The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1898-05-06
GREAT VICTORY.
The Only Account Yet Re-
ceivcd ofthe Mania Battle.

The first details OF Commodore
Dewey's victory at Manila aside
from the Spanish reports. Is sent
by the correspondent Of the London
Times and New York Herald. This
dispatch was filed at Manila at $ :52
.. m. Monday. This comes only TO
United States and Is not from Span
ish sources. After destroying
SPANS feet and silencing the land
batteries. Commodore Dewey cent
TO the Governor General a demand
for the surrender Of Manila BY IL
30 a. a., Tuesday, adding that bonn
bardment would otherwise bsgin
al that hour. The cable is reported
broken or cut since the afternoon.
Commodore Dewey's squadron
completely destroyed the Spanish
fleet in Manila harbOr early Sstur-
day morning. Three of Admiral
Montejo's ships were burned, one
vas sunk and the rest OF the Span
ish warships rendered hors du COM
bat By the American guns.
Our fleet entered Manila bay yes
terday Sunday morning at 8 O'cl'k
and, anchoring before Cavite, the
ships took up their position In line
OF battle.
The forts on shore at once open
ed fire on our ships at long range,
and, the Spanish fleet, anchored
of Cayite, Immediately followed
with their heavy guns.
Commodore Dew0y's flagship,
the olympia, then sIgnaled the
rest o: the American fleet to draw
closer In shore, and soon afIerward
our ships opened terrific cannon
ade.
After half an hours hot fighting
Dewey's ships moved out Of range
of the lighter Spanish guns and
continued the bOmbardment with
the big guns with terrible effect.
Twenty minutes later the 0lym-
phia again stgnaled the other
American ships TO draw In at close
quarters, and once more 9 rapid
and lncessant cannOnading began.
This terrific bombardmsnt soon
ended the fight. One after the 9TH
er Of the Spanish vessels were ST.
fenced, and three OF them caught
fire, including Admiral IMontejo's
flag ship, the Reins Maria Christi
ma, from an explosion caused by a
shell from one OF our vessels. The
AdmlrSl at once transferred his
flag to the Isla de Cuba.
One Spanish vessel was sunk and
several were run ashore to escape
capture.
Commodore Dawey's attention was
now directed to the land batteries,
which he silenced after brief and
energetic bOmbardment.
The battle lasted an hour and
half, and it was great and terri
BILE spectacle. The Spa nlards
fought bravely against superior
force and suffered heavy losses.
-Four hundred Spaniards are re-
ported killed, including two COM
manders. Their loss by fire Is also
probably very great.
The SpanIardS would not give in
and when the American feet re-
turned TO Cavite some shots were
still fired from the forts on shore,
but our ships poured in such q ter
riDle cannonade that further re
sistance was impossible.
The American ships were appar'
emily uninjured. Commodore Dew
ey's attack was well carried out
The maneuvers OF his squadron
was a most beautiful sight, and thu
navigation Of the bay by our ship
was remarkable feat OF seaman
ship, avoiding as they did success
fully, the numerous shadows.
All Is now over at Cavite. Com
modore Dewey awaits the decision
OF the Governor General Of tn,
Philippines before commencing
the bombardment Of Manila. I'm
less favorable reply is received
from the Governor General to thu
United States terms the lombard
ment will commence Tomorrow
Tuesday, at half past ll.-JamesG
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