Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-08-17
A SPANISH DEFEAT.
They Make an Attack on Our
Camp at Manila.
WHIPPED BY THE VOLUNTEERS.
The Spanish Forces Were Over Three
Thousand StrOng-They Charged
Oar Line Several Times,
and Were RepuIsed.

San Francisco, Aug. 1O.-A special
20 the Examiner, dated Manila, July
81, via Hong Kong, August 8, says:
"A heavy engagement took place
tonight between the American and
Spanish forces at Malate.
The Spanish made an attack at
tempting to turn our right.
After an hours fighting they were
repulsed.
The - 5 engaged were first bat
eslton ca. oEslia volunteers; Tenth
pennsylvania, First battalion; third
ertillery, regulars, and battery A,
Utah.
"Our loss was nine killed and forty
four wc,:-ca
The Spanish loss was upwards of
200 killed and 300 wounded.
Our volunteers made a glorious
defense against upwards of 5000 OF
an attacking force.
The battle ragged for three hours"
A special to the Call from Cavite.
August 6, via Hong Kong, says:
The American forces engaged tho
enemy before Malate on last Sunday
night and compelled them to retreat
with heavy losses. Our troops lost
thirteen killed and forty-seven wound
ed. 1t has been impossible to ascer-
tain the exact losses of the Spanish.
The fighting lasted four hours.
The American troops engaged
were part of the Tenth Pennsylvania,
First California and the Third reg
ular artillery.
The Spanish led in the attaclx az
tempting to dislodge our troops by a
hanking movement from the strong
position they have been holding near
the enemy's lines. The position is
Still held by our troops
New York, August 1O.-A copyright
ed cablegram from Manila bay, Aug
ust 4, via Hong Kong, August 9, to the
b'enlng World gives the following
particulars of the fighting near Ma
late on the night OF July 81:
General Green's force, numbering
4,oOo men, had been advancing and
entrenching. The arrival of the third
expedition filled the Spaniards with
rage and they determined to give bat
tie before Camp Dewey could he re-
1nforced. The trenches extended from
the beach 300 yards to the Qeft flank
of the insurgents.
sunday was the insurgent feast
day and their left flank winlyd reyv
leaving the American right flank ex-
posed. Companies A and E of the
Tenth Pennsylvania and Utah battery
were ordered to reinforce the RIGHT
flank.
In the midst of a raging typhoon.
win tremendous downpour of rain.
uhe enemy's force, estimated at 5000
men, attempted to surprise the camn.
Our pTcketS were driven in and the
trenches assaulted.
The brave PENNSYLVANIA men nevar
flnched, but stood their ground nm
der whitening fire The alarm snread
and the First California regiment
with two companies of the Tbird 49,
tlIlery. who fight with rifles. ,vere
eehC up 10 reinforce the Pennsylvan-
idnS' Inc enemy were on top of the
trenches when these reinforcements
arrived and never was the discipline
vi lhe regulars better emonstrated
Inah Dy the work of the Third artil-
lery under Captain O'Hara. Nothing
couiu DC seen but flashes of Mauser
rifles
Men ran right up to the attacking
Spanlards and moved them down
with regular vclleys.
The Utah battery, under Cant.;n
1oung, covered itself with glory The
men pulled their guns Through mud
aXle-deep. Two guns were sent around
on uhe spanish flank and poured in a
destructive enfilading fire. The enc
my was repulsed and ret;reated in dis
order. Our infantry had exhausted
It's ammunition and did not follow
the oae,1,I '"
NOT a" In of ground was lost.
Out the Gene n he trenches was one
never 10 be fo'gN item. During. fiasbes
vi ilSntn nS '5e dead and w rounded
eouTu oe seeG lying in blood-:red wa
ter c~S e-...,r she elements of heav-
eh nor toe d|atlILctive power of man
couIo wrlng cry of protest from the
wounded lhey encouraged their. COM
RACES TO fight and handed over their
cartridge belts. 'oiA
During the night the Snnnisb
scouts were seen carrying off dead
ana wounded of the enemy. The
american dead were buried next dav
In the convent of Maracaban.
on the night of August l the H;ob4-
ing was renewed, but the enemy had
oeen taught n lesson and mad. +Ihe
attack at long range with beavv ~
tillery. The Utah battery renlied I'D
the artillery duel lasted an bonr
One man was killed. He was H.,
First Colorado. and +,ro,
men were wounded.
ON the night of August 2. the ar.
tiiiery wounded and this morning, re-
ported dead, brings the total dead IN
~ hurt 81 ''A'rIA'-
General Green ISSUED this addr.s.
to the troops:
lamp Dewey, Near Manila.-Tbe
r;res uie general commanding de-
silIs s. 70 thank the troops engaged last
~ ns Ior gallantry and skill display
~ ny .nem In repelling such a visor
'.s attack by largely superior force.
u oPaniar rds. Not an inch of ground
was yielded by the Tenth PennsvI-
'anla infantry and Utah artillery sta.
1oned In the trenches.
battalion of the Third artsusrx
lnd First regiment California inssn,
nv moved forward to their sunnort
CALLING fire with the MT
most intrepidIty. The courage ana
tteadiness shown by all in their en-.
sagement is worthy of the highest
London, Aug. 10.-A dispatch from
long Kong says:
The German steamer Petrarch left
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