Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-26
Operations of His Provisional Brigade
Detailed in Reports.
ENEMY ROUTED FROM POSITIONS
Gallant Conduct of the Troops
Composing His Force.
AN ARMISTICE ASK E D

The adjutant general today made public
a series of reports from Brig Cen Lloyd
Wheaton. commanding a provisional brt-
gade during recent operations in the Phil
ippincs. The brigade WAS composed of the
Goth and ODD Regiments, United States In
fantry, two battalicns of the 1st Washing
ten Volunteer Infantry, seven companies OF
the I'd Oregon Volunteer Infantry, a platoon
OF the 9th United States Artillery and a
squadron of three troops of the 18th United
States Cavalry.
Gen. Wheaton reports under date OF
Manila, March p, as follows:
To Clear the Enemy.
MY instructions were 20 clear the enemy
from the country to Pasg and to strike
him wherever found. The brigade was
formed on the night of TIE 18th instant, and
bivouacked in line in rear of the intrenched
position extending from San Pedro Macati
on the Pas;g. one mile and half in the
direction of Passay. from right to left in
TIE following order: Squadron 4th United
States Cavalry, Major Rucker; 22d United
States Infantry. Col. Egbert; Goth United
States Infantry. Col. McCaskey; seven com
panies % Oregon Volunteer Infantry, Col.
Summers: one piatoon-two guns-6th
United States Artillery, Lieut.. Scott; two
EattaIicDs LIST Washington Volunteer lntan-
try Col. Wholly. Soon after daylight on
the morning of March IL the brigade moved
under my instructions. by echelon, from
the right. the 4th United States Cavalry
ard 22d United States Infantry moving
first. then the Goth United States Infantry,
followed by the I'd oregon Volunteer lnf&n-
try. When the cavalry and 22d United
States Infantry had advanced one ard
half miles the line wheeled 10 the left and
marched toward the river road along the
PasiG. SCOTS guns had now opened upon
the position of the enemy at Guadalupe, and
the left Of the line advancing forced lin
out. the 2otn United States Infantry and LIST
Washington Volunteer Infantry reaching
the church q Guadalupe at nearly the same
time. The right OF the I'D United States
Infantry struck the enemy he re-
treating in the direction of Fasg, inflicting
heavy less.
The whole line moved on and occupied the
Pasig road and then marching east along
the road soon came under fire of the enemy
from his intrenched position at Pasig, on
the north size of the river. Onened fire
upon his intrenchments from one gun on
the road and placed the other upon a cliff
or ridge extending at right angle to the
Pasig. Occupied the ridge with infantry
and extended the goth and 22d United
States Infantry to the right on the high
ground in the direction of Pater0s. One
battalion Of the 22d United States Infantry,
Under Captain Lockwood and the squadron
of the 1th United States Cavalry, under
Major Rucker. attacked a force Of the
enemy in the direction of PaterOs and drove
him beyond Taghuig. The gunboat La
gUna de Bay, under command of Captain
Grant. came up, and night closed with the
enemy driven to the north side CT the Pas'g
March II. extended my line to the south and
west of Pateros. and recon0oitered the coun-
try to the west and south. The cavalry en-
gagged the enemy in force in the direction
Of Taghuig and drove him beyond that
place. The enemy being intrenched in the
bamboo thickets across the channel near
Pateros. the LIST Washington Volunteer In
fantry. one battalion under Major j. j.
Weisenburger, crossed the channel in
canoes. and by swimming. stormed the in
trenchments and captured killed all the
rebels there. The town of Pateros took fire
and burned
March 10. sent one battalion of the Goth
United States Infantry. under Major Rog-
ers the river at Pasg, brought up
{, gun and shelled the intrenchments in
front of Pasig and to the left The battal-
ion OF the Goth United States Infantry car
ried the city by storm. Crossed a part of the
2d Oregon Volunteer Infantry, below Pasig,
and when the rebels fled from Pasig they
were exposed 10 a heavy flank fire from
this detachment. Sent the whole of the
10Th United States Infantry over to Pasg,
the regiment being taken across upon the
steam launch Maritime. Advanced the
LIST Washington Volunteer Infantry on my
right 10 TaSnuig and captured about 800
prisoners. Night came on with the enemy
in my front and my right killed, cap
turcl dispersed. The enemy lost AT least
LOCO men this day.