The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-06-15
The Americans Sweep the Coun-
try Between the Bay Of Ma
Mia and Bay Lake.
ARMY CONSISTED OF A FORCE OF 1850.
The Rebels Resisted Desperately in
Strong Positions and Left 50
Dead in the Trenches.
Many Of the Wounded Left Behind by the
Rebels In Their Retrsat--The Amsri-
cans Lost Two Omcers Killed and
FL Privates Wounded.

MANILA, June 12.-At aybreak Sat-
urday force of 4, 500 men, under Gems.
Lawton, Wheaton and Overshine, ad-
vanced from San Pedro Macati, sweep
ing the country between the bay of
Manly and Bay lake, south of Manila.
By noon the country had been cleared
almost to Paranaque. The Americans
lost two officers killed and 81 soldiers
wounded.
The rebels resisted desperately at
the stronger of their positions, and
left so dead in the trenches. Many
more wounded were left behind by the
rebels in their retreat.
The heat during the day was over
powering, and there were many pros
trations of American soldiers from
that cause.
Gen. Lawton's force consisted of two
battalions, each of the 21st and 9th in
fantry, six companies of the Colorado
volunteers and detachment of artil-
lery. The Nevada cavalry was under
Gen. Wheaton and the 18th and 14th
infantry, the 4th caYalry and detach-
ment of light artillery were under
Gen. Overshine.
It was scarcely dawn when the
troops in long, silent procession,
wound up the hillside behind the
American trenches and formed a skir-
mish line. Concealed in the jungle,
the advance rebel outposts fired a 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 $3.50. The rebels made no re-
sponse from the hills and the Colorado
men cautiously advanced through the
grass until they were confronted by q
trench, from which a few weak volleys
were fred. A spirited response fol-
lowed and a charge into the trench
found it to be deserted.
and 14th regiments formed in skirmish
line, extending mile to the right and
supported by the rest of the regi-
ments, swept down the valley and up
the hillside toward another trench.
Approaching the morass seriously
hampered the 14th, and the rebels
taking advantage of this, poured a
CALLING fire upon them for 80 minutes.
The 14th was twice compelled to
withdraw for the purpose of finding a
safe crossing in the swamp Finally
the trench was infiladed on both
Aanks. The rebels fed to the woods
and sustained severe loss. Gen. Law.
ton then pushed, his entire command
south, through the center of the
isthmus, until a few miles south o!
and halted on account of the heat.
The double-turreted monitor Monad.
mock and three other vessels shelled
Paranaque Saturday morning and the
rebels promptly evacuated the place.
WASHINGTON, June 12-The war de
partment Sunday received a repor,
from Maj. Gen. Otis, of the military
movement Saturday to the south Of
Manila for the purpose of clearing out
the rebels in that section. 1t shows
that the movement was great success
and that the enemy's loss was consid
erably greater than stated in the pres!
dispatches. Gen. Otis cables as follows
"MANILA, June 1L-Terriic 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 thu
evening and night. Movement grea
} success, however; enemy disorganizet
and routed, suffering heavy loss
troops resting to-day at Las
pinas and Paranque. Navy die
I excellent execution along th'
e shore of bay; but many insurgent de
tachments retired in that direction
protected by the presence of womel
and children whom they drove along
with them. Our loss. four killed ant
some thirty wounded. Rsport o
casualties later. Conservative estimat.
of enemy's loss about four hundred.
lSigned) OTIS"
To Tender Their Services.