Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-05-07

the bonbardment OF the forts at Ma /
tanzas by the cruisers New York and 1
Cincinnati and the monitor Puritan. |
The bombardment lasted only is min /
utes. but in that time the forts were !
practically annihilated- They made a
feeble resistance, none OF their shots
striking the warships. The Spanish
official account declares that only q
mule was killed by the American guns.
On Thursday the monitor Terror and
gunboat Machias made a big capture
off Cardenas. The Spanish vessel taken
was the steamer Guido, of 3,133 tons.
with a crew of So. Manuel Rivas a
sailor, was in the pilot house of the
Guido when a shell struck it, and he
was fatally wounded by splinters pene-|
tratlng his breast. Many regiments OF
the regular army have been ordered
to Tampa. Fla, preparatory to being
landed in Cuba The Ogden Goelet es-
tate refused to accept the $500,000 Of
fered by the government for the yacht
Mayfiower, now with Admiral Samp-
sons feet, and gives the vessel as a
free gift.
On Friday last the national house
passed the war revenue measure. in
cluding the provision authorizing a
| $500, ,000, 900 bond issue. The Spanish
feet at Cape Verde Islands sailed away.
being notified by the Portuguese gov
ernment Of that governments declara-
| ton Of neutrality. 1t was announced
l that the American liners leased by the
| government viii be used as prize seek
| ers. Governor Atkinson, of Georgia.
| was warned OF plot OF Spanish spies
1 to blow up bridges to destroy trains
| carrying our troops. A suspected
| Spanish spy was arrested at New Or
leans and another at Vicksburg. On
Friday evening Port Cabanas. on the
| north coast of Cuba, was fired upon by
| the cruiser New York The Spanish
! guns were quickly silenced.
On Saturday morning the American
| line steamer Paris (rechristened the
| Yaie) arrived at New York, and was
received with widest enthusiasm.
There had been great fears that she
would be captured by a Spanish war
ship. and her escape was made the oc-
casion OF a spontaneous patriotic dem
onstration.
| Sunday night came the news OF q
signal victory for Admiral Dewey's
feet over the Spaniards at Manila. Twl
OF the principal Spanish cruisers wer.
destroyed by fire and others sunk Il
prevent their being captured. The
/ news came from Madrid, where IT wa.
| officially announced that the "Ameri
can feet retreated." Spanish officials
extolled the valor of the Spanish feet
The dispatches of Monday adde,
nothing to the news of Commodor
Dewey's victory in Manila 1t develop
ed that the cable from Manila had beel
cut, and no news could be expected, be
yond the Spanish admission of defeat
until the victorious American had sen
a report via Hong Kong. In Washing
ton II IS feared that Commodore Dewe
| will be greatly embarrassed in garri
soning the islands in the event of thei
capture, owing to the fact that hi
forces are probably greatly decimatet
though ne win doubtless combine wit
the insurgents and delegate garriso
duty to them.
On Monday Congressman Grout, wh
represents the district IN Vernon
whore Commodore Dewey was bori
introduced in congress a resolution
thanks to Commodore Dewey and h
u men "for the heroism and skill di:
6 played by them in the destruction
- | the Spanish feet in the harbor
Manila" The cruiser Topeka. former
= the Diogenes. arrived at New Yoi
from Europe. The steamer Yale. 70
= nerly the Paris. left New York {