The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-08-13
Seriously
Graph ic account of the Battle.

New YORK, Aug. "a copyrighted
cablegram from Manila bay, August 4,
via Hong Kong, August 8, to the Even
ing World, gives the following partic-
ulars of the fighting ear Malate on
the night of july 81:
Gen. Green's force, number 1000
men, had been advancing ndintrench-
ing. The arrival of the third expedi-
ton filled the S%paniards with rage, and
they determined to give battle
Before Camp Dewey Could be Reinforced.
The trenches extended from the
beach 300 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.
Companies A and E of the Tenth
Pennsylvania and the Utah battery
were ordered to reinforce the right
flank.
Battle Fought In a Raging Typhoon.
In the midst of a raging typhoon,
with a tremendous d~ownpour of rain,
the enemy's force, estimated at 5000
men, attempted to surprise the camp.
Our pickets were driven in and the
trenches assaulted.
The brave Pennsylvania men never
flinched, but stood their ground under
a whitening fire. The alarm spread,
and the First California, with two COM
panies of the Third artillery, who fight
with rifles, were sent up
To Reinforce the PennsyIvanians.
The enemy were on top of the trenches
when these reinforcements arrived,
and neve was the discipline of the
regulars better demonstrated than by
the work of the Third artillery, under
Capt. O'Hara. Nothing could be seen
but flashes of Mauser rifles.
The men moved right up to the at
lacking Spaniards and moved them
down with regular volleys.
Utah Battery Covered Itself with Glory.
The Utah battery, under Capt. Young,
covered itself with glory. The men
pulled their guns through mud axle
deep. Two guns were sent around in
flank, and poured in a destructive en-
lilading fire. The enemy was repulsed,
and retreated in disorder.
A Observation-Disclosures Scene.
Not an inch of ground was lost, but
the scene in the trenches was one never
to be forgotten.
During flashes of lightning the dead
and wounded could be seen lying in
blood-red water, but neither the ele-
ments of heaven nor the destructive
power of man could wiring a cry of pro-
test from the wounded. They en-
couraged their comrades to fight, and
handed over their cartridge belts.
The Enemy's Dead and Wounded.
During the night the Spanish scouts
were seen carrying off dead and wound
ed of the enemy.
The American dead were buried next
day in the convent of Maracaban.
The Fighting Renewed.
On the night of August / the fight
ing was renewed, but the enemy had
been taught a lesson and made the at
tack at long range, with heavy artll-
lery. The Utah battery replied, and
the artillery duel lasted an hour.
An Artillery Duel.
On the night of August 2 the artil-
lery duel was renewed. Two men were
badly wounded, and are since reported
dead, which brings the total dead to
-, with ten in hospital mortally hurt.
Arrival of Reinforcements and the Mon
itOr Monterey.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. "a special
TO the Call from Cavite, dated August
6, says.
The three transports which sailed
from San Francisco with Gen. Merritt,
but which were delayed at Honolulu,
arrived to-day. The monitor Monterey
also arrived.