There are few movements of the men-of-war here to chronicle during the past week. The U.S. gunboat Hugh McCulloch arrived here on Saturday afternoon last, just after the dispatch of my last letter, with news ofthe destruction by the, American Squadron of all the Spanish warships at Manila and the investment of the port by Commodore ince promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral) Dewey. The Hugh McCulloch returned again to Manila on the 8th inst, The Japanese cruiser Naniva arrived here on the 9th inst. from Yokohama and believe she will leave to-day for Manila.
I fear, get much better until day of fierce thy B; ritish gunboat Linnet returned here heat sets in. The cases as furnished by the from Manila on the 12th inst, The cruiser Femi Secretary to the Sanitary Board ow Pique arrived here on the 11th inst, and either she or the Bonaventure will take the Jace of the Linnet at Manila, On the 9th To noon of 12th inst. inst. the ex-receiving-ship Viclor Emanuel was Errors in previous returns... 66 Reported during past 24 hours. 31 27 Batt_up to auction by Mame Elaghee and tough, as she lay in the anchorage, with 995 849 the exception of her anchors, mooring gear, boats, and boat gear. The bidding was Although this shows no real decrease in started at $10,000, and rose by degrees to cases, there has latterly been a distinct $46,000, at which figure she was knocked decrease in the number of deaths. I hear down to 2 Chinese, who will probably that the disease is now assuming a much convey her to Canton and there break her less virulent form and the percentage of deaths to cases exhibits a notable decline.
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