The Yale expositor., 1899-03-17
CAPTURES TOWN OF PASIG.
Gen. Wheaton Drives the Rebels
from the Place.
LITTLE TROUBLE FOR OUR MEN
Insurgents Make Only a Brief Stand In
the Face of the Determined Advance
OF the United States Troops-Llst of
Casualties.

Manila, March 4.-Ger wheaton
attacked and captured the city Of Pas
IL, east of Manila, this afternoon. The
enemy made stand for an hour, but
at the end of that time were forced to
retreat.
The loss of the Filipinos Was thirty
killed and sixteen prisoners.
At daylight BRIG. Gen. Lloyd Wheat
on's divisional brigade, consisting Of
the Twentieth U. S. infantry, the I'wen-
ty-second infantry, eight companies of
the Washington volunteers, seven
companies of the Oregon volunteers,
three troops of the Fourth U. S. cav
airy and a mounted battery of tho
Sixth artillery, was drawn up on q
ridge behind San Pedro Macati, mile
south of the town.
The advance was sounded at $3.50 a.
M, the cavalry leading the column at
a smart trot across the open to the
right, eventually reaching a clump
commanding the rear of Guadalupe.
Supported by the Oregon volunteers,
the advance force opened a heavy fire
on the rebels. The response was feeble
and desultory, apparently coming from
men in every covert.
While the right column was swing
ing toward the town of Pasig they adj
vanced and poured volleys into the
bush. A small body of rebels made a
determined stand at Guadalupe church,
but the enemy was unable to with
stand the assault.
At 1880 a. m. a river gunboat started
toward Pasig. The rebels were fist
encountered by this vessel in the jun
gle near Guadalupe. Steaming slowly
the gunboat poured terrific fire from
her gatling guns into the bush. For
all of an hour the whirrlng of the rap
id-fire guns alternated with the BOOM
ing of the heavier pieces on board.
In the meantime Scott's battery
ashore was Smelling the trenches and
driving the enemy back. The artillery
then advanced to the ridge of the bam-
boo and drove a few OF the enemy's
sharpshooters away with volleys from
their carbines. The artillery then ad-
yanced and met with little opposition.
In the meantime the infantry had been
sent forward in extended order, the
Washington regiment resting on the
bank of the river, each regiment de-
ploying on reaching its station and
furnishing its own supports.
The entire column then wheeled to-
ward the river, driving the enemy to-
ward Scott's supports, and then ad-
vanced on Guadalupe.
The artillery moved to ridge COM
manding Pasig and Parteros. By this
time the enemy was in full flight along
a line over mile long, and the firing
was discontinued temporarily, in or.
der to give the troops a rest before
making the attack on Pasig.
At this stage of the engagement It
was raining heavily.
Aguinadlo's Red brigade, the pick Of
the Filipino army, with a white man
at its head, failed in a well-arranged
attack on the American forces yester-
day morning because the natives lost
heart.
The islanders started out bravely,
apparently confident that their su-
perior numbers would quickly over
whelm the United States troops and
break the line. After entering the last
trenches the natives refused to follow
their officers farther and opened fire
on the Americans from behind their
breastworks.
Despite all efforts OF the Filipino
leaders the men would not advance.
The officers exposed themselves to the
Americans, bravely urging the soldiers
to follow. But 1t was all in vain, for
not man would offer himself as a tar
get for the United States bullets, which
so persistently reach their marks.
Foremost among the native officers
was a white man, whose pluck and
recklessness seemed to inspire his fell
low-leaders to bravery.
The presence OF the families of Of
ficers is discouraged and many are
leaving on board the United States
transport, some going to Japan for
temporary residence. Gen. Otis has re-
marked: Manila is no place for wom-
ell. This is war, not a picnic"
The British cruiser Narcissus has
sailed for various ports in the Island Of
Luzon to take on board British sub
jects who desire protection.