The record-union., 1899-03-15
Sweeping Everything Before It, the Fill
ipinos Suffering Severe Loss.
The Rebels Avenue of Commun1-
cation North and South Now
Closed, the American Gordon
Stretching Over Mile From
Pasig River to the Lake-Hebels
Burn the Town of Pasig.

n,
Brigadier General Wheaton's column
advanced to-day beyond Paslg TO the
shore of Laguna de Bay, sweeping
everything before them. The enemy
made running fight and suffered Sc
we're loss. The rebels avenue OF COM
mui9ication 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 ana
Taguig.
Two of yesterdays wounded, private
Stewart of Company B, Twentieth Reg
iment, and Private Munson of Company
x, Twenty-second Regiment, are dead.
ENEMY DRIVEN INTO PATEROS.
MANILA, March 15-S a. m.-Late
yesterday General Wheatons column
encountered the enemy in such force
between Pateros and Taguig as to ne
cessitate change in the original plans
The cavalry attacked rebel strong
hold in the jungle, driving the enemy
into Pateros. The Americans had one
man killed and three wounded.
Scott's battery shelled the city and
woods effectively.
Later the enemy crossed the river
from Pasig. Two companies of the
Second Oregon Infantry cleared the
right bank, after a sharp engagement
and then retired with three wounded.
In the meantime the Washington
Volunteers closed in, driving small
bodies of the rebels back upon Pateros.
One man was killed.
During the night the enemy burned
the town of Pasig.
12:40 p. m.-General Wheaton's bri-
gade continues the work of clearing out
the rebels around Pasig.
The Washington Volunteers have cap
tured and burned Pateros. meeting with
a sharp fire from the enemy while cross
ing the river
To-day'sl fighting was like that of the
past week, the insurgents occasionally
making a stand, but eventually fleeing.
Their loss is supposed to have been
small, as the Americans were unable to
see the. enemy in the thickets.
The progress of the American ad-
vance is slow.
WORD FROM GENERAL OTIS.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE fol-
lowing cablegram from General Otis
was received at the War Department
to-day:
eral, Washington: Until yesterday field
operations since capturing Caloocan OF
minor nature, consisting of driving
back small bands of insurgents, with
considerable loss to latter. Yesterday
General Wheaton. with the Twentieth
and Twenty Infantry, the Ore
gon and Washington troops, section
of the Sixth Artillery and squadron
of the Fourth Cavalry, attacked large
force of the enemy, drove them back
and took the line of Pasig River, which
he now holds. Two improvised gun
boats in the lake have captured con-
siderable property. Insurgent loss
heavy; our own killed and wounded
slight. aggregating thirtyf five, mostly
slightly wounded. Insurgents made no
determined stand. OTIS.
SURRENDER OF SPANISH PRIS-
ONERS.
WASHINGTON, March 14-General
Otis in forbidding further negotiations
between the Spanish at Manila and the
insurgents touching the surrender of
the Spanish prisoners held by the lat
ter, acted on his own authority. The
Government has not sent him any in
structions upon this point, but it will
unquestionably support him to the ex-
treme in any action of any kind he
may take
1t is said at the State Department
that there have been exchanges be-
tween the United States and Spain
through indirect channels touching
these particular prisoners, dating back
to the signature of the protocol last Au-
gust. The United States Government
undertook finally to secure the release
of the prisoners. 1t never contemplated
trying to secure their release by ran
som, but simply through suppression
OF the insurrection, and cannot be held
by any requirement of international
law to do more than has been done TO
secure the release of the prisoners.
The attention of the officials at the
War Department having been called to
the report from Manila that General
Otis had refused to allow the retiring
Spanish troops to carry arms to the
Carolines. it was learned that this re-
fusai was in strict pursuance of the
terms of the protocol which govern in
the absence of the peace treaty. Under
the technical suspension of hostilities
it could not be permitted that Spain
should change the statu quo to the act
of fortifying and strongly garrisoning
points heretofore unprotected, as was
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