Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1898-08-12

engagement TOOK place on July 81 be-
tween the Spaniardsa nd Americans, near
Manila. The latter were victorious, but
had eleven men killed and thirty-seven
wounded.
General Greene's force, numbering four
thousand men, had been advancing ana
intrenching. The arrival of the third ex-
pedition filed the Spaniards with rage.
and they determined to battle before
Camp Dewey could be reinforced. The
trenches extended from the beach three
hundred yards to the left flank of the ill.,
surgents. Sunday was an insurgent day
aud their left flank withdrew, leaving
the American right flank exposed.
Companies A and f, of the Tenth
Pennsylvania, and the Utah battery were
ordered to reinforce the right flank.
ATTEMPTED A SURPRISE.
In the midst of the raging typboon,
with a tremendous downpour of rain,
the enemy's forces, estimated at 5000
men, attempted to surprise the camp.
Onr pickets were driven in and the tren-
cbes assaulted.
| The brave Pennsylvania men fiinched,
but stood their ground under a wither-
ing ire. The alarm spread and the First
Calafornia Regiment, with two compa-
nies OF the Third Artillery who fight with
rifles, were sent up to reinforce the Penn
fsylxanians- Ehs anemy " ere on top OF
the trenches when these reinforcements
arrived, and never was the discipline of
the regulars bstter demonstrated than by
the work OF the Third Artillery under
Capt. O'Hara.
Nothing could be seen but flashes of
Mauser rifles. Men ran right up to the
attacking SpanIards and moved them
down with regular volleys
The Utah battery, under Capt. Young,
covereditself with glory. The men pulled
their guns through mud axle deep. Two
guns were sent around on the flank and
poured in a destructive enffiading fire.
The enemy was repulsed and retreated
in disorder. Our infantry had exhausted
| its ammunition and did not follow the
enemy.
HEROISM OF THE WOUNDED.
| Not an inch of ground was lost, but
the scenes i'm the trenches was one never
to be forgottn. During flashes of light
ming the dead and wounded could be seen
lying in blood red water, but neither the
elements OF heaven nor the destructive
power OF man, could wiring a cry of pro-
test from the wounded. They encourag-
ed their comrades to fight and handed
over their cartridge belts.
During the night, the Spanish scouts
vera seen carrying off dead and wounded
of the enemy. The American dead were
buried next day in the convent OF Marca-
ban.
On the night of August /, the fighting
was renewed, but the enemy had been
taught a lesson and made the attack q
long range with heavy artillery. The
Utah battery replied and the artillery
duel lasted an hour. One man was killed
He was Fred Springster, First Colorado
and two men were wounded.
On the night OF August 2, the aatilery
duel was renewed. Two men were badly
wounded and are this morning reported
dead, bringing the total dead to thirteen
with ten in hospital mortally hurt.
GALLANTRY OF THE TROOPS.
| General Greene iosued this address tc
r the troops:
Camp Dewey, near rManila.-The brig
adler general commading desires tbanl
the troops engaged last night for gallan
try aid skill displayed by them in repel
ling such a vigorous attack by largel,
| superior forces of Spaniards. Not al
: inch OF ground was yielded by the Tent
Pennsylvania Infantry and Utah Artiller
8 stationed in the trenches. A battalio
s OF the Third Artillery and First Regimen
y CALIFORNIA Infantry moved forward {
their support through CALLING fire wit