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Wednesday's r..t.A.Tww:fir,itain accounts of a battle fought outside Manilla. feast has come amid a raging typhoon. While
the rain was
Spaniards,aeco TRIL.in torrents three thousand sgram in the Daily Chronicle, made a desperatid. ,(27._93% 4:1). ` the American camp. The American troop uJ fought with the splendid courage they have dispi yed throughout the war. The enemy forced their way right, into the trenches held by the Pennsylvania Regiment, but reinforcements soon came up, and the Americans thee charged the Spaniards, and for a time there was a fierce straggle at close quarters, but ultimately the Americans drove of their assailants. The Spanish loss is put as high as three hundred and eighty killed and nine hundred wounded. Only ten Americans were killed and forty-six wounded. Probably the importance of the engage- ment has been exaggerated, but all the reports agree in praising the excellentitshaviour of the United States troops. Speaking of thezak van troops at Manilla in a previous action, the nis. r_errespondent says :—" Personally, I was impressed nonchalant demeanour of the Americans. The fight' Lril les were like high-spirited youths picnicking, while gre.. c Tying in the second line were playing cards." But thei is, of course, nothing surprising in the gallantry shown by the American soldiers. One' expected to find them brave and light-hearted, but exceedingly badly equipped and pedantically controlled by the Washington War Department, and this is exactly what has been the case throughout the war.
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