Arizona republican., 1898-05-09

eXcesses.
 RISKED EVERYTHING.
 The insurgents leaders refused to dlsembark under any consideration and the American ships coasted in search of the Spanish ships, but failed to find them.
 Commodore Dewey arrived at Subig bay, thirty miles north of Manila bay, on Saturday. April 30, and sent the Baltimore and Concord to reconnoitre the enemy. They found no Spanish ships at the bay and so Commodore Dewey decided to risk the mines. and proceeded that same night after dark, into the bay of Manila, which he did.
 ORDER OF BATTLE.
 The order of battle taken up by the Spaniards was with all small craft inside the stone and timber break water of Cavite harbor The larger ships of Spain cruised of Cavite and Manila
 TELLTALE SPARKS.
 
 The American fleet entered Manila bay on Saturday night with the great est of ease. The Spanlards had not established a patrol and there were no searchlights at the entrance of the bay. In fact, the American ships would probably have passed inside the bay without any challenge had it not been that some sparks flew up from the McCulloch's tunnels. Thereupon a few shots were exchanged, but the feet did not slow down and soon took up a position near CaNIte, awaiting dawn in order to commence hostilities.
 THEY FIRED FIRST.
 The early hours of the morning revealed the opposing ships to each other and the Spanish flagship opened fire. Its acton was followed by some of the larger Spanish warships and then the Cavite forts opened up and the smaller Spanish ships brought their guns into play.
 REALISTICALLY ONWARD.
 The American squadron, which had been led into the bay through the channel by the flagship Olympia. did not reply. though the shells of the Spaniards began to strike water around them, but moved majestically onward. When nearing Bakor bay a sudden upheaval of the water a short distance ahead of the Olympia showed that the Spaniards had exploded a mine or torpedo. This was followed by a sec ond similar explosion. They were both utterly unsuccessful.
 GETTING TO THEM.
 The American fleet was then drawing nearer and nearer to the Spaniards, whose gunnery was very poor, the shots from the Cavite batteries and from the Spanish ships being equally badly aimed. either falling short or going wide of the mark.
 ORDER GOING IN.
 When the American fleet entered the bay, coming through the southern channel between CabalIo Frile inlets, the following was their order: The flagship Olympia, the Baltimore, the Raleigh, the Concord, the Boston, the Petrel and the McCulloch, with the two store ships the Nanshan and the Bafro, bringing up in the rear. In that order they swept grandly before the city and faced the enemy in col umn line. Though the Spaniards had opened fire at 5000 yards the Ameri- cans reserved their fire until within 4,OOO yards of the enemy, when the real battle began.
 The Reina Christina, Castilla. Don Isla de Luzon and the Mindano were in line of battle outside of Cavite at that time, with four gunboats and tor pedo boats inside the harbor
 AMERICAN BARKERS.
 The American ships then passed backwards and forwards six times across the front of the Spaniards, pouring in upon the latter perfect hail of shot and shell. Every Ameri- can shot seemed to tell, while almost