THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR.

Bruce Herald, Volume XXIX, Issue 2958, 6 May 1898, Page 2

THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR.

THE BATTLE OE MANILA

AMERICA EXPECTS SPAIN WILL

Lieutenant-colonel Sfr Charlea Mitohell, Governor of the Straits Settlements, states that after two hours fierce fighting the Americana completely annihilated the Spanish fleet.

The Spaniards have deßtroyed tbe wreok of the warship Maine, to prevent her beiog raised in the event of tho Americana capturing Havana.

Admrial Montiojo admita that hiß ships auatained great loss and damage. Hia remaining ahlpa took refuge in Bakor Bay, where some of the veaaela were purpoaely annk in order to avoid capture by the Amerioana.

The Spauiarda eatimate their losses at 400- There is no disposition to submit to the Americana.

Reporta from Hongkong atate that Manila haß surrendered to the Americana, and that the insurgents are forming a Provisional Government in the Philippines,

President M'Kinley ia despatching 5000 regular troopa from the Pacific Slope to garrison the Philippineß, which America will retain till the end of the war. It iB then proposed to Bell to Britain if the Spaniards do not pay the war indemnity.

The news of the American victory at Manila waa read at the New York theatres between the acts. The audience displayed great enthusiasm. They cheered and sang patriotic songs, ending in aeveral oasea with " God Bave the Queen."

The news of the Spanish defeat at the Pbilippinea caused the greatest excitement in Madrid. Martial law had to be proclaimed to keep the populace in order.

Great excitement waa prevalent in Manila at the prospaot of hostilities with America. All the old-fashioned braes guns on the ramparts had been cleaned and polished ready for emergencies. The Captain-general bad been out to iuepeob the for .&' construction en o«.S-.i. 4s of .lie city,