The Red Cloud chief., 1898-05-06
SPANS FLEET IS ANNIHILATED
Didn't Dewey Thing to the Spanish
in the Philippines.
Destroyed by Dewey-Three Vessels Burned admiral Mon
tejo Admits That his Forces We're Utterly Routed
His Loss May Reach 400--Saturday Night DeY@
Boldly Challenged the Spaniards Off Fort Manila.

LONDON. May 3.-Thc details Of the
battle of Manila have been received
at the British colonial Office. They
came in two cable messages, received
Yesterday evening
The first cable dispatch
that the United States fleet entered
Manila harbor at davbreak yesterday.
~stationing itself opposite the city. a
Tort opened fire upon the American
ships, whcreupon they shifted their
position to one near Cavita, in Manila
bay, engaging in II fierce fight against
both the forts and the Spanish fleet
The engagement here lasted two
hours and resulted in the annihilatior
Of The Spanish fleet
This dispatch adds that the Amer.
lean fleet withdrew to their magazine
vessel in the center of the roadstcad.
for the purpose of coaling One Amer
can vessel. the name of which is not
mentioned. is said to have been dis.
abled.
Commodore Dewey requested the
British consul, l. H. lawson
Walker, 10 convey n message
to the Spanish governor general
demanding the surrende. of all
the to~rpcdocs and guns at Manila,
and the possession OF the cable Offices.
saying that unlcs these terms were
complied with he would proceed to
lombard the city.
The first Of the cable messages ends
with the statement that the Spanish
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British consul and the telegraph com
pauy's agent, and that pending n de-
cisioa being arrived at the cables were
not permitted to handle messages.
The second dispatch announced that
the Spanish governor general had re-
fused to surrender the torpedocs, guns
aud cable offices and that he had pro.
hibitcd the agent OF the telegraph
company from comforting with Com
modore Dewey.
The message ended with the state.
ment that the British governor Of the
Straits settlement IAN English posses
sion at the end of the Malay pcninsu.
la, about !, 200 miles from Manila cx.
pected that the bombardment of Ma
Mia would begin on Monday morn.
ing, when the Spaniaris would cut the
cable.
The first OF these cable messages
was received at . o'clock yesterday
evening and the second one was re-
ceivcd at midnight
No other messages on the subject
have been received in London, al
though the foreign Office expects news
from the British consul at Manila,
Therefore il is supposed that the ~.
pectation OF the governor of the
Straits s~etscment has been fulfilled
and hat the Spaniards have cat the
cable.
NEW York. May "a dispatch 10
the New York Herald from London
says:
The Asiatic squadron of the United
States, Commodore Dewey command
ing, Sunday engaged and completely
defeated the Asiatic squadron of Spain
in the harbor OF Manila in the Philip.
pine islands.
''All the news of the great naval
battle thus far is coming from Span
ish sources. This shows conclusivcly
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the American forces and that the cable
lines are still under the control Of
Spain.
From the fact that even the ad-
vices received from Madrid show that
the American warships Jared the best,
there Is hardly any doubt that when
complete details are obtainable II will
DO learned that il vas q crushing de-
feat for Spain. Reports Of the battle
thus far are coming in p!ecemeal.
SPANS BEST SHIPS LOST.
During the two engagements that
took place Commodore Montejo, com.
manding the Spanish fleet, lost three
Of his largest ships. His flag ship,
the steel cruiser, Reina Christina, and
the armorcd cruiser Castillo we're
burned, and the cruiser Don Juan de
} Austria was blown up Several other
Spanish vessels were badly damaged.
, zone report adds that several other
Spanish ships were sunk by their com.
~manders to prevent their falling into
the hands Of the Americans
} MANY SPANIARDS KILLED.
There was n heavy loss OF life
} among the Spanish. Captain Darso,
commanding the Reina Christina, was
KILLED. Commodore Montejo, com
} handing the fleet, shifted his flag
J from the Reina Christina to the lsla
lie Cuba, a much smaller steel pro-
tected cruiser, just before the Chris
tina sank. The blowing up Of the
Don Juan do Austria was attended by
great loss Of life among the crew,
, her commander also being killed.
? Madrid advices received in Paris say
a 100 Spaniards were killed.