Show I BLOODY BATTLf fOUGHT I ON t TIlE ISLAND Of PANAY Eighteenth Regulars and Tennessee Volunteers De t feat a Horde of Savages I r Insurgents Lost 500 Killed and Wounded = Americans Fought With Valor and Were Eagef For a Charge I New Yorlt March 21A dispatch to the Herald from Iloilo island of Pana I says A battalion of the Eighteenth infantry a platoon of the Sixth artil I levy and the machine gun battery made a reconnoissance in the direction of 1landurriao and Santa Barbara ThurSday Thurs-day While they were returning the insurgents attacked the outposts on the right Although fatigued from marching in the broiling sun for two hours the entire en-tire command proceeded to the assistance assist-ance of their comrades the artillery pouring shell and shrapnel upon the insurgents who were strongly intrench ed in large numbers Companies C Hand K of the Eighteenth Eigh-teenth deployed to the right drivIng thci insurgents back and them wheeling to the left made a junction with companies com-panies B and I A heavy engagement ensued ComJanies B C M and I of the Tennessee volunteers Major Chatham Chath-am commaldin arrived later and formed on the left and two more companies com-panies of the Eighteenth marched from Iloilo to act as support to the other troops Colonel Van Valzah and Major Keller commanded the battalions of the Eighteenth regiment General Miller was on the scene early and directed the oJerations from Immediately behind the fighting line He had several narrow escapes The line advanced by rushes 3000 yards under a hot fire pouring in deliberate de-liberate volleys upon the insurgents position the artillery making good practice Bp the time the forces were within 300 yards of the enemys final position darkness prevented the charge for which the Tennessee men and the companies of the Eighteenth on the right had already prepared bp fixin bayonets TIle advance UPOll Jaro was accomplished in good order The engagement was brought on by the enemys persistent attacks upon the cutposts at Jaro bridge Nothing could be gained bJ forcing the enemy further back as Itas impossible with the Hm ited number of troops to hold the position POSI-tion The American troops were exhausted by the fighting and having to wade knee deeD through the rice fields and sugar cane There were several cases of prostration by t1e heat KILLED AND WOUNDED The onlr man killed was Private Louis BIehl of company B Eighteenth infantry ari wounded of the Eighteenth Eigh-teenth were Privates Joseph Daly knee and thigh Theodore Burr arm and chest Preston Savage forearm William Bruschke a chest ail of company B Max Holme foream company L Joseph R lIc Crar hand William Loremann leg md thigh William Trixman leg all f company C Riley Callaghan scalp William Rovenberger wrist both of company H William Buster finger company E William JIarkwood leg company K Corporal C E Bates foot company I Private T A arlowe of company L First California serving with the artillery ar-tillery was wounded in the side and back and Privat Samuels of company F Tennessee volunteers was slightly wounded in the face The builet Jassed through Iloven berger wrist and entered his mouth between tlieguxn and cheek without injuring his head There were other miraculous escapes as the men advanced anced amid a perfect hail of bullets The severity of the engagement maybe may-be judged by the fact that the Eighteenth Eigh-teenth regiment alone fired G2SOO rounds It is estimated that the 1n 1Eurgents with their more than 2000 iiles fired more than double our total > f ammunition Private Biehl brought in Daly wounded wound-ed rnd gave warning to hurry up some ammunition as most of the men were fthori He then returned to the fighting fight-ing line and was struck in the chest Eet fell saying Im done for and died in ten minute LOSSES OF INSURGENTS It is impossible to tell accuratelY the insurgent losses as the 1nerican troops connrged at a given point without traErsing the ground shot over but < m the day alter the battle I could see from tho Jaro battery the enemy carting away the dead The minimum estimate of their looses is 200 kIlled and 300 wouooed The evoutoiis were pretttilY eout ed and the highest credit is due the battalion and company commanders z The men are chafing at being robbed of the fruits of their victory A charge would probably have resulted in the capture of the enemys arms and ammunition am-munition but from the configuration of the ground and the position of our troops it was impEsible to allow an advance in the darkness TIle bcl1aP lor of the troops was admirable There has been only desultory outpost shootIng shoot-Ing since this engagement The instructions printed on the cap tud cases of ammunition were in G elm an and showed that the cartridges cart-ridges came from the artillery department depart-ment at 1arene It is suspected that the ammunition and arms have been supplied to the insurgents from German Ger-man and Japanese sources and from the French colonies The city is quiet and business is reviving iving Private Walter Parrish or company C lennessee volunteers accidentally ac-cidentally killed himself yesterday with 0 revolver |