The Red Cloud chief., 1898-05-13
OFFICIAL REPORT FROM DEWEY SPAIN LOST TWELVE HUNDRED.
Not One American Life LOst==MaS-
ter of the Situation.
The Enen1y's Loss Was Over $50 Killed Wounded
Spaniards Held as Prisoners Complete Victory Over the
S%paniards The United States Commander Says He Needs
Nothing and Has Manila at His Mercy.

WASHINGTON. Nav . - Secretary
Long at half past lOu'rlOck this morn
ing read the following dispatch To
newspapers men rs Commodore Dcwcy's
report:
"MASILA. May The squadron A.
rived at Manila at davbrcai this
morning. Immediately engaged tho
enemy and destroyed the following
spanish war vessels: l,cina Christina,
Castillo, U.loa. Isle de- Cuba, General
Leo. the Ducro, Corrco, Nclasco,
Mindanao, one transport and the
water battery at Cavitc.
''rhe squadron is %uninjurcd and
only a few men were slightly wounded.
The only means Of tclcgraphing is
10 the American consul NJ Hong
Kong. shall communicate with
him. Dewey"
The next dispatch from Commodore
Dewey says:
"CAvirE. May Al have taken pos.
session OF the naval station at Cavitc.
on the Philippine islands Have de-
stroycd the Notifications at bay en-
trance. paroling garrison.
Il control the bay completely and
can take the city at any time.
THE squadron is in excellent health
and spirits. Spanish loss not fully
known, but very heavy-l5o killed,
including the captain Of Rcina Chris.
tina l am assisting in protecting
spanish sick and wounded.
Two hundred and fifty sick and
wounded in hospital within our lines,
Much excitement at Manila viii
protect foreign residents. Dewey"
W~AsnIvGroN, May y - Notwith.
standing the fact that everybody for
several days has beer in ~momentary
expectation Of cabls advices from
Commodore Dewey. the town was
thrown into the widest excitement at
breakfast timo this morning by the
issue OF extra papers announcing tho
arrival Of the McCulloch at Hong
Kong with dispatches for the govern.
mcnt from Commodore Dewey.
The state department has the honor
OF receiving tho first news. 1t came
in the shape OF u c~ablcgram of three
words from United States Consul
Wildman at Hong Kong, and was rs
follows: Hong Kong. McCul!och.
Wildnan"
That is the usual form In which ma
val movemeu are reported by cable,
This dispatch was received by Mr..
Cridler. third assistant secretary o.
state, who was turned put of his co
by n messenger boy Mt 4:iO o'clock
The naval officials were promptly no
titled and awaited with intense inter
est the dispatch which was expected
20 surely follow from Commodor,
Dewey.
Tho experience OF the navy depart
ment is that n cipher message from
Hong Kong takes about six hours il
In the department cipher, the trans
lation of the report took ONE time.
The cablcgram from Commodor,
Dewey reached the navy department.
Mt 4:i0 n. III. Allowing six hours 70
transmission and an hour for trans
~lation, the full report from Dewc,
was hardly expected to be made pub
lie much before noon to-day.
At $40 o'clock Manager Marcan o
the Western Union Telegraph CON
PAM appeared ut the department
bringing with him a sheet comprisini
-four lines OF the mysterious largo
which makes up the naval cipher. II
handed this directly to Sccretar
Long, who gazed Mt it for n momen
and then turned IL over to L!eutenan
Whittlesey, one of the cipher expert
OF the navigation bureau, for ~transli
ton into English.
Then the secretary made n pretcns
Of sitting down at his desk to ,ranSa,
other business, but 1t was plain To b
seen that in spirit he had Joined Tia
anxious throag of newspaper men an