The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-03
.F|c|h REPORTS OF
THE MANILA fight,
conssn,.ed from Page One.

p ID Manila as soon as they could get the
Slnvnnce OF the infantry 20 haul their
- The prisge appeared TO De broken
artillery IRE and ordered IL repaired
S.se@ Gre Having made these disposs-
go. rode forward rapidly by the beach
- through the creek TO the fort
"A portion Of the First Cosorado was in
- epanish trenches replying TO A fire
Srnu1 ~ second line OF defence running
$50 the raad from MaEzte TO Cangaion.
- res. OF the Colorado reg.meru ard
"a o. the California were few
fundr~s yards In our front. ref4ysng
p ibis same fire from the flank. TIE
1aesesm<nt here lasted about fifteen min
- before the ereuy's fire subssdess.
ssThs First Nebraska and Eighteenth
rattes States infantry having row come
=. directed them 20 move forward. the
fsuer along the beach and the latter
n1wx che Gale Real. The Colorado
sn41nent WAS directed 10 protect the RICH,
nak from any possible attack from
Cnenion and Paceo. The California
sgfnsnt was already In advance On Gale
Te& IL this way the brigade moved
6rough Maiase from street to Street.
noking with a struggling fire from the
t6sction OF psceo. but no serious resist
onp
AFTER advancing through Ma!ate the
eoen street 10 the Luneta. just south of
- vailed city. was reached about %. n.
4 white nag was flying at the southwest
tnotion and | rode forward to meet II,
ue6er heavy Ore from our riga. and
noar on he Paceo road. Al the bast.on
vas informed that officers representing
On. Merritt and Admiral Dewey were
q khriy way assiote 20 receive the sur
rknder and / therefore turned east to the
Hnceo road.
sOn the morning Of august IL / was ap-
Dazted senior member of the commission
4 arrange the details OF the capsiulaslon.
rs commission met at the Ayumtamen-
~ lc3ty halD al 10 a. m. and concluded
u labors and signed the capifasaation a.
81. n. on the same day
Gen. Greene expresses appreciation or
~ services rendered by Capt r. d. Mott,
&ds-de-camp TO the major general COM
(ah. Capt. W. q. Bates. assistant adiu-
lnnk general: Lieut.. Schuyler Schiefein.
tidede-camp: Capt w. A. Harper. as
pEant Quarterusaster. and Maj. r. s..
5Duurase, surgeon United States voIur,-
tesEx The latter II on special duty. not
osdtcal, all Of whom were with him on
AigS. Il. They carried orders under
ID fortunately without any casualties.
Gen. MacArthur's Report.
The report of Gen. Macarthur, who com
handed the first brigade. second division,
nghth army corps. on the day of the bat
ee Of Manila. mention Of which was made
= yesterdays dispatches, gives som@ very
nfsrssttns details of the night of August
y Following are some of the extracts
several hours before the operations of
she day were intended to commence. there
vas considerable aesultory firing from the
spsaish line, both OF cannon and small
ans. provoked no doubt by Filipino
soldiers, who insisted upon maintaining a
gsaerA fusilade along their lines. with
wbach the American connected just of the
Psssia road. The fire was not returned by
our troops. and when the formation Of the
DAY was commenced things at the front
were comparatively quiet. BY o'clock the
position was occupied, about $50 o'clock
tne naval attack commenced and some
twenty minutes thereafter the gun OF C51i-
peny u. Utah. opened on blockhouse Ii. the
guns OF the Aston battery having engaged
IN opposing battery some minutes after
tne opening OF the naval attack. There
vas no reply from the biockhouse or con-
ueuous lines. either by guns or small
arms The opposition To the Aston fire
however. WAS quite energetic; but after a
apsrited contest the opposition. consisting
u Two pieces. was siienced. This contest
vas the only noticeable feature OF the first
stage Of the action and was especially
eseditah!e tn the organization engaged.
The position selected by Lieut. March
after careful personal reconnaissance
vas. perhaps. the only one possible
n the vicinity. and IL was occupied with
Wsas skill and held with commendable
hmness. the battery losing three men
wounded one OF whom has since died. The
Ctah gun. on the road. fired fourteen shots
q hiockhousa Il with good effect, as was
Subsequently ascertained upon inspection
Of the work
Lieut. Grow and detachment deserve
great credit for the commendabe manner
"a which the piece was served and pulled
through the mud without the assistance
ef horses
Some time about II o clock a concentrated
Infantry FIRE was herd in front of the
second brigade. and not long thereafter an
e1uitsnt shou, indicated substantial sue
cess for our arms on tho left IL was there
fore assumed that the enemy had beef SO
shaken as TO make the advance practicable
Without a serious disadvantage to our
noops
AT about u 80 q clock a United States
aag WAS placed upon hiockhousa Ia, thus
concluding the second stage Of the action
Ssheu, opposition and without ioss.
The general advance ives soon resumed.
the Thirteenth Minnesota reading. With
Cnmnany X as advance guard. then The
Assor battery. the battalion % the Twenty
sh'rd infantry the battalion Of the Four
Nen;h infantry and the North Dakota rcE,t-
nsnt following IN the order named At a
POINT just south # Cingaloa A hlockhouse
sx found burning causing ii continuous
Srcsson ~ srran arms ammunition.
WHICH, together with a scattered flre from
ut eneuty. retarded the advance for
sne All difficulties were soon overcome.
scwevef. including the passage NJ thu As
WV battery ~ the efforts OF Lieut. March
NE Ms uer. assisted by the infantry of
Ge Minnesota regiment. over the gun en-
P-srersns which INSTRUCTED the road,
IN he village of Efngaiou the advance
.ea ander 4 locse Tire. the Intensity ~
sn%h Increased as the forward movement
vas Pressed and very soon the command
ss sanssrH,ei ~ a fierce combat. This
s.foas eaiosj'ica Hrcse AZ bioekheuSe - Of
ne SPANS aesenSSs a detached work
.tn srdasc~nsen.S for six guns. which for
ssaa'ey were rot filled or she 18th but the
FA Nas occupied ~ a detachment % m
So ~ osFf~-grohatty strong rear guard.
pa TIE adNaa-e the party. consisting ~
SEE ~ she Mlvaes0ta regiment. reinforced
.e9Gn;ser> fFon1 the Asrcr battery. lea
i@eht. March ara Capt. Sawte.ie. q
- - brigade staf. rs an Individual v',lua-