The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-05-12

LLIAM ]. BRYAN. =
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
DEWEY'S GLORIOUS VICTORY.
OFFICIAL REPORT At LAST RECEIVED
GIVING BRIEF ACCOUNT OF
THE FIGHT.
The Americans all safe and Only Six
Wounded-Eleven Spanish War,hips
Destroyed and Over 600 men Killed
Manila at the Mercy of Dewey.
After weeks suspense awaiting
information from Commodore
Dewey as to the exact outcome OF
the naval engagement at the Phil
ippines' Saturday the first official
dispatches were received at Wash
ington. They were sent in cipher
and translated read as follows:
MANILA, May 1.-The squadron
at Manila at daybreak this
Immediately engaged
the enemy and destroyed the fol-
lowing Spanish vessels: Reina
Christina, Castillo, Ulloa, Isle de
Cuba, Don Juan de Austria, Isla de
Luxon, General LeZo, the Duero,
Correo, Nelasco, Mindano, one
transport and the water battery at
Cavite. The squadron is unlnjur-
ed, and only few men were slight
ly wounded. The only means Of
telegraphing is to the American
Consul at Hongkong. l shall COM
with him.
DEWEY"
CAvITE, May Al have taken
possession of naval station at Ca
vite on Philippine Islands. Have
destroyed the Notifications at bay
entrance, patrOlling garrison. /
control bay completely, and take
city at any time. The squadron in
excellent health and spirits. Span
ish loss not fully known, but very
heavy.
zone hundred and fifty killed, in
Guiding Captain Of Reina Christina
| am assisting in protecting Span
ish sick and wounded. Two hun.
dred and fifty sick and wounded in
hospital within our lines. Much
excitement at Manila. Will pro.
tect foreign residents.
WASHINGTON, May The Op
inion is unanimous in pronOuncine
the battle of Manila the most re
markable naval engagement thai
ever occurred.
AS to the Spanish losses, Com
Dewey only mentioned $50 killed
on the "Reina Christina" alone
and this indicates that the Span
iards were simply slaughtered b.
the wholesale by Dewey's shot ant
shells on the other ships.
| Statements given out by tn
Navy Department did not contain
all that Dewey sent.
One important omission wa
that the cable between Manila an
Hong Kong had been cut b,
Dewey's direction.
Dewey Made Acting Admiral.
| WASHINGTON, May 7.-Secretar
Long has sent this dispatch t
Dewey:
"The President in the name {
the American people, thanks yo
and your officers and men for you
lsplendiG achievement and Over
whelming victory.
''In recognition OF your service
he has appointed you Acting AZ
miral, and will recommend vOt
of thanks to you by Congress q
the foundation for further prom'
tiOn."
Another Onicial Report.
MADRID, May IS p. ma
official dispatch from Gen. August
Governor General of the Philli
pines, sent by the way OF Labua
says:
THE enemy seized Cavite ar
the arsenal owing to the destru
, ton of the Spanish squadron, ar
established a close blockade. 1t
said that, at the request of Il
Consuls, the enemy will not bol
bard Manila for the present, pI
vided 1 do not open fire upon t
enemy's squadron, which is out
range of our guns. Therefore,
: cannot fire until they come near
\ "a thousand sailors arrived he
9 yesterday evening from our d.
: troyed squadron, the losses OF viii
number six hundred and eighties
. By Associatrd Press.)
~ HONGKONG, May THE orc
~ of battle assumed by the Spanish
. the fight of Sunday May l, "
:" with all the small craft inside
- vite harbor behind stone and ii
~ Der breakwaters, and the lar
20 20 ships cruising of Cavite and \
- nila. No patrol was establish
nor was any searchlight placed
=, the entrance to the bay.
~ On Saturday night the Amerit
!. ships crept inside the bay with
~ being seen until the McCullo<
~ funnel emitted a spark. TheI
~ few shots were exchanged with {
ct regidor Island, but the fleet ne
~ stopped or slowed down Oppo
~ the city until dawn.
- TA,e Spanish ships then ope
W fire, supported by the Cavite TO
" The McCulloch remained at sc
distance and the enemy's sh
passed, but did not touch her.
The cruiser Baltimore suf1e
the most of any of the Ameri
ships. Five or ten shots took
~ feet on her, but none of her OH
dv or crew was seriously hurt. G
ss. a few slight injuries were sufft
er, by the American feet, the worf
to which resulted fro66 an eXplO,