The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-28

about ten or twelve miles apart. This
could be quickly covered In forced
march under fair conditions, but 1t Is
twelve miles of fnnumerable difficulties
and obstacles. which our troops must
cover before they reach the insurgent
stronghold. 1t Is expected that the forces
with Macarthur are hastily repairing
the burned bridges. This VIII permit the
artillery 10 be taken forward as well as
the infantry II is said that every mile
of the distance to Malolos will be contest
ed BY the insurgents. for Gen. Otis re-
ports that Il is a stretch of country COW
cred with the intrenehments thrown up
during the last three months.
MUST FIGHT As THEY GO.
Our men. therefore. must advance slow
iy. repairing THE roads as they go. and at
the same time they must fight their way
through well made rebel intrenchments.
Serious as the work is, there is no lack
of confidence among officials here az to
the satisfactory outcome Of the campaign
Maioios Is the insurgent capital, where
the assembly has been sitting and the
insurgent government has been In opera
ton. IT represents more 10 the insurgents
than any other place in the Philippines,
and little doubt Is entertained that they
will make a desperate stand there. The
tactics of AguiBaldo are taking him grad
uaily beyond the range OF Admiral
Dewey's guns. While the insurgents were
NJ Malahon Saturday they were within
a mile of the water front and easily with
In range OF the feet But as they have
moved northward they have gradually
moved away from Manila bay. Maioios
Is about seyen miles back from the bay
although there are shallow sstuarses
which would permit iIght-draft boats to
get within rnsie or two.
STRUGGLE Is PROLONGED.
The duration Of the battle is beginning
10 attract the attention OF army ssra.e-
giSts. as II Is very important element In
determining the strength or the men. the
supplies Of ammunition ard stores and the
spirit of the army. The FIRST blow was
struck before daybreak last Saturday. and
the lighting continued all that day. again
en- sunday. and now on Monday The re-
ports show little night fighting. except In
repuising an sasurgert attack Saturday
r,Shs. With to-day she fighting has lasted
sevensy-two aoars4 Judged hv the stand
sng os erea; battles ruch as Waterloo
Fievna and others mentioned hr army aa-
tAorltles, thls Is a larw ani intensely ar
daeus engagement Bat tsss fighting anog:
Manila Is quite diTeren; from the stan
daris af civilized armies. as IL IS a running
brush coas,sct wlsh oriy cre aSionsI sssaes
between argaasxssi halias ns troops. Some
q the battles e the civsI war lasted mans
DAYS. notably sae battle of The wilderness.
ard the agating about Richmond.
SUPPLIES VITAL ELEMENT.
ra nrsakizg ~ she Cement - endurance.
Gen sssvnhsrw said setiay ss&t he hai gore
sor seven DAYS sn ,hn continuous igatlng
arouni RIchyaeea without renewing TIE
supplies originally issued sesore she agnt-
tag hsgsw- Tbs msais question In these long
eoneirHssi agats ks 20 have al supplies
ssaFes. etc, kept aureRxt ~ the aghtlag
torre. 50 seas tsere may es 10 exhaustion
r. this respest sEi TIE renorss ns fss nehs-
srx af~sg; Ma1sla ARE rsesf gratifying -
gHe authorities here 70 saow.1g shaf shs
qtsAsserrra~tsr. cararsxssry usssseai ard
signal stores are well Ep VITA our fsgattns
nues
TIE s~rlssg Is expressed al the war de-
TArfnssat that shs F13Spsnas are asaausae.
turing the ammunition snns Is Sss.z Exess
wssh sssEa -xckss~enssx sgAefs Gen. Green
ss1nssnued CT Paxe Essas