Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-06-11


Gen. Lawton has occupied Paranaque
an. the villages of Malibay, to the
north, and Las Pinas, to the south, pre-
paratory to moving upon Bacoor,
whence the rebels fed during the night.
The rebels deserted Paranaque and the
trenches south of Manila at midnight,
finding the Americans behind them,
and escaped along the coast. Only al
legged amigoas were found in Parana-
que.
MANILA, June 10.--At day to-
day force of $500 men under Generals
Lawton, Wheaton and Ovenshine ad-
vanced from San Pedro Macati, sweep
ing the country between the bay of
Manila and Bay Lake, south of Manila.
By noon the country had been cleared
almost to Paranaqua.
The Americans lost two officers kill
ed and II 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 ret.eat.
The heat during the day was over
towering, and there were many pros
trations of American soldiers from that
cause.
In the meantime part of the Thir-
tenth and Fourteenth regiments form
ed in skirmish line, extending a mile
to the right, and supported by the rest
of the regiments, swept down the val
ley and up the hillside toward another
trench. Approaching through the
morass seriously hampered the Four
teenth, and the rebels taking advantage
of this, poured CALLING fire upon them
for thirty minutes. The Fourteenth
was twice compelled to withdraw for
the purpose of finding a safe crossing
in the swamp. Finally the trench was
enfiladed on both TANKS. The rebels
loss.
Gen. Lawton then pushed his entire
command south through the center of
the isthmus, until a few miles south of
Paranaque, where he swung around and
halted on account of the heat.
During the march Americans were
Frustrated on all sides, owing to the
lack of water and exposure to the sun.
1t is estimated that 40 per cent. of the
troops were exhausted.
The double-turreted monitor Monad-
mock and three others vessels shelled
Paranque this morning, and the rebels
promptly evacuated the place.
Gen. Lawton's force consisted of two
battalions, each of Twenty-frst and
Twenty-ninth infantry, six companies
of the Colorado volunteers and a de-
taehment of artillery. The Nevada
cavalry was under Gen. Wheaton. and
the Thirteenth and Fourteenth infan-
try, the Fourth cavalry and detach-
ment of light artillery were under Gen.
Ovenshine.
1t was scarcely dawn when the
troops, in a long, silent procession,
wound up the hillside behind the
American trenches and formed a Skin
mish line. Concealed in the jungle,
the advance rebel outposts fired few
shots before being seen.
The opposing forces occupied two
ranges of crescent-shaped hills.
The artillery, the Colorado infantry
and the Nevada cavalry swung around
the hilltop on the left and opened the
battle at $50. The rebels made no re-
Spouse from the hills and the Colorado
men cautiously advanced through the
thick grass until they were confronted
by a trench, from which a few weak
volleys were fired. A spirited response
followed and charge into the trench
found it to be deserted.
Twenty-Five American soldiers who
were engaged in accommodating in the
fortified hills in the vicinity Of Morong.
were attacked by 300 of the insurgents.
The Americans fought their way home
through the enemy and inflicted severe
losses upon them. The chief scout ac-
companying the Americans was killed.
Five insurgents were captured and
taken TO MOrOng