The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-03-17
THE PHILIPPINES
A General Advance on
the JungIes.
GENERAL ENGAGEMENT

l OOat oA III BiNeE Eoufs Snot ~
shell Into the Thieket~-The Fight.
ing Lasts All R~ay-Pasig Captured.
Accurate Craftsmanship Of the Artil-
lery-Our Loss Slight.
Manila, March 13.-4:50 p. m.-Gen-
| eral Wheaton attacked and captured
the city Of Pasig, east Of Manila. this
afternoon. The enemy made a stand
for an hour but at the end Of that time
| were forced 10 retreat.
Manila, March 13.-At daylight today
Brigadier General Lloyd Wheaton's d.
~visional brigade, consisting Of the
twentieth United States infantry, the
Twenty-second infantry, eight COM
panies Of the Washington volunteers,
seven companies OF the Oregon volun-
teers, three troops of the Fourth Unit
ed states cavalry and a mounted bat
terry Of the Sixth artillery, was draw
up on a ridge behind San Pedro Ma
cati, a mile south Of the own
The advance was sounded at $50 a.
M, the cavalry leading the column, at
a smart trot, across the open to the
| right, eventually reaching a clump
commanding the rear Of Guadalupe
Supported by the organization volun-
teesr the advance force opened a heavy
fire on the rebels. The spoons was
feeble and desultory apparently COM
ing frOmhan dfulS of men in every
covert. While the right column was
swinging towards the town of PaSig,
| the left advanced and poured vollies
into the bush. A small body of rebels
made a determined stand at Guada-
loupe church but were unable to
Withstand the assault.
At 7:3O o'clock, a. m, a river gun
boat started towards Pasig. The rebels
were first encountered by this vessel
in the jungle near Guadalupe. Steam
ing slowly, the bunboa poured a ter
rife fire from her Calling guns into
the bush. For all of an hour the
whirring Of the rapid fire guns alter
mated with the booming of the eavie
pieces on board.
In the meantime SCOTS battery
ashore was Smelling the trenches and
driving the enemy back. The artillery
then advanced to the ridge of the bam-
| boo and drove a few of the enemy's
s~harpshooters away with Volleys from
their carbines. The artillery then ad-
vanced n met with little opposition.
In the meantime the infantry had
been sent forward in extended order,
the Washington regiment resting on the
bank of the river, eac regiment de-
ploying on reaching its station and fur
nishing it's own supports.
The entire column then wheeled to-
ward the river, driving the enemy to-
ward his supports and then advanced
on Guadalupe.
The artillery moved to a ridge COM
manding Pasig and Parteros.
By this time the enemy was in full
flight along a line over a mile long
and the firing was discontinued tenn
pOrarily, in order to give the troops d
rest before making an attack on Pasig.
The enemy's loss was believed to be
severe; but only eight Americans were
wounded.
was raining heavily.
After a short rest General Wheaton
resumed the attack on Pasig.
SCOTS battery supported by two
companies of the Twentieth regiment,
advanced on Gaudaloupe by the o a
along the river bank, the remainder OF
the Twentieth regiment and the TWen-
t~y-second regiment following with the
reserve of the Oregon volunteers.
At 11:30 a. m. the column came in con.
tact with the enemy and a gunboa'
steamed to the firing line and cleared
the jungle on both sides, while the bat.
terry took up-a position on a bluff a
the right. The first shot from thu
American field pieces at 1000 yard:
range, dismOunted a gun of the enemy
at Pasig. After the town had beer
shelled, the Twentieth regiment lineC
up on the bluff and the Twenty-sec
ond took up a position on the left o
the place, with the cavalry in the cen
tire, whereupon the enemy retreated I,
the town.
The gunboat then moved into a-benc
nnnnCjta on1 n hot fro ON tho rnhl
position was maintained along tn
= whole American line until 2:20 p. m
when preparations were made for tn
attack.
At 3 p m. our gunboat started il
/ pursuit Of the enemy's armed tug
chasing her to the lake.
At $3.50 p. m. a large body of tn
enemy was discovered working aroun
I our right flank and the Twentieth reg
iment was moved to a commandin
ridge. The rebels were met Opposit
Pateros, but the enemy bolted. Thirt
1 of the rebels were killed, sixteen wer
e taken prisoners and the Americans los
: six mn
The whole American line biVaoucake
at 5 o'clock.
= About 700 rebels were reported tC b
marching nOrthward a few miles to tn
southwest.
The Spanish gunboats Ell Cano, Sma
" Raragua, Papanga, AlDdN
o Ordanote, Bases, Gordoque, Pana
Manileno, Mindorc and Maraveles, ly
ing at ZSmboanga, Island Of Mindana
. have been sold here TO Francisco Reyt
# for POI, 112 Mexican dollars. They Wi
" probably be re-sold to the highest bio
der or they may be transferred I'M
merchantmen.
e York, March 13.-Following
The Journals revised list Of the ca!
ualties in today's fight at Manila:
n Killed-Private Stewart, Twentiei
infantry; Private Munson, Twenty-se'
ond infantry: James L. Kline. Twel
- tieth Kansas.
"a Wounded-Coropral Chris Thompsc
n Privates L. Folger, Charles Davi
Thomas Miller, r. Piper, G. Sunni
- and Matthew Sharkey, of the Twel
tieth infantry; Private Charles Ea
~ ley. Theodore Misner, John Blaze
), William O'Brien, William RhinehaI
- n Willet Harmon, Twenty-second i
fantry, Private Walter Irvine.
IL A Death Dealing Hurricane
Brisbane, Queensland, March 13.-
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