The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-06-26
AGUINALD0 MAY
BECOME OUR FOE.
He is an Able Man But is Totally
Inscriptions.
MAY TURN ON ADMIRAL DEWEY.
Aficr the Willy Native Has Defeated
the Spanish in the Philippines-Ihe
French Call Us Pirates-New
Facts About Dewey's Victory.
(correspondence OF The Timesl

Correspondence OF The Times)
SHANGHAI, CHINA, May %, lS9S. per
| Steamship Empress Of Japan.-While the
/ American feet was rapidly making his
tory at Manila Bay. we were kept on the
! anxious seat until on the 7th instant
when the Hugh McCulloch was sighted
! I'm he I.yeemun Pass. and shortly after
the dull grey huh OF the revenue cutter
was riding at anchor I'm the harbor of
| Hong Kong. Close as this coast Is to
| the scene of Admiral Dewey's daring, we
| knew nothing for the cable had been cut
| by the Zanro upon orders Of the Admiral
| After the bgttle. he had sent for the
I manager Of the telegraph company but
the Spanish authorities would not allow
| him to come, and for fear that alarmist
messages would be sent, 1t was thought
| advisable to cut the cable. But It was
/ a relief when the wonderful story was
| told Of how the entire Spanish feet was
DESTROYED without the loss OF a man on
our side. For while our ships were more
modern, the odds were in favor Of the
| Spanards who. moreover were on their
! own ground. The list Of the ships en-
! gagged shows how badly the Spanish were
defeated and how proud the Americans
may feel of their victory.
AMERICAN.
Olympia. flagship. protected cruiser. u
guns 1913 horse power
Baltimore, cruiser. q guns, 1870 horse
power
power
concord. gunboat. guns, 94o5 horse
power.
Ralcigh. protected cruiser. IL guns.
McCulloch, revenue cutter
Nanshan. transport.
ZanrO. transport.
SPANISH.
| Rcna Christina, cruiser. q guns 3'y'2
| horse power
! power
Don Antonio de Ulloa. cruiser, - guns,
1523 horse power.
Don Juan de Austria, cruiser. - guns,
] 800 horse power.
General Alava, troopship. 2 guns l'oVo
horse power.
Isla de- Luzon. protected cruiser 10 guns,
200 horse power.
/ Iaia de cuba. protector cruiser ~ guns
| 1000 horse power.
Veiasco. cruiser. guns. 1900 horse
Manila. trOopship. . guns, 10 horse
! power
Cebu, troopship, guns 900 morse
! 'I Eicano. gunboat, guns, COO horse pow
ct.
General Lezo gunboat, guns 800
| horse power.
Marques del Duero, gunboat, guns,
| go horse power.
} consisted in reality or six ships, for the
NcCullOch and the two transports would
hardly count carrying 81 guns. while
/ the Standards numbered IL vessels. carry
| ing 100 guns. Add to this the guns from
/ the forts and the result OF Dewey's dar-
( inr attack may well be termed wonder
/ ful.
REINFORCEMENTS NEEDED.
/ Manila S.. OF course. at the Wctors
mercy and there IS great anxiety among
| foreign houses having branches In the
J Philippines as 20 what measures the Ad-
miraI will take 10 preserve order. T. IS
/ freely conceded that the Admiral Is Sc
vcrelv Handicapped by the small force
M his disposal while there is some rear
I that the authorities I'm Washington may
not fully grasp the situation ! am In n
! position to put II plainly before your
( readers. and shall mention my authorities
] 10 add force to the statement
quote here several fragments from an
address TO a very numerous religious So
ciofv publ he'd recently In the Manila
, Concrete, showing how fanaticism Is be-
! Ing used TO create anu-American feel
| ings. The translation IS almost literal:
! "To the Guards Of Honor and Msmbcrs
OF the No Holy Rosary in these ISL
auds.
"Nr beloved brother In the Lord and IN
our Holy Mother Mary. The occasion
| has arrived for YOU TO display with cs-
/ uc-'aI enthusiasm your pure Cathohc
faith. your firm fidelity 20 your country.
and vour sentiments of tender devotion
TO the most Holy Virgin IN whse mem
bershins OF the Rosary You arc inscribed
and whose guards Of honor you proclaim
yourselves with holy 10y
"To fight for country IS 10 fight for God
because God desires that we should sacri-
! flee ourselves for II and commands that
Internationally and undismayed we de-
fond she society Of which We are MEM
beers from insult and attack. To die for
country IS 10 die for virtue is 10 de for
God. because. as the holy Maccabees say
Let Us die rather than see our nation
and our temples trampled underfoot
"Be animated. therefore by great
COURAGE and confidence. Our cause is
lust. great and holy The North Ameri-
cans are heretics they are the people
who have destroyed tho Indian races
that inhabited their territory; they are
"a ueopio who know not the true God. be-
cause they accept every kind Of religion
and false doctrine; they are people who.
AGAINST an reason and international law
think I'm their covetousness and mad pilie
that they can violate our divine religion.
our laws our property our honor ana
renew. maybe In this country their cruel
ties and slaughterngs aainst tho ma