Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-02-09
lizard FIGHTING Ar MANILA
Natives Attack the Forces Of
the United States. ~
DRIVEN OFF WITH A HEAVY LOSS
Both Sides Fight With Great
y Bravery.
rhe vIctorious Army IN Estimated TO Bavs
Had 20 Men Killed and 1875 Woundeds--
Dewey'a ships Throw Huge shelis Among
AguipaIdo's Troops-The Latters Fordsd
Co Retreat .V$A

Manila Feb r. =. Defeated in n das.
perate effort to break Through the.
Americar lines and enter the city1of
Manila.l the Filipino forces. altar manv
|hours of continuous fighting. have bean
driven from the yiiiapes Of Santa Anna.
Paco and Santa Mesa -5'1
They have been oompelled Ia retreat
10 d position n considerable distanee
farther nut in the suburbs than fho one
thew held before uttacl,;no tbe c;ty,f
Althouah II has heen in,nossibieAhus
far To estimate .ceurateiy the numher
Of Americans who fell. il is believed
that about % were k;iIad and IS5
wounded. ~
The losses of the Filipinos are heavy.
fhe American troons bav;ng gone ;nfo
the engagement with oreat' enthns;asn,
and determination eTbav nafIa tbe
streets of the citv RING with their
cheers when thew we're notified of the
attncK And ware ordared to advance
Seyef5al NJ the yessaIs IN Adn,;r.,
J)ewey's .sauatiron foolr nart in ths
fight, firing on the natives in Malate
and tCalyocan and driving them ;nInnd
from both those nIaces,
The battle was brought about by Tho
action Of three native scouts. who nd.
ysnced close Ia The American lines.
near Santa Mesa. and made \ feint 10
no throuch. Thev retreated unon heiyg
cballenped bnt ret,,rnad aoa;p a shorf
himc 0noe more they ratreata5
When thew ret,,rnad n tb;rd fine and
attemnted IL MAZE tha;r way nast tha
butposts of tha Nahrasra troo,,s n COZ.
boral cballenped them and than f;rad
bne of The natives was killed and mn.
Ither was wounded 4.
This was foilowad NJ a o,oIook s.tur
ay by n General attacl, on tba Am,ar;.
m o,,tnnsts Tho E;i;n;nos adrancad
ii aiona tho I;na frnp, 9,.inacan =,
Banta Mesa y
TBa Amar;can troons Lost No t;,na il,
enly;no ~ tba attact Members - tha
lorih Dakota, Ncbrasxa and Mont
Rea;ments returned the F;l;n;no 6r,
sifh great y;gor and sncceeded ;n boid'
he ti1e natives in check until the he % main
bs be scene ., siie n'nerio"n troops artiveo on
There was a slipbt Eu in tho f;gbt-
no sfter the first ranfv ~ tho h,narics,,,
roons INT the tiring v,s cont;n,,eJ
va hours w;fh mnah ros,,l,r;tn Wi" n,,r
no tba aarIy honrs "a t6a ,,,n.,,;,,r, 4,
oca ~ ne hr;sLay and ~ daui;aht Az
mer;can troors @ e'n..de 1 = tirn, @ aduance % s.a'
IN lthe dalyi9bt II was found thnt tbe
ilipinos had massed themssiyes s M II ,bout Mi
anta Mesa And Culrocan and ,.jso had
cons;d ;derabja forca abo,,s earn l,nr;,,
an mis-, troon. ,,It;n,ataiv Jsnva
,en o,,t of theee y;Ilaaas Who, tba
,,bt;na iu,lad aaain fba hmar;cans
sna +, ,~sa ,nssess;as "s - Santa amna o Y,
h;c,, y;tlune tba n.t;ras bnd ra,, ~
,zvoueed snr weai,s nr;or 10 tho hattla
L. WI liz the 4 ner;cap troons uare Jo;ng
,ch effect;va worK in taneij;no H.
tac,r ne,vs ~ tha fiabt was raea;yad
hnard I9hs ths y ,assals ~ tha ~ amar;nsn
uaJrnn The nonitor Monadnocs
b;ni, ,,,a., l,,;,,,. IF Malt, onanad az.
tha M;s yrng ;,h uii , haa ~ eheu ;peh NY
n;r., +ha ,,,,,hnat Eano,r5 NJ III,
,,;soss Is r,ba,i S stnn i,;nn ng MaIahom a o
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hs;,. Eu,, rfo1s mi,
no. % exnscted % battle between m the the
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nericans ana the fiiiPinos mas coine
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