Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-08-10
BATTLE NEAR MANILA
First American Blood Shed in
the Philippines,
a SEVERE ENGAGEMENT
Thirteen United States soldiers Killed and
Nearly Fir,y w"un,.ch. spanlnr,s
Compelled to Retreat. Gen.
Nlerritt's Report.
SEVERE ENGAGEME NT
(By Telcgraph.)

(By Telcgraph)
r. HONG KONG. Aug. a-Advices JUST
received from Manila show that u ,se.s
we're engagement took place on July 81
between the Spaniards and Americans
near Manila The latter We're victori-
Gus. but had eleven men Killed and thir-
tN-SeVen wounded.
NEW YORK. Aug. "a copyrighted
cablegram from Manila bay. August l.
va Hong Kong, August 9, to the Even
ing World gives the following. partic-
ulars Of the lighting near Malatc on he
night of July 81:
General Greene's force. numbering
four thousand men had been advance
ing and entrenching. The arrival OF
the third expedition filled the Spaniards
with rage and they determined to give
battle before Camp Dewey could be re-
inforced. The trenches extended from
I he beach three hundred yards to the
left flank of the Insurgents.
Sunday was the insurgent feast day
and their left flank Withdrew. leaving
the American right flank exposed. Com
panies and L. of the Tenth Pennsyl-.
Nanfa and Utah battery We're ordered
TO reinforce the right flank.
Our picketS We're driven and the
trenches assaulted. The brave Penn
sylvania men never finched but stood
, thelr ground under whitening fire.
'The alarm spread and the First Cali
fornla regiment. with two companies
OF the Third artillery, who fight with
rifles. were sent up to reinforce the
l.s'ihsS iH.ihi:ihs. ne enemy We're on
up VI VIZ .rencHeS Wheh THESE rein
fnrcements arrived. and never was the
discipline of the regulars better DEM
onstrated than by the work of the
Third artillery. under Captain OHara
S"th''ls could De seen but flashes OF
'Aiusef rlI'eS .. .u.
Men ran UP to the attacking Span
iards and moved them down With reg
ui ar, v"!loyS
y,,,n" n'',.a,oa ,,,. unuer 1aPtalh
I".l''s. 60, eiea i.seil WITH glory. The
,i,e'' p'i!'e' ti'e'r gums 'hfouSff-oShd an
~ ~. uesp: Wo guns We're sent around
~, ~ 'l,!nh aiia poured III Il destructive en-
.' "a ,.It iare. ne enemy VAS rcpulsed
NV, ,stIe',ea IN nlsorder. Our infantry
had exhausted it's ammunition and did
no. follow the enemy
MOI an 'nch OF ground was lost. but
liis ses.e ~ me trehches was one neN-
:, - ! a 3. s. -
aa .ns 5,as''es ~ l,shttllnS the deatl
80 ~ Mou WI Iouio pe seen Tying IN
''' .,m','. i,,u M VA
a..is .s's li!sht tne spanish scouts
W.T. seen a,' CARRYING or dead ana woun-
w,ra ~ h IVY, ~, lae .a''.e'lcan aeau
W Men lI,r nur,Gn next DAY IN the convent
az AZ , ~
~ 'le nishl Oh august ISL. IN" light
~ ;,I, w ,.s out me enemy mad
tc1- vi ~ ,G.'sMeu, ~, ,he enemy mad
I'M. Tt,h MI 1'eaNS ar''l'srS.
~ .,ta'' n..t'erv replied ana the artIl-
lsH u"e rr ias,eu an ~, h1ur. one man was
H, ',,e" re Mas freu Spr'hss,er, firSt
..,,.s ,'' ~, ~ ~ i'!eIl Wers Mouhded.
~ ,lie lils'it OF august the artll-
var,, I ~ :, W. .e,'ewe": NO men
49, LILY 1li'ie" aliu are TINS morn,
- 49,, ~, go oes'a. nriislhs me totai
,fau I" .nirteel. win ten IN the nos
i' ~. l'loi,taiS hurt.
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