The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-03-31

ton OF the Thirteenth Minnesota is
not known. but il has possibly been at
tached to General Halls brigade The
fact that Il has suffered several casual
ties indicates that it mas been upon the
fighting line.
General Corbin explains hat it Is
the First Dakota, which probably Is
with Kings brigade and that ii Is one
battalion of the First Wyoming. whose
position is unknown, the other two De-
ing with Hale.
RESULTS OF THE THREE DAYS
FIGHTING.
The third day OF the fighting north
OF Manila brought little OF a decisive
character from which war department
officials could Judge what the final out
come or this movement would be. In
all official quarters the most intense
interest prevailed, but there was no ex-
element and non of that anxiety and
tension shown during the memorable
days OF last summer when the decisive
blows We're being struck al Santiago.
Early in the day General Otis cabled
the war department a brief but COM
p~rehensive dispatch summing up the
situation. 1t disclosed that severe
fighting vas going On today with u
forces advanced as far north as Mari
loa, while the insurgents, under the
command of A~guinaldo. were being
driven back with considerable slaugh-
ter. This and the press dispatches sat
isfied the officials that the strategic
movement OF entrapping the insur-
gents between our lin1s had not prov
ed as successful as designed, and that
the scene had now shifted TO a retreat
by Agnilando's forces and a pursuit by
our troops.
Tho in-t.rpanr -afrc1- toward Nain-
los was slow n dogged.and advantage
was taken of n after another of
lines Of entertainments; the burningof
bridges and the interception Of COM
m-unications. General Otis dispatch,
although received early today, was
sent Monday evening, Manila time, and
summed up the work OF three days.
That the fighting would proceed into
the fourth was shown by his closing
sentence: THE column will press on
in the morning" This refe1s to Tues
lay.
The ngagegent has now shaped it
self 50 that it is looked upon as more
of a chase than the execution of a
strategic movement. With the Ameli-
can base advanced to MaTiloa, and the
insurgent base forced back TO Malolos,
The main bodies of the two opposing
forces are about ten or twelve miles
apart. This could be quickly covered
l.! q IOIC6u lldTCu ulueI IdII 1OiI0illOLlSg
but II is twelve miles of irnumerab!e
difficulties and obstacles which our
troops must cover before they reach
the insurgents stronghold.
Il is expected that the engineers. with
Macarthur, are hastily repairing the
burned brigdes. This will permit the
artillery to be taken forward, as we'll
as the infantry columns. 1t is expect
ed "a every mile of the distance 10
MeloloS will be contested by the insur-
gents, for General Otis reports thac it
is { stretch Of country covered with
the entertainments thrown up during
the last three months Our men, there
fore, must advance slowly, repairing
the roads as they go, AMI at the same
tinle they must fight their way through
weli-made rebel entertainments. Serl-
Gus as the work is, there is no lack Of
confidence among officials here as TO
tne satisfactory outcome of the cam
paign. Malolos is the insurgent capital
where the assembly has been sitting
and the ~insurgent government has been
in operation. 1t represents more in
gen than any other place in the
islands, and no doubt is entertained
that they will make a desperate stand
thee.
The tactics of Aguina1do are taking
him gradually beyond the range of Ad-
miral Dewey's guns. While the insur-
gents We're at Malabon on Saturday
they were within a mile Of the water
front and easily within range of the
feet: tut as they have moved north.
ward they have gradually moved away
from the bay. Malolos is about sever
miles back from the bay, although
there are shallow esturaries which
would permit light draught boats tc
get within a mile or two.
GENERAL HALE WOUNDED.
Denver, Col, March 27.-An evening
paper says: In the victorious charge
on the insurgents at Polo on Sunday
General Irving Hale fell wounded-i
is thought seriously-while- directing
the advance.
A cablegram reached Mrs. w. B
King, the generals mother-in-law
reading as follows:
Hale slightly injured. IRVING"