The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-03-18

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attacked and captured the city of
Pasig, east OF Manila, yesterday after
noon. The enemy made a stand for
IN hour, but at the end of that time
were forced to retreat. The loss of
the Filipinos was thirty killed and Six
teen prisoners. OF the United States
forces six were wounded. ~
AT daylight Brig. Gen. Lloyd Whea-
toms divisional brigade, consisting OF
the Twentieth United States infantry,
the Twenty-second infantry, eight
companies Of the Washington volun-
teers, seven companies Of the Oregon
volunteers, three troops Of the Fourth
United States cavalry and a mounted
battery of the Sixth artillery, was
| drawn up on q ridge behind San Pedro
Macati, a mile sotith of town. The adj
vance was sounded ct $50 a. ~, the
cavalry leading the column at q smart
trot across the open to the right,
eventually reaching a clunlp COM
handing the reGr of Guadalupe. Sup
ported by the Oregon volunteers. the
advance force opened a heavy fire
on the natives. The response was
feeble and desultory, apparently COM
ing from handfuls of men in every
covert. While the right column was
swinging toward the town of Pasig,
they advanced, pouring yolleys into
| the brush. The small body Of rebels
made q determined stand at Guada-
loupe church, but the enemy was un-
able to stand the assault. At 1870 q.
m. a river gunboat started toward
Pasig. The rebels were first encoun-
tered by this vessel in the jungle near
Guadalupe. Steaming slowly, the
gunboat
Poured q Terrible Fire
from her Calling g:lns into the brush.
For all of an hour tine whizzing of the
rapid-fire guns alternated with the
booming Of the heavier pieces on
board. In the meantime SCOTS bat
terry on shore ~ Smelling the trenches
and driving the enemy back. The al.
tillery then advanced to the ridge Of
bamboo and drove a few of the ene-
my's sharpshooters away with volleys
from the carbinesl The artillery then
advanced and met with little opposi-
ton. In the meantime the infantry
had been sent forward in extended
order. the Washington regiment rest
ing On the bank Of the river, each reg
iment deploying on reaching its sta
ton. furnishing it's own supports. The
entire column teen wheeied toward
the river, driving the enemy toward
his supports, and then advanced on
Guadalupe. The artillery moved to
a ridge commanding Pasig and Parte-
ros. By this time the enemy was in
sullen fight along a line over a mile
long and the firing was discontinued
temporarily in order to give the troops
a rest before making an attack on
Pasig. The eremy's losses were be-
lieved to be severe. After q short
rest Gen. Wheaton resumed the at
tack on Pasig. Scott's battery, sup
ported by two companies Of the Twen-
tieth regiment, advanced on Guada-
1oupe by the road along the river bank,
the remainder Of the Twentieth regi-
ment and the TweniJ-second regi-
ment following the reserve of the Ore
gon volunteers. At 11:30 a. m. the col
umn came in contact with the enemy
and a gunboat steamed to the firing
line and
Cleared the Jungle
on both sides, while the battery took
up a position on q bluff ut the right.
The first shot from the American field
pieces at 1000 yards range dislodged
q gun Of the enemy at Pasig. After
the town had been shelled the Twenti-
eth regiment lined up on the bluff and
the Twenty-second took up a position
on the left of the place, with the cav
airy in the center, w%hereupon the en-
envy retreated to the town. The gun
boat then moved into a bend opposite
and a hot fire on the rebel position was
maintained along the whole American
line until 2::2O p. M, when preparations
were made for the attack. AT 3 p. a..
our gunboat started in pursuit Of tho
enemy's armed tug. chasing her to the
lake. At $50 q large body Of the enc
my was discovered working around
our right flank and the Twentieth was
moved to a commanding ridge. The
rebelsswere met opposite Rateros, but
the enemy bolted. The. whole Amerf-
can line bivouacked at 3 o'clock.
About 100 rebels r supposed to be
marching northward q few mikes to
the southwest. p.
Three Killedy Fourteen Wounded.
/. New York, March 14.-Following is
the Journals revised Hist Of the casu-
alties in yesterdays fighting ct Manila:
,killed-Pnvates Stewart, Twentieth
infantry; Munson. Twenty-second In:
sfantry; James Z. Kline, Twentieth
Kansas.
acknowledgement Chris Thompson
and Privates Il. Folger,l Charles Davis,
Thomas Miller, r. Piper, G. Sumner
and Matthew .Sharkey, Twentieth In
|fantry; F'rivates Charles Easley. TheO-
dore Misner. John Black, William