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Show CAPT. WEUUWOOD Di-scribcs a Battle Willi tho Insur-gett Insur-gett a. We publish herewith n letter fiom Capt. E. A. Wedgwood of Unttery A, Utah Aitbleiy, received y Hon S. It. Tliiiroiau, whn h "III doubt. es bo of interest lo our readers: Watkuwohks PojtriNo Station, I ftiANlLA, P. i., .Ma fell 'J, '). f Filtiiid Tiiiiriuaii 1 Unil i liuposst-tiln liuposst-tiln to get ill. It lo wilte you l he soil of a letter I won d like to. ami that, an ai'kiiow I. due mem of your Very kind let-1 er limy not b ner be ib lajeo will Irop )oii iii8 iii(t a brief nolo. I Much has happened Miiee ynur letn rl was leceived, but as to ih it, yim mio i wiihoui (I i ubt l etier, geneiaily, In-' tiunied i tut ii I. One man s. Ibid in nc Ive on ration is vmy imrrow. Ho plays his lit'le part mid sees but a small poll Ion if I tin singe. Both of ilieUinli bniiciles on Hu morning of the tlunt wi re illvlded up loin ihreo phc.t-s nnd distill. uti d tilong tiio lighting light-ing line coverlni; a dNtaiicoof seveiror eight nines. Durliu th u day's light Hid In tlie inlimr wlfalrs. of gr-a.er or les Inip.ii t.ino' since, I inn or the Im-pres-iuti that' they so eiiiidueieil Ihem ri-lves us to lie a credit to tho Stale. Eveiyouo hem aeeius lo have a good ; wind lor us. Ofiliegall.ini, nildier y eiiinliict of the men loo much cannot e Mild Ihey alt were all rilit. The de aehnieiit of which I wits In tho particular command wiia in tho tlitliling line wbh i hu Coluntdo regiment. regi-ment. It may he that lie tier fighting can be done tlimi they did, lint If so, I can ncli hor.seu inn' Imagine how. The liilllle pioper at that poliifcolllincm'f d t ilayiighl . bbiiut hnlf-pasi fjve. The wmk of our caiitinu wii'done at, eight tlilrt.v. The Ccliiiadons lay In a Hue to tlie rlghi anil left or our guns. Tho tiling line of llm Instligeuts x;n8 jllr-L hieo bundled iikIb In a strong mi-siiiul mi-siiiul ('opresslon fiom their front, wo bail fined Ihu Hue nn the right, to re-tiro. re-tiro. As wo ceased firing their nnlor ciiie to elimge. I stood on lop of the ruins of an ubl Spanish earthwork where I could obei vo every detail de-tail and every man. A sight like that f never expect to see again. Every man In that, regiment kept bis place in line and walked Into that hell of (Ire, iiouo weru behind except dead and wounded. It was all over In a few minutes, and silence at that pnint fol-1 fol-1 weil the storm. As I walkuil among t to (load and wounded In tholmu gent trenches I eniild not help a feeling of pity for tin so misL'tilded people. Now n word as io the sit tun inn hero ii fore (ho battle. It had to come. There was no way out of it as far as we were concerned. Everything was done to avert It dial could be done. Every concession was made, every pi Ivilege granted. We bore threats, insults and Indignities. Every miilvb had tiie freedom free-dom of tho city as much as an Allien-can.'' Allien-can.'' Conceding cvetythlug to iliem as wo did they became thoroughly imbued im-bued witli the belief that we were aTrald of them, and that they could do-feat do-feat us. Nothing would satisfy them hut ilielr own uilliiary occupation of .Manila, ami we either hud tu ri'ilie lo I the tiausports to a man, uho tin in the' city, and leave the Interests of the j fSpinlsiits and foreign nslitetits t(i their mercy, or tight. Tim row com-, meiicod by ihelr shooting at one of nur sentries. In less ilmn (htceii minutes tho lliliiff, became lucci-smit, entirely surrounding Hit city they weru fully j prepared. j I am in firs' class heilth. tougher j than the proveiblal boiled owl. Am comfortable, kit would s up this (allow (al-low dip uml tent fur Hie oflice and electric light even up. Of course, am nnxloiH to get to home, babies mid; business. Kind legard In you nnd to friends W'ud("Vood, |