Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1899-06-15
ARMY ADVANCES
Americans Sweep the Country Between
the Ray of Manila and BAY Lake.
Many Of the Wounded Irft Behind NV tn"
Rebels In Their Retreat The Amcri-
cans Lost Two Officers Killed and
81 pTiyates Wounded.

MANIA, June l2.-At daybrcak sat
urday a force Of I. 800 men, under Gems.
Lavton, Wheaton and Ovcrshinc, adj
vanccd from san Pedro Macati. sweep
ing the country between the bay of
Mainly and BAY lake, south of Manila.
Ky noon the country had been cleared
almost To- paranaquc. The Americans
lost two officers killed and II soldiers
wounded.
The rebels resisted desperately at
the stronger of their positions, and
left 10 dead in the trenches. Many
more wounded were left behind by the
rebels in their retreat.
The heat during the day was over
towering, and there were many pros
that cause.
ten. Lawton's force consisted Of two
battalions, each of the alst and 9th in
fantry, siN companies Of the Colorado
volunteers and detachment of artil-
lcry. The Nevada cavalry was under
Gen. Wheaton and the 18th and lith
infantry. the Ith cavalry and a dctach-
mcnt of light artillery were under
Gen. Ovcrshinc.
Ii was scarcely dawn when the
troops. in long, silent procession,
wound up the hillside behind the
American trenches and formed n Skin
mish line. Concealed in the jungle,
the advance rebel ou,posts fired few
shots before being seen.
The artillery. the Colorado infantry
and the Nevada cavalry swung around
the hill top on the left and opened the
battle at ESQ. The rebels made no re.
sponSc from the hills and the Colorado
men cautiously advanced through the
grass until they were confronted bv q
trench. from which few weak vollcys
were fired. A spirited response fol
lowed and charge into the trench
found il To be deserted.
In the meantime, part of the 18th
and lith regiments formed in sl,irmisl
line, extending a mile to the right and
supported by the rest of the reGi
ments, swept down the valley nd NJ
Approaching tie morass seriously
hampcrcd the l+th. and the rebel.
taking advantage of this. poured {
CALLING fire upon them for so minutes
The l4th was twice compelled t,
withdraw for the purpose of finding ;
safe crossing in the swamp. Finally
the trench was infiladcd on bott
TANKS. The rebels fled To the wood,
and sustained a severe loss. Gen. Law
ton then pushed his entire command
south, through the center of the
isthmus, until few miles south o
Pararaquc. when he swung aroun,
and halted on account of the heat.
The doublc-turretcd monitor Monad
mock and three other vessels shelleo
Paranaque Saturday morning and tn,
rebels promptly evacuated the p ace.
WASHINGTON. June l2.-The war de
par Aithb SuhuhN iSSNiNSu Al iSpoi
from Maj. Gen. Otis, of the military
movement Saturday to the south o
Manila for the purpose of clearing on
the rebels in that section. 1t show
that the movement was a great success
and that the enemy's loss was consid
erably greater than stated in the pres
dispatches Gen. Otis ca bles as follows
| "MANILA, June 11.-Terrifc hea
would not permit troops to reach posi-
tions at hours designated; enabled ma
| jority of insurgents to escape in scat
tered organizations south and west
ward, which they effected during tn
evening and night. Movement grea
success, however: enemy disorganizc'
and routed, suffering heavy loss
troops resting to-day at Las
pinas and Paranque. Navy di
excellent execution along tn
shore of bay; but many insurgent dc
tachments retired in that direction
protected by the presence of womc
and children whom they drove alon
with them. Our loss, four killed an
some thirty wounded. Report G
casualties later. Conservative estimat
of enemy's loss about four hundred.
(Signed) OTIS"