Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-04-01
SEVENTY-TWO HOURS FIGHT.
" here DO the Rebels Get Their sum
1Iics-MOre Troops for the Phil
pines-Thc Casualties.


Htihington, March 23.-IhN dura.
tltA n the battle outside Of M1nia is
begUning to attract the att,ntion Of
ar'hf fsirategists, as il is u very i'm
pcftant element in determining the
strength of the men, the supplies Of
ammunition and stores and the spirit
of the army. The first blow was struck
before daybreak last Saturday. and the
lighting continued all that lay, again
on Sunday. and now on Monde.
The reports show little night fight
ing, except in repulsing an insurgent
attack Saturday night,
Sevehty-Two Hours of Fighting.
With yesterday the fight had lasted
" hours. Judged by the standards of
great battles, such as Waterloo, Plcyna
AM elsers mentioned by army author
ltics, This is long ard intensely ardu-
Gus engagement.
But the fighting about Manila is
quite different from the standards Of
civilized armies, as II Is a RAINING
brusb copGict win, o,l,. ,o.,,.;,,,,,,I =;
sues between organized bodies Of
troops.
Long BATTLES of the CiyiI war.
Son,n of tbo L,ttlo, of 1,o ,;,.n sauna,
lasted many days, notably the battle
of the Wilderness and the fphtinr
about Richmord 7
In sneakinr of tbo oIor,oo. ., III,
nncc Gen. Starnh.,r ,oid .+onJ,,
,hrt he had oonn fo, s,,on 49,. j., ,ho
portinuou. fobting mound ~, ,,,,,a,,I
without rorc,,ing tho .,,,,f,. o,;u;n
nllc issued bcfore tho GahIi,,. 1,ai7a',
rho main o,o.tion :, ~, l.. 80. T,.,,
,;n,,od foht- is to L,ro ~, .,.n,1;a,
stcres etc hon, ohro,,, 90 a. Ea,,+
,oo force so that tbcro ,n,r ho no ov-
houstion In thfs ro.,not an ,I,n ra
po,ts of tho figEtinr ,hoyo ,.,.I, oro
most oratir,iru+o tho o,th,r:,i.,. l.o,,.
in showing that the ouartrrnaster
c0mmissarv. medical and ;gunI stores
are well up with our fighting lines.
Insurgents supply Of Ammunition.
The hcliar il avn,,o..ol .t 40 ,,.or
derortmcnt th,t ,hn rilin;,a'. ..,., ,,,a,
uf, c4urirg tI,o ,,n,,rnitian .,,a+ :. Ia
inc usad u.;th suoh r,ol,lo,s,.'....
Whom Com ,;reo,,o ',.o,'; IA .L, in,ni,,
ninos be won, ia ,,o riii,.,. an,,.I.
His rnrort In tbo nr,.fl,nt .,,., tl,at
the rilinipos obtain.J oni,, ,al,,a
..,nnI,, nf o,.r,s ,,d ,,,,,,,,,,,;.,..,, ,,,L7,
NOV contured Cn,.ita AMI tL,, ha1
theretoforc oht,ired = s,rnn,, IF pn,n,
iroto, and >i.,s.rs i'''
Cen Crnoro also found ,,.,, ,.o rYti
nIros b,d established =, f,atar,. ..o,. tho
ronufoct,,ro Of onmn,iti.a, tor tho.a
,4nes and t,is f,o+nr,. .,,ra,,ni,,. :. ,.,i,
!, o,cr,ti,r and r,,.,i..h,no. ..,.,i.ian,
s.pnI,. ta tho i,,rroonts
,rroo,. ., rn..
- I''', '',,ie 'So '"t |''"'''' lla ana
"'''' 'r'' '.''' ! '"','IHco WIN 'Ic
~. 49,. ','''r' - n"'.'o 'o' M''l'I"' hN
W - ''ui -''"9 '' u "''
rrom Manila and tbcr win ,.,,rn with
rrinrorcemcnfs for Qris about tbe
18Th of that month Tl, u,,.,.l, ,rin
toLr tba Tvcpt,-frst inf,rr,,.. ,lo
Wor,,r oirht I',ttorios of ,,., ci,lr
ARTILLERY and recruit. =. tho \er.nort
2jo marines ard recruits AND mo Nlor.
oor civ six comn,ni,s uf tho mir.
tco,tb inroi,t,.,
\ rittle I,tc, 4be Ohiov;iI ,r,.i,, and
ret,,,p .,.itb tbo rc,,,irdcr .,r ,.,., ,rhir
tecrth infantry.
Tho senator j. ais, ct,I I,+,r in
the month ord can TAXA 3, M, mcn