Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-02-06
FIGHTING AT MANILA.


Navy Department that hostilities had
begun be;ween The American army
and naval forces in and about Manila,
and the Philippine insurgents. The IL
surgents, he said, had been the ag-
gcessors aud had been repulsed. The
aimiral's dispatch follows:
To the Secretary OF the Navy, Wash
ington.
Insurgents here inaugurated general
engagement Saturday night, which was
continued yesterday. The American
army and navy is generally successful!
Insurgents have been driven back and
our line advanced. No casualties to
navy. DEWEY.
The following telegram was received
at ten o'clock last night by the chic!
signal officer, and is the first news re-
ceived from the army at Manila:
MANILA, Feb. 5-To General Greedy.
Chief Signal Officer:
February 5 -Ac.ion continued since
cary morning. losses quite heavy:
everything favorable to our arms.
THOMPSON.
rColonel Thompson is the chief sigma.
officer on the staff of General o is
Later the following cablegram from
General OTIS vas received at the War
Department:
MANILA, Feb. 5.
Adjutant General, Washington, D c..
Have established our permanent lines
well out, and have driven of the iu-
surgeDts. The troops have conducted
themselves with great heroism. the
country about Manila is peaceful aud
the city perfectly quiet. List OF cas-
nslties to.morroW. OTIS.
February 6-12:15 q. n The follow
ing supplemental dispatch from Gen.
Oils has just been made public:
MANILA, Feb. >.
To Adjutaut General:
on rooruAry.-Insurgent5 10 largf
force opened attack on cur outer line
at S:45 last evening; renewed attach
several times during plight; st foul
o'clock this morning entire line en-
gagged: all attacks repul5ed; At day
break advanced against insurgents ano
have driven them beyond the line;
they formerly occupied, capturing sev
eral villages and their defense works
insurgent loss in dead aHd wounded
large: our own casualties thus fal
estimated at us, very lew fatal
Troops enthusiastic and acting
tearlessly. Navy did splendid eX
ecu;ion on fluks Of enemy: city helj
ia check and absolute quiet prevails
insurgents nave secured good many
Mauser rifles, few field pieces sUG
quick friug guns, with ammunition
iuring last mouth. OTIS.
Later dispatches give more particu
lars. The clash it seems came at Sd
saturday evening, when three darirg
Fiipinos darted past the Nebraska
regiments pickets, ST Santa Mesa, bu,
retired when challenged. They re-
peated the experiment without draw
ing the sentries' fire. d. But the tbiro
ime Corporal Greedy chelleged tbs
Fllipinos and then fred, killing ort
of them and wounding another. Al
most INN ediately afterward the Fill
pinos' line, from Calvocaa to Santa Ne.
50, commenced fusillgde, which was
ineffec usl. The Nebraska, Montans
and North Dakota outposts REPLIED
vigorously, ard held their ground un.il
! reinforcements arrived. The Filipiros
in the meantime, concentrated at tbres
points-Cslvocan, Gagalangin and San.
ia Mesa.
At about one o'clock the Filipino.
opened not fire from all three place,
simultaneously. This was supplement
ed by the fire of two siege guns at Ba.
lik-Balik. and by advancing theii
skirnishes at Pace and Pandacan. The
Americans responded with terrific
| fire, but owing 10 the darkness they
were unable to determine it, effect
The Utah Light Artillery finally sue
ceeded in siiencing the native battery.
The engagement lasted over sn hour.
The Uuited States cruiser Charleston
| and the gunbogt Concord, stationed Oil
MAlaboD, opened fire from their sec
ondary batteries on the F!lpinos' posi-
ion aE Calvccap, aud kept it up vigor-
ously.
At 2:45 there was another fusillade
along the entire line, and the United
States sea-gopg, double monitor
Monadnock opened fire on the
enemy from of Maate. When
daylight came the Americans advanced.
The California and Washington regi.
ments made a splendid charge, and
drove the Filipinos from the village; OF
Pace and Santa Mesa.
Tie Nebraska regiment also captured
several prisoners aud one howiIz5r,
and very strong position at the reser-
voir which is connected wbh the water
works.
TIE Kansas and Dakota regiments
compelled the enems's right flank TO
retire to Calyocen. There was inter
mittent firing at various points all de-
long.
The losses OF the FiIipinoa cannot b.
estimated at present, but they arc
known TO be considerable. The Amer
lean losses are estimated at twenty men
killed and 125 wounded.
The Ygorates, armed with bows and
arrows, made very determined stand
in the face Of not artillery fire, and
lefl many men dead on the field.
Several attempts were made in Ms
Mia Saturday evening TO assassinate
American officers.
Every confidence is felt in Washing
ton that General DIS is master OF the
situation.
Agoncillo, it is said, has left Wash
ington for the Eas'.
The QUEENS GRANDCHILDREN
Queen Victoria shortly expects to be-