Show engagement AT manzanillo said to have been fought yesterday but details lacking war department sent dispatches through havana in an effort to prevent hostilities tili ties continuing washington aug 13 very indefinite information baa been received here regarding the engagement at manzanillo dispatches were received at the white last night stating that a naval bombardment was in progress efforts were made at once by the war and navy departments to get information to manzanillo that the protocol bad been signed assistant secretary alien sent a dispatch through havana to the naval commander at manzanillo to caaso there Is sion at the war department that no engagement ga took place at manzanillo and that the report was the result of misinformation somewhere A dispatch has been received stating that the orders of acting secretary alien reached the naval commander at manzanillo this morning and hostilities then ceased |