The Saint Paul globe., 1899-03-20

MANILA, March 19.-Some of the reb-
els recently expelled from Cavite and
the small towns in the vicinity of Pasig
combined forces and last night. attacked
a company of the Washington volun-
teers, detached post at Taguig, about
mile and a half southeast of Pasig.
Gen. Wheaton Immediately reinforced
the Americans with two companies each
of the Washington and the Oregon regi-
ments The post had held the enemy in
check and the fire of the reinforcing
companies repulsed them, driving them
across to an island formed by the estuary
They were thus in front of the Twenty
second regulars. On discovering that
they We're entrapped the rebels fought
desperately, aided materially by the jun
gle and the darkness, but they were COM
pletely routed with heavy loss after two
hours.
The Americans lost two killed and
twenty wounded, among the latter Lieut..
Frank Jones.
AGGRESSIVE ADVANCE.
Gen. Wheaton determined to punish
the natives, and at daybreak today his
brigade started in the following order:
The Sixth artillery, holding the extreme
left; the Oregon volunteers, holding the
center; the Washington regiment keep
ing to the edge of the lake, and the
Twenty-second regulars the right of the
line, which swept the whole country
along the lake in southeasterly direc-
ton towards Gen. Ovenshine's position
The line, thus extended over two miles
Of country rough and covered with
thick jungle, advanced eleven miles, The
enemy fled, the last of them being seen
about half past o'clock this afternoon.
At scarcely any time did the Americans
get within ], 200 yards of them.
The troops are returning to Pasig to-
night, exhausted by the hard work un-
der a hot sun. The Oregon regiment had
one man killed and four wounded, and
the Twentysecond regulars one wound
ed. According to the official reports no
fewer than 200 Filipinos were killed.
Gen. Otis says the American army and
gunboats now command the lake. He
estimates that property of insurgents
valued at $500,000 has been destroyed,
while quantities of rice and sugar and 400
tons of coal, which is very valuable here.
have been captured.
Many prisoners represent that the Fill
pino soldiers are weakening. The gen.
cIOuS lIedlM ludl Tic AIIlSIlCduS dO-
minister to the native prisoners and
wounded seems to influence the insur-
gent army powerfully. In the opinion
Of Americans, however, the Filipino lead
ers will continue to provoke fighting just
as long as they can retain their hold on
their followers, because they have ev-
erything to gain and nothing to lose.
SHORT OF ARMS.
The enemy have twice as MANY men on
their firing lines as they have arms, and
by the Americans is because the guns OF
the wounded Filipinos and many of those
who surrender are spirited away.
The armed tugs La Guna de Bay and
Oeste have returned from San Pedro
Macar 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 re-
sponse to the fire.
The Americans landed a party, which
destroyed the stone buildings except the
church.
The expedition then proceed to Malay
Jay, where a sugar mill and saw mill
were destroyed.
On arriving at Santa Cruz, town Of
1,2OO inhabitants, 1t was found that the
enemy was strongly entrenched and pre-
pared to defend the position, assisted by
two gunboats and several launches
Moreover, the mouth of the river was
blocked with rocks and bamboo. A few
shells caused an exodus of the citizens
but not of the enemy's troops. The
Americans did not attempt landing.
Capt. Grant. who Is in charge Of the
expedition, asks for reinforcements, and
will probably take Santa Cruz tomorrow