The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-05-10
AND IACRELS WE'RE WON BY
ALL HIS MEN.
HEROiSM OF THE ANTONIO De ULLOA
Went Down With Coiors Nailed to the Mast
and was Still Working her Guns
Graphic Description of
the Battle,
CONTINUED from first page.)

pcanS and natives here to-day there is
any one subject Of discussion. the bril-
liant. daShing annihilating victory of tn.
American fleet under Commodore Dewey
over the Spanish commanded by Admir-
III Montejo i'll Manila Bay on Sunday
last.
Owing to the fact that the cable be
tween this port and the Philippine
Islands was not in working order. hay
ing been cut, it is said. some distance
from the capital of the islands. Their,
has been delay in obtaining a detailed
account of the battle. aud facts III the
case were only available when the Uni
ted States gun boat Hugh McCulloch
arrived here yesterday. and even then
the tremendous pressure of business. sud-
denly thrown upon the cable ompan
necessarily made the earlier counts
of the engagement somewhat brief.
Commodore DeweyS orders were to
capture or destroy the Spanish fleet. and
never We're Instructions executed in so
complete II fashion. At the end of sey-
"n hours there was absolutely nothing
left of the Spanish fleet but Il few relics.
The American commander had most
SkillfIlly arranged every detail of the
action. ana even the apparently most
insignificant features were carried out
with perfect punctuality and in rlilroaa
timetable order.
At the end of the action Commodore
Dewey anchored his feet in the bay be-
fore Manila. and sent Il message to the
. Governor General. General August. an
nouncing the inauguration of the block
AIDE and adding that if Il shot was fired
against his ships he would destroy every
battery about Manila.
The position occupied by the Span
iardS. the support which their ships re-
ceiycd from the land batteries and the
big guns they had ashore gave them an
enormous advantage. Therefore. when
1t IS considered that the Spaniards lost
over six hundred men in killed and
wounded. that all their ships. amounting
To about fourteen. were destroyed and
that their naval arsenal at CaFitc was
also destroyed. with its d~cfenceS. it will
become apparent that the victory of the
American commodore is one of the most
complete and wonderful achievements
in the history of naval warfare.
Not Il man on board Of the Americana
fleet was killed. not a ship was dam
aged to any extent. and only six men
were injured slightly on board the Bal
timore.
AMERICANS ENTER THE BAY.
This grand achievement is quite as
much due to the gencralship Of Com
1890 ~ '' ~ II I"Nt tIstl III
American gunners. ships and guns are
superior to anything in the same line
aflOat anywhere. Credit must also be
given to the fullest extent to the officers
mdcr Commodore Dewey. for. to Il man,
they seconded their gallant commander
in every way possible and thus helped
him earn the laUrclS which are so Justly
his.
When the squadron left here it touch
eel first at Il point in the Philippine
Islands mean Bolinoa. us Commodore
Dewey wished the insurgents agents to
disembark there. ascertain the strength
and disposition Of the insurgent forces.
arrange to prevent needless ~bloodShcG
and inform the insurgents of his intention
10 change the government of the Philip
pine Islands. the Commodore strongly
ObJcctlng to giving the rebels u chance.
to commit excuses. The insurgent lead
crS. however. refused to disemhark I'M
der any consideration and the American
ships coaStcd in search of the Spanish
ships but failed to find them. Comman-
der Dewey arrived 1t Subig Bay. about
thirty miles north of Manila Bay on
Saturday. April 80. and sent the Balti-
more and Concord to r%econnoiter the
enemy. They found no Spanish ships
ut the entrance of the bay, and 50 the
Commodore decided to risk the mines
and proceed that same night after dark
into the Bay of Manila, which he did.
The American feet entered Manila
Bay Oh Saturday night with the greatest
of ease. The Spaniards had not estab-
lished q patrol. and there were no search
lights ut the entrance of the bay. In
fact, the American ships could probably
have passed inside the bay without any
challenge, had it not been that some
a. c-1-, 41o N.Y.
funnel. Ihereupon a few shots were
exchanged With the batteries on Core
gidor Island; but the fleet did not slow
down. and soon took up a position near
Cavite, awaiting dawn in order to com
mpncc hOStiliticS.
The early hours Of the morning reveal
ed the opposing ships to each other. and
the Spanish flagship opened fire. Her
action was followed by some of the larg-
or Spanish ships, and then the Cavlte
forts opened up and the smaller Spanish
vessels brought their guns into play.
The American squadron, which had
been led into the bay. and through the
channel by the flagship Olympia. did not
reply. though the shells of the Spanlards
began to strike the water around them.
The ships moved majeStlcally onward.
When nearing Baker Bay a sudden up
hcavel of water Il short distance ahead
Of the Olympia. showed that the Span
iards had exploded n mine. or a torpedo.
This was followed by a second and SINH
lar explosion. They were both utterly
unsuccessful.
EXPLOSION OF MINES.
The American fleet was then drawing
nearer and nearer to the Spaniards,
whose gunnery was very poor. the shots
e0-~ tho
Spanish ships being equally badly aim
cd. either falling short or going wide of
the mark.