The Red Cloud chief., 1899-03-17
IN FLIGHT BEFORE WHEATON
The General Continues the Advance
He Began Monday.
HAS ADVANCED BEYOND PASlG
sweeps Everything before u,m-The
Insurgents suner Severely In q Run
ming Fight-Otls Omclsi Report on
tho Action OF General Wheaton.

MANILA, March 15.-Brigadier Gem
cral Wheaton's column advanced to-
day beyond Pasig to the shore Of La
guna de Bay, sweeping everything
before them. Tho enemy made a run
ming fight and suffered severe loss.
The rebels avenue OF communication
north and south Is now closed, the.
American Gordon stretching over a
mile from the river to the lake. The
rebels are in force at Pateros and
Taguig.
Two of yesterdays wounded, Pri-
vate Stewart Of Company Il, Tween
tieth regiment, md Private Munson
Of Company X, Twenty-second rcgi-
ment, are dead.
At 9 o'clock this morning, hear
ing the insurgents bugle sound
ing, SCOTS battery dropped three
shrapnel shells into the woods
on the left of the Pasig church. No
reply was made, aud at 7:45 tho Twen.
t~y-second regular infantry advanced
until they encountered II number of
volleys. This fire was returned with
interest
The line wheeled towards Patcros
in the following order: The Oregon
volunteers, the Twentieth regulars,
the Washington volunteers, a cavalry
detachment, the Twenty-second regu-
lars and reserve artillery. The troops
followed the roads, while the gunboats
Oeste and Lagnna do Bay assisted in
suppressing the fire on the left flank.
The rebel canoes were captured on the
river.
The rebel sharpshootcrs at Calocan
continue active, but no casualties are
reported.
The fight leading to the capture Of
Pasig was started by n lieutenant OF
SCOTS battery, who fired the signal
gun for the advance at half past o
o'clock in the morning. At once the
Fourth cavalry, mounted, swung for
ward. Then Wheaton's infantry,
formed in three lines, left their
trenches and moved on the enemy. 1t
was n beautiful sight, this clocklike
regularity Of the advance. The cav
nlry met a heavy fire on the right.
The men ~dismounted and drove the
enemy out Of their entertainments.
In the distance could be heard the
firing Of General Ovenshine's brigade,
which had made q feint on the Amer
lean right.
General Wheaton followed tho adj
vance of the firing lines. The Amer
leans went over three ridges. A gun
boat poured in a heavy Calling fire
from the river, while SCOTS battery
threw shells over our troops heads
into the enemy's trenches with mag
nificent precision.
AS the Twenty-second infantry
swung around to corner the insur-
gents in G~audaloupc, the F~ilipinos
could be seen emerging from the deep
trenches whence they had been pour
ing a heavy fire on our advancing men.
AS our troops closed in on Guada-
lupe, n party of insurgents stood their
ground. Eight dead Filipinos were
left here. The prisoners say they did
not wish to fight, but were forced into
the service. Some rifles were also cap
tured.
The gunboat cooperating with the
J troops was stopped by sunken stone
and cascos native lighters) in the
river, but tho distractions were event
ually removed.
WAsHINaToN, March Is. This cable.
. gram from General Otis vas received
! ut the War department to-day:
"MANILA, March 1a-Adjutant Gem
cral, Washington: Until yester day
field operations here since capturing
C~aloocan OF minor nature, consisting
Q Of driving back small bodies of insur.
5 gents, with considerable loss to latter.
Yesterday General Wheaton, with
r the Twentieth, Twcnty-sccond in
fantry, the Oregon and Washington
Q troops, section Sixth artillery and
squadron Fourth cavalry, attacked
large force of enemy, drove them back
I and took line Of Pasig river, which he
he now holds. Two i~mprovised gun.
Z boats in tho lake have captured con
siderable property.
insurgents loss heavy, our owr
Q killed and wounded slight, aggregat'
ing thirty-fve, mostly slightly
wounded.
"Insurgents made no determined
n etapd -Otic