Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-08-09

HONG KONG, Aug. Sine Germah
steamer Petriarch which left Manila
Aug. 6, and arrived here today, brought
the first news of severe engagement
between the Spaniards and Americans
near Manila. The Americans were
victorious, enly losing eleven men
killed and thirty-seven wounded. Inc
Spanish losses are reported to have
been heavy. The Insurgent forces
remained neutral. The attack was
made on the American camp between
Cavite and Manila on the night OF July
3lst. The Spaniards, who numbered
over 1900, made several desperate
charges upon the American lines,
but each time the FIRE of the
American troops drove the Spaniards
back, and finally broke the Spanish
centre, the enemy retreating. Later,
the Spaniards made second attack and
were again repulsed and retreated into
the bush, keeping up an incessant lire
on the roads leading to Manila, over
which they apparently expected the
American troops to advance. Some
estimates place the Spanish losses at
over 500 men killed and wounded. The
three transports which sailed from San
Francisco with General Merritt, but
which were delayed at Honolulu, ar
rived on August 9th. The monitor
Monterey also arrived.
MERRITT CONFIRMS.
WASHINGTON, Aug. o. General
Merritt has cabled the War Department
dispatch con6rmatory of press reports
of the battle at Manila.
JUST A BEGINNING.
WASHINGTON, Aug. o. Secretary
Alger regards the Manila fight as the
beginning of general attack on the
Philippine capital.
LIST OF CASUALTIES.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9.-The War
Department today received the follow
inc cabIegram from Hong Kong: Ad-
infant General, Washington: MacAr-
thurs troops arrived on the 3lst. No
epidemlc of sickness and only five
deaths. Lieutenant Kerr, of the engi-
neers died of spinal meningitis. Ihe
landing at the camp was delayed OF
account of the high surf.
To gain approach to the city Greeni
outposts were advanced so as to con
tinua the line from Canine Real to the
beach on Sunday night. The Spanish
attacked sharply. The ARTILLERY out
posts behaved we'll and held the posi-
tion. 1t was necessary to call out TN
brigade. The Spanish loss is rum0ret
as heavy. Our loss: Killed-Tent
Pennsylvania, John Brady, Waite
Brown: Infantry, Wm. E. BrintoI
Jacob Hull, Jesse Ness, VIM. Still
wagon: First California, Maurice just
Third Artillery, Eli Dawson; Flrs
Colorado, Fred Springstoad.
Seriously wounded: Tenth Pennsyl
yania. Sergeant Alva Walter; Private
lee SNYDER, Victor Holmes, G. 5. Cal
fer. Arthur johnson; First Californl
Captain r.. Richter, Private G. J. Ed
wards: Third Artillery, Private
Charles Winfield, j. A. McElroth.
Thirty-eig slightly wounded.
GOOD FOR THREE MONTHS.
WASHINGTON, Aug. "a dispatt
was read from Admiral Dewey al
nouncing the arrival of the Montert
and the Brutus at Manila, and th
there was plenty of coal and fresh pr
visions to last for three months.
FULLER ACCOUNT.
New YORK, Aug. "a copyrig
cable from Manila Bay, August 4,
Hong Kong, August 8, to the Erens
Warld gives the following partlcula
of the fighting near Malate, the mig
General Green's force, numbering
900 men, had been advancing aud e
trenching. The arrival of the third
pedition filled the Spaniards with ra
They determined to give battle Dett
Camp Dewey could be reinforced. !
trenches extenoed from the beach
wards to the left flank of the lnsurgen
SUNDAY was the Insurgent feast q
and their left flank withdrew, leavl
the American right flank expos
Companies A and e of the Tenth Pel
svlyania and the Utah Battery, w
ordered to reinforce the right flank.
the midst of a raging tiphoon, with
tremendous downpour OF. rain,
Apemy's ferce, estimated at 1900 m
attempted to surprise cur camp.
PloKETs WERE DRIVEN IN
and our trenches were assaulted.
brave Pennsylvania men stood
ground under withering fire. The al
spread, and the First California K
ment, with two companies OF the i
Artillery, who fight with rifles,
sent to reinforce the Pennsylvanl
The enemy were on the top Of
trenches when these re inforcem
arrived. Never was the disciplIn
regulars better demonstrated than
the work of the Third Artillery u
Capt. Chara. Nothing
COULD BE SEEN BUT FLASHES
of Mauser rifles. The men ran