Show THE BATTLE WAS TERRIFIC new york aug 9 A copyrighted cablegram from manila bay august avia 4 via hongtong Hong kong august 9 to the evening world gives the following particulars of the fighting near malate on the night of july 81 gen greenes force numbering been advancing and entrenching the arrival of the third expedition filled the spaniards with rage and they determined to give battle before camp dewey could be reinforced the trenches extended from the beach three hundred yards to the left flank of the in insurgents sunday was the insurgent feast day and their left flank withdrew leavi leaving fig the american right flank exposed companies A and E of the tenth pennsylvania and utah battery were ordered to reinforce the right flank in the midst of a raging typhoon with a tremendous downpour of rean rain the force estimated at men attempted to surprise the camp our pickets were driven in and the trenches assaulted the brave pennsylvania men never flinched but stood their ground under a withering fire the alarm spread and the first california regiment with two batteries of the third artillery who fight with rifles were sent up to reinforce the pennsylvanians ians the enemy were on top of the trenches when reinforcements arrived and never was the discipline of the regulars better demonstrated than by the work of the third artillery under captain ohara nothing boulo be seen but flashes of mauser rifles men ran right up to the attacking spaniards and mowed them down with regular volleys the utah battery under captain young covered itself with glory the men pulled their guns through mud axle deep two guns were sent around anthe on the flank and poured in a destructive enfilading fire the enemy was repulsed and retreated in disorder our infantry had exhausted it its ammunition and did not follow the enemy enem y not an inch of ground was lost but the scenes in the trenches was one never to be forgotten during flachs of lightning the dead and wounded could be seen alyin lying g I 1 in n blood red water but neither the ele heaven nor the destructive power of man could wring a cry of protest from the wounded they encouraged cou raged d comrades to light fight and handed over their cartridge belts during the i night the spanish were seen carrying off dead wounded of the enemy the dead were buried next day inn in the COB vent of Mara caban on the night of august 1st ast the fl ing was renewed but the enemy hit been taught a lesson and made the tack at long range with heavy at lery the utah battery replied and the tillery duel lasted an hour 0 one n e was killed he was fred springs ga first colorado and two rne men n wounded on the night of august 2nd and the theart ll lery itry it ry duel was renewed two men w badly wounded and are this nao moral reported dead which brings the to abs tbs dead to thirteen with ten in mortally hurt gen green issued this address to ik w troops 11 1 camp dewey near manila TI 1 the brigadier general cOn comandini manding co landing dt sires to thank the troops engaged idl night for gallantry and skill dippl display by them in repelling such a vigo attack by largely superior forces es 1 spaniards not an inch of ground was yle by the tenth Pennsy pennsylvania vanta and 13 artillery stationed in the trenches A battalion of the third artillery first regiment of california in incato moved forward to their support a galling fire with the utmost ity the courage and steadiness a by all in the engagement is worthy worth the highest commendation 1 I washington aug 9 the wa war r apartment part ment today received the follow al 11 cablegram from hongtong Hong kong adjutant general washington Mc Arthurs troops arril arrived red alst epidemic sickness five deaths CM kerr engineers died of spinal shinsa mem gitis landing at camp delayed ansi count of high surf to gain app city greens outposts were edvan advanced continue line from the camino R res beach on sunday night t spanish attacked sharply artall outposts behaved well held posit necessary to call out brigade spanish low loss rumored heavy tenth pennsylvania john 13 bit walter brown wm E brinton tri hull jesse noss wm first Call california fornia maurice justet AA third artillery ell eli dawson first colorado fred Spring at Bt tenth pennsylvania sergeant walter privates lee snyder vi holmes C S carter arthur sr son first california captain R 3 private C J edwards third artillery privates Priva tea c winfield J A mcelroth thirty eight slightly wounded MERRI secretary alger regards regard the I 1 fight as the beginning of the g attack on the philippines capet caal san francsco aug 9 sea se maurice justh the only califi I 1 killed at malate was employed an wholesale local clothing firm as salesman before he went to th wib was waa 24 aels years of age and a this city he e was an entrust enthusiastic i dional guardsman and risen in the to the position he held when ann spanish buleta strange to say hl h l the first california volunteer ao by the examining surgeons captain reinhold richter Richt ef wh wounded in the battle at M balaf jj native of austria aged 48 y began his military career in ahk ta army in march 1880 being dtta with the rank of first serge anti tery D first artillery IL 8 mareb march 1885 he entered the national fornia fomia ln in july 1889 and lieutenant of battery B first artillery regiment september 1894 I 1 qi lb harch 1898 he was reelected elected re cap alafi of company I 1 first infantry at it JW be head of which he went to manila now york aug 9 A copyrighted 4 capatch Ua patch to the world dated manila st 4 via hongtong Hong kong august 9 says the united states monitor monterey montere 7 arrived ed biere ere today manila will tall fall SM abon als the monitor here she is expected by next thursday ad ay admiral deweys deleys ships are stripping abr action r owing to the high wind and heavy the troops of the third expedition llave ire not yet landed two lighters were capsized size d in the attempt and three na sv eb were drowned mediately edia tely after the ai arrival rival of the gen merritt organized all alti forces for an at attack tack on manila the troops were formed into one dl qu under command of gen an n the division is composed of two brigades gades the first under gen mae mac arthur ur is made up of the and aes wax r infantry and the wyoming forth h dakota idaho minnesota volun era and the astor battery ibe second brigade under gen reen eighteenth regular infantry ard art artillery illery engineers signal corps id california colorado nebraska aon nn sylvania sylvan a volunteers utah bat apy the two brigades number 2 oregon gon troops garrison cavite admiral d W iral deweys deleys fleet comma commands the reaches inches and camps of the spaniards e situation in manila is critical the ats e of the city are extinguished SM meats are exhausted defences defenses de fences are a cordon of trenches ery of nine 6 inch guns gun the big S axe are directly in front aug 9 the german aSE eamer er patriarch Pe which left manila lg aug 6 arrived here today and arbet the first news of a severe en between the spaniards and jeans near ear manila the americans were victorious and only lost eleven maled and had thirty seven men ed athe he spanish losses are not known but alses Bl Ses axe s ya reported to have been heavy remained insurgent forces neu af FM fhe attack was wae num mase on the amerl between cavite and manila JV camp sao Sl ahm the night of july 31 the span t ages I 1 who numbered over men iwae aeve alveral mi desperate charges upon american lines but each time the A of the american troops drove the lazards back and finally broke the ah center and the enemy re later however the spaniards nade a second attack but were again Bt oed ed and retreated into the bush up an incessant fire on an the to leading to manila over which r apparently expected the amerl ameri droops to advance Ws estimates place the spanish at over men killed and ded Q francisco cal aug 9 A J to the call from cavite august august 3 9 says I 1 F ji Aane merican rican forces engaged the y before malate on last sunday and compelled them to retreat r heavy losses our troops lost 13 3 and 47 wounded tw lal Mso been een impossible ble to ascertain delbe losses of the spanish the lasted d four hours i Ainer arloan loan troops engaged were lt the tenth pennsylvania first and ad the third regular artil ke avish ae led d I 1 in n fb the e attack at to dislodge our troops by a movement from the trong arong position they have been bolding holding near the lines the position is still held by our troops |