The San Francisco call., 1898-06-08
INSURGENTS
 TRIUMPH IN
 EACH BATTLE
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ana very limited amount of clothes began to run toward the Spanish. Glasses enabled me to see every move of both parties better than If I had actually landed. The rebels took ad- vantage of every point of cover, mak- ing short rushes in groups of ten and twenty. Many of the Spaniards where wholly out of sight inland, but their Mauser rife shots came skipping out into the water in such numbers as spoke better for the rapidity of their fire than for its accuracy. Occasionally man would down on the beach, there to lie motionless for the rest of the day or to crawl painfully to cover.
 The weather unfortunately. was comparatively cool, and the sky so overcast that I was unable to get a single photograph. The Spaniards were not now doing any cheering. At every one of their posts that I could see they were hugging cover far more tenaciously than were the insurgents. Consequently their casualties were AONCA" n llClu PlcCe dl DdSIllOl SiuA NAA was firing frequently trying to sweep the beach to the westward.
 At 10 minutes past 2 o'clock one of the heavy guns of the Cavite battery belched forth again, the shot this time striking the water close to the magazine. The effect on the garri- son was positively ludicrous. Twen- ty men grabbed a flagstaff about thirty feet long, bearing white flag, and raised it to standing position. pole and it fell.
 A second time it had the same fate. Then 1t was lifted the third time and was carried toward a point in plain sight of the Cavite guns. The Spanish garrison, however, tried to escape to- ward Bacor, with all their arms and quantities of stores that they took from the magazine buildings, but they were intercepted and forced to surrender
 Now the little brown men began to swarm along the beach, forward to
 
 Spaniards seemed in force, except at Old Cavite. A field piece fired a few shots and rifle reports were frequent, but the bullets did not come my way, showing that the rebels were pressing them harder from the shore side than from the other The insurgent flag was raised on an arched stone building near Old Cavite, and another rebel squad was seen pursuing about fifty Spaniards along the beach. Far to the left of the general fighting ground these men surrendered and were marched to- ward Bacor.
 Still further toward Manila a great column of smoke arose inland, and flames shooting to the height of 100 feet showed that the Spaniards retreating toward Manila had fired the town of Las Pinas. Frequent charges were made on their position around Bacor Church, and I saw many more fall dead or wounded. Some of the latter dragged themselves down to the waters edge for the purpose of bathing their wounds.
 Then a savage charge was made to- ward the church. The field pieces spoke once, twice and were silent. The rat tie of the rifles became more rapid and suddenly stopped without scattering shot to break the stiffness.
 No one remained on the beach ex- cept the dead and wounded Philip pine islanders. Presently two of wounded men staggered to their feet, waved their hats and sank down ex- hausted, but victorious. Over the roof of Bacor Church appeared the rebel flag, band of red above and blue below, with half of white dia- mond next the flagstaff.
 All that remained untaken was around Old Cavite battery. The in- surgents began firing slowly at the old church where the Spaniards were known to have their headquarters, and white flag was hoisted over the earth works commanding the peninsula lead ing from Cavite to the mainland.
 As night and bad weather were com ing, l reluctantly returned to the fleet without learning the losses on both sides or the extent of the rebel vic- tory.
 In the morning. before the battle be- gan, 1 visited the Spanish officers who had been captured in previous skir- mishes. I found fifteen. among whom were the following: Commandant Full gencio Repazos. Lieutenants Ferragut and Arber, all of the marine infantry: Captain Eustaguio Soler and Lieuten- ants Pirapiere, Vagua, Jeojoc and Mos quera, all of the Seventy Regi- ment.
 The rebels treated their prisoners with kindness and gave them excellent quarters.
 General Aguinaldo last Tuesday is- sued three short proclamations.
 The first explained that he had re- turned as dictator because the Span iards had not carried out the promised s, youarnyoapf