Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-03

'Gopyrlght 1888. by Associated Press.)
:, nu->DoS. May 1.-The details of the
the British colonial office They came
IN Two cable messages received yester
Gay evening. the substance of when
was furnished to the Associated Press
today o"t'' ONCE
The first dispatch announced ,ba,
me United States fleet entered Manila
narooF at daybreak yesterday. station
Ing itself opposite the city A for,
opened fire on the American ships.
whereupon they shifted their position to
one near Cnvi:e, in Manila Bay. engag-
ing in fierce fight against both the
forts and the Spanish fleet.
Ihe enga cement lasted two Touns.
ana resulted In the annihilation Of the
Spanish fleet.
ships Withdrew to their ma gazne yes
sci, in the centre of the roadstead. for
The purpose of eoaling.
one American vessel the name of.
which is not mentioned, is said 10 have.
been disabled '~
Commodore Dewey requested the Brit
hsh consul. f. II. REPRESENTATIVES.. TO
convey message to the Spanish gov
ernor general, demanding the surrender
nf all the torpedoes and guns at Ma
MIA, and the possession of the cable
Offices. saying that unless these terms
We're complied with he world pros
coed to lombard the city. The first OF
the cable message ends with the state-
-.
comforting wR-h the British consul and
the telegraph compa ny's agent, and
that, pending a decision being arrived
at. the cables were not permitted to
handle MESA geS.
me SECOND dispatch received by the
Straits settlements expected that the
Spanish governor general had refused
Il" surrender the torpedoeS, gums and
e,'nte oilite-s' anu lnat ne had prevented
tlie 'seh. OF thte telegTpajph cnn' H.,
az
.y,ba ,,,.ase,r,a o,a.d With 49,, .
,n,.nt ,hnt tba Rr iu ;s,h mrn sne s..l ,,
Stn,it,s ss.,tiam,nts axS.,.,,.I ~ ~.
nn,,,,r,1m.ant nj M MI, .,.s.,,, a. ny
r,7n IN ,Nnn,1,,v n,.,rn;np w,h.n .ha
S1pa,,iartls wo,Il,7 cmt the c,hI.a
rsha firs+ of thssa t-shla
| Wa. ranai,.aS "a ..1a,1 1850 = 80 :.
| avtn;nr ana ,tha ,s..c,,n1 %. I,iI1rn;rht
They have nat haan r;,,an -, ~
nawsnanars hsr, 7ise4' ~ ''ie
| NO o,nar ne.st,eas on sba s,,niac.
haya hean raceived IN Tnndnn 81
! though the foreign offica ~ naws
| from tha Rrj1ish cons1,l a. Nani'a
Therefore. it is supposed. that The ax
n-cration of tha eovernor of tho stra
ssttlt.n,anas has Raw f,,sel1aa 20 80 ~.
the Spaniards have CIT mo cahIa
! NOT ONE IRRENDERE
| J.6N1lCHN tAf.,v Tina MaIr;.7 oar
rssr.,nlenf ,,f ,hs .Tin,as aasnrih;,, ~,
| an ga p-.nan, at Mamie avs. 80
.sThe Dlvmnia tha Rnstt,n th. Ra,-
eigh the Cnnesn,.d the Patrs1 an6 ,.h q
Non,n-acy entered the bav 1,ndtr cnvar
81 DARKNESS Nv ma Smaller and safsr
| Rocat-hica channel srha forts ~ ca
regido1 island rave tha alarm NV FIR
ing on the intruders but they seem Is
American squadron moved up the bay
at O'Clock in the morning and appear
| ed before CaVite. Here, Lying under
shelter Of the forts, was the Spanish
squadron.
Soon the Americans opened fire.
me Spanlards replied vigorously and
the combat continued without interrupt
ton LOT tour alouns; during when me
Don ANTONIO de Uatoa was SUNK, the
Castillo, and Mindano We're set on mr.
and the Heina Maria Christina and the
| Don Juan de austria were serious! y
ea1nased. one or Two OF the s1iiai lss
| craft were scutcleo oy tneir crews 80
escape caplure. others LOOK refuge III
' Pai-A g., ,,.hana ,re,s,Ir, a1,1,s ~ +.
| An,arnan sh;ns wara npaIhIa 10 f,;1, G,
Ih..ro P,,t NJ ona surrendered /"
srHE SPANTsH loss
pa,RIs Nav % d;snatch from
,ha5rid 70 ,iha Tennis saws.
No spanish warships surrendered