The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-06-14

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4,50o Soldiers Exhausted by Heat.
Manila, June 10, 1870 P. NAT
day break today a force Of $500 men
under Gems. Lawton, Wheaton and
Ovenshine advanced from San Pedro
Macati, sweeping the country be-
tween the Bay of Manila 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 overpowering,
and there were many p]rostrations Of
American soldiers from that cause.
Gen Lawton's forces consisted Of
two battalions each of the Twenty
first and Ninth infantry, six COM
panies of the Colorado volunteers
and a detachment Of artillery. The
Nevada cavalry was under Gen.
Wheaton, and the Thirteenth and
Fourteenth infantry, the Fourth
cavalry and a detachment of light
artillery were under Gen. O%7enshine.
It was scarcely day when the
troops, in a long, silent procession
wound up the hillside behind the
American trenches and formed a
skirmish line. Concealed in the
Jungle, the advance rebel outposts
fred a few shots before being seen.
The opposing forces occupied two
ranges of crescent shaped hills.
The artillery, the Colorado infan-
try and The Nevada cavalry swurg
around the hilltop on the left and
opened the battle at G:30 o'clock.
The rebels made no response from
the hills, and the Colorado men
cautiously advanced through the
thick grass until they were confront
ed by a trench, from which a few
weak volleys were fired. A spirited
response followed and a charge into
the trench found it to be deserted.
In the meantime part of the Thir-
teenth and fourteenth regiments
formed in skirmish line, extending a
mile to the right and supported by
the rest of the regiments, swept
down the valley and up the hillside
toward another trench. Approach
ing through the morass seriously
hampered the Fourteenth, and the
rebels, taking advantage of this,
pouring a CALLING fire upon them for
80 minutes. The Fourteenth was
twice compelled to withdraw for the
purpose Of finding a safe place of
crossing the swamp. Finally the
trench was enfladed on both flnks.
The rebels fled to the woods and sus-
tanned severe loss.
Gen. Lawtor then pushed his
entire command south of Paranaque,
when he swung around and halted
on account of the heat.
During the march Americans were
Frustrated on all sides owing to lack
of water and exposure to the sun.
1t is estimated that 40 per cent. Of
the troops we're exhausted.
The double turreted monitor Mon
adnock and three other vessels
shelled Parapque this morning
and the rebels promptly evacuated
the place.
AMERICANS OCCUPY PARANAQUE.
Manila, June 11-Gen. Lawton's
forces have occupied Paransque.
The rebels had escaped to the north
during the night. Only amigos
rfriends) we're found in town.
SURGEON DIES OF TYPHOID FEVER
Washington, June 1o.-The war
has received the follow
Jog dispatch:
Manila, June 10.
Adjutant General, Washington.
First Lieut.. Richard 3. West
hedge, surgeon I S. A, died here
o'clock this day, of typhoid
fever. Otis.