The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-14
WHEATON CAPTURES PASlG.
his BRIGADE SCATTERED INSUR-
GENTS LIKE CHAFF.

Feeble Response-GunbOat Went
TO PRsiE and Cleared the Jungle
All the Way-After Guadalupe the
Troops Took a Rest-Thirty In
surgents Killed and Only Six
Americans wounded.
Manila, March 13-Gen. Wheaton at
tackled and captured the city of Pasig,
east of Manila, this afternoon.
The enemy made a stand for an hour.
but at the end of that time were forced
to retreat
At daylight to-day Brig. Gen. Lloyd
Wheatons divisional brigade. consisting
of the Twentieth United States Infantry.
the Twenty-second Infantry, eight COM
panies of the Washington volunteers. sew
en- companies of the Oregon volunteers,
three troops of the Fourth United States
Cavalry and a mounted battery of the
Sixth Artillery, was drawn up on a ridge
behind San Pedro Macau, a mile south of
the town.
The advance was sounded at $50 o'clock
a. M, the cavalry leading the column,
at smart trot across the open to the
right eventually reaching a clump COM
handing the rear of Guadalupe.
Supported by the Oregon Volunteers, the
advance force opened a heavy fire on the
rebels. The response was feeble and de-
sultory apparently coming from handsful
of men in every covert. While the right
column was swinging towards the town
Of ba Irft aIt
leys into the bush.
A small body of rebels made determ-
lned stand at Guadalupe Church, but the
enemy was unable to withstand the as
sault.
GunbOat Fired on Rebels.
At 1880 o'clock a. m. a river gunboat
started towards Pasig. The rebels were
first encountered by this vessel in the jun
gle near Guadalupe 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-firt
guns altenatcd with the booming of the
heavier pieces on board.
In the meantime Scots battery ASHFORD
was shelling the trenches and driving the
enemy back The artillery then advanced
to the ridge of bamboo and drove a few o
the enemy's sharpshoters away with vol
leys from their carbines. The artiller,
then advanced and met with little opposi
ton. In the meantime the infantry haC
been sent forward In extended order. tn,
Washington regiment resting on the banl
of the river, each regiment depioying OF
reaching its station and furnishing its owl
supports.
The Enemy Put 10 Flight.
The entire column then wheeled towar,
the river, driving the enemy toward thei
supports, and then advanced on Guadalupe
The artillery moved 10 a ridge command
ing Pasig and ParteTos.
By this time the enemy was In full
flight along line over a mile long an,
the firing was discontinued temporarily
| In order to give the troops rest befor
making an attack on Pasig
The enemy's loss was believed to be Sc
we're, but only eight Americans wer
! wounded
Al this stage OF the engagement It wa
raining heavily.
After a short rest Gen. Wheaton re
sumed the attack on Pasig.
Scotts battery. supported by two com
panies Of the Twentieth Regiment, ad
| vanced on Guadalupe by the road alont
the river bank. the remainder Of the Tween
Regiment folIou,iny u,tth ~ ra,,,.S,e -
the Oregon Volunteers.
"i' 'ie"Ee"'
AT ll'So o'clock a. m. the column cam
IN contact with the enemy, and a gunboa
steamed TO the hring line and cleared th
jungle on both sides, while the batter
| look up a position on BLUM at the right
Inc hrss shot from the American fell
pieces at l,DOO yards range dislodged
gun OF me enemy at Pasig. After IN
town had been shelled the Twentieth Reg
lmeht hned up on the pluh and the TWEEN
ty-second took up position on the lef
OF the place, with the cavalry in the cen
ter Whereupon the enemy retreated to tn
town.