The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-17
DeWry Treated His Captiycs with
Great Maguanimity.
WIRE ALLOWED 10 KEEP THE ARMS.
How the Gunboat Cailao Was Cap.
tured-Amcrican Fleet Has Plenty
of Coal and stores.

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the bay this morning. She came from The
Southern islands where sha has been sta
toned for the past sixteen months. Hel
commander. Lieutenant Francisco pou. die
not know that war had been declared and
had heard nothing on bis way up about thi
battle Of Manila. He steamed straight fol
Cayite. expecting TO find the whole Spanish
fleet anchored there. He arrived OFF Cayite
at in the morning. with the Spanish flags
flying and signals OF the admiral UP.
The Olympia opened fire. The Spanish
| commander suppos the ships were at
their target practice aud turned TO get out
of range. The Boston and Raleigh joined
tbs Olympia and shots were thrown after
the Spanish vessel. when her commander
b. gan to realize that It was no joke and
| pulled down his nag. lie continued on,
| however and the firing was renewed. Fin
| ally he hove to with a white flag on his
foremost and the Raleigh steamed out 10
| intercept him.
Lieutenant Pou went on beard the Raj
| ei2h ia a small boat and the situation vas
explained TO him and tbs Calloa was
brought TO an anchorage near the flagship.
| She is an iron gunboat Of EOS tons, equipped
with four modern guns and carrying crew
Of thirty FIVE men. The ship was spick
and span for tn, aimlral's inspection on
arrival. The American flag was promptly
hoisted on the Callao and she was added TO
Admiral Deweys fleet. she will be useful
for relief work.
Admiral DeNey's fleet remains stationed
before Manila. He is ready TO capture
the place whenever ordered TO do 30 o. he
deems IL eXpedicnt
No hostile demonstration has been made
since the halle OF Nav Although the
SPANISH flag flies from thr citadel a white
flag Is mn over the governor generals pal
ace and many OF the guns from Lunetta
have been transferred to The land nm.
breaches m Tho civ IN gnard aeainst ne
rebels. WIN occuny ali The surrounding
co,,ntrv Admiral nano, ts rottco,t re7
garding his mans Tie viii rontinue n
close Nanila,s water annroa rbes and viii
keen a keen watch IN an tha ri,,ors ana
nearby HAYS for any sranisb yesssis ro-
naming He has sbtns ann,Iyb 10 ,.,nieo
througbout ,ha isin,d "a or,,'ro 49,,
SnaniorSs u 5ostrod 7. ',N Jip.oa' any
his man IN liz in M,ni,a conttr,,irr ~
blockada NTH fnrthor nrdars ,r, roas,,,'d
Tbn roonla of Mantle ,,,,,,.a,a,,d -.
there 10 No rot,t,tit - h aIt'nu e.lnt
as lc,g ne no bostiii,,. u. 49,, ii''''
Tbo o,ac,rio Its,l,.r 80 n,,t a., 49, .,..
the a., vi, -. ou' III tuu Wy
- W.. nov lEe! are pui ming
as%i'' M H Is sunerIns rom great scar
Az. VI t'a' ninonS .ne SOL
go .ng 'oi''els "ie Aiiilhs NURSES io'
- IL; ,,
go 'e',..s si;,ps are aiio"eu 70 iaui th're
a. NJ,l,.N Is estaplshsu WIN the
ar, soon there VII pc uire ristress
r,,,,,ie, . "li 81 mere - no ran com
inuiIealloh WIN Nanli9. Inc town is un-
81 noi,aa.ns 1'iluteLrupleu' strict
a., ,s,.. I. ,ie meet n'snt ana
"ttto,, r. ~ 'ne poasip.i,s VI an au'ack'
,,,aUstai "o -. 10 rNpeo'eu ruaIos are
inc nt ~ az Ca't ~. 10 pte'ei't me sack
In r w ~ oh,,,J S.o'es Mhl.i' were lounu
.bo,,t a. "D 1n rickeO ooais circle
s,,snio,o ,, 800 ~ t mls1t ~a'chlng LOT
,a.tr., ,u Doa.s NY Do"t seen Is MADE
,,|o9e5 a. ~, 'IsuNs' "ni II IL IS sus-
I-.,, ~ ~ dteu On MONDAY nlght the
Syuooiu u' s, a isrse roMpoat OH
, s,.s.e '',iu iiieu tnree SIX FOUNDERS Inc
~ uNiehIy ian 10 snore. IL IS supposed
for ~ -, w a"'Si ous,I iyihs IN wait
nco,d d.e ,to ,,. ,.rre., "ohHa!es VINO COIL
bod go - Co. n.s 1oVu' Ma'ilia; ne
tM sohe 70 .aVlte ana IL Is surmlsed that
.ne ouat was SEM TO lie IN walt and cap |
vi si MN, shou'u ne attempt TO return.
ON Marsnips Oh neutral powers have
en- s,'. my ."e uay Sihce ,he pattie ana
.tNe are mere now, me VISITORS have neen
h tnH Dun; a'rst-ciass armored cruiser
sI - ~ 'anc., ,ne frlnzess Wllneim
a a soSo.,u- ''aSs pI9'erveo cruiser ana the
- nv an, -ciaSs proteSteu cruiser
VI we LEHMAN navy, the 6iitish iirst- class
! ,,,a. ~, ~ ,ini.oi 'a'llte ana sunnoat
tai, anu .hs 1ap"nese SECOND Grass pro-
: fV 49,, =. USE Naliwa' me BRUSH vessel
a,han. nas .ss"in W iohs NONE the
M, 9 n neie se.'
r,,o ma 'e .,,r, grnIser Cormoran arrived
;n se' sis, nrsmo me ha.eleh saw her com,
NV, ~, 60 ne, iish.hs TOPS ana
~ y, 1922 80 80 'S ms, her DOW me Cor
mod, srwppe" =, ne ne haie'eh boarded her'
,n,rad hor ', 40 w ner natlohaiity ana al
49, hut ~ pio'eeu 70 her anchorage
,,t n1ue VI .nen arrived ID time to see the
gre,,i, ,nt,.ros, w. haNal oilloers are
,si,ins ,,',e ars'I IN me results and are
To Ms e"aeiui s.uuy OF all the works.
80 ~ 1890 $500 surprlSeu at the extent
SHIPS the large number of casualties on
ities ana don,n ae 'oo ~. me apsenee Oh tatal-
~ ~ az Sra uSn' e. un .he SHIPS Statistics
a,est -o pon'su h ,oss are sun meager, The
han was 81 first s, nc we loss is greater
Accordins - ,ho ' NY,