Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-08-10
Details Of the Fighting Around
San Fernando.
AMERICAN LOSS LESS THAN 40
Macarthur, With 1000 Men, Attacked the
Insurgent Army, 5000 Strong, Ea,ly
In the Morning. Angeles Now the
Northern Base OF Operations.
lI;N Enlnrl.a.nll.l

MANILA. Mug. 3.-i:J0 l.. M.-DtttiS
Of General M;,cArrhur's ;ldvanc" i,c
yond san Fernando SlltsW that III"
Americans covered five miles in the iHSit
five hours and at > o'clnck had a,iN.,a--
ed six miles along the railway. Stretch
ing each side VI it for two miles llSi
resting at night three miles from An
gclcS which Will lie made the noith2rn
b;ls" ~ operations instead of Sa,! Fer
nando where garrison OF GOO men las
hccn left. The casualties arc between
,h,ty ana forty. The Fiipinos Wei"
surprised expecting the American
forces to move against 17.cn. They tot
lowed their usual tactics of holding
their trenches until they became too
warm ana then lstrcating in disorder.
They are now falling back westward.
THE SlIAllFES'E 12N(;AGI.M t.NTS.
The Twelfth and Seventeenth rrSi
mcntS hui the shal'pest engagements
lii. country our 'tronlys passed over IS
covered witi; rice fields and bamboo
lhck.,s. the hardest possible ground
for marching. The mud in places VAS
Angeles is one cf the richest towns
north IF Manila and is considered to be
hcui.r base Uf operations than san
Fernando.
The FORCES ut San Fernando consisted
rf the lnira Regiment. tH. Seventeenth
Regiment. The Ninth Regiment. Twelfth
Regiment. l!cl'S new Thirty-siNth Reg
inert. :, battalion Of the Sixteenth Reg
inert. Troop T.. of the Fourth Cavalry
and ID guns.
me movement had been planned for
some time bur was delayed by rains.
Finally two days rs sunshine dried the
rice fields sufficiently to warrant The
attempt.
UScGMroRTAELY SITUATED.
The Americans position had long been
unpleasant. The rebels almost sur
rounded the town and fired nearly
nightly into it. the Americans not re
plying. .Nrept on extreme, provo"aiion.
1t WAS necessary to keel, 800 Y SEQ nl"n
on outpost duty constantly.
Captain Deems. With 4 provost guard,
last night captured noted Filipino
fakir. With several aliases. who. by
means Of ventrllouEism, has persuaded
the natives that he has supernatural
ruwcls He raised much money. oa-
lrnsibly ION the insurrcction, which i!c
kciH iui. himself. our soldiers s,l.-
rounded his house ana corrallct. 80 ELI
ipinns Many others escaped Til"
troops also captured one thuusan'! Col
lars.
INN .tNJET.'S PROpHESl.
Emmanuel. rs the fukir is generally
known. has been predicting the fan ri
Manila. His rl,'pi1rcies" have created
cNcitclnCiit among ule natives Who De
lirvud illcu.
Reports from rebel suunces say 100
Flirnrs We're Killed in General HANS
engagement a, Clamba ana in the sun-
ss.;lrn, Skirmisnrs
The American loss in The fighting
about san Fernando Ut 3 O'Clock. VAS
known u lie eight men kiisl ana -
Wounded. The loss may possibly en-
coed these figures, as ihc line is five
miles long ana ii is Impossible ii u,.is
hour. u ilri'r from every point.
Our troops are NOW ahnnt Angles
waiting for tic artillery. W!lic, has ~
greatest difficulty in moving. owing IL
the Wet ground.
The attack was opened All ) O'Clock
in III" :noiliin:S. 4 battery ui the Frs;
Artillery smelling, lsacolnr, On the l,.fl.
Simultaneously Bells I1!lilty-sixjn IN
fantrv struck Bacolor from the rear
and drove the rebels out. Ar,nu"~d
cars. each With Il siSnnuli,irr anal rHo
(iatln:, revolving cannon on board,
then moved out on the railroad track,
in thu. center Of our lines Soon after
wards these guns did sharp execution.
TIL! MANGilNl.l.S
Battery NJ. 81 ,illc Third Artillery. ana
hundred men OF ifhc Iowa Regiment.
made Il frint towards ,McXicn. While the
main body Of troops consisting nj ile
low, Regiment and battalion Of the
TWenty-sHcond, under General Wh.s-
ton. on The right and the Ninth !
Twelfth and Bells Regiments, under
General I.iscl,m. on mo left advanced
steadily, pouring their fire INTO the leh
els and receiving Il heavy fire in return |
1Hh:. rebels We're w,ll protected by
trnclles and seemed not to lack unn,u-
mti"n Etit they We're unable to With
stand for any length Of time the hail
OF SHOTS our artillery and infanJry
poured in on them. and rctrcatcd. leav-
ing dead and wounded on the field. y
dozen prisoners We're captured by our |
troops.
NINTH SUFFERED MOST.
The reports Indicate that the Ninth |
Infantry suffered the most though Tie |
casualties Of all the regiments arc not
Yet reported. /
The weather was extremely hot ana
our troops suffered greatly. But There
was no faltcrilgS.
a company Of the Sixteenth Regiment
Went TO the relief of Bells Regiment
this afternoon.
According I" reports I!cll has had
the wounded sent in and the insurgents
are harAsSinS him in the rear.
Inc hiring except at Isolated points.
had ceased at 10 O'Clock
GEN OTIS REPORTS.
WASH! NGTDN, Aug. 9.--t;pncral |