The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-10

by the Irresistible Onslaught of
the Intrepid American Soldiers
Rebels Left Many of Their Dead
and Wounded on the Field of
BattIe-ManiIa Under Water.
MANILA, Aug. S-The American loss
in the fighting about San Fernando at
O'Clock today is reported to be eight
men killed and twenty-six wounded
The loss may possibly exceed these fig
ures, as the line is five miles long and it
Is impossible at this hour to hear frem
every point.
Our troops are now about Angeles
waiting for the artillery, which has the
greatest difficulty in moving owing to the
wet ground.
The attack was opened at o'clock in
the morning, battery of the First ar
tillery shelling Bacalor on the left; ST.
multaneously Bells Thirtieth infantry
struck Bacalor from the rear and drove
the rebels out. Armored cars, each with
six-pounder and two Calling revolving
cannon on board, then mounted on the
railroad track in the center of our lines.
Soon afterwards these guns did sharp
execution. Battery M, of the Third ar
tillery, and 100 men of the Iowa regi-
ment made a feint towards Mexico, where
the main body Of the troops, consisting
of the Iowa regiment, the Fifth regi-
ment and a battalion Of the Twenty
second under Gen. Wheaton on the right
and Ninth and Sixteenth and Bells
regiment, under Gen. Liscum on
the left, advanced steadily, pour
ing their fire into the rebels and
receiving a heavy fire in return The
rebels were we'll protected by trenches
and seemed not to lack ammunition. But
they were unable to withstand for any
length of time the hail of shot which
our artillery and infantry poured on
them, and retreated, leaving many dead
and wounded on the field. A dozen pris-
oners were captured by our troops.
The reports indicate that the Ninth in-
fantry suffered the most, though the
casualties of all the regiments are not
yet reported.
The weather was extremely hot and
our troops suffered greatly. But there
was no faltering. A company of the
Sixteenth regiment went to the relief of
Dell I6SlnGnI lIIS AFTERNOON.
The Americans covered five miles In
the first five hours, and at 2 o'clock
had advanced six miles along the rail-
way, stretching on each side of 1t for
two miles and resting at night three
miles from Angeles, which will be mada
the northern base of operations instead
of San Fernando, where a garrison Of
800 men has been left. The casualties
are between thirty and forty. The Fill
DinnS
American forces to move against Tico.
They followed their usual tactics of hold
ing their trenches until they became too
warm and then retreating in disorder.
They are now falling backward toward
Poric. The Twelfth and Seventeenth
regiments had the sharpest engage
ments.
The country our troops passed over Is
covered with rice fields and bamboo
| thickets, the hardest possible ground for
marching. The mud in places was knee
deep.
Angeles is one of the richest towns
north of Manila and is considered to be
a better base of operations than San
Fernando. The forces at San Fernando
consisted of the Iowa regiment the
seventeenth regiment, the Ninth regi-
ment. the Twelfth regiment Bells new
Thtrty-stxth regiment, battalion Of tn,
Sixteenth regiment, Troop E, Fourth
cavalry, and fifteen guns.
The movement had been planned for
some time, but was delayed by rains.
Finally, two days of sunshine dried the
rice fields sufficiently to permit of the
attempt. The American position had
long been unpleasant. The rebels almost
surrounded the town. and fired nearly
nightly into it, the Americans not replv-
Ing except on extreme provocation. It
was necessary to keep 500 to 800 men on
outpost duty constantly
Capt. Deems, with a provost guard
last night captured noted Filipino faI1ir
with several aliases, who, by means Of
Ventrlloquism, has persuaded the ma.
tives that he has supernatural powers
He raised much money, ostensibIy for the
instruction, which he kept for himself
Our soldiers surrounded his house ana
corralled thirty Fflipinos Many others
escaped. The troops also captured
N'OOO. Emmanuel, as the fakir is gem
orally known, has been predicting the
fall of Manila. His prophecies have
created excitement among the natives
who believed them
reports from rebel sources saw 15o
Flllplnos were killed in Gen. Hairs on
gagement at Calamba and in the sl1bse-
quent skirmishes.