The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-07-14
OFFICERS AND MEN DOWN
THESE ADVICES JUST RECEIVED
WE'RE DATED JUNE 11TEI.
REGIMENTS WITH ONLY A THIRD IN RANKS
Some Heavy Losses il Killed and Wounded
An Engagement With the Enemy at
Mantitupa. Fill pinos Driven
Back With Cannon.

San Francisco. CAL. July 13.-Advices
received by the transport Newport dated
Manila, June 11th, are as follows:
The volunteers are greatly debilitated
in consequence of their hard campaign
ing through three months of tropic
weather. Since the middle of May,
no volunteer regiment has had sick
list of less than twenty per cent. Most
of them at the present date have twenty
five per cent i'll, and few regiments
have less than one-third of their number
on duty. The Nebraska regiment has
suffered the worst. 1t came In from
San Fernando few. months ago with
less than 200 men in the ranks. The
South Dakota followed yesterday with
21J men ON duty. The Montana ana
Kansas regiments at San Fernando
have not more than 25O available men
each. The morning after the Washing
ton troops took Morong week ago, only
263 men responded, to the roll-call. The
Washington men have been engaged
since March 18th in preventing the in
surgent army of the North and South
from forming a junction in the region
of Laguna de Bay. often being enga-
gedtat the same time with the enemy
in opposite directions. Twenty-four of
the Nebraska officers are OH the sick
list, and the Montana, Kansas. Wash
ington and South Dakota regiments show
twenty or more officers i'll the hosp.-
tails or sick in their quarters. These
regiments have borne the brnnt of the
fighting. Their losses in killed and
wounded range from loo in the Montana
regiment to $50 Nebraska men. The
loss OF the Kansas regiment is second
to that of the Nebraska men, Will. tlie
Washington and South Dakota regi-
ments follow closely, each with losses OF
about 200. The Oregon regiment has
also suffered severely.
OF the regulars, the Third artillery
is the heaviest loser. its killed and
wounded numbering 123.
A SHARP ENGAGEMENT.
Manila, July 13.-l12:3O z. M.)-Kale
Lagunade Bay is being patroIled by
three troops of the Fourth cavalry un-
der Captain McGraw and the army gun
boat Napidan. commanded by Iieuren-
ant Larsen. The force makes its head
Iu"itVi oh IlSiII- OH citSpOeS.
al which the men are towed about to
make unexpected visits to towns where
are small forces Of insurgents for the
purpose of Keeping the rebels moving.
On Tuesday the troops had an engage
ment at Mantitnpa. on the south shore
of the lake. They fought 800 Insurgents
there entrenched near the shore. The
Napldan shelled the rebels and a party
OF American troops. numbering 131
landed and drove them by a sharp run
ming lire to the hills whre they were
fb strongly entrenched for the small
force to attack them.
Two of the cavalrymen were wounded
and the bodies of ten insurgents were
found. 1t is supposed thar the enemy's
loss is thirty-iiye.
OTIS CABLES FOR HORSES.
Washington. July 13.-A dispafch has
been received from General Otis re-
questing that there be sent to the Phil
ippines 2.5O0 horses in order that n
brigade of cavalry may be organized for
use at the end of the rainy seasdh. Gen
eral Otis has tried the horses of Manila
and nearby counties. but none of them
seem available for cavalry. 1t is the
intention of Secretary Alger to have the
mounts carefully selected and he thinks
that animals from the Southern States
not too heavy, but tough and wi.y, will
be the best.