Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-13
ADVANCE OF THE
AMERICAN TROOPS

Manila, March lo.-ll:oo a. MAT uay-
light today Brigader General Lloyd
Wheaton's divisional brigade consisting
of the Goth infantry, the 22nd infantry,
eight companies Of the Washington vol
unteers. seven companies of the Oregon
volunteers, three troops of the Fourth
cavalry and a mounted battery OF the
Sixth artillery, was drawn up on ridge
behind San Pedro Macati, mile south of
town. The advance was sounded at SIX
thirty a. M, the cavalry leading the col
! umn at a smart trot, across the open to
the right, eventually reaching clump
commanding the rear of Guadalupe.
Supported by the Oregon volunteers
! the advance force opened heavy fire on
| the rebels. The response was feeble and
desultory, apparently coming from few
men in every covert. While the right
! column was swinging towards the town
of Pasg the left advanced, pouring vol
| leys into the bush.
! A small body of rebels made a deter
mined stand at Guadalupe church but
the enemy was unable to Withstand the
assault.
! At 7:3O river gunboat started to-
wards Pasig. The rebels were first en-
countered by this vessel in the jungle
near Guandalupe. Steaming slowly the
gunboat poured a terrific fire from her
gatling gun into the brush. For an hour
the whirrng of the rapid fire guns alter
mated with the booming of the heavier
pieces on board.
In the meantime ScOtt's battery ashore
was shelling the trenches and driving the
enemy back. The artillery then advanced
to the ridge of bamboo and drove few of
the eneny's sharpshooters away with
volleys from their carbines. The artil-
, lery then advanced and met with little
opposition In the meantime the infantry
, had been sent forward in extended order
the Washington regiment resting on the
bank of the river, each regiment deploy-
) ing on reaching it's station and furnishing
J its own support.
. The entire column wheeled toward the
, river, driving the enemy towards his sup
ports and then advancing on Guadalupe
The artillery moved to ridge command
ing Pasig and Barteros. By this time the
: enemy was in full flight along line ovel
\ a mile long, and the firing was discontln
s ued temporarily, in order to give the
troops a rest before making the attack or
Pasig. The enemy's loss was believed tc
= be severe but only eight Americans were
wounded At this stage of the engage
s ment it was raining heavily.
4:05-Gen.W Wheaton attacked and cap
tured the city of Pasig, east of Manil;
Z this afternoon. The enemy made stan'
y for an hour but at the end of that tim
were forced TO retreat.
The loss of the Filpinos was thirty XIII
ed and sixteen prisoners. of the Unlte'
z states forces six were wounded.
s 1855 D. m.-After a short rest Genera
" Wheaton resumed the attack on Pasle
: Scott's battery, supported by two com
= ipanies of the goth regiment, advanced o
y Guadalupe by the road along the rive
6 bank, the remainder of the Goth regimen
y and the 22nd regiment following with tn
Il reserve of the Oregon volunteers.
< At 1880 a, m. the column came in cor
u tact with the enemy and the gunboa
& steamed to the firing line and cleared III
Jungle on both sides, while the batter
n The first shot from the American fel
pieces at 1900 yards range dislodged gu
y of the enemy at Pasig. After the tow
had been shelled the goth regiment line
= up on the bluff and the 22nd took up