The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-08-10
The DETAILS
OF M'ARTHUR'S
ADVANCE
Beyond San Fernando-.Filipinos
Strongly Entrenehed but We're
Compelled to Retreat.
MOVEMENT HAD BEEN PLANNED
For Sometime, but Delayed by
RAINS. Our Loss 8 Killed
and Twenty.slx Wounded.

MANILA, August 9.-7;1O p. m.-De.
tails OF General MacArthurs advance
beyond San Fernando show that the
Americans covered i've miles in the
FIRST five hours. and at : o'clock had
advanced six miles along the railway.
stretching on each side of 1t for two
miles, and resting at night three miles
from Angeles, which will be made the
northern base OF operations, instead OF
San Fernando. where garrison Of 6OO
men has been left. The casualties are
between 50 and 40. The Filiplnos were
surprised, expecting the American
forces to move against Tico. They fol-
lowed their usual tactics of holding
their trenches until they became too
warm, and then retreated in disorder.
They are now falling back westward
toward Porto.
The Twelfth and Seventeenth regi-
ments had the sharpest engagements.
The country our troops passed over Is
covered with rice fields and bamboo
thlckcts. the hardest possible ground
for marching. The mud in some
places was knee deep,
A Rich Town.
Angeles Is one of the richest towns
north Of Manila, and is considered to
be better base of operations than San
Fernando. The forces at San Fernan-
do consisted of the Iowa regiment, the
Seventeenth regiment. the Ninth regi-
ment, the Twelfth regiment, Pells, new
Flfty-slxth regiment, battalion Of the
Fifteenth regiment. Troop E., OF the
Fourth cavalry, md fifteen guns.
The movement had been planned for
some time. but was delayed by raii,s.
Finally two days of sunshine dried the
rice fields sufficiently to warrant the
attempt.
The American position had long been
unpleasant The rebels surrounded the
town. and tred nearly nightly into IT.
the Americans not replying, except on
extreme provocation 1t was necessary
to keep 500 to GOO men on outpost duty
constantly.
A battery Of the First artillery she'll
ed BacoIor, on the left. Simultaneous
ly Bells Sixth infantry struck Bacolor
from the rear. and drove the rebels out
Arnored cars, each with six-pounde:
and two gatling revolving cannon on
board, then moved out on the railroad
track, in the center of our lines.
Did sharp Execution.
Soon afterwards these guns did sharp
execution. Battery NJ. of the Third
artillery, and hundred men Of the
Iowa regiment, made a feInt towards
Mexico. while the main body of troops
consisting Of the Iowa regiment, the
Seventeenth regiment and battalion
Of the Twenty-second, under General
Wheaton, on the right. and the Ninth
regiment, Twelfth regiment and Bells
regiment, under General LIscum, on
the left, advanced steadily, pouring
their FIRE into the rebels md receiving
Il heavy fire in return. The rebels were
well protected by trenches. and seemed
not to lack ammunition. But they were
unable to Withstand for any length Of
time the hail of shots our artillery and
infantry poured in on them, and re-
treated, leaving dead and wounded on
the field. A dozen prisoners we're cap
tured by our troops.
The reports indicate that the Ninth
infantry suffered the most, though the
casualties of all the regiments are not
yet reported. The weather was ex-
tremely hot, and our troops suffered
greatly, but there was no faltering.
A company Of the Sixteenth regI-
ment went to the relief of Bells regl-
ment this afternoon.
According to reports, Bell, out Of a
total OF 1872, has had - wounded sent
in, and the isurgents are harnssIng him
in the rear. The firing, except It iso-
lated points, had ceased by ten o'clock.
American Losses.
The American loss In the fighting
about San Fernando at o'clock was
known to be eight men killed and twen-
ty-sIx wounded. The loss may possi-
bly, exceed those figures, as the line, OF
battle was five miles long. and It is I'M
possible to hear from every point at
this hour. Our troops are now about
Angeles, waiting for tho artillery,
which has the greatest difficulty in
moving, owing to the wet ground
The attack was opened at o'clock In
the morning.