Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-03-14
REBELS ROUTED BY WHEATON
The Filipinos Driven From Pasig and
the City Captured.

THE ADVANCE OF THE AMERI-
CAN FORCES BEGAN AT DAY
BREAK-THREE TROOPS OF
THE FOURTH CAVALRY LED
THE COLUMN-A SMALL BODY
OF NATIVES MADE A STAND AT
GUADALUPE, BUT HAD TO
GIVE WAY-A GUNBOAT TOOK
PART IN THE MOVEMENT
THIRTY REBELS KILLED AND
SIX AMERICANS WOUNDED.
Manila, March 13.-At daylight to-
day Brigadier General Wheaton's di-
visional brigade, consisting of the
Twentieth United States infantry, the
Twenty-second infantry, eight COM
panies of the Washington volunteers,
seven companies of the Oregon volun-
teers, three troops of the Fourth
United States cavalry and a mounted
battery Of the Sixth artillery, was
drawn up on a ridge behind San PEDRO
Macati, mile south Of the town.
The advance was sounded at $50
a. m, the cavalry leading the column
at smart trot across the open to the
right, eventually reaching a clump
commanding the rear of Guadalupe.
Supported by the Oregon volunteers,
the advance force opened a heavy fire
on the rebels. The response was
feeble and desultOry, apparently COM
ing from handsfdl of men In every
covert
While the right column was swinging
toward the town of Pasig the left adj
Vanced, pouring volleys into the bush
A small body of rebels made a deter
mined stand at Guadalupe church, but
the enemy was unable to withstand the
assault.
AT 1870 a. m. a river gunboat started
towards PaSig. The rebels were first
encountered by this vessel in the jun
gle near Guadalupe. Steaming slowly,
the gunboat poured a terrific fire from
her Gattilng guns into the brush. For
all OF an hour the whirring ofthe rapid
fire guns alternated with the booming
OF the heavier pieces on board.
In the meantime SCOTS battery
ashore was Smelling the trenches and
driving the enemy back. The artillery
then advanced to the ridge of Bamboo
and drove a few of the enemy's sharp
shooters away with volleys from their
carbines. The artillery then advanced
and met with little opposition
In the meantime the infantry had
been sent forward in extended order.
the Washington regiment resting on the
bank of the river, each regiment de-
ploying on reaching it's station and fur
nishing its own supports.
The entire column then wheeled to-
ward the river, driving the enemy to-
ward his supports and then advanced
on Guadalupe.
The artillery moved to a ridge COM
handing Pasig and Pateros.
By this time the enemy was in full
flight along a line over a mile long and
the firing was discontinued temporar-
lily, 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 Americans were
wounded.
At this stage of the engagement it
was raining heavily.
After a short rest Gen. Wheaton re-
sumed the attack on Pasig
SCOTS battery, supported by two
companies of, the Twentieth regiment,
advanced on Guadalupe by the road
along the river bank, the remainder of
the twentieth regiment and the TWEEN
ty-second regiment following with the
reserve of the Oregon volunteers.
At 80 the column came in contact
with the enemy and gunboat steamed
to the firing line and cleared the jun
gle on both sides, while the battery
took up a position on bluff at the
right The first shot from the Ameri-
can field pieces, at 1900 yards range,
dislodged a gun of the enemy at Pasig
After the town had been sheIled the
twentieth regiment lined up on the
bluff and the Twenty-second took up
a position on the left of the place,
with the cavalry in the centre, where
upon the enemy retreated to the town.
The gunboat then moved into bend
opposite, and hot fire on the rebel
position was maintained along the
whole American line until 2:20 p. m,
when preparations were made for the
attack.
AT 3 p. m. our gunboat started in
pursuit of the enemy's armed tug, chas
ing her to the lake.
At $50 p. m. a large body of the
enemy was discovered working around
our right flank, and the Twentieth regi-
ment was moved to a commanding
ridge
The rebels were met opposite Pateros,
but the enemy bolted.
Thirty of the rebels were killed. as
already cabled, sixteen we're taken
prisoners. and the Americans lost six
men wounded.
The whole American line bivouacked
at O'Clock.
About 700 rebels were reported to be
marching northward few miles to the
southwest
The Spanish gunboats Ell Cano, Sa-
mar, Raragua, Pampanga, Albay. Cal
amianes, Ordanota. Bazas. GordoQue,
Panayo. Manileno. Mindoro and Mara
veles. lying at Zamboanga. Island Of
Mindanac. have been sold here to Fran
cisco Reyes, for 201. 112 Mexican dollars.
They will probably be resold to the
highest bidder, or they may be trans
formed into merchantmen
RELIEF PASSED GIBRALTAR.
Gibraltar, March 13-The United
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