The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-03-14
THE TAKING OF rAslG
Town Attacked by Troops and Boats and
Soon Was CArtured.

Town Attacked by Troops and Boats and
Soon Was Captured.
MANILA, March - il:55 a. mat day.
light today Brigadier General Lloyd
wheamn'a divisional brigade. consisting
OF the Twentieth infantry. the Twenty
second Infantry. clghi companies OF the
Washington volunteers seven companies
Of ihe Oregon volunteers three troops
Of tho Fourth cavalry and u mounted
battery OF the Sixth artillery. was drawn
mp on ridge behind san Pedro Ma
cau. mile south OF town The adj
vance Wa sounded at so a m. the
cavalry leading the column a: smart
,rot across the open to the right. event
ually reaching a clump commanding IN +,
rear OF Guadalupe
Supported by the oregon volunteers,
the advance opened a heavy hre on the
rebels. The response was feeble and
desultory. apparently coming from few
men In every covert, While the right
column was swinging toward the town
OF Pasig the left advanced. pouring vol
leys into the bush,
A small body OF rebels made a deter
mined stand at Guadalupe church. but
was unable to withstand the assault.
AT I:S0 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 terrific volley from her Calling
guns into the brush. For an hour the
whlrring Of the rapid hre guns alternated
with the booming OF the heavier pieces
on board. In the meantime Scots bat
terry ashore was shelling the trenches
and driving the enemy back. The artil-
lery then advanced to the ridge OF ham
boo and drove few Of the enemy's
sharpshooters away with vOlleys from
their carbines, The artillery then ad-
vanced and met with no opposition.
The infantry had been sent forward In
extended order the Washington regi-
ment resting on the hank OF the river,
each regimen, dcploying on reaching It's
station and furnishing its own support.
The entire column wheeled toward the
river driving the enemy towards his
supports and then advancing on Guada-
lupe. The artillery moved to a ridge
commanding Pasig and Pateros, BY this
time the enemy was in full flight along
line over a mile long, and the hrinS
was discontinued temporarily in order
10 give the troops u rest before making
the attack on Paslg. The enemy's loss
: was believed to be severe, but only eight
Americans were wounded at this stage OF
the engagement, II was raining heavily
After short rest, General Wheaton
resumed the attack on Pasig' SCOTS
battery, supported by two companies OF
I the Twentieth regiment, advanced on
Guadalupe by the road along the river
bank. the remainder of the Twentieth
regiment and the Twenty second regi-
ment following with the reserve Of Ore
gon volunteers,
| At 1850 a. m, the column came in con-
tact with the enemy, and the gunboa'
steamed to the firing line and cleared the
/ jungle on both sides, while the battery
/ took up q position on u blum on tht
/ right. The first shot from the American
field piece at 1900 yards dlslodged a gur
OF the enemy at Pasig. After the towr
had been sheled the Twentieth regular
lined up on the blum and the Twenty
second took up position on the left o
the place, with the cavalry in the center
whereupon the enemy retreated to tn
town. The gunboat then moved into
bend opposite, and a hot fire on the rebe
position was maintained along the Who'll
American line unit, 2;2O p. M, whe
preparations were made for the attack
ASP. m. our gunboat started in pur
suit Of the enemy's armed tug, chasn
her TO the lake,
At $3.50 p, m. a large body of the enem
was discovered working around the rigf
flank, and the Twentieth regiment wa
moved to a commanding ridge, I'll
rebels were met opposite Peteros' bl
bolted. Thirty Of the rebels were ktlt
and l6 taken prisoners.