The Red Cloud chief., 1899-03-17
WHEATON CAPTURES PAS|G.
Filipinos Surrendered the Town
After Fighting All Day.
A GUNB0AT HELPED US OUT.
Rebels Opposition Was All In vsin-
Our Loss IL siIsht-nssvy Rain Dur.
Ing the Engagements

MANILA, March i1.-At daylight
Brigadier General Lloyd Wheaton's
divisional brigade, consisting Of the
Twentieth United States infantry, tho
Twenty-sccond infantry, eight COM
panies Of the Washington volunteers,
seven companies Of the Oregon volun.
teers, three troops Of the Fourth
United States cavalry and q mounted
battery Of the Sixth artillery, was
drawn up on a ridge behind San Pedro
Macati, q mile south Of tho town.
The advance was sounded at halt
past o o'clock. The cavalry led the
column at n smart trot across the open
10 the right, eventually reaching a
clump Of trees co mmanding tho rear
Of Guadaloupe.
Supported by the Oregon volunteers,
the advance force opened a heavy fire
on the rebels. The response was
feeble and desuitory, apparently con-.
ing from handsful Of men In every
covert.
While the right column was swing
ing towards tho town Of Pasig, the
left advanced, pouring voileys into
the bush.
A small body Of rebels made o de.
termiued stand at Gaudaloupe church,
but was unable to withstand the as.
sault.
At half past 7 o'clock, an hour after
the first charge, a river gunboat start
ed towards Pasig.
Tho rahaIa vuapa Grak >noD,ptnraA 10
this vessel In the jungle near Gauda.
loupc. Steaming slowly, the gunboat
poured a terrific fire from her Calling
guns into the brush. For all Of an
hour the whirring Of the rapid fire
guns alternated with the booming Of
the heavier pieces on board.
In the meantime SCOTS battery,
ashore, was Smelling tho trenches and
driving the enemy back. The artil-
lery then advanced to u ridge Of BAN.
boo and drove a few OF the enemy's
sharpshooters away with volleys from
their carbines. The artillery then ad.
vanced and met with little opposition.
In the meantime the infantry had
been sent forward in splendid order,
the Washington regiment resting on
the bank of the river, each regiment
~dcploying, on reaching it's station, and
furnishing its W supports. The en-
tire column then wheeled toward the
river, driving the enemy toward his
supports and advanced OIL ~Guadaloupc.
The artillery moved to n ridge com
handing Pasig and Parteros. BY this
time the Filipinos were in full flight
along a line over n mile long and the
firing was discontinued temporarily,
in order to give the troops a rest be-
fore making the attack ON Pasig. Al
this stage of the engagement it was
raining heavily.
After a short rest General Wheaton
resumed the attack on Pasig.
Scctt's battery, supported by two
companies of the Twentieth United
States infantry regiment, advanced or
Guadalupe by the road along tn;
river bank, the remainder of tn,
Twentieth regiment and the Twenty
second regiment following with the
reserve Of the Oregon volunteers. A
half past II o'clock the column cam
In contact with the enemy, and a gun
boat steamed to the firing line and
cleared the Jungle on both sides, Will,
the batterp took up a position OIL
bluff Mt the right.
The first shot from the American
field pieces at 1900 yards range dis
lodged a gun of the enemy at Pasig.
After the town had been shelled, tn
Twentieth regiment lined up on tn
bluff and the Twenty-second took u
n position on the left Of the place
with the cavalry in the center, where
upon the enemy rctreated to the town
The gunboat hen moved into a ben
opposite, and n hot fire upon the rebo
position was maintained along tn
whole American line until $3.50 o'cloc
this afternoon, when preparation
were made for the attack. At 3 o'cloc
the United States gunboat started i
pursuit Of the enemy's armed tug
chasing her to the lake.
At half past 3 o'clock a large bod
of the enemy was discovered workin
around our right flank, and I'll
Twentieth was moved to a commanS
ing ridge. The rebels were met OF
posite Pateros, but the enemy bolte'
!, Thirty rebels were killed, sixtee
were taken p%ritoners and the Amer
. cans lost six men wounded.
. The whole American line bivouacks
:. at 5 o'clock. About 700 rebels wei
I, reported to be marching northward
= few miles to the southwest.
n WICHITA, Kan, March 14.--Phill
NJ. Butcher, cx-postmaster Of Sawye
Pratt county, was brought here |