MADRID, vim Paris, May 2.-The
time Of the retreat Of the American
squadron behind the merchantmen was
Il.CU IL. Ill. 1uC udfdt OutCau az u
nilla sends the following report,
signed %"MMonicj,, admiral"
"In the middle of the night the
American squadron forced the forts
and before daybrcak appeared off Ca
vite. The night was completely dark
At half-past Z the bow of the Reina
Maria Christina took fire and soon al
ter the poop also was burned. At
o'closk, with my staff. / went on board
the Isla De Cuba. The Reina Maria
Christina and the Catalia were then
entirely enveloped in flames.
1.-THE other ships. having been dam
aged, retired into Baker Bay. Some
had to be sunk to prevent their falling
into the hands Of the enemy. The
losses are numerous, notably Capt
Cadarso, a priest and nine other per
sons"
LONDON, May 2.-The Madrid cor.
respondent Of the Financial News
t%elegraphing this morning, says: .'Tht
Spanish ministry of marine claims {
victory for Spain because the Ameri
cans we're forced to retire behind
the merchantmen. Capt. Cadalso, (fol
Cadarso) in command OF the Keins
Maria Christina, went dcwn with thu
ship. THE >Spaniards fought splen.
didly, the sailors refusing to leave the
burning and sinking Don Juan d.
Austria. There is the greatest anx
iety for further details"
LONDON, May T.-Whilei it is quite
clear that the Spanish squadron ha.
suffered q crushing defeat the dis
patches leave u~nclear the intensely
Interesting question whether tht
American squadron has suffered ma
terial damage.
All news thus far comes from Span
ish sources, but it seems evident tina
Commodore Dewey has not captured
Manila. Unless he is able to max,
another attack and capture the towI
he will be in an awkward position
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