Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1899-03-25
rILIPINOS El1RAPPDD.
Two Hundred More Killed in Bat.
tie With Wheaton's Forces.
THE REBELS ARE WEAKENING.

Prisoners Captured by Our Forces
Seems to Influence the InsurGent
Army Powerfully.
Manila, March 2O.-Some OF the reb-
els recently expelled from Cavite and
the small towns in the vicinity of Pasig
combined forces. and on Saturday
night attacked company of the
Washington volunteers. a detached
post at Taguig, about a mile and
half southeast of Pasig. General
Wheaton Immediately reinforced the
Americans with two companies each
of the Washington and the Oregon
regiments, The post had held the
enemy in check, and the fire of the
reinforcing companies repulsed them,
driving them across to an island form
ed the estuary They were thus in
front of the Twenty-second regulars.
On discovering that they were en-
trapped the rebels fought desperately,
aided materially by the jungle and the
darkness, but they were completely
routed, with heavy loss, after two
hours fighting. The Americans lost
two killed and 90 wounded, among the
latter Lieutenant Frank Jones.
General Wheaton determined to pun
ish the natives, and at daybreak yes
terday his brigade started in the fol-
lowing order: The Sixth artillery,
holding the extreme right; the Oregon
volunteers holding the center, the
Washington regiment keeping to the
edge of the lake and the Twenty-second
regulars occupying the right of the
line, which swept the whole country
along the lake, in southeasterly di-
rection, toward General Ovenshine's
position. The line thus extended over
two miles of country. rough and cover
ed with thick jungle. advanced IL
miles. The enemy fled, the last of them
being seen at $3.50 in the afternoon.
At scarcely any time did the Americans
get within 1900 yards of them.
night, exhausted by the hard work
under hot sun. The Oregon regiment
had one man killed and four wounded.
and the Twenty-second regulars one
wounded According to the official re-
ports no fewer than 200 Filipinos were
killed.
General Otis says the American
army and gunboats now command the
lake. He estimates that property Of
the insurgents valued at 100000 has
been destroyed, while quantities of rice
and sugar and 400 tons of coal, which
is very valuable here, have been cap
tured
Many of the prisoners represent that
the Filipino soldiers are weakening.
The generous treatment that the Amer
leans administer to the native prison
ers and wounded seems to influence the
insurgent army powerfully.
The armed tugs Laguna de Bay and
Oeste have returned to San Pedro
Macati and reported the results OF their
tour of the lake. On Friday morning
last they shelled the town of Moreng
the rebels fleeing without making any
response to the fire. The Americans
! landed a party. which destroyed a
quantity Of stores and all the stone
buildings except the church. The ex-
petition then proceeded to Ma1ayjay,
where a sugar mill and sawmill were
destroyed.
On arriving at Santa Cruz. town
of 1900 inhabitants. it was found that
the enemy was strongly entrenched and
prepared to defend the position, as
sisted by two gunboats and several
launches. Moreover, the mouth Of the
river was blocked with rocks and bam-
boo. A few shells caused an exodus
of the citizens, but not of the enemy's
troops. The Americans did not at
tempt a landing.
The advances Of the United States
troops under General Wheaton continue
from day to day. Last Thursday the
strongly fortified town of Gaitai was
captured. On Wednesday Pasig was
captured. after several hours desperate
fighting. In the first three days fight
Ing Tue I1ultTlCuu lOSS Ndo OliiJ "iA NIL
ed and SO wounded, while the insurgent
loss was 400 killed and $50 captured
The Filipino force was 5000.
The United States Philippines COM
mission yesterday held its first business
meeting and decided to issue pronuncia-
mento to the inhabitants Of the islands.
President Schurman will prepare it. The
document will explain the spirit in
which the United States intends to fulfill
the trust imposed and will call upon
the people of the islands to lay down
their arms and cooperate in the interest
Of good government.
1t is reported on hitherto reliable ALL
thority that Aguinaldo is taking exereme
measures to suppress signs calculated to
cause cessation Of hostilities. Twelve
adherents Of the plan of independence.
residents Of Manila. have been condemn
ed to death because they wrote advising
surrender, and all loyal Filipinos have
been called upon to perform the national
service of dispatching them.
On Friday last General Lagarda visit
ed Malolos for the purpose Of advising
Aguinaldo to quit He argued with the
insurgent leader and attempted to con-
vince him OF the folly OF MS persistence
h the face of overwhelming Odds Aguin-
aldo was furious at the advice and or
dered General Lagarda to be executed
Immediately. The unfortunate general
was promptly decapitated.
Hesitate to Interfere With Otis.
Washington, March 21.-The question
of permitting the Spanish government to
negotiate with Aguinaldo for the release
Of the Spanish prisoners held by him is
still under consideration. The president
himself will be the person to decide
whether or not this shall be done. the
authorities hesitating to interfere in any
way with the working out of General
Otis plans, and he has forbidden the
ransom.
General Young Rebukes His Officers.
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