Never was victory more decisive. Not a man had been killed on the American side, and but four men were wounded--this through the explosion of a Spanish shell on the _Baltimore_. None of the American ships received any material damage. On the other hand, the following Spanish ships were completely destroyed: _Reina Cristina_ (flag-ship), _Castilla_, _Don Antonio de Ulloa_, _Don Juan de Austria_, _Isla de Luzon_, _Isla de Cuba_, _Marquiz del Duero_, _General Lezo_, _Correo_, _Velasco_, and _Isla de Mandanao_. The casualties on the Spanish side amounted to about four hundred men. Moreover, the water-batteries of Cavité had been demolished, the arsenal had been captured, and the city of Manila lay defenceless under the guns of the American fleet. But Commodore Dewey’s difficulties were by no means at an end. He had immediately proclaimed a blockade of the port. The German Pacific squadron, under Vice-Admiral von Diederich, had arrived at Manila shortly after the battle, and were, of course, in the position of neutrals, having access to the harbor merely on the ground of international courtesy. This privilege the Germans quickly began to abuse, disregarding Commodore Dewey’s regulations at will, and committing various acts inconsistent with the neutrality laws. Their attitude was both annoying and insolent, and it was evident that it must be promptly and effectually checked if the American supremacy were to be maintained. At last the opportunity came. Commodore Dewey learned, on unquestionable authority, that one of the German vessels had been landing provisions at Manila, thereby violating neutrality. He immediately sent a vigorous protest to Admiral von Diederich--a message that ended with these significant words: “And, Brumby, tell Admiral von Diederich that if he wants a fight he can have it right now.” That was enough. The German admiral was not quite ready to involve his country in a war with the United States; he made an apology, and the incident was closed. On June 30th the first army expedition from the United States arrived at Manila, and Commodore Dewey’s long vigil was at an end, the succeeding operations in the Philippines being almost exclusively military, and consisting of the capture of the city of Manila by the Americans and subsequent warfare with Aguinaldo and insurgent Filipinos.