The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1898-08-12
FIGHTING AT MANILA
ATTAUK THE AMERICANs
AND WE'RE DEFEATED.
Tho Attack Was Mado on tho American
Camp Between Cavite and Manila on
the Night of July 31-American Loss
NJ. % Killed, A wounded: Spanish
LOSS 200 Killed, 800 Wounded.
TCopyrighted 1893 by Associated
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from Manila Bay, dated Aug. a., via
Hong Kong, to the Evening World
gives the following particulars of the
fighting near Manila July 81:
Gen. Greene's force, numbering
, 5000 mon had been advancing and
entrenching. On arrival Of the third
expedition it filled the Spaniards with
rage and they determined to give
battle before Camp Dewey could be
reinforced. Trenches were extended
from the beach three hundred yards
to the left flank Of the insurgents.
Sunday was insurgent feast day
and their left faux was withdrawn,
leaving the Amcrican's right flank
: exposed. Companies A and T. of tho
Tenth Pennsylvania and A Of the
Utah battery were ordered to rein
force tho right flank. In the midst
of raging typhoon with tremen-
aous downpour of rain, the enemy's
force, estimated at 5000 men at-
tempted surprise to camp.
Our piciets were driven in, and
the trenches assaulted. Tho brave
Pennsylvania mon mover flinched,
but stood their ground under with
ering fire.
The alarm spread and tho First
California regiment, with two COM
panies of the Third artillery, who
fight with rifles, wore sent to reinforce
tho Pennsylvanians. Tho enemy
were on top of the trenches when
tho reinforcoments arrived, and never
was discipline of the regulars better
demonstrated than by the work Of
the Third artillery under Captain
O'Harra.
Nothing could he seen but flashes
from Mauser rifles. Our men ran
right up to the attacking Spaniards
and moved them down with regular
volleys. The Utah battery under
Capt. Young covered itself with
glory. The men pulled their field
guns through the mud axle deep.
Two guns were sent around in flank
I'd poured in destructive enfiIad-
ing fire. Tho enemy was repnlsed
and retreated in disorder. Our in
fantry had exhausted all it's ammu-
milton and did not follow them.
Not an inch of ground was lost.
During flashes Of lightning, dead
and wounded could bo seen lying in
blood rod water, bnt neither ele.
ments of heaven nor destructive
power of man conld wiring cry Of
protest from tho wounded. They
. encouraged their comrades to fight,
- and banded ovor thoir cartridge
sThelts. During tho night tho Span
\ ish scontA,were seen carrying off
their dead and Wounded. The Amer
ican dead were buriesis next day in a
convent. ~,
Hong Kong, Aug. 0.-fsSS$3 Cor
man steamer Petrarich which u left
Manila Aug. 8, arrived here today
and brought tho first nows of n Sc.
we're engagement botween tho Span
lards and the Americans near Ma.
Mia.
The Americans were victorious and
only lost ! mon killed and 81 wound
ed. The Spanish losses are moi
known but are reported to be heavy
The insurgent forces remained
neutral. Tho attack was made or
the American camp between Cavitt
md Mani; during the night of July
ES The Spaniards who numbered
Egpoyer 5000 mon made desporat,
charges upon the American lines bu
each timo the fro of tho America.
" troops drove tho Spanish back ant
81 finally broke the Spanish center an,
tlls enemy rotreated. Inter on tn
Spaniards made second attack b,,
Were again repulsed and roturno
into thu bushes, kooping up IN in
D fire on tho roads leading t
Manila over which they apparontl
expected the American troops to ad
vance.
Some estimates place tho Spanis
loss at over 500 men killed an
wounded.