| Show DEWEY MADE GOOD IIAVL He Captured Good Vessels at Manila Aggregating Aggre-gating 20000 Tons SECURED EXTENSIVE NAVAL STORES Iarole Spanish IrluoTh Spanish Loss Was OCIIItoro 01 tile CI LinAtmerle on Ih Alert New York May 16A dispatch to the World from Manila dated May 12 byway by-way of Hongkong May 15 says The Spanish gunboat Callao steamed up the bay this morning She c line from tho Southern Islands where she had been stationed for the last sixteen month lIer commMder Lbititonant rrancjsco Poll did not know that war had been declared and he had heard nothing on his way up about the battle of Manila He steamed straight for Cavlte expecting to find tho whole Spanish fleet anchored there He arrived off Cavlte at 7 oclock In the morning with the Spanish flae flyIng fly-ing and signals for the admiral up The Olympia opened fire The Span Ink commander supposed the shots were for target practice and turned to get out of range but continued on The Boston and Raleigh Joined the Olympia and shots were throwing spray over the Spanish veteels deck When her commander com-mander began to realize that It was not a joke and pulled down his Hag He continued on however and the firing was renewed Finally he hoveto with n white lag on his foremast and the Raleigh steamed out to Intercept him Lieut Pou went aboard the Ualelgh In a small boat andtho situation was explained to him Then he surrendered peacefully and the Callao was brought to an anchorage near the flagship She vas an Iron Eunbaat of JOS tons equipped with four modern bonn and carrying a crew ot 35 The still way plck and 81n admirals Inspection on arrival The American flag was promptly hoisted on the Callao and she was added to Admiral Dcweys fleet She will bo useful for river work Admiral Deweys fleet remain stationed sta-tioned before Manila He Is may to capture the place whenever orders to do so ore recehcd from Washington or he deems It expedient No hostile demonstration has been made since the battle of May 1st Although Al-though the Spanish flag flies from the citadel a white flag Is I up over the governorenerala palace and many or the guns front Lunetta have been transferred trans-ferred to the land approach to the city to guard It against the rebels who occupy all the suroundlnff country Admiral Dewey Is I reticent regarding his plans He will continue to closely guard Manilas water approaches and keep a keen watch on all the rivers and nearby bays for any Spanish vessels remaining He has ships enough to scatter throughout the Islands and cap lore any city desired It Is believed to be his plan to lie In Manila continuing the blockade until further ord rr ale received The peo Ple m awa mntana thors is no probability of a bombardment as long as no hostility Is I shown The electric lights were out In the city the first week but now they are burning apaln Manila Is I suffering fronogreat scarcity or rood particular Iy among the soldiers The soldiers are kllltng homes for rood already Un lem I ships are allowed to land there or communication Is I established with the Interior soon there will be dire tits I rare among all classes There Is no moil communication with Manila The town Is I under a complete com-plete blockade Communication by water continues uninterrupted A strict watch is maintained by the vessels of the fleet night and day to prevent the possibility ot an attack although none is expected Guards are maintained at Cavlte to prevent the plundering of the naval stores which were found to be In great abundance Picket boits circle about the fleet eery night watching for suspicious craft Any boat seen Is I made a target for the search light It It Is suspicious it Is I fired upon Monday the Concord discovered a large rowboat off shore and fired three sixpounders The boat I quickly ran ashore It Is u laoqu have been a Spanish boat lying In walt for the rebel Qonzales who commands the niou = about Manila I lie had gone to Cavlte and It Is surmised I that the boat was sent to lie In walt and capture him should he attempt to reo turn Six warships of neutral powers have come Into tho bay since the battle and flve are here now The visitors have been the Druid a flrstclasa armored 1 cruiser belonging to Trance the Princess Prin-cess Wilhelm n secondclasa protected cruiser and the Cormoran a third class protected cruiser of the German navy the British tlrstclass armored cruiser Immorlallte and gunboat Linnet Lin-net and the Japanese aeconJcla pro tected cruiser Nanlwa The Hellish Vefcael Ilnnet has returned to Hong kong The others are here yet The German cruiser Cormoran ar o rived Tuea night The Halelgh saw her coming and promply fired across her bows The Cormorant topped The Raleigh boarded her made certain of her nationality and allowed her to proceed to nn anchorage anchor-age None of them arrivedIn time to nee the battle The foreign naval office are greatly Interested In the results and are making a careful study or all the wreck They are greatly nor prined at the Extent or the damage done by Admiral Deweys ships the large number or casualties on the Spanish side and the absence of fatal Itle and damage on the Amorlcnn shlps Statistic or the Spanish lose are still megrc Th latest reports how that the loss was great than was at first supposed According to the west Information ob talnable so far 321 were killed arid 700 ounded The first list of ships burned and sunk Was correct Small tug and sailing essels have been captured since but the Callao Is I the only one of Importance The Spanish admiral Montejo Is In Manila Ills wo dare d-are not serious The official report or the Spanish ships had double crews aboard expecting that our ships WOllld be captured and that they would Put prize crews aboard the American ships i and hoist tho Spanish colors The Spaniards have not yet recovered from the shock They explain their defeat by saying that they lacked target tar-get practice that they had had ab Publicly no practice for the last two years llesldes the Americans arrived too early In the morning The Spaniards were still In their pajamaistthey had had no coffee and could not shoot i straight without coffee When the Huston and tho Concord returned from convoying to sea the McCulloch on her first trip to jHong kong after the battle they stopped at Corregldor Island and captured a gunboat gun-boat and one tug and destroyed the remaining battery and signal station The absence ot signals resulted In the gunboat Callaos entering the bay and her capture by the Americans A careful search has been made of the nearby rivers and hat bora for warships war-ships or Spanish vessels 1 All the merchant men have been captured but I few were left and they were mostly mall craft There tins been no Interference with the fishing boats except that they are not allowed to go to Manila I No attempt has been made to take prisoners All the SpanIard who surrendered sur-rendered at Cavlte and those who were captured on the vessels were set at liberty under parole not to take up arms Against the United States during the present war Admiral Dewey has given notice that any ono breaking the oath will be summarily dealth with but that the liberated men will not be molested along a-long as they observe the parole No Indignities hav been offered the Bpanlards The officers were allowed to keep their swords 1IIany soldiers Were pennltte to retain gunlbecaUJO the rebels mould not have allowed them to get to 1I1Mlla unless they bad been armed The tonnage of the ships destroyed and captured exceed 20000 The 11 vessels burned or sunk aggregated K 969 tons These figures 010 not Include In-clude the launches mall stearnersand alllng craft Man fine steam launch wvre Itured and are now used Ala launches or tender for the American ships All the land gun were blown up by Admiral Devey I W Considerable stores of coal were captured I cap-tured at CavltoMd one tore ship the j Manila Admiral Dcwey has now on tuple supply The transport Manila a fine Iron steamer of 1900 tons and In splendid I I condition Is I being loaded with guns I from Ute captured warships model I hIgh lOwer four to six Inch and numerous numer-ous small gun and a givat store 01 ammunition The Spaniards threw I away the breeches or many good uns to prevent the Amerleu from using them Your correspondent turned from lIongkong on the McCulloch arriving Tuesday He brought a cablegram I from Secretary of the Navy Long gU Ing Admiral Dewey the Prvuldents thanks announcing his rearadmiral ty and telling of tho proposed vote ot thanks by Congnbs Wednesday the flagship flew the rear admirals flag which was saluted by the warships The admiral pub Ushed Secretary Jongs cablegram containing nJso thanks to the omcer and men Admiral Dewey added In accordancewith the above I have i this day hoisted my flag as rr admiral on board the flagship Olympia Till was red at general muster and was hailed with contlnut < l cheering ot the officer and men A long walt m1th nothing big to do la now anticipated by the officers The weather Is I very hot and there la little liberty ashore given All hope I for something decisive soon I Twenty Million rolhNvr Washington May 10The secretary I of the navy has prepared a deficiency estimate ot over 10000000 for ordnance equipment I construction etc or the navy It may be submitted to the House to day 1IoIlano bUahlllIe Hawarden Kay 101IIr Gladstone slept well last night and seems a little I stronger this morning lie la not In pain and It not distressed ONIIIIII |
