The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-08-12
FIERCE BATTLE
SpaniardS Make An Attack on Amert
cans at Malate, Philippine Islands.
Gen. Merits Troops Win Grand Victory
The Enemy's Loss 200 Killed and
800 Wounded-American Loss
in Killed and Wounded.


near Malate, Gen. Greene command
ing. The attack was directed at the
American right flank, held by the
10th Pennsylvania troops. Ten men
were killed in the trenches and on the
picket lines and A wounded.
The British admiral reports the
Spanish loss to be $50 killed and 900
wounded
Greene's force numbers 1000 men.
His line has been advancing and in
trenching.
The arrival of the third expedition
filed the Spaniards with rage and they
determined to give battle before Camp
Dewey could be reinforced.
The trenches extended from the
beach 500 yards to the left flank of the
insurgents. Sunday was insurgent
feast day, and their left flank with
drew, leaving the American right flank
exposed.
Companies A and F, 10th Pennsyl-
vania, and the Utah battery were or
dered to reinforce the right flank. In
the midst of raging typhoon, with
tremendous downpour of rain, the
enemy's force, 5000 men, attempted to
surprise the American camp. Our pick
cts were driven in and the trenches
assaulted.
The brave Pennsylvania men never
f1inched, but stood their ground under
whitening fire. The alarm spread,
and the 1st California regiment, with
two companies of the Sd artillery, who
fight with rifles, were sent up to rein
force the Pennsylvanians.
The enemy was on top of the
trenches when these reinforcements
arrived, and never was the discipline
of the regulars better demonstrated
than by the work of the Sd artillery,
s. under Capt O'Hara. Nothing could
be seen but the flashes of the MauSe-'
rifles
The men ran right up, attacking the
Spaniards, and moved them down
with regular volleys. The Utah bat
terry, under Capt Young, covered it.
self with glory. The men pulled their
guns through mud axle deep. Two
guns were sent around in flank and
poured in destructive enfilading fire.
The enemy was repulsed and re-
treated in disorder. Our infantry had
exhausted their ammunition and did
not follow the enemy.
During flashes of lightning the dead
no 1r,iv ~,
blood-red water, but neither the ele-
ments of heaven nor the destructive
power of man could wiring a cry of
protest from the wounded.
The American dead were buried next
day in the convent of Marican.
On the night of August l fighting was
renewed but the enemy had been
taught lesson, and made an attack at
long range with heavy artillery. The
Utah battery replied, and the artillery
duel lasted an hour
One man was killed. He was Fred
Springstead, of the 1st Colorado, and
two men wounded.
On the night of August the artil-
lery duel was renewed
Two men were badly wounded and
are this morning reported dead. This
brings the total dead to Is, with ten in
the hospital mortally hurt.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 1O-The following
is Gen. Merritt's dispatch, as given out
at the war department:
Hong Kong, Adjutant General, Wash
ington: MacArthur's troops arrived
July 81. No epidemic sickness Five
deaths Lieut. Kerr. engineer, died O
spinal meningitis. Landing at cam1
delayed on account of high surf TX
gain approach to city Greene's outpost
were advanced to continue lines from
the canine real public road), Cavite
on Sunday night Spanish attacked
sharply. Artillery outposts behaved
well; held position. Unnecessary t.
call out brigade. Spanish loss rumor
ed heavy.
Killed: Tenth Pennsylvania-Johl
Brady, Walter E. Brown.
Regular nfantry-William E. Brin
ton, Jacob Hull, Jesse Moss, William
Stillwagon.
First California-Maurice Just
Third Artillery-Eli Dawson.
First Colorado-Fred Springstead.
Seriously wounded: Tenth Pennsyl
vania- Sergt Alva Walter, Privat
Lee Victor Holmes, c. S. Carter, Ar
thur Johnson.
First California-Capt. Richter, Pri
c. j. Edwards.
Third Artillery-Privates Charlie
Winfield, j. A. McIlreath.
Thirty-eight slightly wounded
MERRITT
Monument to Memory of Francis Scot
Key.
FREDERICK, Nd, Aug. 1O.-A beauti
full monument erected to the memor,