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REBEL DEFEAH At PASlG,
The FiIipinos Flee Before General
Wheaton's Flying Column
PATEROS AND TAGUlG TAKEN.

Ssven Hours OF FlehtinG-paterosE Enrned
Rebels Suffer Heavy Losses-oniy
rro of Our Mon Killed-We Capture
Fifty Canoes Loaded With Supplies
400 Prisoners In Our Hands.
MANILA, Philippine Islands tBy Caoie'.-
The American forces are now IN possession
OF the town OF Pasig, one OF the on'e"tlVes
Of their forward movement from SAL Pedro
Macati, but the place was not captured un-
iii after seven hours desperate lighting IN
which the rebels lost heavily IN killed.
wounded and prisoners.
During the past few days the enemy had
been concentrating in Paslg and the conn
try In that neighoorhood. On Tuesday
General Wheaton's provisional brigade
twice drove the Filipinos out OF the town
but as soon as the American ire from the
opposite side OF the Pasig River and rom
The improvised gunboats slacSene1 tney
returned, depending on the river as an oD'
btacle to prevent any furthc- advance pY
the Americans on the town II H.
Late on Tuesday battalion otthe Sec
ond Oregon Infantry succeeded In crossing
the river, and Wednesday morning they
were followed by battalion OF the IWen.
tieth Regular Infantry, three companies OF
the First Washington Infantry aud TWO
more companies Of fthe Second Oregon Reg.
iment, with two guns OF Scott's battery OF
the Sixth Artillery.
The operations o, these troops vera
directed against Pasig. They were aided
by the armoured tugboats. which again
rendered excellent service. T'e insurgents
held their positions stubbor. but In the
end were compelled to leave their trenches.
Once In the open they became dls-
organized mob, again proving tnat tney
cannot fight except when behind &C.
fences.
= Meanwhile the remaining companies oi
the Washington regiment, under com mand
of Colonel Whally, also crossed the river
and drove the rebels ont Of the towns oil
Pateros and Taguig. The volunteers we're
assisted In the attack by the Fourth Cav
airy, which fanked the enemy In theii
trenches at Tagulg. Pateros was burned.
The ground between the Pastg River
and Laguna de Bay was occupied by the
volunteers. and is now held bv them.
They captured fifty canoes loaded WIN
supplies for the rebels, and In additior
took $50 prisoners.
Taguig was the last OF the three places
to hold out. but its defense did not las'
long after Pateros was captured.
Part OF the Twentieth and Twenty-sec'
ond regular infantry did not cross the
river. but remained In reserve on the blu ns
which our forces occupied on Monday.
In Pasig alone there were 1000 rebels. lr
Wednesdays fighting they lost 400 men
The Americans took 1853 prisoners.
Our losses were very small. PrlVates
Van Buskerch OF the Washington regiment
and Charles Fornoff OF the Twentieth In.
fantry were killed. and Thomas Rogers,
David Carroll and Marshall Coombs OF the
Twenty-second Infantry, Ralph Truman Of
the Twentieth Infantry and Rodney Churct
OF the Washington regiment were wounded
Speaking OF the engagement. Genera
Otis said that General Wheaton's victory
was the greatest the Americans have
achieved since February 5, when the attacs
on Manila by the insurgents was -epulsed