The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-05-02

tina is on fire and another ship, believ-
ed to be the Don Juan de Austria, was
blown up
"There was considerable loss Of life.
Captain Cadarso, commanding the Ma
ria Christina is among the killed.
cannot now give further details. The
spirit of the army, navy and volun-
teers is excellent"
Madrid, May 1.-11:30 p. m.-The town
is greatly excited by the serious news
from the Philippines and there is an
immense gathering in the Gale de Sc
villa. The civil guard on horseback
We're called out to preserve order and
all precautions have been taken. There
is much muttering but up to the pres
ent nothing more serious has occurred.
Madrid, via Paris, May IA dis
patch has been received by the Span
ish ministry of marine saying that the
American fleet was obliged to retreat
after a terrible engagement off Manila.
The dispatch says the Spanish losses
were heavy and that the American
ships were severely damaged.
The time of the retreat of the Ameri-
can squadron behind merchantmen
was 1880 a. m.
The naval bureau at Manila sends
the following report signed "Monto jo,
admiraP': I'm the middle of the night
the American squadron forced the forts
and before daybreak appeared off Cav
ite. The night was completely dark.
At half past seven the bow of the
Reina Maria Christina took fire and
soon after the poop also was burned.
AT s o'clock with my staff, I went on
board the Isla de Cuba. The Reina
Maria Christina and the Castillo were
then entirely enveloped in flames. The
other ships having been damaged re-
tired into Baker bay. Some had to be
sunk to prevent their falling into the
hands of the enemy. The losses are
numerous, notably Captain Caradso, a
priest and nine other persons"
London, May 1-Midnight.-The Sec
ond section of the Madrid dispatch re-
porting the engagement off Manila bay
has just been received here. 1t shows
that there was serious fighting off
Cavite." Admiral Bermejo, according
to the dispatch, has wired congratula-
tions to the Spanish navy on the be-
havior of the warships against superior
forces.
While it is quite clear that the Span
ish squadron has suffered crushing
defeat, the dispatches leave unclear the
intensely interesting question whether
the American squadron has suffered
material damage
All news thus far is from Spanish
sources, but it seems evident that
Admiral Dewey has not captured Ma
Mia. Unless he is able to make anoth-
ier attack and capture the town, he will
be in an awkward position, having no
base upon which to retire and to reflt.
Probably, therefore, the United States
squadron will be abliged to make for
San Francisco as the entrance to Ma
nila is heavily mined with torpedoes.
Admiral Dewey displayed great
pluck and daring in making for the
inner harbor. According to private adj
vices received from Madrid, the United
States cruisers Olympia and Raleigh
"
which are not given, entered the har-
bor
No dispatches i've details as to the
vessels actually agaged on either side.
1t appears to be incorrect that the
American ships finally anchored behind
the merchantmen on the east side of
the bay. 1t should be the other side.
Reliable details cannot be had until
Admiral Dewey's fleet is able
to communicate with Hong Kong.
There is, however suspicious frank
ness about the Spanish dispatches that
savors of desire to break unpleasant
news to the Spaniards. 1t is not un-
likely, therefore, that Admiral Dew
ey may be able to renew the attack.
London, May 2.--Dispatches from
Madrid, dated 2:20 a. M, say the city
is now tranquil, although the mounted
guards are patrolling all the main
streets. At the theaters, cafes and in
front of the newspaper offices last eve
ming the people loudly lamented the
unpreparedness of Manila to resist the
American warships, whose attack had
long been expected. The Madrid
authorities are determined vigorously
to suppress all street demonstrations.
London, May 2.-The Madrid corre-
spondent of the Financial News tele-
graphing this morning says: "The
Spanish ministry of marine claims a
victory for Spain because the Ameri-
cans were forced to retire behind the
merchantmen. Captain Cadalso (Ca-
darso) in command of the Reina Maria
Christina went down with the ship. The
Spaniards fought splendidly, the sailors
refusing to leave the burning and sink
ing Don Juan de Austria. There is the
greatest anxiety for further details"
BLI4NCO 4nVICES.
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