The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-08-11

MANILA, Aug. 4, via Hongkong, Aug.
l0.-The United States monitor Monte.
rey arrived here today. Manila will be
attacked as soon as the monitor Monad-
mock comes here. She is expected by
next Thursday.
Admiral Dewey's ships are stripping
for action.
Owing 70 the high wind and heavy
seas the troops of the third expedition
have not yet landed. The lighters were
capsized in the attempt and three ma
tives were drowned.
Immediately after the arrival of the
expedition General Merritt organic ed
all his forces foy an attack on Manila.
The troops were formed into one di.
vision under command of General An
derson. The division is com posed of
two brigades, the First, under General
Macarthur, is made up Of the Twenty
third and Fourteenth regular infantry
and the Wyoming, North Dakota, Ida.
no, Minnesota volunteers and the Astor
battery.
The Second brigade, under command
of General Green, Eighteenth regular
infantry, Third artillery, Engineers,
Signal corps and California, Colorado,
Nebraska, Pennsylvania volunteers,
Utah battery.
The two brigades number 5000 men.
Oregon troops garrisoned Cavite.
Admiral Dewey's feet commands the
trenches and camps of the Spaniards.
The situation in Manila Is critical.
The lights Of the city are extinguished.
All meats are exhausted The dafenses
are Gordon of trenches, two batteries
of nine 6.inch guns each, the latter on
the Cavite side. The big guns are di-
rectly in front.
Further particulars of the fighting
near Malate, on the night of July 81,
say:
General Greene's force, numbering
1900 men, had been advancing and en-
trenching, The arrival of the third ex-
pedition filled the Spaniards with rage,
and they determined to give battle be.
fore Camp Dewey could be reinforced.
The trenches extended from the beach
800 yards to the left flank of the insur-
gents.
Sunday was the insurgent feast day,
and their left flank Withdrew, leaving
Companies a and Il of the Tenth
Pennsylvania and the Utah battery
were ordered to reinforce the right
flank.
In the midst Of q raging typhoon,
with a tremendous downpour of rain,
the enemys force, estimated at 5000
men, attempted TO surprise the camp.
Our pickets were driven in and the
trenches assaulted. The brave Penn.
sylvania men never hinched, but stood
their ground under a whitening fire.
The alarm spread and the First Cali
fornia regiment with two companies
of the Third artillery, who fought with
rifles, were sent to reinforce the Penn
sylvanians. 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 Third artillery under
Captain 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 Captain
Young, covered itself with glory. The
men pulled their guns through mud
axle.deep. Two guns were sent around
in flank and poured in destructive en-
filading fire.
The enemy was repulsed and re-
treated in disorder. Our infantry had
exhausted its ammunition and did not
follow the enemy.
Not an inch of ground was lost, but
the scenes in the trenches was one
never to be forgotten.
During flashes of lightning, the dead
and wounded could be seen lying in
bloody-red water, but neither the ele-
ments of heaven nor the destructive
power Of man could wiring cry of pro-
test from the wounded. They encour-
aged their comrades to fight and handed
over their cartridge belts.
During the night the Spanish scouts
were seen carrying of dead and
wounded of the enemy.
The American dead were buried next
day, in the convent of Maracaban.
On the night of Aug. i: the fighting
was renewed, but tine enemy had been
taught lesson, and made the attack at
long range with heavy artillery. The
Utah battery replied and the artillery
duel lasted an hour.
One man was killed. He was Tred
| springster, First Colorado, and two
men We're wounded,
On the night of Aug. 2, the artillery
duel was renewed.
General Greene issued this address Il
the troops:
"CAMP DEWEY, NEAR MANILA.
"The brigadier general commanding
desires to thank the troops engaged las
night for gallantry and skill displayed
by them in repelling such vigorou
attack by largely superior forces o
Spaniards. Not an inch Of ground wa
yielded by the Tenth Pennsylvania in
fantry and Utah artillery stationed il
the trenches.
"a battalion of the Third artiller
and First regiment California infaptr
moved forward 10 their support throug
CALLING fire with the utmost intrepid
ity. The courage and steadIness show
Dy all In thau engagement ls worthy o
the highest commentator"
CAVITE, Manila bay, Aug. l0.-N
attack has yet been made on the Span
ish line. but the Americans now occup
the trenches formerly held by the insur
gents.
In Sunday nights skirmish the fol
lowing were killed:
n Corporal w. Il. Brown of the Tent
Pennsylvania.
Private Brady of the First Pennsyl
vania.
II Private Bowker Of the First Wyon
ing.
Privates s, Hull, Bunton (Brinton?l
Moss and sItillwagon, all understood I
be Of the Tenth Pennsylvania.
First Sergeant Maurice just Of th