The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-03-17
Between Our Soldiers
and Philippines.
The ADVANCE RESUMED
The Days Work Begun with sharp
nels Thrown Among ~Enemy-Ad-
vance Of the Infantry. supported BY
Gunboats ON h River-The lnsur-
gents Hemmed In The Enemy I'm
Foree-Pateros Fired Upon-Insur-
gents I'm Force About That City

Manila, March Il, u NAT Z
o'clock this morning, hearing the in
surgents' bugles sounding SCOTS bat
terry dropped three shrapnel shells into
the woods on the left OF the Pasig
church. No reply was made, at 7:t5
O'Clock the Twenty-second regular in
fantry advanced until they encounter
ed a number of volleys. This fire was
returned with interest. The line then
wheeled toward Pateros, in the follow
ing order:
The Oregon volunteers the Twen-
tieth regulars, the Washington volun-
teers, a cavalry detachment, the Twen-
tillery. The troops followed the roads;
while the gunboats Ceste and Laguna
de Bay assisted in suppressing the fire
on the left flank. Three rebel canoes
were captured on the river.
The rebel sharpshooters at Caloocan
continue active, but no casualties are
reported.
$50 p. m.-Brigadier General Whea-
toms column advanced today beyond
| Pasig to the shore of Laguna de Bay,
sweeping everything before them. The
| enemy made a running fight and SUI
fered severe loss. The rebels avenue
of communication north and south is
| now closed, the American Gordon
| stretching over a mile from the river
to the lake. The rebels are in force at
| Pateros and Taguig.
l. Two of yesterdays wounded, Pri-
vate Stewart, of Company B., TWEEN
tieth regiment and Private Munson, ot
Company K, Twenty-Second regiment
are dead.
Washington, March 1.-THE follow
ing cable from General Otis reached
the war department today:
manila, March IA, 1899.
"Adjutant General, Washington.
Until yesterday field operation:
here since capturing Caloocan have
been of minor nature, consisting o.
driving back small bands of insurgents
with considerable loss to latter. Yes
terday Gene raj Wheaton with tn
Twentieth and Twenty-second infan
try, the Oregon and Washington troops
a section Of the Sixth artillry and
squadron of the Fourth cavalry, at
tackled a large force of the enemy
drove them back and took the line o
Pasig river, which he now holds. Tw'
improvised %gunboats in the lake hay
captured considerable property. Tn
insurgent loss was heavy; ours on
killed and the wounded aggregate thlr
ty-fve, mostly slightly wounded. Tn
insurgents made no determined stand
OTIS
SOME SHARP FIGHTING.
Manila, March Is, 8 a. m--Lat
Yesterday General Wheaton's column
encountered the enemy in such fore
between Pateros and Taguig, as to nj
cessitate a change in the original plan
The cavalry attacked the reb'
stronghold in the jungle, driving tr
I enemy into Pateros. The American
had one man killed and three wounde
, SCOTS battery shelled the city an
woods effectively.
, Later, the enemy crossed the rlv'
I from Pasig. Two companies OF Il
Second Oregon infantry cleared Il
$ right bank after a sharp engageme1
and then retired with three wounde
t In the meantime the Washington We
[ unteers closed in, driving small q
: of the rebels back upon Pateros. y,
i man was killed During the night L