Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-08-11

New York Aug "a dispatch to the
Evening World copyrighted, dated Ma
Mia Bay, Aug, t. by steamship via Hong
Kong, Aug 9th, says
The soil of the Philippines has been
drcnchcd with American blood. on the
night of July 3lst at II o'clock the Span
iards made 4 concerted sortie from Ma
late city on the outposts and trenches of
Camp Dewey, near Manila, Gen. Greene
commanding.
'rhe attack was directed at the Ameri-
can right flank held by the 10th Pennsyl-
Vania troops
Ten men were killed in the trenches and
picket lines and a wounded.
The Dead. Morris just, LIST California
volunteers; W. T.. Browne, Co. D., 10th
Pennsylvania; VIII Burton H. Stillwagon,
James Hun, jr., Jesse Nash, all OF Com
pany f.. 10th Pennsylvania John Brady,
Jr. 10th Pennsylvania; l.. Dawson
Battery *, I'd Artillery, L. S. A.; j. A..
Millrath. Battery H.. Sd Artillery, L. s.
A.; Charles Winfield. Capt Richter, list
California; Capt. Hobbs, Sd Artillery were
among the wounded.
The British Admiral reports the Spanish
loss to be three hundred and fifty killed
and 900 wounded.
Malate is located half way between
Cavite and Manila city Gen. Grccnc's
force numbered 5000 men. His line has
ben advancing and intrcnching. The ar
rival of the third expedition filled the
Spaniards with rage and they determined
to give battle before Camp Dewey could
he reinforced. The trench extended from
tho beach three hundred yards to the left
flank of the insurgents. Sunday was the
Insurgents feast day and their left flank
withdrew, leaving the American right
flank exposed
Companies \ and e of the 10th Pcnnsyl
vana and the Utah battery were ordered to
reinforce the right flank. In the midst OF
a raging typhoon with Il tremendous down
pour OF rain. the cnemy's force estimated
at 300 men attempted tn surprise the
camp. our pickets were driven in and
the trenches assaulted.
The brave Pennsylvania men never finch
ed, but stood their ground under a with
ering fire
The alarm spread and the LIST California
regiment with two companies of the Cd ar
tlery who fight with rifles were sent up
to reinforce the Pennsylvania troops,
The enemy were on top of the trenches
when these endorsements arrived, and
never was the discipline of the regulars
better demonstrated than by the work OF
the Sd artillery under Capt. O'Hara. Moth
ing could be seen but flashes of Maui
ser rifles. Men ran right up TO the attack
inr spaniards and moved them with regu-
lar voleys.
The Utah battery under Capt Young,
covered itself with glory The men pull
ed their guns through mud axle deep Two
Surs were sent around in flank and pour
ed In n destructive cnfilading fire. The en-
envy was rcpulscd and retreatcd in dis
order.
our infantry had exhausted its ammuni-
tion and did not follow the enemy. Not
an inch Of ground was lost, but the scene
in the trenches was one never to be tor
gotten, During the fl9shes of lightning
the dead and wounded could he seen lying
in blood red water but neither the clements
of heaven nor the destructive power of
man could wiring n cry of protest from the
wounded. They encouraged their com
rades to fight and handed over their car
fridge belts.
During the night the Spanish scouts
were seen carrying off the dead and
wounded of the enemy, The American
dead were buried next day in the convent
of Maracaban.
On the night of August the fighting
was renewed. but the enemy mad heen
taught a lesson and made the attack ut
long range with heavy artillery. The Utah
battery replied, and the artillery duel last
cd an hour.
One man was killed He was Fred
Springsteo of the LIST Colorado. TWO men
were wounded.
On the night of August . the artillery
duel was renewed. Two men were badly
wounded and are this morning reported
dead, bringing the total dead up to 49,
with 10 in the hospital mortaly hurt.
Gen Greene issued this to the troops:
Camp Dewey near Manila.
The brigadier general commanding de-
sires to thank the troops engaged last
night for eallantry and skill dislayed by
them in repelling such a vigorous attack
by largely superior forces of Spaniards.
Not an inch Of ground was yielded by
the 10th Pennsylvania infantry and Utah
artillery stationed in the trenches The
battalion Of the Sd artillery and LIST regi-
ment California infantry moved forward
TO their support through CALLING fire with
the utmost intrepidity. The courage and
steadness shown by all in their first en-
gagement Is worthy of the highest COM
mendation."