The Portland daily press., 1899-03-14
OTIS ADVANCE BEGINS.
Troops Begin TO Close In On the
Filipinos.
The Navy Assisting In the work--In-
surgents Making Little or No Resist
snce.

snce.
Manila. March i3. Il.55 a. NAT day
light today, Brigadier General Lloyd
wheaton's divisional brigade, consisting
of the Twentieth United States infantry,
the Twenty second infantry. eight COM
panies of the Washington volunteers,
three troops of the Fourth United States
cavalry and mounted battery of the Sixth
artillery. was drawn up In ridge behind
San Pedro Macati mile south of the
town.
The advance was sounded at 6 80 a. m.
the cavalry leading the column at smart
trot across the open to the right, eventu
ally reaching a clump commanding the
rear of Gaudaloup,.
Supported by the oregons the advance
force opened fire on the rebels. The re-
Spouse was feeble and desultory, appar.
emily coming from handful of men under
cover.
While the right column was swinging
towards the town of Pasig, the left ad-
yanoed pouring yolleys into the bush.
A small tody of rebels made deter
mined stand at Gaudaloupe church, but
the enemy was unable to withs tand the
assault
At 7.sD O. IN. river gunboat started
towards Pasig. The rebels were first en-
countered by this vessel in the jungle
near Gaudaloupe.
STAINING slowly, the Runboat poured a
terrific tire from her Gatling guns into the
brush. For all of an hour the whirring
Of the rapid fire guns alternatsd with the
booming of the heavier pieces on board.
In the meantime Scott's battery ashore
was shelling the trenches and driving tho
enemy back The troops then advanced
to the ridge of bamboo and drove a few
of the emy rs sharpshooters away with
volleys from their earbines.
The artillery then advanced and met
with little opposition. In the meantime
the infantry had been sent forward In ex-
tended order, the Washington regiment
resting on the bank of the river, each
regiment deploying Oh reaching Its
s alton and furnishing its own supports.
The entire column then wheeled to-
wards the river, driving the enemy to-
wards his supports and then advanced on
Guadaloupe. 1he artillery moved to
ridge commanding Pasig aud Parteros.
BY this time the enemy was in full flight
along line over mile long and tie lire
was discontinued temporarily, in order to
give the troops a rest before making the
attack on Pasig.
The enemy's loss was believed to be
severe, but only eight Amerioaps were
wounded. At this stage of the engage
ment it was raining heavily.
Alter "A short rest General Whea ton re-
sumed the attack ON Pasig. Soott's bat
terry, supported by two companies of the
goth regiment, advanced on Guadaioupe
By the road along the river bank. the re-
mainder of the Goth and 22nd regiments
following with the reserve of the Oregon
volunteers.
At 35 n. m. the column came In
contact with the enemy and Runboat
steamed to the firing line and cleared the
jungles on both sides, while the battery
took mp position on bluff at the right.
The FIRST shot from the American deld
pieces at 1900 yards range dislodged
gun of the enemy at Pasig. The enemy
retreated to the town.
A gunboat then moved into bend op-
posite and a hot fire on the rebel position
was maintained along the whole Amerl-
can line until a,20 p IN when prepara-
tions were made for the attack.
At3p. m our gunboat started in pur-
suit OF the enemy's armed tug chasing
her to the lake At s. SO p. m. large
body of the enemy was discovered work
ing around our right flank, and the goth
regiment was moved to commanding
ridge. The rebels were met opposite
pateros but the bolted. Thirty CT the
rebels were killed, sixteen were taken
prisoners and the Americans had six men
wounded.