Arizona republican., 1898-05-09

(ReVISed story or the Manila Da-tie, copyright 1898 by the Associated Press.)-Hcng Kong, May S.-Among naval men, military men and civilians. Europeans and natives here today there is only one subject of discussion, the brilliant, dashing annihilating vic tory of the American feet under Com modore Dewey over the Spanish fleet commanded by Admiral Montaio in Manila harbor.
 Owing to the fact that the cable be- tween this port and the Philippine islands was not in working order, hav- ing been cut, it is said some distance from the capital of the island, there has been delay in obtaining a data.led account Of the battle and the facts .n the case were only available when the United States gunboat Hugh McCul- loch arrived here yesterday, and even then tremendous pressure Of business suddenly thrown upon the cable company necessarily made the earlier account of the engagement somewhat brief.
 sx DEWEY'S- ORDERS.
 dore Dewey's orders were to capture or destroy the Spanish fleet, and never were instructions executed in sc complete fashion. At the end of seven hours there was absolutely nothing left of the Spanish fleet but mander had most skillfully arranged every deail of action and even ap- parently the most insignificant feat ures were carried out with perfect punctuality, and on railroad time table order.
 DEWEY'S THREAT.
 At the end of the action Commodore Dewey anchored his fleet in the bay before Manila and sent message to Governor-Genral Augusti announcing the inauguration of the blockade, and adding that if a shot was fired against his ships he would destroy every bat tery about Manila.
 SPANISH LOSS.
 The position accepted by the Span iards, and the support which their ships received from the land batteries and big guns they had ashore gave them an enormous advantage. There fore 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 Cavite was also destroyed with it's defenses, it will become ap parent that the victory of the Amer fcan commodore is one of the most complete and wonderful achievements in the history of naval warfare.
 Net a man on board the American fleet was killed, not a ship was dam aged to any extent, and only six men were injured slightly on board the Baltimore
 EVERYBODY PRAISED.
 This grand achievement is quite as much due to the generalship of Com modore Dewey as to the fact that the American gunners, ships and guns are superior to any afloat anywhere.
 Great credit must also be given to the fullest extent to the officers under Commodore Dewey, for to a man they seconded their gallant commander in every way possible and thus helped him win the laurels which are justly his.
 HIS CAREFULNESS.
 When the squadron left here it touched first at point in the Phil ippines near Bolinao, as Commodore Dewey wished the insurgents agents to disembark there to ascertain the strength and disposition of the insur- gent forces, arrange to prevent need less bloodshed and inform the insur- gents of his intention to change the government of the Philippine islands. The commodore strongly objected to