The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-03-14
The Enemy HUrled Back
THE AMERICANS CAPTURE THE
CITY OF PASIG.
Advancing Through the Bush-Small Body
Of Natives Vainly Attempt to With
stand the American Rush.

Manila, March 13.-450 p. m.--Gen-
eral Wheaton attacked and captured
the city of Pasig, east Of Manila this
afternoon. The enemy made stand for
an hour, but at the end of that time
We're forced to retreat.
GEN. WHEATON'S ADVANCE.
Manila, March 13.-11:15 a. mat
daylight today Brigadier General Lloyd
Wheaton's divisional brigade, consisting
of the Twentieth United States infan-
try. the Twenty-Second infantry, eight
companies of the Washington volnn-
teers, seven companies of the Oregon
volunteers, three troops of the Fourth
United States cavalry and mounted
battery of the Sixth artillery, was
drawn up on a ridge behind San Pedro
Macati, mile south of the town.
The advance was sounded at 6:3O a.
M, the cavalry leading the column, at
a smart trot. across the open to the
right, eventually reaching clump COM
manding the rear of Guadalupe.
Supported by the Oregon volunteers.
the advance force opened a heavy fire
on the rebels. The response was feeble
and desultory, apparently coming from
handfuls of men in every covert While
the right column was swinging towards
the town of Pasig, the left advanced,
and poured volleys into the BUSH
A small body of rebels made deter
mined stand at Guadalupe church. but
the enemy was unable to withstand the
assault.
At 1:30 a. m. a river gunboat started
towards Pasig. The rebels were first
encountered by this vessel in the jun
Gle near Guadalupe. Steaming slowly,
the gunboat poured terrific fire from
her Gatling guns into the brush. For
adj Of an hour the whirring of the rapl
fire guns alternated with the booming
of the heavier pieces ON board.
In the meantime SCOTS battery ashore,
was shelling, the trenches and driving
the enemy back. The artillery then adj
vanced to the ridge of bamboo and drove
few of the enemy's sharpshooters
away with volleys from their clrbines
The artillery then advanced and met
with little opposition.
In the meantime the infantry had
been sent forward in extended order, the
Washington regiment resting on the
bank of the river, each regiment deploy-
ing on reaching its station and furnish
ing its own supports.
The entire column then wheeled To-
ward the river. driving the enemy TO-
ward his supports and then advanced Oh
Guadalupe.
The artillery moved to a ridge com
manding Pasig and Parteros
By this time the enemy was in full
flight along a line over a mile long and
the firing was discontinued Temporarily
in order to give the troops rest before
making an attack on Pasig.
The enerhys loss was believed to be
severe; but, only eight Americans were
wounded
At this stage of the engagement it
was raining heavily.
ENEMY ROUTED BEFORE PASIG.
Manila. March 13.-7:55 D. m.-After
n short rest General Wheaton resumed
the attack on Pasig.
Scott's battery, supported by two COM
panies of the Twentieth regulars advance
ed on Guadalupe, by the road along the
river bank, the remainder of the Twen-
tieth regiment and the Twenty Second
regiment following with the reserve of
the Oregon volunteers.
At 11:30 a. m. the column came in
contact with the enemy. and a gunboat
steamed to the firing line and cleared
the Jungle on both sides, while the bat
terry took up position on bluff at he
right. The first shot from the Amerl-
can field pieces at 1,200 yards range
dislodged gun Of the enemy at Pasig.
After the town had been shelled, The
Twentieth regiment lined up on the bluff
A. t.aIr faS.g
tion on the left of the place, with the
cavalry in the centre, whereupon the
enemy retreated to the town.
The gunboat then moved into a bend
opposite, and hot fire on the rebel
position was maintained along the whole
American line until 2:20 p. M, when pre-
parations were made for the attack.
At 3 p. m. our gunboat started in
pursuit of the enemy's armed tug, chas-
ing her to the lake.
At $3.50 p. m. large body of the
enemy was discovered working around
our right flank, and the Twentieth regi-
ment was moved to a commanding ridge.
The rebels Were met opposite Pateros,
but the enemy bolted.
Thirty of the rebels were killed, six
teen We're taken prisoners and the Am
orleans lost six men wounded.
The whole American line bivouacked
at ; O'Clock.
About 700 rebels We're reported to be
marching northward a few miles to the
southwest.
The Spanish gunboats III Cano Samar,
Raragua, Pampanga Albay. Calamianes
Ortlanote, Bases, Gord0que. Panao.
Manileno. Mindoro and Maraveles, ly
ing at Zamboanga. Island of Minda-
mao. have been sold here to Francisco
Reeves for 201. .112 Mexican dollars. They
will be re-sold to the highest bidder or