THE SPANIARDS STILL CLAIM A VICTORY.
RUMOURED LOSS OF TWO AMERICAN SHIPS, Received May 8, 1 a.to. Washington, May 2. Ifc is rumoured here that Admiral Dervey lost two ships with 600 men at the battle at Manila, and that the Spaniards lost 2000 men. Madrid, May 2. As the Manila forts are not silenced, the Spaniards claim the victory, especially as the Americans, being without a base to operate from, must have great difficulty in coaling and refitting.
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New Zealand Times, Volume LXVII, Issue 3423, 3 May 1898, Page 3
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