Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-06-21

MANILA, June 20.-S p. m.-The
troops commanded by Gen. Wheaton
entered Perez Das Marinas to-day with
out opposition except upon the part of
small bodies of rebels, who inflicted no
losses upon the Americans. The town
is an unimportant place surrounded
by swamps, and Gen. Wheaton will
probably return to linus.
The latest list of the American cas-
that five were killed and % wounded.
The list includes no officers. The
wounded were brought to Manila from
Bacoor in cascoes.
NEW YORK, June 20-The Manila
correspondent of the Herald, in de-
scribing the battle near Perez Das Ma
rinas, says: While the American
troops were in a sunken road a force
of insurgents attacked them on the left
flank. The Americans retreated in
good order for several miles. Finally,
being reinforced by Robinsons battal
ion of the Fourth infantry, they adj
vanced upon the foe.
Surrounded by a thousand of the enc
my, six miles from the reinforcements
and with a thousand more insurgents
moving rapidly down on their left to
make their humiliation complete, the
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Major Budd commanding, in all 800
Americans, fought their way back from
Perez Das Marints, three miles toward
their military base at linus, where the
rest of the Fourth came to their sup
port.
Reports were received that Das Mari
mas had been deserted by the insur-
gents. The alcalde of the place came
to linus and formally surrendered the
town. The houses along the roadside
were filed with natives and the bat
talon advanced until within three
fourths of a mile of Das Marinas, when
they discovered the enemy paralleling
the road at long distance on both
sides and practically surrounding the
little force.
Natives began firing from houses in
the rear and natives in white clothes
were captured with guns in hand. The
whole scheme was to wipe out the
small body of American troops and
might have succeeded but for the mar
Vicious courage of the troops and Off
GERS The fight began at noon and
the enemy's fire was silenced in one
hour. The Americans on retiring dis
covered they were surrounded. The
skirmish lines crowded the Filipinos
back toward linus, while outfankers
were on the right and left. Under
Ranking fire the rear guard was des-
perately holding the enemy's fire, pour
Ing upon them from the main road, and
men We're falling everywhere. The
ambulance was filled and carts were
pressed into service, loaded with the
wounded and dragged by prisoners.
Two of our dead were left behind.
At 3 O'Clock it looked as if nothing
could save the battalion At O'Clock
they had pressed the enemy off and
on the right they were at last behind
them. Fifteen minutes later Lieut
Hazzazrd, the aid of Gen. Wheaton.
pushed through alone with the news
that Wheaton was coming to their re-
llef The men, with a cheer. wildly
went for the Filipinos. Then General
Wheaton found force of the enemy
1000 strong, moving to intercept the
battalion along road where it runs at
right angles. He opened with a shrap-
mel fire and moved down the insrr-
gents He then cleared our left and
advanced rapidly. At 4::S0 he had the
enemy in full rout and gained a mile
and half of the lost ground. The reg
iment bivoucked at last in rice fields.
and food and ammunition were rushed
forward to them. Gen Wheaton made
the following signed statement:
I am glad to say that in to-day's
reconnaissance of the Fourth cavalry
who held back 1000 insurgents for
three hours, the troops acted gallantly
and with the courage and GOODNESS of
veterans. Major Budd, commanding
and every officer on the field should
receive congratulations for their hero
ism and the manner in which they han
died their handful of men against an
overwhelming force. The American
movement has avertedl contemplated
attack on linus by the entire Filipino
army in the SOUTH"
DAS MARlNAS TAKEN.