The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-06-23
AMERICANS SURROUNDED,
But Cut Their Way Out Of the
Rebel Corral.
A Desperate Necessity Met With
a HeroIsm Equally Desperate
Wheaton Follows Up Attack.

washington, June 2O.-General Otis
forwards the following:
manila, June 20.
"Adjutant General, Washington:
"Wheaton at linus, Cavite province,
with four guns, four battallions, Fourth
and Fourteenth infantry, Nevada color
ed troop cavalry; sent battalion south
on reconnaissance direction of Das Mar
mas, yesterday morning, where enemy
reported concentrating scattered
forces; battalion encountered enemy's
forces of two thousand marching to at
tack linus; successful in impeding its
progress. Wheaton with two guns and
two battallions hurried forward, repuls-
ed enemy with heavy loss; enemy leav-
ing over one hundred dead on the field;
our loss 5 killed and % wounded.
Wheaton REINFORCED last night by bat
tallion of Ninth infantry; is driving
enemy beyond Das Marinas, now in his
possession. Casualties today not re-
ported. Wheaton's qualities for bold
and successful attacks unsurpassed.
(Signed.) "OTIS."
New York, June 20.-The Herald g
Manila correspondent in describing the
battle near Perez Das Marinas, says:
"While the American troops were in
a sunken road, force of insurgents
attacked them on the left flank. The
Americans retreated in good order for
several miles.
| Finally, being REINFORCED by Robin.
sons battalion of the Fourth infantry
they advanced upon the foe.
| "Our loss during the day may amount
to total of forty killed and wounded.
Surrounded by thousand of th'
enemy, six miles from enenforcements
, and with a thousand more insurgent
moving rapidly down on their left t.
make their humiliation complete, tn
first battalion of the Fourth infantry
Major Bubb commanding, in all 30
Americans;fought their way back fron
!, Perez Das Marinas, three miles tOwar
our military base at linus, where tn
rest of the Fourth came to their SUI
. port. Reports were received that Da
. : Marinas had been deserted by the il
!. surgents. The alcalde of the place cam
to linus and surrendered the town.
{ 'The houses along the roadside wer
q filed with Amigos, and the battallio
j. advanced confidently until With
b three -fourths of mile from Das MAJ
v mas, when they discovered the enem
r |paralleling the road at long distanc
e on both sides and practically surround
ing the little force.
a "Natives began firing at houses i
|. the rear and natives with white clotht
y lwere captured with guns in hand. Th
o whole scheme was to wipe out the sma
n body of American troops, and Nigh
.-thave succeeded, but for the marvelol
Is courage of the troops and officer
If The fight began at noon, and tf
r enemy's fire was silenced in one hou
70 The Americans on retiring found the
n were surrounded.
sThe skirmish lines crowded tt
n Filipinos back toward linus, while ou
q flankers were on the right and left.
> "Under flanking fire the rear guar
was desperately holding, the enemy
IT fire poured upon the main road, ar
IT men were falling everywhere. TT
10 ambulance was filed, and carts wei
70 pressed into service loaded with tt
k wounded, and dragged by the hand /
). the prisoners. Two of our dead wei
IS left behind"
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