The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-05-04
A CRUSHING DEFEAT
SUSTAINED BY The SPANISH FLEET
SFF MANILA.
T"' sme:'ea7 Flee Demoliste, the Ell g.
m3 Feet SEVERAL OF their Vessels Being
Destroyed a nd the Balacc, Beat . Be-

tEeat-The News Come, from Spain.
The following account of a desper-
ste naval battle off the Philippine
Islands comes through Spanish sources.
As they admit that their fleet was
practically annihalated we believe
that the news from the American f set
will show more crushing defeat OF
tie Spanish feet than they admit.
,AdVicas from Manila say that the
American squadron under Coumo.
dore Dawey appeared off the bay at
Manila at o'clock Sunday morning
and opened a strong csnponade
against the Spanish squadron and forts
protecting the harbor. The Spanish
second class cruiser DON Juan de Aus.
tria was severely damaged, and her
commander killed. Another Spanish
vessel was burned. The American
squadron retir:d, having also sustain
co severe damage. a second engage
ment followed, in which the Ameri-
can squadron again suffered consider
able loss and the Spanish warships
M!ndanao and UIloa were slightly
damaged.
The Governor General OF the Phillip.
pine Islands sent the following o&cial
dispatch to the Spanish Minister of
War at Madrid:
Saturday night April 80, the nat
teli9s at the entrance announced the
arrival of the enemy's squadron, fore.
| ing a passage under the obscurity Of
the night. At daybreak the enemy
lookup positions, opening with a strong
fire against Fort Cavite and the ar
senal.
Our Il Get engaged the enemy IN
brilliant combat, protected by the
C2vite and Manila forts. They oblig-
ed the euamy with heavy loss to man
osuvre repeatedly. At 9 o'clock the
American squadron took refuge be-
hind the foreign merchant shipping
on the eas! side OF the bay.
'OIr fleet, considering the enemy's
superiority, naturally suffered a severe
loss. The Maria Christina is on fire
and another ship, believed 70 be the
Don Juan de Austria, was blown up.
There was considerable loss OF Life.
Captain Cadarz), commanding the
Maria Christina, IS among the killed.
cannot now give further details.
The spirit OF the army, navy and vol.
unteers is excellent
LEAVES HIS BURNING SHIP.
An official Telegram received at
Madrid from the Go7ernor-General
Of the Philippine Islands SAYS:
Admiral Monjato has transferred
his flag to the cruiser Isla de Cuba
from Ene cruiser Rslna Maria Chris
tina. The Reina Maria Christina was
completely burned, as was also the
cruiser CAstilla, the other ships hav.
ing to retire from the combat and
some being sunk to avoid their falling
into the hands of the enemy"
SPANISH ADMIT DEFEAT.
4 dispatcn from Madrid says the
time Of The retreat Of the American
squadron behind the merchantmen
was lL:3O q. N. The naval bureau at
Manila sends the following report
signed "MonLejo, Admiral" ''In the
middle OF the night the American
squadron forced the forls and before
day break appeared off Cavite. The
night was completely dark. At half
past 7 the bow of the Rsina Maria
Christina took fire and soon after the
poop also was burned. At o'clock
with nv staff I went aboard the Isla
Of Cuba. The Reina Marina Christina