Show Ira eI a I THE SITUATION AT MANILA at I I I el I II Collapse of the Spanish Navy Struck Terror I I Into Manila a L 1 I I tit I amaa WIIII Not 0 000 I Ilh 111C TIoI I I I t I 1 I aI llor Vh I r inaurntlr In Hip lilmxli Ill a I I Nw York May IIA dispatch tore to-re the HeratO from Manila via Hong L ho kong says 611 a i The American victory at Civile and V i the complete collapse of the Spanish sit I navy have struck terror Into Manila CI re The blockade continues but the pub I I t I lic Is calm It thinks that the European ca I I Euro-pean powers have l Intervened to pre I 1 vent the bombardment of Manila The Ist 1 U country Is I quiet The natives will not It actively or openly favor the Americans te unlesi assured that Spanish rule Is I fr I over forever for fear of reprisals The at desire to break the Spanish rule IsO I Is-O general throughout the country and oil the American Invasion Is I popular as a 0 III i mn to training this In the nTh w I n-Th native mind Is I only Influenced If by an exhibition ot strength They t think the blockade Is I weak and that If 11 this Is I due to foreign Intervention Manila can draw supplies from the In in terlor and hold out for months The in troops at Manila consist ot about 10 000 regulars nnd 15000 volunteers The I volunteern haverin4i instruction and their tire Is I wild and dangerous to the I troops The artillery has no machine I Ituns Public opinion which first favored Admiral Montejo has now changed 14 The Spaniards freely criticise his defense de-fense of Cavlte They say the Amerl come came within range nf his guns and that his artillery WaR good enough 11 to I do great damage to the American Mitgreat fleet If well handled The Captain general gen-eral ordered Admiral MonlJo 10 all Char his fleet off Manila and unite the I strenlh of his fleet to the batterl I Montejo replied that his place was 10 defend the arsenal of Cavlte The de i reuse ot Manila without a Meet wo Impossible |