The times., 1899-10-01
DEWEYS FULL REPORT.
He Tells a Complete story of the
Battle.

Ahc AStiS II LOmDtctc story or IN
Battle.
On May z a full report of the engage
ment was received from Admiral Dewe,
It tells the whole story of the fierce fight:
We entered the south channel
at 1880 p m. of April 30.
steaming in column at eight knots.
After half the squadron had passed, a
battery on the south side of the chan
mel opened fire, none of the shots tax
ing effect. The Boston and the Nc
Culloch returned the fire The squad
ron proceeded across the bay at slow
speed and arrived off Manila at day
break, and was fired upon at 5:15 q.
m. by three batteries at Manila and
two near Cavite, and by the Spanish
feet, anchored in an approximately
east and west line across the mouth or
Baker Bay with their left line in shoaI
water in Canaeao Bay.
Proceed to the Attack.
The squadron then proceeded to the
attack The flagship Olympia, under
my personal direction. leading. follow
ed at a distance by the Baltimore, the
Raleigh, the Petrol. the Concord, and
the Boston in the order named, which
formation was maintained throughout
the action The squadron opened fire
at 5:41 a. m While advancing to the
attack, two mines were exploded ahead
of the flagship, too far TO be effective.
The squadron maintained continuous
and precise fire at ranges varying from
5000 to 1900 yards, countermarching
in a line approximately parallel TO that
of the Spanish fleet. The enemy's fire
was vigorous. but generally Ineffective
Early in the engagement two launches
put out toward the Olympia with the
apparent intention OF using torpedoes-
One was sunk and the other disabled
by our fire and was beached before an
opportunity occurred to use torpedoes.
Sally of the Christina.
At a m the Spanish flagship Rel
ma Christina made a desperate attempt
to leave the line and come out to en-
gage at short range, but was received
with such CALLING fire. the entire bat
terry of the Olympia being concentrated
on her, that she was barely able to re-
turn to the shelter of the point. The
fires started in her by our shells were
not extinguished until she sank
The three batteries at Manila had kept
up a continuous fire from the begin
ming OF the engagement. which fire
was not returned by this squadron
The first of these batteries was situated
on the south mole head at the entrance
10 the Pasig River. The second on the
south bastion of the walled city OF
Manila. and the third at Malate about
one-half mile further south
Land Batteries siIenced.
AT this point I sent a message to the
governor general TO the effect that if
the batteries did not cease firing the
city would be shelled. This had the
effect of sneneiug them. At 1885 a. m.
I ceased firing and withdrew the squad
dron for breakfast.
At 11:16 a. m. I returned to the at
tack. BY this time the Spanish flag
ship and almost the entire Spanish feet
were in flames. At 1890 p. m. the
squadron ceased firing, the batteries
being sileRced and the ships sunk,
burned and deserted. At 1870 p. n.
the squadron returned and anchored on
Manila. the Petrol being left behind 10
complete the destruction Of the smaller
gunboats which were behind the point
Of Cavite. This duty was performed
by Commander E. p, Wood in the most
expeditions and complete manner pos
sible.
The Spanish Loss
The spanish lost the following ves-
sells:
sunk-Reina Christina. Castillo. Don
Antonio de Ulloa-
Burned-Don Juon de Austria. Isle
de Luzon. Isle de Cuba, General LEO,
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