Official Dewey souvenir programme : commemorating the reception by the City of New York to Admiral Dewey, September 29th and 30th, 1899 / . in the afternoon of the same day. After a fruitlessreconnoisance of the Port of Subig, by the Boston and the Concord, the American Commander determinedthat the object of his search was in closer proximity to the city. There was nothing to do but to go after it,even though it was currently reported that the bay was heavily mined. Just before midnight the squadronsteamed through the south channel at a speed of eight knots without interference, except for a h
Official Dewey souvenir programme : commemorating the reception by the City of New York to Admiral Dewey, September 29th and 30th, 1899 / . in the afternoon of the same day. After a fruitlessreconnoisance of the Port of Subig, by the Boston and the Concord, the American Commander determinedthat the object of his search was in closer proximity to the city. There was nothing to do but to go after it,even though it was currently reported that the bay was heavily mined. Just before midnight the squadronsteamed through the south channel at a speed of eight knots without interference, except for a harmlesscannonade from a Spanish battery onCorregidor Island, on the south sideof the channel. The Boston andMcCulloch returned the fire withbut little damage to the enemy. Proceeding slowly, the squadronmoved on through the channel andarrived off Manila at at once the land-batteries infront of the city and two at Caviteopened fire, while the Spanish fleetwhich lay at anchor in a long line infront of the latter, threw a numberof shots at the American challenge was promptly takenup by the American A signal was displayed from the Olympia ordering the squadron into action. With the flagship leading, and the Baltimore, Raleigh, Petrel, Concord, Boston, and McCulloch followingin the order named, the American squadron moved in toward the Spanish fleet, from which at 19 minutes tosix oclock, according to Commodore Deweys report, the first American shot was fired. The Americansquadron was then moving along in a line approximately parallel to the Spanish line, and from 3,000 to 5,000yards distant. The American fire was as destructive as-it was continuous. The Spanish ships and the landbatteries poured forth a vigorous, but ineffective fire. No reply was made to the batteries, the Americansdevoting their entire attention to the ships. Having completed the primary evolution, Commodore Deweysignalled for countermarch. Then the squadron, the Olympia ag
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