Famous Battles of the Nineteenth Century 1875 1900
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It was perfectly calm, without a breath of wind, and across the water came the musical chime of the church bells in the great city. The first shots were fired a little before five A. M. They came from three batteries of heavy guns at the new harbor works. All the shells flew high over the decks of the squadron. The Concord replied with two shots, but was imme- diately ordered to cease firing, for it would have [318] Admiral Dewey and the Battle of Manila been impossible to seriously engage the ...batteries at Manila without risking the destruction of the city, and this Dewey was anxious to avoid. His objective was Montojo's fleet, which lay ahead of him under the guns of Cavite arsenal and of the battery on Sangley Point. The Spanish admiral does not appear to have been aware of the approach of the hostile squad- ron till he saw it steaming towards Cavite on the Sunday morning. His ships cleared for action, but only about half of them had steam up and were able to get under weigh. The old wooden Castilla had her engines broken down, and was moored fore and aft near Sangley Point, to act as a floating battery.
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