Our navy in time of war (1861-1898) . Lieutenant—Junior Grade. Surgeon. Paymaster. Shoulder straps of the United States Navy. DEWEYS VICTORY AT MANILA. 245 lie saw that several of the Spanish vessels were onlire, and he decided to give his men a rest and timeto have breakfast before beginning again. It wasthen a. m. The Spaniards thought the Ameri-cans were beaten and had retired. Dewey was not thatkind of a man. He called at once for reports as to theh)ss of life. Every captain Teported that no men hadbeen killed; the Baltimore reported that six men hadbeen wounded slightly. Che
Our navy in time of war (1861-1898) . Lieutenant—Junior Grade. Surgeon. Paymaster. Shoulder straps of the United States Navy. DEWEYS VICTORY AT MANILA. 245 lie saw that several of the Spanish vessels were onlire, and he decided to give his men a rest and timeto have breakfast before beginning again. It wasthen a. m. The Spaniards thought the Ameri-cans were beaten and had retired. Dewey was not thatkind of a man. He called at once for reports as to theh)ss of life. Every captain Teported that no men hadbeen killed; the Baltimore reported that six men hadbeen wounded slightly. Cheer upon cheer rang fromthe American ships when they heard this news,- andthen the men ate a cold breakfast. Most of them thenstretched themselves out to rest before more workbegan. Dewey called his captains on his flagship to con-sult as to the rest of the battle. Like the great fightin Mobile Bay, this fight was to have two parts. Itwas decided to take the American ships close to theenemy, and to remain there while the finishing workwas done. At oclock Dewey o
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