August 13, 1898.]
Spanish attack was made both on the front and the flank and was continued until the early hours of Monday morning, when the Spanish ceased firing and retired. The United States troops lost 11 killed and 40 wounded and the insurgents about the same number. The Spanish loss is reported to be 300 killed and 1,000 wounded. On the Tuesday following the firing was resumed and there was fierce cannonading ор the Wednesday. There was no fighting on the Thursday, but some anxiety was felt in the American lines on account of all lights being out in Manila.
Father McKinnon, chaplain of the First Californian Regiment, had made arragements to go to Manila to see the Archbishop to try and persuade him of the uselessness of resistance, but on his way he narrowly escaped with his life on account of a shell bursting close to him and he turned back.
A conference has been arranged to be attended by Consul Williams and 15 insurgent leaders of the provinces, who have been invited to he present and to lay their views before Aguinaldo. The following is a list of the killed and wounded in the engagement of July 31 :---
KILLED.
Corporal Walter E. Brow, Company D.; Privates John Brady, jun., Company I.; Jesse Noss, William Stillwason. Jacob Hull, William E. Bunton, all Co. E., Tenth Pennsylvania Vo- lunteers; Private L. Dawson, Battery K. Third U.S. Artillery; First Sergeant Maurice Justb, First California Volunteers; Private J. A. McIlrath, Battery H. First U.S. Artillery.
SERIOUSLY WOUNDED,
Tenth Pennsylvania-Victor H. Holues, Co. K. shot in the chest; First Sergeant Samuel Ulch, Co. C., shot in the groin; Sergeant Albu Waters, Co. D., chest: Lee Schneider. Co. F.. right arm and chest.
First California-Captain G. R. Richter, Co. I., shot in the head C. J. Edwards, Co. A, left
shoulder.
Third Artillery. Charles Winfield, Battery H. through the neck.
SLIGHTLY WOUNDED, Tenth Pennsylvania. Co. D., Corporal Harry L. Bishop, left arm
Albert R. London, right hand; Matthew J. Welsh, right hand Charles W. Wallace, leg: Cor poral H. E. Cromwell, leg and arm; George Calhoun, arm; Charles E. Maloy, right arm: Alvin Snyder, left hand; Lieut. A. J. Butter- more, forehead. Company A.-A. R. Johnson Harvey Funkhanser nose;
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yards and rigging thronged with soldiers auțious to view the scene of Dewey's great victory and cast their eyes over lands that must soon be in Uncle Sam's permanent possession. The Con- cord was sent out to meet them and proudly escorted them to their assigned positions. No such squadron of vessels of any kind or nation has entered Manila Bay since Admiral Dewey's | fleet made its unwelcomed appearance three months ago on May Day and treated the Spaniards to a surprise which they will never forget. They could be easily seen from Manila and the walls of the old city and bigh buildings were crowded with Spaniards watching the in- vaders and estimating the strength of the most recent reinforcement of Americans. These fire transports and the Newport which came six days ahead brought 5,000 men in all.
There are now nearly 11,000 American troops in the Philippines and there will be 12,000 more inside of another month. By September 30 there should be not less than 25,000 men and offi- cers, representing the 8th Army Corps, in these islands. In my last letter I told you who came on the Newport. On the Indiana is Brigadier- General McArthur of the Regular Army and his staff, of which Captain Kernan is Adjutant and Captain Sawtelle, Quarter master. There is one battalion of 23rd Infantry Regulars co- mauded by Colonel Owenshine, one battalion of the 18th Infantry Regulars commanded by Major Keller, one Company of Engineers com- manded by Lieutenant Eckels, one Company of the Sigual Corps commanded by Capt. McKenna, and a detachment of North Dakota Volunteers under Lieut. Baldwin, making a total of nearly 1,000.
Ou the Ohio are a detachment of 18th Infantry Regulars under Colonel Van Vatsab, famous Indian fighter, a battalion of the 3rd Artillery under Captain Burkhinner, one batta lion of the 1st Wyoning Volunteers under Major Foote, and a detachment of the Hospital Corps under Captain Keifer, amounting in all to over 900 men.
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I have visited every ship, talked with officers and men, and can state that they show the same determined spirit that characterises all the other troops. They are here fully aware of conditions and if victory can only be gained by death every man is ready to die.
The splendid health of both the military and naval forces in a climate new to them is one of the most remarkable features of this campaign. Out of nearly 2,000 sailors in Admiral Dewey's fleet only 44 are on the sick list. This number is unprecedented for either the American or any other naval force in the Far East in pro- portion to number. And yet of these 44 only 15 would be unable to respond if they were absolutely needed. Looking next at the army, in a total of 11,000, exclusive of a few wounded in the recent fighting at Malate, thore are not over 150 men actually sick or confined to hospital. Of course the question to be asked is this: How is such a remarkable condition to be explained? The truthful answer is first the health, strength, and vigour of the men enlisted, for they are a picked lot. all of whom had to pass rigid physical examinations in order to be accepted; second, the disciplins of the officers and the care the privates to avoid doing that which aside from duties would cause them to run risks of fevers, dysentery, and other complaints common to the tropics; and third, the cheerful temperament of everybody from Major-General Merritt down to cooks and messengers which keeps the army in good spirits no matter how heavy the rains and how hot the sun's rays, I must confess that, after re- peated visits to Camp Dewey and to the trenches in front, when I have expected to meet com- plaints on every side and see sigus of fault find- ing with this, that, and the other, I have a much higher opinion of the American soldier, regular or volunteer, than I ever had before. periences of the kind through which the soldiers are now going, with days of torrential rains against which even their tents are inadequate protection, prove the courageous and enduring qualities of those who have in the majority of instances left comfortable homes and their native land 7,000 to 10,000 miles away without the prospect of seeing them for several years and possibly never again. It may be interesting to add that the more I study the ways, habits, and notious of the rank and file of the American army, the more am I reminded of the points they have in common with British Volunteers and regulars whom I have seen in Hongkong, Neither are
On the City of Pura is the crack 15th Minnesota Regiment of Volunteers, who are said to drill and act like regulars and boru
to fight. in many instances being sons of veterans of the great civil war in America. Colonel McC.Reeve commands them. With them came the usual detachments of the Signal and Hospital Corps making in all on the City of Para about 1,000 men. The 13th Minnesota is not even now in full force. Some 300 men, or about three Companies, were left Singapore. Burmah, and India. Earl Shaw, left
bebind at San Francisco to come by the next When the entire regiment is expedition. together it is one of the largest and best in the U. S. Volunteer Army. Minnesota is famed for her cyclones aud it is said that this re- giment is so imbued with the spirits of cyclones that when it strikes the Spaniards the latter will experience a living or animate typhoon that will surpass in destructive and irresistible effects any storm of nature they ever saw or
arm. Company E-Capt. J. A. Loar, scalp; C. H. Emenheiser, right hand and arm; Ho. ward Minor, left hand; S. B. Bobbs, left arm : Sergeant N. J. Hurst, scalp; George Washa- baush, left shoulder. Company H.-Walter J. Schiedler, scalp. Company I.-Corporal A. W. Powell, right leg. Company K.-C. S. Carter, right side; Albert Hannell, right hand.
First California. Co. B.-A L. Rogers, shot through right hand, right ear, and breast by same bullet. Co. Charles Stuart, right hand; H C. Payson, right thigh; Daniel O'Neil, back; W. E. Semidt, arm; Robert W. Nicholson, right shoulder.
Musician. Ernest Townsend, back. Utah Battery B.-J G. Winkler, left arm. Third U. S. Artillery-Battery K.-Robert L. Officer, left shoulder.
Battery H.-Phillip Sauer, left leg; Henry Stockfleth, back; Captain Hobbs, left thigh.
Private Fred. Springstead, Co. D., First Colarado, was killed on August 1 and Private Edward Zachery, Company G., First Colarado. shot in the thigh; Private Fred. H. Field, Co. F., First California, in the shoulder. Both woands slight.
Winfield and Schneider, wounded in Sunday night's engagement, hare succumbed to their injuries.
[FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT WITH THE AMERICAN FLEET.]
Manila Bay, 4th August. The Indiana, Ohio, Morgan City, City of Para, and Valencia, came steaming into Manila Bay Sunday morning, July 31, and anchored with the rest of the American fleet about 2 o'clock in the afternoon. It was a grand sight. Five large transports all in line but at proper dis- tances, flying the American colours at the mast heads, as well as on the regular flag staff, with
heard of.
The Morgan City brings a Battalion of the 1st Idaho Regiment under Lieutenant Colonel Joues that was recruited from a section of country famous for its Indian wars and for men who shoot on sight and are as accustomed to firearms and the "ping of bullets fairest flirt is to furtive glances aud the sound of meeting lips. They are all sharpshooters who hit more easily at 1.000 yards than at 200. This is co exaggeration but a decided truth.
as the
The Valencia, the baby sip of the fleet of They are a hardy lot and come from the plains of transports, did not bring a baby crowd of men. North Dakota, well up towards the Canada line. Colonel W. C. Treumanu, who is in command. says that he will pat 100 of his northern soldiers against any 200 of Southern Spauiards and lay odds of 2 to 1 that his men will not only beat the enemy bat take them all prisoners provided they will not commit suicide, jump into the bay, or run away and hide like jack rabbits—and Col. Trennann is not a boasting man. He has under his command two battalions of the 1st North Dakota Regiment. On the Valencia are also a detachment of Idaho Artillery and Hospetal and Signal Corps. The Idaho Artillery are the same class of men as the infantry from that state. With their field guns they will shoot as accurately as the infantry 'with rifles.
certainly afraid of anything.
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President or General Aguinaldo is greatly interested in the movements of the Americans. It is not true that he has actively opposed them in any way nor has he given orders to that effect. It may be possible as some pessimists predict that there will be some trouble eventually be tween the provisional government General Mer- ritt will estalish and that already organised by Aguinaldo, but I do not apprehend that it will be of a serious nature. The natives one meets
in the towns or in the country are exceedingly hospitable and kind to Americans, and, in con- versation, invariably look forward with delight to the idea of American control of the islands. Aguinaldo himself, in my opinion, is too shrewd a man to plan or execute any resistance to American authority. If Admiral Dewey had not consented to his coming here and to the bringing of arms, he would never have been able to establish himself as he has; if Consul- General Wildman had not arranged matters for him in Hongkong he would never have been Philippines. After he arrived here it was the allowed on board any vessel coming to the
presence of the American fleet that alone en- abled him to land and take steps to organize- his army and provisional government. He further realizes that if he Was unable to succeed in his revolt against. Spanish rule he would be a hundred times less able to do so under American control, when all the reforms he asked of the Spaniards would not only be granted by the Americans but included in their adminis tration whether desired and requested by the natives or not. On the other hand Aguinaldo deserves credit for the successful management of his campaign, for the victories he gained orer the Spaniards, and for the way he has cleared the interior of Spanish garrisons and effectively surrounded Manila. Admiral Dewey and General Merritt appreciate this and do not
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