The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-05-04

Commodore Dewey is apt to be aware 81
the desire On the part of the President and
the Secretary Of the Navy to learn at tho
earliest moment the result Of the engage
ment at Manila. together with the names
OF the killed and wounded, II there be any,
and the injuries to his ships. Some six
teen hundred people arc now anxious to
know who has been killed or wounded In
tho conflict with the Spanish ships and
land batteries. 10 furnish information
about the condition Of the officers and men
Will be the h:st anxiety on the part Of the
| squadron.
The British Embassy has received no
further reports of any character as to the
Manila battle, so that there Is no basis for
the statement that the State Department
has been informed by British officials hore
that Manila has surrendered to Commo-
dore Dewey.
Although without confirmation from
any official source, the naval officials are
disposed to attach some credit to the state.
ment conf II from Paris thatat the t. 81
accounts from Manila the American fleet
was firing upon Corregidor Island. This
island lies In tho outer entrance to the
harbor Of Manila, and Is about twenty-five
miles below the city. tS1
1t Is crowned by a lighthouse, and has
several modern guns In place. While not
serious menace to the American fleet
so long as the latter lies far above 1t
In tho vicinity Of the city, the exist
ence of tho fort at place command
Ing his line Of communication could not
be long tolerated by the commodore. for 1t
would endanger any unarlned ship seek
Ing TO reach the fleet, and in a measure
would prevent supplies from coming in.
Chicago, ILL.,, May 4. A Key West spe-
cial to the Record says:
The Governments plans for concerted
land and,,naval attack on Havana are about
complete, and while the island is more
the special object of attack than the city,
domination In Cuba are at an end.
Admiral Sampson divided his fleet yes
terday as a result Of a prolonged confer
ence between the ships officers held al
most under the guns of Moro Castle, and,
after assigning tho rest Of his company to
maintain the blockade, he headed process.
sion into Key West, which brought the
battleShips Iowa and indiana, tho cruisers
Cincinnati aud Detroit and the despatch
boat Mayilower trailing along after him.
All have been coaling horo ever since,
and have started south again with bunk
ers filled to their utmost capacity. Of the
Cuban coast they will be Joined by two or
three of the double turreted monitors,
prabably the Puritan and the Amphitrite,
and then Admiral SampEon will open
sealed orders. ";
.Lendon. May 4.-The reports in circula.
tion at Gibraltar that Senior Morst, the
Spanish Minister for tho Colonies, and
Martinez do Cainpos, the former
Captain General of Cuba have been assas-
snated, are unfounded
Inquiries show that passenger who ar
rived there from Spain, yesterday after
noon, brought the rumor that Senior Mo-
rot and Marshal Campos had been mur-
dered, and that Premier Sagasta has
sought refuge in the British Embassy at
The dispatches sent from Madrid report
ing the speeches of Senior Sagasta and
Marshal Campos show conolusively that
Lhree Is no truth in the reports.
London, May 4.-Trouble of most Scr
ous nature to British interests Is said to
have occurred in Santiago de Cuba.
Three British warships will DO sent there
shortly.
Tho British third class cruiser Pearl IL
there, and within twenty four hours Il
British third class cruiser Palas and the
British sloop Alert will probably join her.
The Alert, it now appears was accompan-
ed to Santiago do Cuba by the Pearl, and
The Alert was sent back with dispatches,
regarded by the British Consul as being
700 important to trust to the censored Ca
Die.
These dispatches were cabled to London
~ the Colonial au horitics here. Tho
will return to Santiago de Cuba
with the PallnS now at Port Antonio.
The British Consul said to have been at
acked is Mr.. Ramon. He is u partner in
,he firm of Brooks Brothers, and Il re-
yarded us Il man of vigorous and even vio-
ont character.