The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-10

HoNGKONG. Aug. s-The Spanish at
tack on the American camp between Ca
vite and Manila was made during the
night Of July 81. The Spaniards. who
numbered 5000 men, made several desper-
ate charges upon the American lines, but
each time the fire Of the Americans drove
the Spaniards back. and finally broke the
Spanish center, and the enemy retreated.
Later, however. the Spaniards made sec
ond attack. but were again repulsed. and
reireated into the bush keeping up an In
cessant fire on the roads leading to Ma
Mia. over which they apparently expected
the American troops to advance.
Some estimates place the Spanish losses
at over 800 killed and wounded.
Victims of the First Battle.
CAvITE, Manila Bay. Aug. 3. via Hong
kong, Aug. 9.-The first shedding of Amer
lean blood on Philippine soil took place
Sunday night. when eleven were killed ara
forty-four wounded during a skrm!sh at
the Malate trenches. between Cavite and
Manila.
No attack has yet been made on the
Spanish line. but the Americans now occu-
py the trenches formerly held by the in
surgen,s. In Sunday nights skirmish the
following were killed:
Corporal ". f. Brown, of the Tenth
Pennsylvania.
Private Bowker of the First Wyoming.
Privates 5. II. Hun. Bunton CBrinton),
Moss and Stilwagen, all understood 10 be
of the Tenth Pennsylvania.
First Sergt Maurice Justh. Of the First
California.
Private Dawson. Battery X. Third ar
tlllery.
Private McKelrath (McIlroth). Battery
a, Third artillery.
Private Winfield. Battery H. Third ar
tillery.
On Monday night Private Springstead, of
the First Colorado, was killed.
Las, night CTuesday) the following were
killed:
Private William Lewis Roddt. of the
Twenty-third infantry.
Private r. Bowers, OF the signal corps
Private Fred Buckland, of the Thr-
teen1 Minnesota.
Some of the wounded IN Monday nights
skirmish were struck by shrapnei.
Hot Fight in u Driving Rain.
LONDON. Aug. s-The Times corre-
spondent at Cavite, with Gen, Green's bri-
gade. under date OF August 3, says:
A heavy monsoon has been blowing since
nr
increased the difficulty OK landing ard
moving the United States troops and has
multiplied the discomforts in camp. which
were already almost unendurabie.
As | anticipated. Gen. Green's brigade is
the focus Of the active land campaign. Al
ready the troops are In constant and close
touch with the enemy On Friday morning
battalion. consisting OK the First Colorado.
under Lieut. Col Mccoy. with four guns OF
the Utah battery. commanded by Capt.
Young. grandson OF the Mormon prophet.
occuNsnd the line fifty yards in advance OF
the insurgents between the beach and
Calle Real. and 800 yards from forrnid-
able earthworks situated az the southern
end of Malate, the foreign residential quar-
ter. After sixteen hours continuous labor
the work OF lntrenchment was completed.
the enemy not tiring shot until the Amer
leans INDUCED in sharpsho-t!ng.
Saturday was comparatively quiet, and
So was sunday until nightfall, when the
Tenth Pennsylvania, Col. Hawkins COM
nanding. occupied the trenches after some
desultory picket firing. At II.so p. n. the
enemy, estimated az $50 strong, opened
fire vigorously under cover ot the dense
underground. Their movements were fur
ther hidden by the foods of rain. The
pennsylvanians met the attack with sue
cass.on o. voileys. covering their right
with two companies stationed in the
swamp beyond the :ntrenchments.
After about three-aQsrters ot an hour
two companies OF the Third regular artll-
!ery. under MAJ OHa-a arrived AT double
quick time 70 relieve the Pennsyivanians.
whose ammunition was almost exhausted.
They soon .sleuced the eceusy's fire.
TIE FIRST California. under Cot Smith.
ar! the First Colorado. under Col Hale.
acted ss supports The affair lasted TWO
hours. Ra; Notwithstanding the ;rsrnand-
ors susillade aad the heavy shell FIRE only
- Americans Es1s kued ana forty-aix