Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-03-16
REBELS WERE DEFEATED
City Of PaSig Taken by Steady Advances
and Sharp Fighting.
THIRTY KILLED AND is PRISONERS
On Our Side One Killed and
Six Wounded.
REBELS ON RUN ALL ALONG THE LINE

Manila, March 13. 11.55 a. mat
daylight today Brigadier- General Lloyd
Wheaton's divisional brigade, consist
ing of the Twentieth United States
Infantry, the Twenty second Infantry,
eight companies of the Washington
Volunteers, seven companies of the
Oregon Volunteers, three troops of the
Fourth United States Cavalry and
mounted battery of the Sixth Artillery,
was drawn up on a ridge behind San
Pedro Macati, mile south of the
town.
The advance was sounded at Gao
a. m., the cavalry leading the column
at smart trot across the open to the
right, eventually reaching a elump COM
manding the rear of Guadalupe.
Supported blythe Oregon Volunteers,
the advance force opened a heavy fire
on the rebels. The response was feeble
and desultory, apparently coming from
small bodies of men in every covert
While the right column was swinging
towards the town of Pasig, the loft
advanced, pouring volleys 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 7.30 a. m. river gunboat started
toward Pasig. The rebels were first
encountred by this vessel in the jungle
near Guadalupe. Steaming slowly, the
gunboat poured a terrific fire from her
Gatling 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 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 enemy's sharp;
shooters away with volleys from their
carbines. The artillery then met with
little opposition.
The infantry had been sent forward
in entended order, the Washington
regiment resting on the bank of the
river, each regiment deploying on
reaching its station and furnishing its
own supports. tt
The entire column then wheeled to-
wards the river, driving the enemy
towards his supports and then advanced
on Guadalupe.
The artillery moved to ridge COM
manding Pasig and Parteros.
ENEMY IN FULL FLIGHT.
BY this time the enemy was in full
flight along line over a mile long and
the firing was discontinued temporarily
on the order to give the troops rest
before making the attack on Pasig.
The enemy's loss was believed to be
severe; but, only eight Americans were
wounded
At this stage of the engagement it
was raining heavily.
PAsIG TAKEN IN AN HOUR.
4.5O p. m.-Gen. Wheaton attacked
and captured the city of Pasig, east of
Manila, this afternoon. The enemy
made stand for an hour, but at the
end of that time were forced to retreat.
The loss of the Filipinos was 30 killed
and 16 prisoners. OF the United States
forces six were wounded.
Washington, March IA. The follow
ing cable from Gen. Otis reached the
War Department today
"Manila, March Ia. 4.-Adjutant- Gen.
eral, Washington: Until yesterday field
operations here since capturingC gCaloocan
of minor nature, consisting of driving
back small bands of insurgents, with
considerable loss to latter.
Yesterday Gen. Wheaton, with
Twentieth and Twenty second Infantry,
the Oregon and Washington troops,
section of Sixth Artillery and squadron
Of Fourth Cavalry attacked large force
of enemy, drove them back and took
line Of Pasie River, which he now
bcid-
'tTw improvised gunboats in the
Lake have captured considerable prop
erty.
"Insurgent loss heavy, our own killed
and wounded slight. aggregating 30,
mostly slightly wounded. Insurgents
made no determined stand. Otis. y