Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-08-10
Tub GRANDSON or 4 PROPHET.
1 Descendant Of Brigham Young Does
Splendid Work.
TREMENDOUS rUsILLADE.
The Affair Lasted Two Hours-Irri-
table Tactics of the Spsnfards,
Who Rave n True Range of the
Earthworis.

LONDON August 10.-The correspondent
OF the Times. at cavite, with General
Greene's brigade, under the date Of Au-
gust 90. says:
"a heavy monsoon has been blowing
since Sunday. and deluges Of rain have
greatly increased the difficulties Of land.
ing and moving the United States troops
and multiplied the discomforts in camp,
which were already almost uncomfortable.
BRIGHAM YoUNGS GRANDSON.
"As I anticipated, General Greene's
Brigade Is the focus Of the active land
campaign. Already the troops are in con-
slant and close touch with the enemy
On Friday morning a battalion, consist
ing OF the First Colorado, under IIepteF
nant-Colonel Mccoy, with four guns OF
the Utah Battery, commanded by Cap
tain Young. grandson Of the Mormon
prophet occupied the line 30 yards in adj
vance Of the insurgents, between the
beach and Gale Real. and 1,SOO yards
from a formidable earthwork situated at
the southern end of Malate. the foreign
residential quarter Of Manila After six
teon hours of continuous labor the work
OF entrenchment was completed, the, enc
my not firing a shot until the Americans
INDUCED I'm sharpshooting.
SUNDAY FIGHTING.
saturday was comparatively quiet,
and so was Sunday. until nightfall. when
The Tenth Pennsylvania, Colonel Hawkins
commanding, occupied the trenches after
some desultory picket firing.
AT 11:20 the enemy. estimated at $500
strong. opened fire vigorously under cover
of the dense underground. Their move
ments were further hidden by the floods |
of rain. The Pennsylvanians met the
attack with a succession of volleys, COW |
ering their right with two companies |
stationed in the swamp beyond the en-
srenchments.
rAfter about three-quarters Of an hour
two companies of the Third regular ar
fiilery. under Major O'Hara. arrived at
TO relieve the Pennsylva-
mans. whose ammunition was almost ex-
hausted. They soon silenced the enemy's
fire.
A TREMENDOUS FUSILLADE.
'The First California. under Colonel
Smith. and the First Colorado. under
Colonel Hale, acted as supports. The
affair lasted two hours. But notwith-
the tremendous fusillade and
tho heavy shell fire, only ten Americans
were killed and forty-sx wounded, though
there were some casualties among the
supports During the advance Of the re
ieving battalions the only officers who |
we're injured were Captain Richter, of
he First California, wounded seriously
n the head, and Captain Hobs, Of, the
Third Artillery, wounded slightly in the
eg.
Although the engagement scarcely at
aimed the importance Of a battle IL {
thoroughly tested the quality Of the
United States troops, and had an excel
ent effect, stimulating their zeal and /
enthusiasm, and inspiring them with con- I
denoe. c
IRRITABLE TACTICS. .
THE Spanards. whose losses I'm the en- n
agement are not known, are adopting | D
actics intended to irritate the Anferl- 4
ans. Every night they maintain an
nnoying fire. They have now got the
rue range Of the earthworks, and their n
he'll and shrapnel fire is very accurate I
ION Monday night the American losses d
ERE one killed and FIVE wounded, and.i
n Tuesday night one killed and six g
ounded. This percentage is heavy, con- /,
dering that the men were well en- N
enched, and that there has been hardly 10
ny fighting in the open. !,
General McArthur's Brigade. which a
rived Sunday. is landing to-day through
10 heavy surf Nothing more serious
an thorough wetting has occurred as &c
T. although the operation is not with
Il considerable danger.
Hardly any cases OF sickness are re- o.
rted" 80