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

wounded, While during the advance
OF the relieving hattalions the only
officers wounded were Capt. Richter
OF the First California, wounded seriously
in the head. and Capt. Hobbs. OF the Third
artillery. wounded slightly in the leg.
Although the engagement scarcely at
tained the Importance or a battle it thor
oughly tested the quality of the United
States troops and had an excellent effect
stimulating their zeal and enthusiasm and
inspiring them with confidence.
The Spaniards. whose losses in the en-
gasement are not known, are adopting
tactics intended to irritate the Americans.
Every night they maintain an annoying
fire. They have now got the true range of
the earthworks and :heir shell and shrap-
mel fire is very accurate.
On Monday night the American losses
were one killed and five wounded. and on
Tuesday night ole killed and six wounded
This percentage is heavy. considering that
the men We're we'll intrenched and that
there has been hardly any lighting in the
open.
Sunday, is landing today through the heavy
surf. Nothirg more serious than thor
ough wetting has occurred as yet, although
the operation is not without considerable
danger. Hardly any cases OF sickness are
reported.
Merritt Gives His Losses.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 9-The war de-
partment has received the following cable
gram from Hongkong:
"McArthur's troops arrived July 81. Nc
epidemic of sickness. Five deaths. Lani-
ing at camp has been delayed on account
OF high surf
ITO gain the approaches TO the city,
Green's outposts were advanced TO con-
tinue the line from Gale Real 10 the
beach on Sunday night. The Spanish at
tackled sharply The artillery outposts be-
haved well and held their position It was
necessary 10 call out the brigade. The
Spanish loss Is rumored heavy. Our loss:
Kilied-Tenth Pennsylvania: John Brady
and Walter Brown. Of the infantry. WILL
lam T., Brinton. Jacob Hull, Jesse Moss
and William Stiiwagen- First California:
Maurice Justh. Third artillery: Eli Daw-
son. First Colorado: Fred Springstead.
Forty-eiRht wounded. ten seriously as fol-
lows: Tenth Pennsylvania: Sergt. Alva
Walter, Privates Lee Snyder. Vic'or
Holmes. G. $. Garter. Arthur Johnson.
First California: Capt. r. Richter, Pr
vate c. J. Edwards. Third artillery: Pr-
Yates Charles Winfield. J. A. McElroth.
Thirty-eight slightly wounded.
MERRITT"
Secretary Alger regards The Manila fight
as the beginning. Of general attack on the
Philippine capital.
Gen Merritt's force In the Philippines
consists OF three expeditions which have
arrived there. amounting to 4Go officers
and 10. i64 men. They are the First Cali
fornia. Second Oregon. Tenth Pennsylva-
MIA. Fist Colorado. First Nebraska. Thlr-
teenth Minnesota. First Idaho. First Wyo-
ming, Fourteenth Eighteenth and Twenty
third United States infantry. the First
California battery. the Astor battery and
Batteries G. Fl, K and l.. Third United
States artillery.
Green Praises His Troops.
NEW YORK, Aug. "A copyrighted
eablegram from Manila bay. via Hong
kong. 10 the Evening World gays; Gen.
Green issued this address TO the troops:
The brigarlier general commanding de-
sfres 20 thank the troops engaged last
night for the gallantry and skill displayed
hy them In reposling such a vigorous at
tack by largely superior forces ~ span
!ards Not an inch Of ground vas yielded
bv The Tenth Pennsylvania infantry and
Utah artillery stationed IN the trenches.
A battery o. the Third artillery and tae
First regiment. California infantry, moved
forward 20 their support through a calling
f~s with the utmost intreDidity. The
courage and steadiness shown BY all IN the
engagement is worthy 0; the highest COM
meniation.
The ca cablegram gives he following par
c,i!ars OF the lighting or July 81: Gen.
Green and a force % 100 men had been
Advancing ard en.renching. The arrIva!
OF Inc third expedition fiilei the sganlaris
with rage. They determined 70 give battle
before Camp Dewey cou.d re reinforced.
TIE trenches extended from the beach go
wards 70 the left flank OF the Insurgents
Sunday was ,usu-gent feast day. and their
Ie~. flank withdrew, leaving the American
right flank EXPOSED. Companies A and r.
@. the Ter.h Pennsylvania. and the Utah
battery were ordered 10 reinforce the right
flank.
IN TIE midst os raging 'ypsoor. "fta
eeaercDus pour Of rain. the eE<zty's force,