The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-05-04


to Get the First Details of the Great
Battle-That Government Has Not Yet
Issued Her Decree OF Neutraiity-To
Our Interest For Her to Withhold 1t
the United States Goyernment-No Talk
of Intervention by the Powers-Ths
American Navy the Equal of the World
No Longer Doubted by European Ma
tions-Dewey May BE Promoted to an
AdmiraI-Fiags Displayed In Honor oi
the Victory at Manila In Washington
LONDON, May 3.-Commodore Dewey,
according to a reported dispatch from
Madrid, gave Captain General Anguish
"a hours to comply with an ultimatum
which demanded all warlike stores and
the entire stock Of coal in charge of the
government officials. The ultimatum
asserted that no money levy would be
made upon Manila.
The dispatch says it is believed il
Madrid that the government has al
ready cabled Captain General August
authority TO comply with tae demand
no other l;fsc eng open. Grave
events may 5ll,a public knowledge Of
this compliassec.
HoNGKoa Stay 3.-There is no news
of the American squadron beyond 9
private telegram from Captain Concha
of the Spanish cruiser Don Juan d.
Austria to his children at convent
school here. II is assumed from thi,
that the Americans were accommodating
the entrance and trying the southern
side Of the island, which is six miles
wide, and surrounded by rocks an6
shoals, though not believed to be mined
There is no news either Of the Span
ish squadron, but according to the lates
advices it cold not take the offensive
in any case. The cable to Manila i.
now interrun cd
The steamer = aleralda, chartered by
the banking enrplnies here to bring
awa7 the sEecif from Manila, reached
there and it is believed that she ha:
been boarded by the Americans
LONDON ny 3.-The Madrid CORE
spondent OF The Times, describing the
engagement at Manila, says:
"The Olympia, the Boston, the Ra
leigh, the Concord, the Petrol and tn,
Monacacy entered the bay under cover
Of darkness by the smaller and safer
Bocachica channel. The forts of Core
gidor island gave the alarm by firing OF
the intrudars, hut they seem to have in
fiicted no serious damage. The Ameri
can squadron moved up the bay and al
3 O'Clock III the morning appeared be
fore Cavi.e. Here, lying under tn,
shelter Of the forts, was the Spanish
squadron.
admiral Montejo, a few days be-
fore, went to Subic bay to look for the
enemy, but learning that they were vast
ly superior in force, had prudently re.
turned and placed his ships under the
protection of the forts. This was his
only chance of meeting the enemy OF
something like equal terms, and it die
not suffice.
''Soon the Americans opened fire
The Spanish replied vigorously and the
combat continued without interruption
for four hours, during which the Dor
Antonio de Ulloa was sunk, the Cas-.
tilla and Mindanao were set ON fire ano
the Relna Maria Christina and the Dor
Juan de Austria We're seriously dam
aged. One or two of the smaller craft
were scuttled by their crews to escape
capture. Others took refuge in small
neighborlng creek emptying into Baker
bay, where, presumably, the American
ships were unable to follow them. But
not one surrendered.
WASHINGTON, May Sit Is curious
fact that the nation most directly inter
ested OF all the great powers IN the com
bat that took place at Manila should bt
among the last officially to know OF the
absolutely the onlv information that On,
government had received of the brilliant
victory of Commodore Dewey and the
winning of the battle of Manila ON Nav
day came to the government through
the medium of the press DISPATCHES. Il
fine report is true that commodore Dew
ey has begun a COMMANDMENT and block
ade OF the city OF Manila it is unlikely
that he can spare vessel fIom his fleet
to carry the news to Hongkong, the
nearest cable station, so it is not known
when Official adylces Will come.
There was some expectation that
through the surrender of the city the
commodore might acquire control Of
the cable, but even then there might be
practical difficulties in communicating
through it. The officers of Commodore
Dewey's feet includes at least one lieu
tenant who is a good practical electri
clan and telegrapher, but it is moi
known positively that he is able to work
cable successfully. Second, fear il
entertained that before retiring from
the city the Spanish troops will smash
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wne,ier .here Is enough techhicai skill
IN the American fleet to repair ssuch
damage without aid from the main and.
From the stubborn defense made by
the Spaniards IL is feared that before
thew bnrnt hle,v -, or emil, $ho;r sbins
tbey n,anaaad ~ ipe;o. sa-.ana aa,nara
No. ra,.s.s, W 1nn-o0 so' e.o u-nee
"por Soniliouore DeWey siuac' on'
AL the ships engaged were vulf4 cradle
In one respect-namely, in their lack of
protection to life. There was not an
armored shin in Commodore Dewev,s
fleet tbe naarest annroooL ha;no tbe
Aaosb;n olxS,,s;a 6ls 49, - 100 aI
nrotoot;a,, 80, .i, 1 Ie. sun va.
po.eeV.on ~, "lounu 'ne SUES anu az
aloneu s1eei aecK calculated 70 protect
tne Vltais OF the ship. The other YES
sells of the fleet, save those recently