The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-15
1'nn BATTLE OF MANILA.
As Told by the Editor OF Spanish
Newspaper.

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From the New York Herald.
Hong Kong-The following story. head
ed 'the Naval Battle OF Cavite," Is from
the Diario de Manila soe May 4. the. first
time of it's publication after the battle:
when the enemy's squadron was sight
ed in perfect line of bpttle through the
3 clouds of the misty dawn on the morning
OF May /, gloom and surprise We're gen
eral among the people Of Manila,
''At last these ships had strained their
boldness to the point of appearing on our
coasts and defying our batteries, which
Showed more courage and yalor than ef-
feet when>they opened fire on abe squad
ron. rs
People Alarmed.
''It needs something more than cour-
age 90 make projectiles peuetrate indeed
it does. The inequality of our batteries
compared with those of the American
squadron which alarmed the iphahitants
of Manila at O'Clock in the morning.
was enough to transform the tranquil
character Of our tropical temperanents,
while ladies' and children in. carriages
or on. foot fed In fright 10 seek refuge
in the outlying suburbs and adjacent VII
tdESS dfOunQ ttlt capital AiOift tue Ntil~
Hers multiplied by their imagiusttons.
every man, from the most stately person
age 10 the most humble workman, mer-
chants, mechanics, Spaniards, natives,
soldiers, civilians-all, we repeat, sought
their stations and put on their arms, con-
fident that never should the enemy land
at Manila unless he passed over their
corpses.
although from the first moment the
strength OF the enemy's armor and the
power of his guns demonstrated that his
ships were invulnerable to our energies and
our ornaments, the hostile squadron would
never have entered our bay had not its
safety beehsguaranteed by it's manifest SUI
periority.
"rThe city walls, the church towers, the
roofs of the high buildings and all the high
places convenient for observation were oc-
cuped by those who were not retained by
their military duties within the walls, OF
the bridges or at the advanced posts,
1.-The slightest details of the enemy's
ships were eagerly noted as they advanced
toward Cavite in a line parallel with the
beaches of Manila, as though they had JUS
come out of Pasig river
'"rhere were no gaps in the line, but the
curious public hardly realized the disparity
between their great guns and the pieces
mounted on our Qualifications. Some hat
glasses and others were without, but al
seemed to devour with their eyes these
strangers, who. while brave, We're not call
ed upon to show their courage, since the
range of their guns and the weakness Of
our batteries enabled them 10 preserve i'm
munty while doing us as much harm as
they pleased.
"All who appreciated the impunity witt
which the hostile ships Unanswered, as Il
on harmless parade, were full of suel
rage and desperation as belong to brave
man who can make no use Of his courage
and 70 whom their remains no remedy ex
cept an honorable death rather than COW
ardly inactivity.
"a soldier of the First battalion of GAIA
dores gazed at the squadron sweeping ovel
the waters out of reach of the fire of oul
| batteries, looked out at the ships and ther
turned toward heaven, saying: IF the hol.
Mary would turn that sea into land th'
| Yankees would find out how we con charge
In double time And a crouching native
! staring at the ships, said: Just let then
come ashore and give us a whack a
| them. "