FRIDAY, MAY 13, 1898.
THE
WAR.
THE SINKING OF THE REINA CRISTINA.
SCUTTLE-AND ABANDON.' HE BOMBARDMENT OF CAVITE
**WELL DONE, CONCORD.
HE MAINE DISASTER TERRIBLY
AVENGED.
THE CHINA MAIL.
and the shore a large flotilla of British mail. charged their broadside and stern gume, ing vossula
coming round and discharging their port Dawn breaks about five o'clock in Manila. broadside. This manmure enabled the CHE NAVAL ENGAGEMENT IN Foreign residents ashura must have been doncont to overhaul the leader, and to the surprised when they saw the American amazement of the spectators the small CAVITE RAY.
squadron in the Bay that morning, glasred vesels headed right into Carito Day and for action and preparing to advance upon engaged the Arsenal. It was a plucky thing the Spanieli squadron lying at anchor into do, but the American Commander-in. Cavite Bay, under the shelter of the Chief knew exactly the amount of danger forts. About t quarter to five, Cani- his vessels had to encounter from the modore Dewas signalled the advance. The Spanish garners. One well-directed shot from the Olympia etrack the earthworks at Olympia, am informed, led the At- tack, followed by the Baltimore, Paleigh, Point Sangley, sending up a huge column Boston, Concord stid Petri. The McCulloch of debris. There was no more firing from remained to afoul protection to the Zajiro this fort and Nasshun, all three keeping under way, dodging about in narrow circles, behind the British sailing ships. The formation adopted by Commodore Dowoy was that known as indented line. It was a fine sight to nou the warships passing in front of Maniu uity, houding straight for the enemy. At 5.10, a shut was aimed the Olympia by the Laneta battery, without finding rango.
the Manila side of the Bay wore treated with ampuupt. Cominodore Dewey reserved his fire for the Spanish ships and thu Cavite forts. At half-part live o'clock, the engagement was general, the American
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
MANILA, May 4, 1598. Before leaving Hongkong, I read ombastic article in a Spanish newspaper bncluding with the characteristic sentence: The world is too small for the greatness
• Spain..
·
On Sunday, I witnessed the total eclipse he annihilation of the Spanish squadron, he finishing touch by Commodore Dewey the work unly England upwards of 00 years ago, when the great Artuada for he invasion of England was hurried and estroyed by the wrath of God and the hand fat. There was something appropriate
The batteries
within range. By 7.0, the whole of the Spanish squadron was souk or on fre
The Suncord, toanwhile, had crapt to the head of the Bay, and fired twenty or thirty shots into the Compaña do Transst antica stormer isla de Mindanao, which land been beached on the Bacoor shore when the Spanish squadron was first engaged The-living wis apparently not very effective; but at last the steamer caught tre forward of the engines. The tre gradually spread until the whole vessel This was a case was anveloped in flaces.
of wanton destruction. Presumably, Com- modore Dewey had either no desire to cap. ture prizes, or tre he was of the belief that
the
Jsti
این امر
Mindhu
Was
At two clook on Bunday afternoon, staff, Commander Lamberton, and his side, o'clock, her crew making a series of Commodore Dewey sopt Mr Consul Wit- and myself, were on the forward bridge, as hits as if they were at target practice.. lame and an ensign to the captain of the was also Lieutenant C. P. Ross, the st. The Spaniards replied very slowly, and British ship Buccleuch with a letter for the ecutive officer, and Liputchant C. G. Cal Commodore Dewey signalled to the Raleigh, Captain General, Da Basilio Augustin ykins, the navigator, who caned the ship Braton, Concord and Petrel to go into the Davis. This communication it was deca in the most able manner throughout the inner harbour and destroy all, the enemy's ed advisable to and ashore by the Captain whole of the action and gave the distances ships. The little Petret's light daught on
abled her to move up to within 1000 yards of a neutral ship, as some fanatical Spanish for the guns. Captain Gridley, the com soldier might have fired upon an American manding ofirer of the Olympia, was in the of the store,, where, Siting with sweet de boat's crow, The contents of this latter Iconning tower, as it was considered an liberation and accuracy, she commanded do not know. A reply was sent off in the safe to run the risk of lesing all the everything still flying the Spanish flag, and afternoon by the Captain General. At his senior officers by as shell. Lieutenant soon not a red and yellow ensign remained request, Mr Rawson Walker, the Britial fees, the executive officer, controlled aloft, except on the furthest battery up Cotinul, accompanied the officers bearing the gun fire from the forward bridge or any the coast, The Reina Cristina and the Castilla hnd long been burning ferooly, and the gubernatorial missive. That night auther point where his presence was noodad. hurriedly-conveni Council of War was Lieutenant Brumby, of the Commodore's the last weasel to be abandoned wis the stall, was on the after bridge in charge of Don Antonio de Ulloa, which finally went held in the Palace.
the signala.
down with her colours flying because bar crew did not care to stay to pull them down.
THE FIGHT DESCRIBED FROM
THE AMERICAN FLAGSHIP.
HOW THE SHIPS ENTERED MANILA BAY. THE SCENE ON BOARD THE OLYMPIA.. CHAFFING THE NERVOUS ONES.
I am indebted to my friend Mr J. L. Stickney, the special correspondent of the New York Werdd, for the following descrip-
tion of the naval fight as witnessed by him
fant this accuracy of the fire from the Ame
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NEWS BY THE AUSTRALIAN
... MAILA
FROM THE BALTIC TO THE BLACK SEA, London, April 17.-Iteports from Vienna state and the Russian Goyarnment haa decided to proceed with the construction of
Sea. The will I start from the Gulf of waterway from the Baltic to the Black Rige, on the Baltis, and will join the Black Sna at the Port of Kherson. The cost is 220,000,000 roubles (appro ximately £33,000,000). eatinated at
About six years ago the Czar had an in-
Baltic and Black Sea canal. A survey wan rostigation made of the great schons of a made, and the route proposed appears to be the one now adopted. According to the survey the canal would start from the Gulf Bereans, and Disport Klioman on the of Rigs, proceding along the rivers Duan,
It Black Bou, the length being 904 milest was proposed to provide a depth of 28 water, and tire time of construction was estimated at five years. While the primary object of the cami is to connect the navel dockyarde at Libau in the north with them of Nikulsief in the soul, it is thought that the great waterway would be commercially successful, as it would develop a very rich tract of country.
ILLNESS OF UR CURZON.
April 19.—Mr G. N. Curzon, Parlia mentary Secretary to the Furviga Üffice, is ill, in consequence of overwork.
DEATH OF VISCOUNT OXENJAIPOE,
The death is announced of Viscount [Oxenbridge, in his 69th year.
Viscount Oxenbridge was the son of the sixth Baron Monson, and was created a viscount is 1880.
The heir to the
THE BENNERTZ CÅSE SETTLED,
Shaphai, 9th May.
lated upon the successful result of their
the
You may fire when you're ready, Cap. sin Gridley," said the Commodore, and at 5,41 o'clock, at a distanco of 5,000 yards, The Spanish flag on the navy yard staff the starboard 8-inch gun in the forward at Cavite was hauled down at 10.30 o'clock, turrot reared forth our compliments to our and on the white flag being Laisted firing, Spanish foes. Presently, the similar gans ceased. A signal was made to the Petrel by on board the Baltimore and the Boston sent Commodore Deway to destroy all the vessals their 250-pound wholls hurtling toward the in the inner harbour, and Lt. E. M. Hughes, Call and the Reina Cristina, The with an armed boat's crow, set fire to the Iaogu was too great for necuncy. The Don Juan de Austria, Isla de Luzon, Spaniards seemed to be encouraged by this Mares del Duero, Talu de Oule, Gereral fact, and returned our fire with interont. Lev. The only vessel not destroyed was the fact that wie of the most effective ships opening äro in order as they care carrying combustibles which he considered self from the braga of the United States Their ships' guns were firing short, but the the large transport Mania and a number) barnetcy is the loa. D. . Monsoo shore batteries were making things hos for of toghats and small craft, all of which brother of the late Viscount and one year
bijanice. hips in the tinited States squadron bors
it his duty to destroy. Thestermer Boirs flagship
Not one Spanish flag flies in Manila Bay The piercing screams of shot which fell into our hands next day. lying on the slip at Cavite appeared to be henau of Ealeigh, one of the first
Commodore Dewey's orders were to cap/; Admiral Montujo was on board the Reina struck by a valid shot about 12.15, and Ito-day not one Spanish warship floats X-assed clone over our heade was varied by bunders of Great Britain's colonial mupiro, courtior, statesman, historian, post, al Cristina, agdust which the heavy tire of learned afterwards that the slip was dan cept as our priza. More than 200 Spanish the frequent bursting, almost in our faces, turn or destory the Spanish squadron.
At last the Bennertz case is settled, as enturous expleror, and soldier, but above the American ship was chiefly directed. aged to some extent and the property of dead and between 500 and 700 wounded at-of-time-fuse shells, which would lush the Never wore instructions mare efectually water like shrapnel or cut our hull and carried out. Within five hours after arriv
we announced last week it would be within a gallant, courageous, and daring saitur; All the Spanish ships were at anchor. the Company to whom the clip hulings was
ing on the scene of action nothing remain a few days. To-day H.E. Tai Tholai pod rigging. nd however wo may regret the declino and The Castille, with her pert guns away to also damaged by the American fire, at-ricau men-of-war.
On Sunday lust, the let May, Commodore
One large shell that was coming straighted but the smouldering ruins of the Spanish into the British Consulate the suma agread ecay of a once powerful rival, the first strengthen the forts on Corregidor and the though apparently no duliterare attempt
for the Olympia's forward bridge fortunate-ships. On the day he sailed from Mira pon between hun and Mr K. W. Mans- field, Consul, and Mr Jas. Scott, Vice- reat Colonising Power of modern times, other islands, was moored off Cavite Point. was being made to destroy it. Mr Young, Dewey attacked the Spanish position at Ca-
this must trouble- is impossible to withhold our admiration She was soon set on fire and abandoned. the engineer in charge, must have had a vite, stopt five times slong the line, and sly burst withou bess than one hundred feet Bay, the Commodore said he would fight Consul, who have been working hard for To these gen or the splendid courage of our American The majority of her crew secapod. The lively time of it. The Britishers residing cared one of the must brilliant sucessos of away. Commnodore Deway and Lieutenant the Spaniards on Sunday. Every detail of mouthe past to bring t Calkins were in the crow's most at the time the attack was cutlined to his command suit to an eml.
tlemen full credit must be given fo ousins,the pluck, dash and fighting Reina Cristina and Don Juan de Austris here were Mr and Mrs Young and Mr and modern times. The fact that our loss was owen of a youthful Republic, founded on made a gallant fight. Officers and on Med Earnshaw. Mr and Mrs Young re-riding adds pleasure to the victory with canting the ship. One fragment cut the ing officers on Saturday afternoon, and the doing what at one time scened an i he principles of liberty and equality, the stuck bravely to their guns, and several mained in the ruins of their house, but Bir out detracting in the least from its valuo, rigging exactly over the heads of Comman.precision with which those plans were ex-possibility, and they mast to congratu ntithesis of Spain, nad whose suns, shuts struck this Olympic and the Baltimore, and Mrs Earnshaw sought shelter in a hill The number of times our ships were lit der Lamberton, Lieutenant Rees, and my.ecuted reflecta equal credit on Commodore labours. The cheque paid into the Cots ranch of the grant Anglo-Saxon mice the latter especially. No material damage residence out of range, About 12.00 are proves how braws and stubborn was the self; less than five feet away, another frag. Dawey's foresight and the efficiency of his sulate to-day was for fls. 85,996, which maksa Tia. 72, 180 paid by the Tastai in all, peak the sure language se ourselves was done to either vessel, but one solid cossed; but as the Concord waive out of the Spanish defence, and it is thordfire almost ment struck the bridge gratings in line with captains.
The Commodore closed the day by anchor.counting the. Tis. 6,184, realized by
of the wreck of the 8.a. Kiangning struck the Bay, after a slight cessation, the Boston miraculous that none of our men were killed us, and a third passed through two buckets lations "Bid 'zo as in every respect, a na shot from A heavy gun
and only seven wounded.
and gouged a bols in the deck. But inci-ing of Manila and sending word to the which we think is a fair and equitable sat
tlement. ion with whom threat Britain might well shield of the Bullimore's engine-coum, opened fire again, and threw a few projec.
Commodore Dowey arrived off Manila dants like this were common. Our men bombastic Governor-General that the port with his creditors and with the permission Mr Bonnertz by arrangement emunt a compact for the preservation of penetrated, travelled shout frois section tiles into Cavite. The McCulloch took no eace and the peaceful developraont of to section, and finally settled down active part in the lighting. After the bom-Bay on Saturday night, and decided to ett naturally chafed at being exposed to the was blockaded, and that if a shot was fred of the Court, geta ten porcoat, of the grass rade and contmerce and all that makes for dead in one of the compartments. It bardment of Cavite, the Olympia returned ter at once. All lights were extinguished, Spanish tire without being allowed to reply at the American feet from the Manila bat amount paid. The steamers are now to be across the Bay to the British shipping off and with the flagship leading, the squadron from all the guns, but soon they bogan to tries the city would be laid in ashes. A handed back to the Chinose ofl'e, and we trust we bare beard the last of this he enlightenment and happiness of the inflicted no vital damage. Two men were reneral community. Such an alliance injured about the head by tying splinters, the Broskwater; the Bellimine, Raleigh entered the Boca Grande with the crews laugh at the danger. The extreme heat in demand was also made for a free use of the cause celebre-China Gazette.
The following was the this tropical climate had caused the seamen able to Hongkong. No reply was vouch- hould appeal to the coal-sense of the one man was wounded on the kave and and Burton--anchored off Cañacao, to be at battle quarters. eople of both countries to the effacement another on the ankle; but all refused to joined shortly after by the Concord; the order that was taaintained then and hiring at the guns to strip to trousers only, but safed to this last demand, so the Com- of potty points of differease, and the pre-leave their qtarters, continuing their duties Petrel remained at anchor opposite the Ar- most of the battle-Clympia, Baltimore, even thus lightly attired they aufered modore sent the steamer Zuffre down the Raleigh, Petrel Connord, Bastun. It severely from the heat Having now Bay the next day with instructions to cut ent demonstration of sus power on the as soon as their wounds were roughly dress- senal
The faced the enemy's fire for fifteen minutes the cable. It is expected that upon potain. art of the North American Republic by the ship's ductor. Mr U. F: Wil- The Spanish ships destroyed were-Being was right moonlight night.
besame ing an operator messages will be worked night well be welcomed by Great Britain, lians, the U. S. Consul, at Manila, stood Cristina (agship), Castilla, Don Juan de vessala crept along like silent ghosts, without being burt, the man the greatest nova! power of the era, as an on the bridge of the Baltimore beside the Austria, Isk de Cuba, Marques del Douro almost invisible to each other. Not till recklessly indifferent to it. Thoy chaffed through to Hongkong, ppropriate opportunity for drawing closer captain throughout the ougagement. So Isla de Mindanao (merchautauan), and the the flagship was a mile beyond Corre in a good-humoured way the few ner gider Island was there a gun fired. Then vous folluwa who could not help dodging he bends of kinship arising out of origin far as I bare been able to ascertain from lon and the Velasco (repairing) fraco and community of speech.
American officers who boarded as, no one After tiffin, the Esmeralda passed quite one heavy shot went screaming over the mechanically when a shell burst close When I left Hongkong ou Thursday was killed on the American side, and only close to the fleet. All the ships were Raleigh and the Olympic, followed by a board or would strike the water and Mr Rousovalie Wildniss, has an interest gst, the 28th April, I did not expect to be one or two men injured in addition to those bleached by the powder and smoke second further astern of the Bleigh. The pass overhead with the peculiar apartaring ing souvent of the destruction of the time to witness the destruction of the I have already mentional. The chief begrined, bearing abundant traces of the Raleigle, "Buston, and Concord replied, the tour that is made by a tumbling rille pro-Spanish squadron at Cavite, in a flag taken panish reseals and the bombardment of Gugineur of the McCetioch died from heat recent action; but none of them showed shell from the Canced exploding apparent jectile. Still the Olympia was stored for from the rook of the Spanish Sagship Cavite. The precautionary extinction of prostration during the passage into the any sign of having been struck. The crews ly in the shore battery, which firad no the centre of the Spanish line, and as most Ecine Cristina. The trophy was forwarded The squadron then onterad the of our ships were considerably astern of us to Consul Wildman by Rear-Admiral If coast lights rendered the approach to Bay, and in the evening, as the sun want wore lying about the poops and upper decks more. he Island of Luzon a matter of extreme down, the smart cruiser steamed out in every attitude suggestive of exhaustion. Bay with ättle more than steerage way, we got rest of the Spaniard's attention. Dewey. · elicacy, and being unable to make the en-warda Corregidor aud hur trow performed Whilst we were strolored near the American and the men were allowed to go to sleep Owing to our deep draught, our Commodore felt constrained to change his course at a konto to Manila Bay on Saturday night the end task of consigning the body to its flagship, the Concord steamed across, and alongside their guas.
Commodore Dawcy timed himself to ar- | distance of 4,000 yards and ran parallel to Captain Tayler doomed it wise to stand of watery gravo.
steered through the flost. he land till Sunday morning. We hoisted The Esmeralda arrived in time to witness sprang to their foot, and cheered voci-rive about are miles off Manila at day- the Spanish column. As we bore away to The Spanish forously, and shouts of Well done, break, and a day brose hu observed the starboard, he said: Open with all the he quarantine flag, and signalled the qua- the second engagement.
Spanish aquadres, under the command of | guns," and as the chip swung to bring her antine station in Marivales Bay, outside squadron being nun cah this attack was Concord,' were raised from each vessel as
Rear-admiral Montoju, anohezed off Cavite | broadside to bçar upon the enemy the roari Corregidor Island. Marivales was taking directed entirely against the Cavita Amenai she passed.
It must have bees terrible work for the o interest in quantins affains, so we and furte. As wasteamed slowly down beamed slowly towards Corregider. In the Bay, we observed the Amerie: ships men between docks, especially for the
...
The crews
18 ourly morning, about one of the getting up steam and manoeuvring into stokers. The day of the fight was a per closk, the rounds of distant cannopading tino. Of course, Commodore Dewey had festly beautiful Sunday-an ideal 1st of ad been borne to us by the south-westerly complete liberty of action.
Á TROPHY OF THE FIGHT. The U.S. Consul-General at this port,
BLACK FLAG DISTURBANCE ON THE WEST RIVER. EXCITING SCENES.
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
Our own manufacture are the best Planos for this climate, warranted to stand any. thing, low pricas and Basy cams-Fable- son Piano Co.
A IZZBGRAM was ressived from home by a local firm on Saturday last, dating that if the Filipines fell into the hands of thu. United States bý, sight of eduquent' and with the prino pies of the Megree dectr.ne were put up by them for sale in accordance the Pope was prepared to bid more than highis for them-hanghai Daily Prest, The NU. Daily News of the 15th May says:-Yesterday the German military
alread announced, have terminated their tutors at Woosung, who, as he been contracts with the Chinese Guyorumont, werd entertained at tiŝju be Shen the civil comander of the forts, General. who has sequined command of troops at Wooring, was also presçul, the proceedings being of the most sordial charac tur. The instructora leave for home on the 16th instant.
A
Wocnow, 10th May, 1888. QUIT & daasioal concert was held en board The situation during the latter half of the Ames of Japan, on the evening of
the 2tid
May, several important purcon- last week aliewed plainly that the small ages, Mr V. Fritchard Morgan, M. F loreign community here might any day he and his daughter, sing prominent parta, opening itern was a pieno solo, The
The
Hare the Spaniards had a well-equipped of all her 5-in. rapid firers was followed by
the deep dispoon of her turret 8 inchors. navy yard called Cavito Arsonal.
With United States unsigns dying at all
The Spanish ships, protected by the abandoned entirely to the mercy of the Bridal March" by Miss Mast, nf & the mastheads, our ships moved forward to ahora batteries and safe against close range
mob. Everything was quiet an usual last Tho chist ofour, Me Roulise on
ENDE
Thuru waz May. The sky was alear, the sun was attack in line ahead, so a speed of sight stack by reason of the shallow waters frontoon boatload after boatload of Black As Close to the threshold,' to which
by
The former with his whole crow
G. Morgio played a violin obligato. The next was a song by Miss Ellis, of Lo
da Florian, Then don, entitled Chansun Mr Fairhurst, of London. Miss Morgan ang Wash Daffodils untold, sud THA followed a whistling solo, Cavstins, by
followed by Mix Morgan The Record
with Pi
Queen of the darth.
IT IS REMARKABLE,
AS
howa nautically as a dark clear sight,and,, passing between the Olympia and About eight o'clock a tremendous explosion The Spaniards had evidently injudged | Boston's port quarter and burst. in the eigner Prefect and the Commissioner who have used this remedy, I am convinced
he entrance to the Bay was deliberately times and the enemy, steamed into the ashad in the most. barefaced and daring Bay and engaged the forts from inside, Lanner. The entrance was effected by This is a synopsis of the manosure, which e southern or wide channel. All lights was repeated by the second division as it ore dowed, with the exception of one came up.
occurred, the famos shooting up into the
Thursday morning but throughout that. were in a strong position, and more! rotze, and believing this to have been absolutely no fear of attack from any side. pouring down his scorching rays, the bay knots. Admiral Montojo's day dew on the
Reina Ostina. The Castille was racored putting up a galient fight. The smoke of Flag brave continued to arrive, so that by a Americus Beat forcing the entrance to Manila and Cavite were both at his mercy, was like a larga blue lagoon. As the sum
three thousand soldier, was practically dealla Bay we were prepared to see the Whoever he elected he could bring his wont down in the west it showed up the head and stern with port battery to sex, our guns ohsoured our view, so that we sundown Lau I, with his eighty ships and
master of the place. tar and Stripes dying proudly aver squadron into action whers he liked and poor battered hulls and withered funnels ward, but the cruias Don Juan de Aus could not tell what amount of damage we he Island. This was not the case. how he ked.
On Friday morning three of these soldiere Nevertheless, it was and masts of the Spanish ships. Far away tris, Ulloa, Its as Cuba, Ida de cons, ware indicting. Our fire had been hat.
parz of cás programme was not so long The red and yellow flag of Spain still flut. interesting to watch the cool manner in on the Bacoor shore the Isla de findango General Les Marques del Duero, and the The Spanish ships were sailing backwards bred in the morning breezes, and it was not which the ships were manipulated. sent up a huge culum of smoke, flagship remained under way during most and forwards behind the Astilla, and their desired to travel by the s. s. Lung Shan to the first, and spened with Chillève dis
in two divisickes in broken up from time to time
same lady followed with a aalected song) of the sugagement. Our ships first passed fire, too, was hot. One shot struck the Canton, yet refused to allow the Castor tracts (Gavotte), by Miss Margan. The ll our pilot came on board that we learned They appeared to
and were removed to the Custern's guardMasty who was the accompanist during thà hat the American squadron slipped past line ahead, columns disposed quarterly, myriads of sparks and long tongues in front of Manila, where the notion was Baltimore, but passed clean through her House Officer to examine their baggage and Mr Morgst gave e rusitation o orregidor Island, between midnight and The rear division was composed of the of fame as bulkhead after bulkhead colgun by three batteries munting guns without doing much damage. Another boat. The news spried quickly, and shert evening, rendered a mandolin colu. The ripped up her main dock, disabled a richly after 10 m mote than two thousand concluding number was Hope Temple's we o'clock on Sunday morning, and has smaller ships, which were bearcat the lapsed and the fire spread from stem to powerful enough to send shall over us at a
sembled opposite
the Costem House. The gan-Jupon thusetts, estroyed the Spanish squadron in the Fay. enemy, and were rather setery of the lead stern, At Cavite, the woodan hull of the distance of five miles. The Concord replied gan, oxploded a box of 3-pounder ammun Black Flag braves and tonnsperple had as-song, Au old garden, sung by Miss Mor On Satunky, the American squadra ing division. The two leading ships of the old Castilla burrt and smouldered long ints to the battoirs with two shots only, as itition sad wounded sevenmen. The Olympia Black Flags dorind to kill the captain of speured of Bolinao, where Commedure first division altered their oyurse 16 points the right, sending up into the midnight air was obvious we could not reply to the fire was struck by a shell abreast the gun in the guardboat and the Custom House Off- ewey lauded the rebel lendor, stated to be to port, and after discharging their large à lurid glare beside which all the other can- of a destruelen into the cut vanding death the ward-room, but the mishe be sought safety in fight, and the latter found AYB MR W. WILSON, THE PO.
SAY amed Alejandrino, but not known by that guns in succession over the starboard bow, flagrations, with the exception of the Ar.and dostruetica into the crowded city. An side doing little damage to the ship. The refuge in the Prefest's Yamen. A man FUTAB Chemist at RAWALPINDI`And te hore. At ten o'clook that night, all fired their broadsides as they are upon the seat, seamed pany guttering rushlights, we drew nearer to Cavite, at six minutes past signal halliards were out from Lieutenant ran excitedly through the town calling MURREE, How Chamberlain's Coupls. ande were piped to Sghting quarters on suomy. The rear ship of the leading divi-The gradual destruction of the Arsenal was five o'clock, two very powerful submarine Brumby's bands as he was hoisting a signal upon all and sundry to proceed immediate Remedy has attained a proininence in this and the mob threatened to put all for traduced a few months it has taken the card the American ships, and, in what is sion, the Concord, then increased her spoed, a long-drema-out serice of pyrotechnics. Runes exploded ahead of the Olympia. from the after bridge. A abell enterod they to the destruction of the Custom House, district, and though it has only been in
to death.
lead. From remarks made by my custumbra Walls the were engaged in consultation a British mor- that it possesses exceptional qualities. I our position, so neither of this mines took stateroom of Ensign Doddridge, starting a
Commodore Dewey had fought hot fire, which was speedily extinguished.chant bad ecossion to pass through the never hesitate to recommend it to all a
who air about 100 fuel, and many seconds after fot.
Meantime, our ships had made four Browd, which was guilty of an unpmroked are in ward of a good cough mixture.": loud thunderous roar travelled across the with Farragut on the Mississippi River and
runs backwards and forwards along the assaule, audes the very eyes of the Prefect CHAMBERLAIN Como REMEDY is for
good one who was in no way connected sale everywhere. Price, 60 cts, and 81. Bay to where we were lying peacefully at at Mobile, and hence did not allow tor. anchor. 11 was a fine spectacle, a terrible pedoes to change his course.
General Agents :--Warris & Co. As no other Spanish line. Finding the chart incorrect, with the cause of dispute. Fortunately no
fter couniderable discussion the dispute exemplification of the disastrous effects of mines exploded, it is believed the Spaniards Lintonant Calkins, the Olympia's nati serious injury was done.
ears to have been amicably settlaid, for modern warfare. The Maine disaster had bad only the two in position. A few gator, told Commodore Dewey that he
DR. Saturday afternoon without onesting been terribly avenged. It is computed minutes later, the share battery at Cavite believed he could take the ship nestor the by the Concord. The ships of the second that the total loss of life, aluat and ashore, Fiat sent over the Ragship & shot that snomy. With the lead going to watch any further trouble the Black Flage resum
the management of the matter division preserved an oqual distance, ap of the Spanish side is 400 killed; short nearly hit the battery in Manila, but the carefully the depth of water, the American
morning the position was critical, perently noster Caribe. The Fuleigh was 600 were wounded. Captain Cadacso, of gunners soon got better range, and shell Bagship started over the course for the fifth may be congratulated Ion bartaiti un
began to strike the watse mear as or in time, running within 2,000 yerda of the the leaders followed by the Boston and the the Reina Cristina, was killed.
posed the ke a risk he was not prepared to run Ferd. As the first trio passed Manila, the I interviewed the Spanish Admiral on burst close aboard from both the Spanish Spanish vosals. At this range oven the ad any stingenent might have ex- misli. The Sngship slipped in unobeers. Spaniards tried the seck of a few shots the Tuesday after the fight, and obtained batteries and the Spanish vessels. At 6-poundors were effective. The stem of Plato of the foreign community to the When danger threatened did the Cap tala and crew of the heas appointed to
On demand, The followed the Baltimore. As she from the Lumeta battery, Chios again this from him some interesting details which distance of 6000 yards, the Olympia alghted shalls that now poured down upon the an
Credits inths' sight guard the Custom House fakte to their arned her head to the north-east her was practically ignored, Commodore Dewey must be made the subject of another letter.a torpedo boat on the port bow, creeping fortunate Spaniards began to tell. Three
On New York board light was observed from Caballo contenting himself with throwing two or When, the Raisa Cristina caught tre he put in the smoke ad morning mint along of the Spanish ships were soon seen burn cola? was a natural enquiry Certat. On Bella--Demand
Whilst China continues to afford Britomand ad Failo Islands Several shots were three contemptuous shots on to the Manila transferred his fng to the Telo de Cuba, the shorer. The commander of the little ing, and their fro cesse Ok finishing was the prompt reply.
Czudio, 60 days' night,; own over her from the extemporised promenade to show the gunners that they Finding the American fire too hot, he ous craft must have been either ignorant of this run, Commodore Dewey decided tuiskera idadequate trobertion Great Britain itorises without-masing, any damage, sure well within the range of his guns, and sidered it undose to further expose the lives modem gunney of uiterly induerent to give his men their breakfast, as they had mues to put to considerable expense, do
is not quite svidang ollowing studely behind, the Raleigh that, when nototherwise engaged, he would of his man, and gore the signal Ebattle dead, for he could never hope to get within beer at the gun with nothing hub on tap supplying Chios't romptly sagged and silenced the forta bowling to exchange compliments. As and abandon. None of the Spanish tire range of us in eauty. Our so of coffee apluss for an hours. At 7.85 Ouins Allowed to antisportom of the On
burdon
of policing he d then the remainder of the squadron the Bullmore and the Olympic care within veseala brude their coloure. All went down sondary battery opened first on hits, and be 'sions, the nation pampurarily ceased bur ramed Inks the Bay in the following range of Cavite, said to be $500 yards with the proud flag of Castile flying at the made a gallant desk for the Olympic Not therefore, walls the awe at Hvers and ports, spon the should en dari-Holm, Oynacrd, Feirah MoCulloch, distant, they dropped some shalls main Commodate Dewey had not even till it was hit twice did this daring craft The other ships as they passed this fagship
પત int All the the satisfaction of capturing his brava ad tura back, sud it only reached the beach in cleared lustily adian, and Boßri
into the forta, along the point.-
At 10.69 d'octis, the signal Chote for So for me I have been able to ascertain, American ships were dying large ensigns at TUNAY Admin Montoyo was in the time to care the crew front drowning, Ma
When the bombardment of Cavita
reapsos forthis torpedoist's action was hoisted on the Oly ere was no attempt whatever on the part all the map heads aud at the gam
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ght astera showing inboard. The Cympis Repeating in detail, it may be stated arrying Commodore Dewey) was the first that the Baltimore led from the Olympia, enter. Commodore Dewey evidently which was followed at a shorter distance ad little faith in the mizes said to have
sen laid by the Spanish naval authorities;
in it is at least characteristic of the man
st he asked more of his men to under
the Spanish voula to engage the enemy. drat shot was fired from the Bullmore
in American squadpan tour, na ita' posts - 115, Hoving dishared that? bán
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