The record-union., 1898-05-08
DEWEY IS HEARD FROM.

The last five days have been wearing,
anxious, trying days, for Americans
nervously strained and fretted over the
absence of news from Dewey. But the
Record Union" yesterday morning re-
lieved the tension in this section by an
nouncing through its telegraphic ad-
vices that at last Dewey had been
heard FROM" and that the first and
only report had of him previously was
correct.
For the gallant officer had not only
done all outlined in that brief report
coming through the enemy's agencies
that he had entered Manila Bay, 81
lenced its forts and whipped the Span
ish squadron, but he and his brave men
and fine squadron had come off scot
free.
Later dispatches received yesterday
and given this morning confirm the
story of one of the most heroic and dar-
ing achievements in the naval history
of the world. Commodore Dewey, now
by virtue of his heroism and tact, al
ready promoted to be Acting Admiral
and presently to be Rear Admiral,
dashed into Manila Bay, 5000 miles
from a naval base, on Sunday by early
morning glhnmer, engaged the Spanish
fleet, sunk or otherwise put out of serv-
ice eleven of the Spanish ships, killing
over 600 of it's men and some of it's
commanding officers, and wounding
some 200 others.
He returned the next day to the at
tack, reduced the forts lying in mid
entrance to the bay, to open a way out.
turned back again, and silenced the
water batteries at the naval station of
Cavite, effected a landing there, and
with $50 prisoners, mostly sick and
wounded, proceeded to establish camp
and care for the enemy's wounded and
sick with the tenderness and chivalry
that has always characterized the men
of the American navy.
In the meantime he had cut the tele-
graphic communication so that the
Spanish not receive advices, and
when he had settled himself to his sat
isfaction, brought Manila into subjec-
ton by the threat of his guns bearing
upon the city, he sat down and penned
= simple dispatch and forwarded it to
the nearest telegraphic station, at
Hongkong, and subsequently over the
repaired cable line, we assume, an
other to the Naval Department, an
nouncing what he had done.
He had not occupied Manila, but
could takesit any moment it is needed.
He was well, and so were all hands,
and in fine spirits. In all the dash
was spilled and so many ships destroy
ed his feet had not lost a man or boat,
and but bare half-dozen blue-jackets
were wounded. He did not need any
thing particular" just at present, and
was too busy binding up Spanish
wounds and protecting foreign residents
to stop to say more.
Such is the present official brief rec
ord Of one Of the most daring, heroic
and marvellous of naval achievements.
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q small squadron, without an armored
ship in the lot, two Of his vessels being
old-style and out of date, 5000 miles
from any possible base of supplies,
dashing through an entrance supposed
to be sown thick with mines and tor
pedoes and defended by forts in mid
entrance and on either side, engaging
an enemy outnumbering him in ships,
and at the same time doing battle with
land batteries thickly planted along the
shore lines of the harbor and on all
convenient nights, and backed by an
army of the enemy 5000 strong, under
command of some of Spain's most
skilled officers.
Against such opposing forces he hurl-
ed himself with such vigor that in a
few hours he had the enemy's fleet
wrecked or sunken, it's land batteries
silenced, and a city of 100000 inhabit-
ants. with an army of 5000 soldiers in
its midst, at his mercy, to be taken
whenever he chose, or destroyed root
and branch if he sees fit.
History gives US no record of more
rallant achievement. Commander