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Show DETAILS OF THE BATTLE. Commodore llener Kept III Hqaadron Jloilna la Avoid the rolls. London, May 3. The following de-talla de-talla of the engagement off Manilla havo been received through Kpanlah aource IMh fleet lined up for battlo about daybreak. Tho guna of the American ' warships began firing on the fortrea ' of Carlte nnd tho araenal of Manilla. Under tho protection of the guna of these fortification tho .Spanish war- , ahlpa opened up on tho American fleet For several houra tbe harlwr re-aoundoil re-aoundoil with tho roar of guna, the crashing of ateel and timbers, tho ahrleka nnd groana of tho wounded. Cloud of amoko nt time almost ob-acured ob-acured tha opposing fleets from each other. A well directed ahot reached the Iron Crulacr Don Juan do Austria. A tcrrlflo exploalon followed nnd tho ahlp waa blown up. All tho time during dur-ing tho engagement t'.,o American ahlp wcro under way, their maneuvering maneu-vering being intended to render tho lire from tho fort lea elective. Tho American wmadron drow oft at 0 o'clock and look refuge behind soma merchant ahlp to ropatr aomo datu-agea. datu-agea. They returned nbout 11. During Dur-ing this engagement the guns of Carlte Car-lte maintained a atcadlcr (lro to which the ahlpa replied with telling effect. As the amoko lifted It wa aeon the flagship Itclna Christina was on lire. The reasel waa completely burned. In tho Interval between tho tvio engagement, engage-ment, Commodore Montljo moved hit flag from tho Itclna Christina to the smaller cruiser Ialo do Cuhi. To thr fact Xhat hn made thla change ha doubt-Ira doubt-Ira owe hi life. Tho cruiser Caatllla, next to the flagahlp flag-ahlp the largest and most powerful of tha Kpanlah aqiiadron, waaalso burned. The crulacr Don Antonio di; I'll on nnd tho Mlndnna wcro nlao badly dnmaged In thlacncounter. One report sny a that aovcial of tho Kpanlah craft were aunk by their commander to prevent tholr falling Into tho hand of tho Ainorl-can. Ainorl-can. That the American aquadron received severe damogu In the engagement can not be doubted. Karly rcporta had It thai llru of Commodore Dowey'a ships had been aunk. I.ntcr advice from Madrid put tho number at two. |