Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1899-03-25
AMERICANS IN PASIC
Troops Under Wheaton Cap.
ture City After Brisk Fight.
ADVANCE SUPPORTED By OREcOsIays
rhs Ese@y Nads an Aeur's sfas&
bat Wa Fe<eea 60 nstr~as WITH
Censiaershle Le..-osr Ca.uaE-
tte. Were ssE Nsa Wo9ndea.

MANILA. March i4-oensrai wheasor
attacked and captured the city q Pasl4
eat of Manila. yesterday astsrneon.
Tie enemy made a stand for an hour.
but at the end oe that tiras were forced
20 retreat
The ioss % the Fllplnos vas % killed
ard is prisoners.
Ot the United States forces six were
wounded
Al daylight Brigadier General Lloyd
Wheatons divisional brigade consist
ing % the T'Sentieth United States IN
fAntry. the Twenty second Infantry.
eight companies of the WashIn<:0a vol
unteers. seven companies of the Oregon
volunteers. three troops % tire Fourth
United states cavalry and a mounted
Battery % the sixth artillery. was
drawn up on ridge behind San Pedro
M1cati. = mile south % the town
TIE advance Was sounded az 6.10 a.
m. ths cavalry leading the column al =
smart trot acroas the open 20 the right
eventually reaching clamp command
ma the rear ot ouAdaiupe.
Supported by the Orsgons. the al
vance force opened heavy fre ON ths
rebels The response Vas feeble ana
desultory. apparently coming from
handclis of men in every covert
While the right column MAS swinging
toward the town "a PAaiN the left al
vanced. pouring volisys into the bush.
A sman body % rebels made a deter
mined stand az GuadaluDe church. but
the enemy vas unable % withstand the
assa9lt
Al 40 a. m. river wunboa1 started
toward PAsig. The rebels were nrEt en-
counte-sd hy this vessel In the jungle
near ouadaiupe.
steamlnx slowly the xunheat poured
a terrific hre from her Gatllng guua In.
60 the brush for All % an hour the
~hirring "a the rapid are gums alter
mated with the boominE - the heavier
/ pieces on board.
In the meanwhile scott's battery.
ashore. waa shsiling the trenches ana
drtvlna the enemy back. the arfiilerY
then advanced 10 the ridge and drove =
fsw q the enemys sn4rpaAootern away
artillery then advanced and met w8th
little opposition.
BY this tine the enemy was tn f1ii
night aiong a nue over a mile lonx. and
the drinG was discontinued temporarily
I In order 90 give the troops a rest before
making the attack on PasiE
AZ thia stage ~ the engagement n
waa raining heavily.
After a short rest General Wheaton
Il
SCOTS battery. supported by two corn-
! panies % the Twentieth regiment "A.
vanced On GuAdalupe by the road aions
the river hank. the remainder OF ths
| Twentieth regiment and the Twenty
second regiment following with the re-
serve ot the Oregon volunteers
AZ II. % a. m. the column came In con
tact with the enemy. and geaboAs
stsarned to the nring line and cleared
the jungle on both sides while the bat.
terry took uD a position on a bluff Al ths
right The nrst shot from the Anerlcan
heid pieces. at 100 yards range AZ.
lodged staa % the enemy at PasIr
After the town had been shelied IN,
rwentieth regiment lined up on the
bum and the Twenty second took m .
position on the left of the place. with
the cavalry IN the center. whereurou
the enemy retrsated 20 the town
The gunooat then moved into a b.na
opposite. and a hos IRE on shs rebel m.
sition was maintained along the wssol.
American line until $50 .. m. whsr
preparations were made for the attack.
Al p. N our gunbost started in psr.
her 90 the lake.
! AZ half pass o'eloek >. N. a sr~.
body % the snsny was dsscoverss
workins around our right Hank 49,
the Iwsnteth regiment vas moved tr
a commanding ridge. The rebels w.,
net opposite Patsros but the snsrn,
TIE wAols American line bsvousek.
at 3 O'Clock.
Aooue 100 rebels we're reported "a :.
marching northward few miles a. IN.
southwest. w
smsehss netntf~~. -.