The Wilmington Daily Republican

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8.-Gen. Otis predicted that he could end the Filipino uprising in twenty days, if his forces were augmented by the regulars now on their way to the Philippines. The manner in which the government regards Gen. Otis was indicated in an official despatch sent to him to-day, saying that the press and people were unanimous in approval of his campaign.

General Otis's despatch says: It is reported that the insurgent representative at Washington telegraphed Aguinaldo to drive out the Americans before the arrival of reinforcements. A despatch, received at Hong-Kong, and mailed for the Malolos government, decided on the attack to be made about the 7th instant. The eagerness of the insurgent troops to engage precipitated the battle. It is very quiet to-day on the line from Caloocan, on the north, to Pasay on the south. Yesterday a small reconnoitering party twelve miles south of the city fired on two men, who were slightly wounded. Two insurgents with arms were captured in the affair of the tenth. General MacArthur's division was very successful. The enemy's loss is considerable. I have collected seventy dead bodies. More are not yet discovered. Insurgents are reported to be gathering in force twelve miles north on the railway, but are evidently perplexed.

MANILA, Feb. 11.-4.50 p. m.-The monitor Monadnock and the cruiser Charleston shelled the town of Malabon all of this forenoon, and desultory firing is continuing between our troops and the insurgents on our left.

Private Harry McClure of Company H First Idaho Infantry, has been killed, and six others were wounded, including Captain T. R. Hamer of the First Idaho and Lieutenant William Gardenbier of the First Montana Infantry.

The troops which attacked and captured the town of Caloocan yesterday comprised the left wing of General MacArthur's division, supported by troops from General Anderson's brigade. The American loss was three killed and thirty-two wounded. The dead are John A. Gibbon of the Hospital Corps, Alonzo Ricketts of Company I Twentieth Kansas Infantry, and Fred. Hall of Company I, First Montana Infantry. Only two officers were wounded. Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Bruce Wallace of the First Montana Infantry was shot through the lungs, but will probably recover, and Captain W. I. Hill of the First Montana was shot in the thigh.

The Kansas and Montana boys in their magnificent charge through a wooded ravine suffered the principal losses. Nothing could surpass the fearlessness of their advance across an open field on the right, directly in the face of the enemy's strongest intrenchments.

Captain Dyer's guns of the Sixth Artillery on the left and Major Young's Utah Artillery kept pouring shrapnel into the enemy's lines at a range of 2200 yards with great accuracy, almost every shot telling and ceased firing only when the infantry approached close to the town. Brigadier-General H. G. Otis, in command of the infantry, advanced with his troops, establishing his headquarters in Caloocan immediately after its capture.

Last night our lines extended from west to east beyond the town. Intrenchments were thrown up and outposts picketed to meet any possible attack from the enemy, who had retired toward Malabon.

Yesterday's fighting was witnessed from General MacArthur's headquarters on Binond's Cemetery Hill by Captain King Hall of the British warship Narcissus, British Consul Ramsden, and other foreigners, who unite in bestowing the highest encomiums for courage upon our troops and the splendid generalship displayed by our commanding officers.

John F. Bass, of Harper's Weekly, was wounded in the arm in yesterday's firing.

The American possessions in the East now include Haytay and Cainta, fifteen miles from Manila and north to the shore of Lake Laguna and Debay. These towns which have about 1500 inhabitants each, surrendered to Colonel Stotzenburg, of the First Nebraska Infantry on Thursday without a shot being fired.