, 1899-03-21

are very tired, having lain in mud and
water during the fore part of the en-
gagement and no rest since. Company
C and III did most of the firing from the
English cemetery on as they were on
the extreme right, while f and G were
not totally uncovered, there being a few
men in front.
Feb. 6, 4:45 a. m.-Company F took
church without any resistance last
night, the insurgents having fled. They
took it in the might, supposing the in
surgents were in It; quite nervy.
s a. m.-General King rides up and
looks over ground. Our lines during
night connected with the lines on right
from Pasig. Report comes in that up
to this time ~forty-six men have been
killed and 157 wounded. Thousands
of insurgents have been killed. Private
Weidmer, Company C, died and Ser
geant Rogers, Company C, died soon
after he was shot. Crumrine was
slightly wounded in foot; had grit,
wanted to go on; he will be we'll in a
day or two. Had it not been for the
small earth entertainments in the rice
insurgents are better shots and fight
more stubbornly than the Spaniards.
They had our range down quite min
utely, especially from San Pedro del
Macati, where it took us some forty
five minutes to dislodge them. You
could see their smoke in time to get
down close to the ground and avoid
the bullets. We soon got on to a great
many points. They were shooting
some copper bullets. During the day
the boys have captured several Fill
shooting. G and H secuted for several
miles under Major Foote this after
noon.
$50 p. m.-Ordered to return to Ma
Mia. Arrived at Manila at IL o'clock,
tired and worn out.
Feb. Company F arrives at 10 a.
m. At ~ noon, two companies are
ordered as a guard in the city. Wyo-
ming SO far has done herself proud.
Feb. love are now at San Juan,
about four miles from Manila, in Gen.
eral Hale's brigade. The boys are for
tifying the place against an attack to-
night. There must be a big fight in a
few days. Our lines are growing thin
on account Of extending sc far in the
country. San Rogue burned yesterday.
That is near Cavite. We are in hourly
receipt of Geographic dispatches and
know almost every move the insurg-
ents make. They have been concen-
trated forces about two miles from us,
near San Pedro Macati, the place we
took on Sunday, We are going to
burn this place II one shot is fired.
Some natives still remain in town. Our
troops are quartered in two converts
one mile apart. Company F is on the
San Juan road near where the fight
originated. Our boys have just COM
pleted a pontoon brigade across the
San Juan river in order to bring up re-
Inducements to this line, should we
need them. l have been watching their
movements all morning through my
glasses and it is very evident they are
going to make an attack. Heaven pity
them if they do! We must have killed,
wounded and taken prisoners some
5000. Our loss so far is about 60 killed
and 220 wounded.
Two letters from you and one from
Mr.. Gramm arrived this morning and
were indeed pleasant. The boys + all
happy over this mail.
The Wyoming boys are all o. X. and
anxious for the fray. Give my regards
to Mr.. Gramm and thank him for me.
Please tell the people of Laramie their
boys are all right. Crumrine is almost
we'll. l saw him a few days ago and he
asked me to get him out of the hos
pital. Do not worry, we will all pull
through all right and be back in a few
months. II people do not receive let
tiers tell them we are in the field and
it is almost impossible to write.
Feb. 1.-THE battalion has just re-
turned from a scouting expedition some
four miles or more and not a Filipino
in sight. They are going back to the
mountains and up to Malolos, their
stronghold. The navy is b~ombarding
Calocan and Malabon, two towns north
Of Manila. Troops have gone to Iloilo.
I hardly think the navy can reach
Malolos; If they only could they might
soon settle the affair. I think they are
fighting on the north, nave no news
lately; things are peaceful here today.
All the boys from Laramie are well
and full of spirit, always eager to do
their duty and not complaining OF the
many hardships. 1t lis truly wonderful
to see the spirit exhibited by our army.
They simply endure everything and
never say a word. Night after night
and day after day they are on the march
with scarcely any sleep and never a
man sick. Whenever our troops get
after the niggers, generals and COM
mapders can no more stop them than
fly; they just keep cracking away and
give a big American warwhoop n
away they go at anything. Why they
would storm a wall a mile thick and