Show FIGHT AT 31 MANILA ANILA CLASH BETWEEN DEWEY DEWCY AND THE insurgents rul afu ture tur caused by ins ing tho the admiral i order N not 0 it to uy kly the th insurgent rebel ship Gap captured tred madrid oct SO 20 captain aution the minister of marine has received a dibi latch from manila announcing ft a n naval a engagement between the americans and the fit of adrenal dewey forbidding the latter to liy fly the rebel flag from their ship the dispatch adds that there were lobbes on both sides attics but that the americans captured the rebel ships the scene of the engagement is not suited stated but it to is suppo supposed ed to have been alan manila ila bay washington oct 20 As far its as could uld bo be ascertained too BO information ca r regarding eg the reported naval engagement t has haa been rLee received ived at the tha navy department nor line has beneral otis commanding the tha united states troops at manila made any reference to it in my any communications he may have III made ade to the wat wai department the dispatch considerable interest here Kec cutly itly the news pall is contained a sta statement temen t that admiral i iral dehuy had dispatched one or two of ills his ships to another portion of the philippine group on a mission of tome lome importance and the suggestion Is viade mada unofficially that it may have been these vessels which have alln en in combat with the insurgents madrid oct 20 the ahe cabinet has decided to forward to the spanish 10 amis lioner at puns paris an official al dispatch p atch received yesterday from froin manila reporting an engagement between the american and insurgent warships wai ships growing out of tho the refusal of admiral dewey to allow the insurgents to fly their flags from their whips ships |