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GENERAL CORBIN
GETS A LETTER,
Describing Military Operations
About Manila in February.
PRAISES ALL THE TROOPS
liant Ikushes aud Gallant Hay
onet Charges.

Washington. April ii.--Adjutant Gen.
cral Corbin has received the arst mail
report Of the military operations abou,
Manila since the Filipino instruction
began. II was made by General Harrl.
ron Gray otis. and commanding the
FIRST brigade Of the second division Of
the eighth army cotps. and 4 dated,
In the Field. Near caloocnn. y. l.,
Feb. y. 1882" and dcsdribos the move
mcntn Of his brigade frSm the fourth to
the twonty-sccond OF February. Tho
regiments Included are The tenth Penn.
nyivania. third artillery. inst Montana
Infantry. twentieth khnaaa Infantry
and first Idaho infantry.
BEGINNING OF BATTLE.
when the alarm was given on the
night Of tho fourth Instant. Colonel
iiawkins, commanding the tenth Penn
Hylvanin Infantry. moved out four com.
panles from their city barracks TO sup
| port his outpostr. which sustained an
obllque IRE from biookhounr No. 4 and
from a force stationed at the chinese
hospital. directly at their front. Dur.
ing the night the enemy made two MI
vanccA In considerable force. but were
easily checked by the akirmiuhcra and
bamboo thlckets. The troopH NJ The
Lopcr hospital had already been en-
gagcd aud hostile advance repealed.
The Following day an almost continu.
Gus IRE was kept up by the Montnn.
....i Kansas regiments. Tho dykes were
heavily wooded. bamboo thicketa In.
tervened and rice fields dotted with
numerous huts extended some distance.
The concealed IRE OF the enemy was
very annoying and cnuncd many casu.
nltics, AZ this Juncturc company OF
the twentieth Kansas Infantry, under
the veteran Captain Elliott. was or
dcrcd 10 the support of the frst Mon.
tana. All three regiments went for
Mhrd ~ about the same time. sweeping
NO sfouhu, driving the Insurgents from
thelr cover ana killing a number Of
them. These movements resulted I'm
establishing tho line on better ground,
Major kobbc discovered a continuous
ninE llno or Insurgents posted among
me burhes and along the wall OF the
uhinero church. on his flank Major
nobn. ordered yolley firing 20 begin
tho enemy In considerable numbcra.
KANsANs pRAIsEp.
The forward movement was contlu.
ucd ne far nA the stone block house
which was taken by company q OF the
twentieth Kansas, which compNny Is
hishly praised by Us thcn immediate
commander, Major Kobbc. In the &C.
tion OF February 10. the third artillery
advanced. ieployinR on the ground In
front OF Its original position In opening
llfe by command only. on the right
u cleared rayinc on which II han
previously rested Major neli, OF Inc
engineers. led n company ~ the Mon.
tann regiment forward out OF tho m.
vine. almost nj right angles 10 Mater
hohbe'H right 'front.' WHOSE Hank then
practically rested Tin the air.
MoNrANANs GIVE AID.
The Montana men were airing. as they
advanced upon the lnsufscnt ehtr-neh.
mcntH ana by doing ~ rendered timely
~, ~ !" w" Forward movement OF the
ON receipt Of Information TINT his
outpostA had been attacked and had
fallen back TO st. Lnznrc ccmetery rol
k.esalcr.. Of the First Montana, prSceed.
ca 70 reinforce the same with two com.
punlcr. Firing was kept up through.
OFT M flHht, but with small effect and
ON tho following morning n ictnchmen,
made an advance from 81. Iasnrre
cemetery. fired the houses on lis i'm.
mediate front and retired 10 the conie.
terry. subsequently detachment OF
the regiment, IN conjunction with tho
Chinese hospital. The First Montana
also participated IN the moye,uent
which resulted In the capture of M
chinese cemetery and also In the Rener.
al advance Of the brigade upon Calico.
can. February 10,
a GALLANT CHARGE.
The OUTPOST u the Twentieth Kansas
located near the trnmwny station ON
the cnloocan road, was fired upon by
inhurgcnt patrol about 10 o'clock ~ M
February 4, An alarm Instantly put
the entire regiment under arms In its
barracks In the city. ono battalion WINS
held In quarters and two others. under
Col. Funston. marched 10 tho support
OF the outpost line. which by that time
was sharply engaged.
UTAH BOYS. TOO.
They were Joined by detachment
from the Utah battery. The enemys
IRE which was concealed, came from
the woods about two hundred yards in
front The flre was returned by occn-
sional volleyH The next day
Colonel Funston advanced his
line without difficulty. the two
field pieces opening fire on the In
surRont bnrricndea and the trenches.
distant only about 500 yards. This iire
became ~ CALLING that the commander
OF the regiment deemed an advance Inn
perative aud led seven companies on a
charge up the rond and through the
gardens and bamboo thlcketa, fnnking
II and advancing directly upon tho
enemy's strong positions. The charge
was calamity made, the men firing Az
they advanced. The insurgents stood
until the Kansas line had come within
sixty or seventy yards OF them, when
they gave way. The victors occupied
both barricndea and We're preparing 10
assault the small blookhouses. when the
regiment was recalled by the division
commander The combat resulted ln
small loss 10 the regiment and much
more serious mortality TO the enemy,
The next day the regiment advanced
to the harrlcadca which had been taken
the previous evening and occupied
them,
ANOTHER BRUSH.
on the afternoon Of the seventh. the
regiment had another brush with the
enemy, who had become bold nnd ag-
gressive. one ~ the companies having
become involved with the enemy In the
timber In front Of the regimental line.
IL became necessary tn dlslolge the
enemy. Permission to do this was given
Col. Funston by the brigade command
err He promptly led three companies
To the support OF the men engaged In
tho wood. attacked the insurgsnts' 20.