The Meeker herald., 1899-03-18
PAsIG is CAPTURED.
Q asrai OH. Pushing His Forces Towards
MalOlAs-

Manila. March 13.-405 p. m.-Gen-
eral Wheaton attacked and captured
the city Of Pasig, east of Manila, this
afternoon.
The enemy made stand for an hour
but at the end of that time We're forced
to retreat. The loss of the FilipinoS
was thirty killed and sixteen prisoners:
Of the United States forces, six were
wounded
At daylight today Brigadier General
Lloyd Wheatons divisional brigade,
consisting of the Twentieth United
States infantry. the Twenty second in
fantry, eight companies OF the Wash
ington volunteers, seven companies Of
the Oregon volunteers. three troops of
| the Fourth United States cavalry and II
| mounted battery of the Sixth artillery.
was drawn up on ridge behind San
Pedro Macati, a mile south OF the town,
The advance was sounded at 6:30 Il,
m, the cavalry leading the column at
| . smart trot across the open TO the
right, eventually reaching n 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
handsfull of men in every covert.
While the right column was swingin.
| toward the town Of Pasig. the left ad-
vanced. pouring vOlleys into the bush
A small body OF rebels made Il deter
mined stand at Guadalupe church. but
the enemy was unable 10 Withstand the
/ assault.
At T:3O a. m, n river gunboat started
toward Pasie. The rebels We're first en-.
countered by this vessel in the jungle
I In Sln hn
grnboat poured terrific fire from hel
Gatling guns into the brush. For all OF
an hour the whrring Of the rapidiire
guns alternnted with the booming of
the heavier pieces on board.
In the meantime Scott's battery
ashore was shelling the trenches and
driving the enemy back. The artillery
then advanced TO the ridge Of bamboo
and drove II few of the encmy's sharp
shooters away with volleys from their
carblncs. The artillery then advanced
and met with little opposition. In the
meantime the infantry had been sent
| forward in extended order. the Wash
/ ingtOn regiment resting on the bank
of the river. each regiment deployine
on reaching lis station and furnishing
| Its own supports.
The entire column wheeled toward
| its supports and then advanced on
Guadalupe. The artillery moved to II
ridge commanding Pasig and ParterOs.
| BY this time the enemy was in full
| flight along Il line more than one mile
long. and the firing was discontinued
temporarily. In order to give the troops
rest before making the attack on
| Pasig.
The cnemy's loss was believed to be
severe hut only eight Americans We're
wounded AT this stage of the engage
ment it was raining heavily.
After a short rest General Wheaton
resumed the attack on Pasig.
Scott's battery. supported by two
companies of the Twentieth regiment.
advanced on Guadalupe by the road
along the river bank. the remainder Of
the Twentieth regiment and the Twen-
ty-second regiment following with the
reserve of the Oregon volunteers.
At 10:3O A. M. the column came IN
contact with the enemy, and gunlpai
steamed TO the irng line and cleared
the jungle on both sides. while the bat
terry took up Il position on blur at
the right. The first shot from the
American field pieces at 1000 yards
range dislodgcd gun of the enemy at
| Pasig
! After the town had been shelled. the
Twentieth regiment lined mp on the
bluff and the 1'wcnty-second took up y
position on the left of tho place with
the cavalry in the center. whereupon
the enemy retreated TO the town.
The gunboat then moved into a bend
opposite and hot fire on the rebel po-
sition was maintained along the whole
American line until 2:20 p. m. when
preparations We're made for the at.
tack.
At p. m. our gunboat started in pur-
suit Of the cncmy's armed tug. chasing
her to the lake. At $3.50 u. IN. large
body of the enemy was discovered
working around our right flank. and the
| Twentieth regiment was moved to n
commanding ridge
The rebels We're met opposite Pateros.
but the enemy bolted. Thirty Of the
rebels Were killed. sixteen more taken
prisoners. and the Americans lost six
men wounded. The whole American
line bivouacked at ; o'clock.
About 700 rebels We're reputed to be
marching nortllward few miles to the
southwest
The Spanish gunboats Ell Cano. Sa-
mar. Radagua. Pampanga. Albayo Gala.
miahs. Ordinola. Bases. Bordoque. Pa
mao. Manleno. Mindora and Maraveles.
lying at Zamboanga islands, Oft Mindi,
mao. have been sold to Francisco Reyes
for polio Mexican dollars They will
probably be resold to the highest bid
der or they may be transformed into
merchantmen.
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