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THE ToNDo FIGHT.

February 2.
MANILA, Times, Feb. 25.-Wheu Oh
. rebels got into TondO by way of til
~ esteros aud creeks ofithe Vitas dis
trict,and were joined by their friends
who had been hiding in town from
start, the only American troops o
hand to check them we companies
and NJ, of the Second Oregon, and
@ Of the Thirteenth Minnesota. Maio
Willis, of the Oregous, was in com
mand, and when he found that he haC
no Dnger to deal only with street
rioting but was an organized and
systemati3 invasion of the town by
troops in line of battle, he at once
formed his men into line at the first
cross-street just beyond the big Tondo
church. Company e. was on the left
wing, reaching down almost to the
seashore; Go. NJ Of the OregUns held
the center, 9 was on the right, and
Co. NJ of the Minnesota was in re.
serve. The whole lue was in skir
mishing order, about a quarter Of a
mile long, Two roads from the di
rection OF CalOOcan crossed Major
Willis's line OF battle and he left the
roads entirely clear, on account OF
being swept necessarily by the rebels
fire. In fact, from the first Major
Willis took the utmost care not To ex-
pose his men. One captain wished to
take company straight up the road
aud charge the enemy Ia face of
reavy fire; but there was no use Ia
such recklessness, and theatracal dis
play Is not what the troops came toI
Manila for.
As the enemy were entrenched be-
hind numerous hastily constructed
stone barracks, and were using smoke
less powder,it was for some time dillli.
cult TO make headway against them.
Major Willis advanced his whole line
simultaneously, through blocks OF huts
aud among the trees, until hot fire
from all sides made 10 necessary to
halt while, aud burn the enemy out
OF their hiding places. The order was
given TO burn everything aud advance
slowly. 10 this way the Oregonians
aud Minuesotans carried all before
them, until they reached aud took the
first line Of barricades, together with
two stone enclosures, the prlncipal
rebel defence. They most stubbornly
held one stone 'enclosure in front Of
Company M, Of the Oregons, who after
a tiercely hot time got up into brick
house near by aud flauked the rebels
garden wall ll,driYing them out through
the side gate, where Company Il got
then like rabbits. Thirty bodies were
found there after the fight. In the
other enclosure, which was also a scene
of desperate resistance, Company Il
killed five and picked up six rebels
badly wounded, while large numbers
OF bodies lay about the fields AID
among the trees not far away.
After this the line halted and sent
back for more ammunition. The
nearest base OF supply was the quar-
ters OF companies G and NJ OF the
but only little was pro
durable there, and IL was necessary TO
send right into town.
Major Goodale then came up, with
two companies OF the 23d Regulars
The command devOlyed on Major
Goodale, as senior, and he has the
credit OF clearing the whole country
right up 10 General MacArthur's
lines. The rebels ought TO have made |
a stand at the Gagolangln bridge just |
beyond the Malabon tram depot, but |
they failed entirely.
The burying parties buried ll3 |
bodies on the field; over hundred |
rebels where taken alive and brought |
into town. The American loss was
only one man killed, Regular OF the
23rd; Two Mir nes0tans and one Ore
gonian wounded. This is due TO the |
fact that the officers had acted Judi
clously from'tbe first, aud the men |
behaved splendidly,
pr. Richie and Hospital Steward |
BrOsius were right up 10 the Sighting |
line, working like heroes with the
wounded, FllipinOs as we'll as Amer
leans.