Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-03-31
A Fierce BATTLE
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Burned - American Loss
Forty Five Killed, One
Hundred and Forty : Eve
Wounded,
Manila, P. 1. March 25.-The
fighting, which had been going on
most of the day, ended at fifteen
minutes after 3 O'Clock this afternoon.
At that hour Gen. McArthur's
line was bent around Polo. Gen.
Wheaton's brigade, including the
Twenty second infantry, regulars,
and the second Oregon volunteers,
were in the rear attacking Malabon.
They formed on the left. Gen. Otis
brigade, with the Third artillery,
regulars, and the Second Kansas aud
First Montana, volunteera, were
stationed on the Polo side of the
river; between Talappa and Bagbag.
The American troops charged
fiercely through the brush and heavy
growth In the bamboo groves. They
never faltered in the onward rush.
The loss of the Americans is much
less than that of the Filipinos. The
enemy lost heavily from the effective
fire of the American artillery. The
Filipinos were driven out of the
trenches. Then the Third artillery
crossed the river where the American
troops met the severest opposition
in the days fighting. The fire from
the Filipinos was steady and heavy
and well maintained.
Manila, March 26.-The United
States forces captured Malinta today
and drove the rebels out of Malabon
after hard fighting, although the
casualties on the American side
were fewer than those of yesterday
: Our total losses since the engage
ment began are reported to night to
be 45 dead and 145 wounded. Of
these, 26 were killed yesterday.
eUNBoATs READY TO BoMBARD.
The Helena and two other gun.
boats, lying at Caloocan, had COM
manded Malabom, lying about mile
to the northeast for twenty -four
hours.
Evidently anticipating lombard
ment, a thousand rebels evacuated
Malabon last night. leaving a few to
burn the town,
A column of smoke at day break
was the first intimation of the inten.
tion of the army. Others followed
at various points. soon blending in
dense, balloon shaped cloud.
The flames of berning rice mills
and large buildings could be plainly
seen from Caloocan.
BY IL o'clock in the morning the
only building of importance left
standing, in the center of the town
was lagre stone church.
Washington, ID. c., March 81
The following dispatch from Gener-
al Otis reached Washington at S:15
this morning:
Manila, March 81, 1899.
Adjutant General, Washington:
McAIthur holds Maliloa; severe
fighting today and our casualties
about forty.
The insurgents have destroyed
bridges which impeded progres OF
train and artillery.
Our troops met the concentrated
( insurgent forces on northern line
commanded by Aguinaldo IN person
and drove them with considerable
slaughter. They left nearly 10(
dead on field and many prisoners and
small arms were captured. The col
umn will press on the morning.
OTIS.
Manila, March 27.-11:15 A M
The Americans this morning found
the ind portant town of Polo and 1
number of small villages west OF tn
railroad eeserted and burning. The.
are advancing along the railroad
To-day the Washington volunteer
Who held Passig yesterday had al
engagement with band of insul
gents who drove in their outposts
In the fighting. the Filipinos los
several men.
Gen. McArthur's division spen