The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-06-22
AT REAL WAR YET
PiRTCsst Battle Of The Rebellion
on LIlll.
GALlAHTRY OF AMERICANS
Lawton's Men DO Glorious work
Fiiipinos Taught Another Les
son-Assistancs OF Navy.

NEW YORK. June ia sun cable
from Manila. dated June 18th. says.
This afternoon the advance in tlsc di-
rcCtion of Bakpur was resumed and ID
developed into what turned uut to b.
the hardest fight since thu outbreak at
hostilitics with the Filipinus As told
to Gen. Otis by Gen. Pio del Pillars
secretary. who deserted from the In
surgcnts n few days ago. the bridge
across the ZaPotc river was selected by
the rebels as a point at which they
would attempt to prevent any further
advance of th" American forces. u
was here that the natives during the
rebellion against Spain destroyed an
entire Spanish battalion ~of SO men.
and this afternoon they made n most
determined stand. hut Wcrc not able to
hold their position. our troops went
forward with ruEh-s. cheering as they
went ahead under heavy firc.
\ mornings reconnaissance had de-
teTmincsl accurately the cncmy's posi-
tion and consequently the American
troops were employed to the best ad-
vantage. Early In the afternoon a
battalion at the Nlrts rezsslar infaa:ry
attempted tu re-Cufuver companies %
the Twcuty-frst Infantry. who were
holding their own against largely Eu-
pcrior numerical force between the
ruad from 1.us Tinas to Ilakppr and
Manila bay. The attempt was rendered
fruitlcss. however. by tho tide. which
in rising had so flooded the muh fats
and swamrs that ID was impossible foT
the men of the Ninth 20 cross them
The main work was the direct attack
on the bridge. The rebels had dug
enormous trenches along the BakwoT
side of the river and had burned the
piankinE in the middle 81 the bridge to
prevent the Americans from charging
across and taking their positions. The
Americans pushed steadily forward un-
I'll they reached the bssnk of the river.
Then Kcnly took his mountain guns
right up To the approach uf the bridge
and poured n heavy fire into the
trenches. our men were 30 close tp the
enemy that they could SO their heads
above the carthworks.
After the fighting was over Gen.
tawtun said that tt was more like var
than anything b" had seen since h~ had
been iu the Philippine. The Amcri-
can troops will rest tonight along the
river and will probably advauc. on Ia
kuur tomorrow. The casualties un our
side today W.rc Eve killed ur mprtsily
wounded and about twcaty wounded
! including three officers Gen Wheaton
was seriously hurt by faiIirE frUm bic
horse. Cen. ovcrEhire cpn.slss rf'rsi
the attack On the bridge. Gen. I-au-
ton personally directed ths movement.
. tn. latter vgaa q ruusrir-ru-'F mari. tpT
I tho enemy.
All the afternoon tbr Suns co.. fa"
r~rt Kept up q heavy Els.UEE us taF
woods ahead uf 1.1vtuu-s advance. I'm
Eigu Davis uf Tire Helena rsH" ashore
with q Colt rar'I-fr" Eun and saw
lively service tlr captured % Filipino
cannon. which had beet. placed hrluE
fhs bridge. and fuIaf supply 90 can
ssf.F shoe and Irrwu hF8aEuua1 rur-
der.
. WAEufNGroN. June 1.-THE fol-
luafr= patch aaa received af thn
War Department this morning
MANILA. June Adiufaus GEs-
.srr1 Washington l.lasuU-E tsuurs.
under Wheaton and pv.rshiuF. occupy
thr country south tB flafDuF and have
secuted uaFt aud suu.s distance
eurflvart on thn line 90 the Z4posc
river and E1k8pr road. The easmy ar-
pears ts have retired ul linus. alsau-
EHuiuz tte bag country. The fEhtiuE
yesterday was severe Our loss vas
ten killed and forty wounded. thH ma
f1gity at the crossing uf the ZHusse
river. The enemy was driven from
heavy aud vsli-cuustrrirt.d rafrrurE-
mrurs. tp which thrv held tFuar.u. s.s.
Their loss was several hundred. ut
whom fifty were buried tL.s morning
They viii probably not make arv De-