The San Francisco call., 1899-06-11
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LAWTON ADVANCES

NN ANILA, June 11.-General
A v u Lawton has occupied Para
naque and the villages of Malibay,
to the north and Las Pinas to the
south preparatory to moving upon
Bakoor, whence the rebels fed dur
ing the night. The rebels deserted
Paranaque and the trenches south of
Manila at midnight, finding the
Americans behind them, and escaped
along the coast. Only alleged amigos
were found in Paranaque.
MANILA, June 10 4:3O p. mat day
break to-day force of 1900 men un-
der Generals Lawton, Wheaton and
Overshine advanced from San Pedro
Macate, sweeping the country between
the Bay of Manila and Bay Lake.
south of Manila. BY noon the country
had been cleared almost to ParanQue.
The Americans lost two officers killed
and twenty-one soldiers wounded.
The insurgents resisted desperately at
the stronger of their positions and left
fifty dead in the trenches Many more
wounded were left behind by the rebels
in their retreat
The heat during the day was over
poWering and there were many pros
trations of American soldiers from that
cause.
General Lawton's force consisted of
two battalions each of the Twenty-fi
and Ninth Infantry. six companies of
the Colorado volunteers and detach-
ment of artillery. The Nevada cavalry
was under General Wheaton and the
Thirteenth and Fourteenth Infantry,
the Fourth Cavalry and a detachment
Of light artillery were under General
Ovenshine. 1t was scarcely dawn when
the troops in a long silent procession,
wound up the hillside behind the
American trenches and formed skir-
miSh line. Concealed in the jungle the
advance rebel outpCsts fred few
shots before being seen. The opposing
forces occupied two ranges of crescent
shaped hills.
The artillery, the Colorado infantry
and the Nevada cavalry swung around
the hilltop of the left and opened the
battle at $50. The rebels made no re-
sponse from the hills, and the Colo
RADIO men cautiously advanced through
the thick grass until they We're con-
fronted by trench from which a few
weak Volleys were fired. A spirited re-
sponse followed and charge into the
trench found it to be deserted
In the meantime a part of the Thir-
teenth and Fourteenth regiments
formed in skirmish line, extending Il
mile to the right, and supported by the
rest of the regiments swept down the
valley and up the hillside toward an
other trench. Approaching through the
morass seriously hampered the Four
teenth, and the F'ilipinos taking advan-
tage of this poured a CALLING Ere upon
them for thirty minutes. The Four
teenth was twice compelled to with
draw for the purpose of finding safe
crossing in the swamp. Finally the
trench was enfiladed on both fianks
The rebels fed to the woods and sus-
tanned severe loss.
General LaWton then pushed his en-
tire command south through the center
of the isthmus until a few miles south
of Paranaque, when he swung around
and halted on account of the heat.
During the march men were pros
trated on all sides, owing to lack of
water and exposure to the sun. 1t is
estimated that 40 per cent of the troops
were exhausted.
The double turreted monitor Monad-
mock and three other vessels shelled
Paranaque this morning and the rebels
evacuated the place.