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wounded, and . OOO taken prisoners.
AN EARLIER ESTIMATE.
Hong Kong, Feb G-The latest advices from
driven back ten miles and their losses are es'
timated at 800 Killed or wounded:
During the fighting the United States war
sbips shelled train loaded with Insurgents
iniantry, was in the thick of the fight when
attacked by appopleXy and 1ell from HE
horse.
Washington, Feb. 6-Admiral Dewey cables
the navy department today as folloWs:
Manila, Feb. G.
Secretary Navy, Washington:
insurgents have attacked Manila the bos'
ton leaves today Tor Iloilo to relieve the baltl'
more, which will run to Manila. Two men
wounded yesterday on board Monadnock, one
serionvIv (Signed) Dewey.
AS there is no mention Of rumored hostili'
ties in Gen. OTIS cablegrams giving casual'
ties. IL Is assumed this Is a belated caoiegram
from Admiral Dewey and refers TO the nrsl
engagement.
Manila, Feb, 6-El5 p. m.-Owing to the area
embraced In the scene OF Sundays engage.
mept, a semi-cs-cle of fully II miles, details
regarding indivh, ual fighting have been ex-
tremely difficult TO obtain. So far as can De
cred, the brush commenced at $40 on SAT
urday evening, by the firing OF NEBRASKA
sentry at Santa Mesa upon Fillplnos VINO
pealed warnings, with the evident purpose OF
The .irst shot from the American sentry
was evidently accepted as y pre-arranged sig
nal, for II was followed Immediately pS lel,
rlfic fusilade along the entire Filipino line on
the north side Of the Pasig river d,
The American UuGposts returned the nre
with such vigor that the Flllplno nre ~ae
Gu eek ed until the arrival Of reinforcement.
All The troUps IN the vincIty were hurried
ouL and the FIliplnos ceased firing for hall an
hour, while their own reiuiorcemen's caihe
up. o., ,,o
Amer ,can firing line consisting. .oi lne Inlro
Artillery, the Kansas and Montana regiment,
the Minnesota regiment, the Pennsylvanians,
the NeoIaskans, the Utah battery, the loa-
nos, The Wasningtons, the Gelliornlans, tne
Fourth cavalry, the North DAKOTA volunteers,
tho South Dakota and Colorado reg men Us,
the Sixth artillery and. the Fourteenth lnlan'
try. I.,..
the Filipinos concentrated their forces al
three places, Caloacan, Santa Mesa ano 1ai'
ingalan, ana maintained an lntermitteht lu-
slllade lor some hours. - E',i; .
They Drought The artillery into acuon al
GaIingalan al I03U, but only one gun annoy
ed the Americans 10 any appreGiaDte eHsems' na
The Third artillery silenced the Gallngatah
battery py firing Two guns simultaneously,
W mich was followed Immediately by 'oileSs
from lhe Infantry. - , A.
sNS
firing, last until 3.45 D.. m, when tne whole
ElIiplno hue reopened tire, The Amerlcans
poured q terrific Iire into the darkness Ior ~
minutes ana then there was another iuli untii
daylight, when the Amerlcans generally ao'
A. , ,
During the night, In response to Rear Ad-
mIraI Dawey's signals flashed across from
Cavlle, The United States cruiser Charieston
and gunboat Concord, Stationed al Malaoon'
poured u deadly nre from their secondary pat-
tery into lne Filipino trenches u. Caioocap.
Alter daylight the United States monitor
opened tire OH Malate and kepl
shelIlng The Filipino lett flank, Whlle tue
other vessels sheiled Inc enemy's right nanK
BY 10 O'Clock the Americans had apparently
completely routed The enemy and hau .aken
Inc Villages ot Palapopg, Santa Mesa, faco,
Santana, san Pedro, Maeorte, Panuoean anu
Pssal, had destroyed hundreds OF native huLe
anu had secured possession Of The water maln
and reservior-a distance of over SIX miles.
TheTenneseeans joined the firing line ~ III
O'Clock on Sunday morning and assisted III
Gu apturIng Santa Mesa.
une of The most notable events OF Sundays
work Was driving the Fliplnos out ol tneli
stronghold at Paco by tue reserve, lew CON-
panieS OF CallIOrnlaus, commanueo ny Coi
.yutoce. The main road u me village was
lined ny native huts tuIl OF Filipino snarp-
shooters. Alter they had been nrlng upon
Gen. KING and bis staff, killing drlVer' anu
ON an ambulance vi the Rea cross 80
cIety, Col. DuDoce ordered tne mus W pe
cleared and burned.
The Flllpinos concentrated In Paco church
aud convent, where they made determined
stand In the upper stories. platoon VI Cal-
iturnl lans stationed on nelghporlny orlase
hOL nre on the Flnplnos, out
was unable 10 dislodge Them. In The lace oi q
terrific fusiiade, Col. DubJce aud lew vol,
up leers dashed into tue church, scattereu coal
oil inside Of IL, set IRE to the Oil anQTeLlreu.
In the meanLme Capt. Dyer's battery VI Lne
4 Al llsrv f,lIn hk4r ILL
ping uOzen shells Into the tower anu TOOL.
Company l. and part OF Company ", OF tne
charged Into The church Gut were
unable TO ascend the single hight VI steps
leading to the story above.
Alter the lncendlarles had retired, com.
pany OF the IuanOs and the Washington
Guards, stationed on either side oi the oulia'
ing, picked off the Filipinos as they were
sucked out. Many of The rebels, however,
escaped into the bush in the rear OF the
church. The Americans captured o3 OF tnt
sebeIs, and during the hgntlng ABOUT the
cb urch 70 of the rebels were KILLED.
Some 2,5U0 women, children and non-com'
oatauts were allowed 10 enter the American
lines after promising TO 60 TO the houses ol
friends and remain there.
Another intensely Interesting incident oc.
Cured during The engagement. The Wash.
ingtons and 1dahos and Companies and NJ ,
between Paco and Santana, in the face Of a
terrific fusilade. The ground, today, over
which they passed, Is covered with dead and
wounded natives. The former are being
buried in groups of five or six about where
they lay and The latter are being brought TO
the hospital. 1t was at this stage OF the fghl-
Ing at Caloocan that the Filipinos suffered
their heaviest losses.
The GourteeEt th regulars were In particu-
la-ly tight place near Slpgalon and Col. Du-
boce was compelled TO rush past them with
the reserves, in order TO prevent the regulars
from being cut of. 10 The last line twelve
men were killed before the rebels retired.
Bolh sides cheered frequently during the
The American "hurrahs' were
almost invariably met with derisive "vivas."
Among the natives the Ygorrotes were espe-
cially noticeable for their bravery, about 7OO
OF these naked sayages facing artillery with
their bows and arrows.
The scene at Manila when the alarm was
given on Saturday night was wildly exciting.
The American soldiers in the theatres and At
the circuses were called out, the performances
were stopped, Filipinos scurried everywhere
and the rattle OF musketry and the booming
OF cannon outside OF the city was plainly
heard. The residents on the outskirts OF Ma
Mia fiocked into the walled city, with their
arms full OF articles. All the carriages disap-
peered as If by magic. the street cars were
stopped, the telegraph lines were cut and the
soldiers hurriedly but silently marched out
OF the city 10 the stations assigned them.
The stores were closed almost Instantly, for
eign flags were 10 be seen flying from many
windows, and number Of white rags were
hung out from Filipino huts and houses.
On Sunday immense crowds of people visit
ed the water front and gathered In the high
est towers to watch the bomoardment.
There were no street cars or carriages TO be
seen and the streets were almost deserted.
The Minnesota troops, acting as police,
searched every native and arrested many OF
them, with the result that while there were
several attempts to assassinate American OFF,
GERS on Saturday there were none on Sunday.
Absolute order was maintained.
The Americans are determined not to give
the FilipInos q chance to recuperate.
The official list OF dead and wounded has
not yet been submitted for publication, and II
Is impossible, owing TO the fact that the regi-
menls are scattered, TO obtain a reliable list
except from headquarters.
Two Filipino commissioners from Ioilo
and four rebel officers were arrested here this
morning after boarding the steamer Uranus.