The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-03-14
CITY OF PANG STOBMED
Insurgents Withstood the At
tack for an Hour.
WERE FORCED TO RETREAT
Could Not Stand the American Fire,
They Loft Many OF Their
Dead Upon the Field
OF Battle.

Manila, March IS, 11:55 a. mat day.
light to-day Brigadier General Lloyd
Wheaton's divisional brigade consisting
of the Goth infantry, the 22d infantry,
eight companies of the Washington
volunteers, seven companies of the Ore
gon volunteers, three troops of the 4th
cavalry and a mounted battery cf the
9Th artillery, was drawn up ON r;Gge
behind San Pedro Macati, mile south
of town. The advance was sounded at
$50 a. n., the cavalry leading the col
umn at smart trot, across the open
to the right, eventually reaching a
clump commanding the rear Of Quad
alupe.
Supported by the Oregon volunteers
the advance force opened heavy fire
on the rebels. The response was fee
BILE and desultory, apparently coming
from few men in every covert. While
the right column was swinging to-
ward the town of Pasig the left ad-
vanced, pouring volleys into the BUSH
A small body of rebels made a deter
mined stand at Guadalupe church, but
the enemy was unable to withstand the
assault.
AT 7:30 a river gunboat started to-
countered by this vessel in the jungle
near Guadalupe. Steaming slowly the
gunboat poured terrific fire from her
Gatiing gun into the brush. For an
hour the whirring Of the rapid fire guns
alternated with the booming of the
heavier pieces on board.
In the meantime Scott's battery
ashore was shelling the trenches and
driving the enemy back. The artillery
then advanced to the ridge of bamboo
and drove a few of the enemy's sharp
shooters away with volleys from
their carbines. The artillery then
advanced and met with little
opposition. In the meantime the
infantry had been sent forward in ex-
tended order, the Washington regiment
resting on the bank of the river, each
station and furnishing it's own sup
port.
The entire column wheeled toward
the river, driving the enemy; toward his
supports and then advancing on CHAD
alupe. The artillery moved to ridge
commanding Pasig and Barteros BY
this time the enemy was in full flight
along line over a mile. long, and the
firing was discontinued temporarily, in
order to give the troops rest before
making the attack on Pasig.E The enc
my's loss was believed to be severe but
only eight Americans were wounded. At
this stage of the engagement it was
raining heavily.
4:05-General 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 were forced to retreat
The loss of the Filipinos was 80 killed
and 16 prisoners. OF the United States
forces six were wounded.
1855 p m.-After short rest General
Wheaton resumed the attack on Pas1g.
Scott's battery. supported by two COM
panies of the Goth regiment, advanced
on Guadalupe by the road along the
river bank. the remainder of the Goth
regiment and the 22d regiment follow
ing with the reserve Of the Oregon vol
unteers.
At 1880 a. m. the column came in
contact with the enemy and the gun
boat steamed to the firing line and
cleared the jungle on both sides. while
the battery took up position on the
bluff at the right.
The first shot from the American field
pieces at 1900 yards range dislodged a
gun of the enemy at Pasig. After the
town had been shelled the Goth -regi-
ment lined up on the bluff and the ed
took up position on the left of the
place with the cavalry in the center
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 preparat tions were made for the
attack
At 3 p. m. our gunboat started in pur-
suit of the enemy's armed tug, chasing
her to the lake. At $3.50 p. m. large
body of the enemy was discovered
working around our right flank and the
Goth regiment was moved to a COM
manding ridge. The rebels were met
opposite Pateros, but the enemy bolted
Thirty of the rebels We're killed, 16 more
taken prisoners and the Americans lost
six men wounded. The whole Ameri-
can line bivouacked at 5 o'clock. About
700 rebels were reported to be march
ing northward few miles to the south
west.