The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-08-12
GENERAL GREENE.

alignment with the earthwOrks l was
observing the Spanish positions, when a
Nebraska sharpshooter beside me fired
the first shot discharged by the Ameri-
cans upon the Spaniards who were
crouching in the forward trench.
"This was contrary to General Mer-
ritt's orders. He had forbidden an ag-
gressive attitude unless the Spaniards
advanced. The Insurgents, now i'll
force inland on the right of the Amer
lean lines, also opened fire, the Spanish
replying briskly with quick firing guns
and rifles, but their shooting was high
and their shots fell half a mile beyond
the entertainments. where a Colorado
volunteer picket was hit by a Mauser
bullet.
"Personally, I was impressed by the
nonchalant demeanor of the Americans
in the fighting line. They were like
high spirited youths on picnic, whole
groups lying i'll the second line We're
playing cards.
"Had the Spaniaris, who were unac-
countaDly nonaggressive during the
American landing and advance, dropped
shrapnel from Malate fort, they would
have wrought terrible havoc, one house
forming a conspicuous mark, being
within easy gun range.
"1he return to camp was exciting,
but effected without mishap. The ma
7 tives follow the American advance, oc-
crpying the houses within the fighting
line. General Aguinaldo's guerillas
caused the Americans considera BILE
trouble While I was III camp infornla-
ton was received that a party of Cali
fornia volunteers engaged i'll telling
timber had been arrested by the insurg-
ents. Colonel Smith, under General
! Green's instructions, ordered ont an
! armed detachment, which released the
| prisoners and brought the insurgents
| into Camp Dewey. General Green sent
/ a message to General Aguinaldo saying
that if the Americans were further
molested he would disarm the whole
Eilipanos.
"'Ihe third expedition reports that
Lieutenant Kerr Of the engineers, died
during the voyage OF spinal meningitis.
There are many new cases of typhoid
fever and measles. During a sudden
storm the other night the City of Para
drifted under the guns of Manila. The
| Charleston rescued her and towed her
| to a safe anchorage.
can order has been issued creating a
second division of the Eighth army
corps, under command Of General An
derson, which will join the forces at
Camp Dewey. The First brigade, under
General Macarthur, consists Of two bat
talions Of the Twenty third regular i'll
fantry, one battalion Of the Fourteen tn
regular Infantry, the Thirteenth Min
nesoia volunteers, two battalions each
Of the. First North Dakota and First
idaho, one battalion of the First Wyom-
ing and the Astor battery. The Second
brigade, General Greene, consists OF
two battalions of the Eighteenth regu,
lar infantry, one battalion Of the Third
regiment artillery acting as infantry,
Company A Of the regular engineers,
Batteries A and B Of the Utah light
volunteers artillery, the First Califor
MIA volunteers, the First Colorado vol
unteers and the First Nebraska ant
Tenth Pennsylvania volunteers. Th'
garrison at Cavite consists of the Sec
ond Oregon volunteers and a detach
ment of California heavy artillery T."