Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-05-03
THE WAR

A special from Manila, dated yester-
day morning and received last night,
states that Commodore Dewey expects
to lombard Manila at 11:30 a. m. to-
day. Commodore Dewey, the same
dispatches state, demanded the surren-
der of all the torpedoes and guns at
Manila and the possession of the cable
Offices, saying that unless these terms
were complied with he would lombard
the city. The Spanish governor general
refused to accede to these demands. A
later dispatch says: The governor gen.
eral of the island has asked his govern
ment for Instructions, and ct q late
hour last night the Spanish ministry
was considering the American COM
mauder's demand. The American
ships have silenced the land forts and
destroyed the Spanish fleet at the Phil.
| ipine capital. The American feet has
begun a bombardment of Corregidor
Island, a fortified post at the mouth Of
Manila bay.
In the naval battle at Manila on
| Sunday the American feet was IN.
doubtedly superior to the Spanish. but
the latter had the aid of the guns OF
several forts. The American fleet con.
sisted of six ships and the Spanish OF
nine.
The opinion is expressed in Wash
ington that the defeat of the Spanish
feet affords a favorable opportunity for
European powers to force Spain to give
up Cuba and end the war.
Martial law has been proclaimed in
Madrid. Popular feeling there is
ahame owing to the news of the defeat
Of the Spauiards at Manila. The oppo-
sition political parties will question the
government in the Cortes in reference
to the battle.
A dispatch from Rio Janeiro an.
nounces the arrival there OF the Span
ish torpedo gunboat Temerario. The
United States b~attleship Oregon and
the gunboat Marietta are still there. Ii
is expected that if a fight occurs the
| ships will meet just beyond the legal
three-mlle limit.
OFF Cienfuego5 yesterday the gunboat
Nashville captured the Spanish steamer
Argonauta, of 500 tons, on board Of
which were Col. Vicente de Cortigo y
Navarro, Of the Spanish army, with
nine l%ieutenants. The colonel was Oh
his way home to Spain to be promoted
to a generalship.
At 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon the
British cruiser Talbot appeared IN
front of MORO Castle and saluted, the
salutation being answered from Ca
banas fortress. The Talbot did not
enter the harbor, but sent an officer in
a launch who delivered documents to
Mr.. Gollan, the British consul, after
, which he accompanied Mr.. Gollsn to
pay his respects to the Spanish ad.
miral.
The Cuban colonial cabinet will be
formally indicted into Office by Gen.
Blanco to-day at Havana, and a pro.
gramme embracing much pomp and
parade has been arranged.
1t is expected at Key West that the
squadron of Havana will soon make q
demonstration.
Seven thousand regular soldiers are
now quartered at Tampa, Fla, and
transport steamers are being collected
there. 1t is said the advance upon
Cuba will be made about Saturday and
that the first division will include 1900
infantry, 1000 cavalry and 1000 artil-
lery.
The cruisers San Francisco and New
Orleans, the former flying the pennant
of Commodore Howell, of the patrol
squadron, have gone to ProvincetoWn,
Mass. 1t is said to be the purpose TO
use them, together with the ram Ka
tahdiD, several monitors, the four Nor
gan liners and possibly the Columbia
and Minneapolis, for the defense Of the
New England coast.
England, it is said, has advised Spain to
surrender Cuba at 0: CO and save the Philip
pines. and preserve her national integrity.
Declarations of neutrality in the war now
going on between Spain and the United States
were Issued in st. Petersburg and Toxic yes
terday.
a dispatch from Washington says the Pres
ident, after an hours conference with Secre-
taay Alger and General Miles, late yesterday
afternoon, determ ned TO postpone for a few
days at least the sending OF a military ezpe-
dition 10 Cuban Until the whereabouts and
destination Of the spanish fleet can be de-
termined, inasmuch as the crushing of that
feet would end the wsr, and it might be In.
advisable to take any chances of leaving q
comparatively small body OF troops on the
island without the protection which the
heavier ships of Admiral Simpsons fleet would
| give