The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-05-09
BATTLE OF MANILA BAY
Revised Story Of the Great
Naval Achievement Of Act
ing Admiral Dewey.
SPANISH ORDER OF BATTLE
ORDER OF AMERICAN SHIPS EN-.
TERING THE Bay.


TERING THE Bay.
Flagship Olympia Headed the Fleet tho
baltimore FoIIowing-Fire Reserved
Until Within a, 700 Yards OF the Enemy
The Terrible Work That Followed
Admiral Dewey's Adjournment OF tho
Fight for Breakfast and the Resumn
ton of the Attack-Number of Killed
and Wounded Not Exactly Known,
copyright, 1898, by the Associated Press
(kev1sed Story of the Battle of Manilal
, Hong Kong, May S.-Among naval
men, military men and civilians Euro
peans and natives here to-day there is
only one subject Of discussion, the bril-
liant, dashing annihilating victory Of
the American fleet under Acting Rear
Admiral Dewey over the Spanish fleet
commanded by Admiral Mantejo in
Manila bay on Sunday last. Owing to
the fact that the cable between this
port and the Philippine islands was not
in working order, having been cut, 1t IS
said, some distance from the capital Of
the islands, there has been delay in
obtaining a detailed account Of the bat
tie, and facts in the case were only
available when the United States gun-
boat Hugh McCulloch arrived here yes
terday, and even then the tremendous
pressure Of business, suddenly thrown
upon the cable company necessarily
made the earlier accounts Of the en-
gagement somewhat brief.
Acting Rear Admiral Dewey's orders
were to capture or destroy the Spanish
fleet, and never were instructions exc
cuted in so complete d fashion AT the
end of seven hours, there was absolute-
ly nothing left Of the Spanish fleet but
a few relics. The American commando
er had most slzillfully arranged every
detail of the action, and even the ap-
parently most insignificant features
were carried out with perfect punctu-
ality and in railroad time table order.
At the end Of the action Acting Rear
Admiral Dewey anchored his fleet in I
the bay, before Manila, and sent mes
sage to the governor general, General
Augusti, announcing the Inauguration
of the blockade, and adding that ii
shot was fired against his ships he
would destroy every battery about
Manila.
The position occupied by the Span
iards, the support of which their ships
received from the land batteries, and
the big gun they had ashore gave them
an enormous advantage. Therefore,
when it is considered Chat the Span
iards lost over 600 men in killed and
wounded, that all their ships, amount-
ing to about fourteen, were destroyed,
and that their naval arsenal at CaviteS
was also destroyed with it's defences, it
will become apparent that the victory
of the American acting rear admiral
is one Of the most complete and won
derful achievements in the history of
naval warfare. Not man on board
the American fleet was killed, not
ship was damaged to any extent, and
only six men were injured slightly on
board the Baltimore.
This grand achievement is quite as
much due to the generalship of Acting
Rear Admiral Dewey as to the fact
that the American gunners, ships and
guns are superior to anything in the
same line afloat anywhere. Credit
must also be given to the fullest ex-
tent to the officers under Acting Rear
Admiral Dewey, for, to a man, they
seconded their gallant commander in
every way possible and thus helped
him earn the laurels which are so just
ly his.
When the squadron left here it touch
ed first at point in the Philippine
islands, near Bolinao, as Acting Rear
Admiral Dewey wished the insurgent
agents to disembark there, ascertain
the strength and disposition of the in
surgent forces, arrange to prevent
needless bloodshed and inform the in
surgents Of his immediate intention to
change the government of the Philip
pine islands, the acting real admiral
strongly obiecting to giving the rebels
chance to commit excesses. The in
surgent leaders, however, refused to
disembark under any consideration and
the American warships coasted in
search of the Spanish ships, but failed
to find them. Acting Rear Admiral
Dewey arrived at Subig bay, about
thirty miles north of Manila bay, on
Saturday, April 30, and sent the Balti-
more and Concord to reconnoitre the
enemy. They found no Spanish ships
at the entrance of the bay and SO the
acting rear admiral decided to risk the
mines and proceed that same night af-
ter dark into the bay of Manila, which
he did. The order of battle taken by
the Spaniards was with all the small
craft inside the stone and timber
breakwater of Cavite harbor. The
larger ships of Spain cruised off Cavite
and Manila.
| The American fleet entered Manila
bay on Saturday night with the great
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