New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-10

PENNSYLVANIANS WERE NEARLY OUT
OF AMMUNITION WHEN REIN
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FORCEMENTS ARRIVED.
London. Aug. 1o-The correspondent % The
Times" az Cavite. with General Greene's brigade.
under date Of August 3. says:
"A heavy southwest monsoon has been blow
ing since Sunday and deluges ~ rain have
greatly increased the difficulties Of landing ana
moving the United states troops. and multiplied
the discomforts in camp. which were already
almost unerdurable.
AS anticipated. General Greene's brigade is
the focus Of the active land campaign. Already
the troops are In constant and close touch with
the enemy. On Friday morning a battalion
consisting Of the lst Colorado. under Lieu
nant-Colonel Mccoy. with four guns OF
the Utah Battery commanded By Cap
tain Young. grandson OF the Mormon prophet.
occupied the line fifty yards in advance OF tho
Insurgents between the beach and Gale Real
and thirteen hundred yards from formidable
earthwork situated at the southern end OF Ma
late the foreign residential quarter OF Manila
After sixteen hours Of continuous labor the
work of intrenchniont was completed the enemy
in sharpshooting.
OCCUPYING THE TRENCHES.
Saturday was comparatively quiet. and 30
was Sunday. until nightfall when the loth
Pennsylvania. Colonel Hawkins commanding.
occupied the trenches after some desultory
picket firing. At II 30 p. the enemy. esrt"
mated at twenty-five hundred. opened fire Wig
orously. under cove OF the dense underground.
Their movements were further hidden by tho
floods OF rain. The Pennsylvanians met the at.
tack with a succession OF voleys covering their
right with two companies stationed In the
swamp beyond the intrenchments 49,
! After about three-qusrters OF ho1.,r two
companies OF the 3d Regular Artillery under
Major OHara arrived AT double quick TO re-
! lleve the Pennsylvanians whose ammunition
was almost exhausted. They soon silerced the
enemy's fire.
The 1st California. under Colonel Smith. and
the lst Colorado. under Colonel Hale. acted as
supports The affair lasted two hours. But
notwithstanding the tremendous fusillode and
the heavy shell fire. only zen Americans were
killed and forty-sx wounded though there were
some casualties among the supports. while, dur
ing the advance OF the relieving bat,alions, the
only officers wounded We're Captain Richter ot
the lst California wounded seriously in tho
head. and Captain Hobbs. Of the 81 Artillery.
wounded slightly in the les
TESTED QUALITY or TROOPS.
although the engagement scarcely attained
the Importance Of battle. II thoroughly tested
the quality OF the United States troops. and had
an excellent effect stimulating their zeal and
enthusiasm and inspiring them with confidence
The Spanards whose losses in the engage
ment are not known are adopting tactics in-
tended 10 irritate the Americans. Every night
they maintain an annoying fire. They have
now got the true range OF the earthworks. and
their shell and shrapne fire is very accurate
"On Monday night the American losses were
one killed ard fve wounded. and on Tuesday
night. one killed and six wounded This per-
cer.are is heavy. considering that the men
were well intrenched and that there has been
hardly any fgnting in the open.
General Arthur's brigade. which arrived SUM-
day is landing to-day through the heavy surf.
Nothing more serious than thorough wetting
has occurred yet. although the operation Is
not without considerable danger.
Hardly any cases Of sickness are reported"