The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-03-16
Thirty Of Them Killed in a Bat
lie With Gen. Wheaton's
Forces at PaSig.
QY CAPTURED BY The AMERICANS.
,,n Nrolo, Guadalupe and Pateros
Wa, Next Attacked and Taken
by WhcatOn's Troops.

fb, american Loss Was Two Killed and Sir
4 Wounded 4 few OF tho EilIplnos We're r
Taken Prisoners a WhirlwInd Cam :,
palgn Has Now Begun ,
N,vit. March II. At daylight Mon "
p l-- Gen. Lloyd Wheaton's di- y
soma. brigade consisting of the goth a
.,a >.a;cS infantry, the 22d infant b
cc., eompanics of the Washington oi
a.ccrs seven companies of the az
r,oa '..untecrs, three troops Of the re
Tinted states cavalry and a mount I'll
battery Of the 9th artillery, was as
,ra up ou a ridge behind San Pedro ri
4 a'.. q mile south Of the town. TT
..e advance was sounded at $50 a. &C
tc ceva.ry leading the column, at on
vsr, 'ro'. across the open 10 the
ta' eventually reaching clump of
rana.ug the rear of Guadalupe. eel
Supported by the Oregon volunteers, tn,
advance force opened a heavy fire cer
rebels The response was feeble net
ieSatory. apparently coming gee
aaulfuls Of men in every covert. ant
Ha.c c'hc right column was swing cen
!. coward The town of Pasig, the left Of I
u-scd. pouring volleys into the and
-.. to 2
i>ua, body of rebels made a deter this
.rl stand at Guadalupe church. but and
enemy was unable TO withstand Unit
assault. emu
1880 "a. I'D. river gunbost started no
P.sc. The rebels were first skel
a.'ercd by this vessel in the jungle take
'- hnada.upe. Steaming slowly. fee
.aaoo'; poured a terrific fire from ing
'a'.nr guns into the brush. For come
u an hour the whirring OF the of c
fire guns altcrnated with the tion.
1.rc = ,he heavier pieces on board. tion
TIE meantime Scott's battery. been
re. 0as Smelling tho trenches and Will
ls the enemy back. The artillery that
advanced TO the ridge Of ban boo comp
irovc few of the onemy's sharp facts
.:eTs away with volleys from their subje
.ae'. The artillery then advanced point
net with little opposition. exam
,he meantime the infantry had comm
sent forward in extended order. will /
'a'hng'on regiment resting on the C,
''AH OF the river, each regiment tency
Hag on reaching its station and him Il
'1nE its own supports. vance
entire column then wheeled ploye
-' 'Ae river, driving the enemy trial 5
'' ".s supports and then ad- regard
i'o Guadalupe. ing. T
a''. cry moved to a ridge COM be dir,
AS Fasig and Parteros. of thei
Wis TINE the enemy was in full ity as
hoag line over mile long. the W,
' N'e was discontinued temper no cop
'' order 10 give the troops rest satisfa
ing The attack on Pasig. calcula
enemy loss was believed to be First o
'u' only eight Americans were trative
be 500
''"' q. IN. the column came in their Sc
IS WIN the enemy, and a gun with S
'''''"ed to the firing line and the res
Tie jungle on both sides. while nounce,
'.'f ''oH up position on a sentativ
"'''Sht The first shot from republic
'.'"" neId pieces, AT !. 200 Yards same I
'"Fea gun Of the enemy alton al
A''er the town had been publican
."' -''h regiment lined up on This v
'' '"" 'he 22d took up a posi- ing the
'''I VI the place. with the at this I
'- '"e center whereupon the so, 900, 90
created to the town. sheets is
o"' 'hen moved into bend ule alon,
' ana hot fire on the rebel no. schedule
'''"'aihed along the whole aggregat
"a mo until 2:2O p. m.. when such She
''"' We're made forthe attack this mas
4" our gunboat started in ufacture,
4e lake 'Ns ;.a.-.,-.-
III large body of the separate
q, discovered working around manufact
''D" ana The Goth regiment than 100,
'''''Nahoing range. probabili
met opposite Pateros. chine ca
'0''eo counting
-.,.' vac reo'ss were killed. as which wo
~ were taken prison- sus will
"Neflcans lost six men The offiC
,, from the
.. 'cah Inc b.yOuacked most sat
.o-, number I
were reported TO be be manuf
lew miles TO the pushed wi
ent with
'oS' TWO men killed made to ay
so 'a'anee' They were: pri. unnecessar
a,e v P"ny b. 2Oth infant complete u
S0n' Company X, o2d will be ma
l,doa sus will be
p,1 were: Theodore Mis- r,,.
ainehard wu'' obrien. MoUYTAI
y; T. p,,.. n - ''''non' all Eight brio