The Portland daily press., 1899-03-20
TWO HUNDRED LESS.
More PilipinoS Killed it an Engage.
meDt.
WERE ENTRAPPED by TROOPS UN.
DER GEN. WHEATON.
American General Was Administering
Punishment for the Attack on
Tauseg-Prisoners Say Filipino soi-
sifers Arc Weakening.

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Tauscg-Prisoners Say Filipino soi-
| ifers Arc Weakening.
Manila. March 1916. 80 p. m. Some of
the rebels recently expelled from Cavite
and the small towns in the vicinity of
Pasig combined forces and last night--as
already cabled-attacked company Of
| the Washington volunteers, a detached
post at Taguig, about mile and o half
southeast of pasig.
General Wheaton Immediately REIN
forced the Americans with two companies
each Of the Washington and the Oregon
regiments. The post had held the enc my
In check, and the fire of the reinforcing
companies repulsed them, driving them
across to an island formed In the estuary.
They were thus in fr ont OF the 22d regu-
lars.
On discovering that they were en-
trapped. the rebels fought desperately,
aided materially by the jungle, and tho
darkness; but they were completely
routed. with heavy loss, after two hours
fighting.
twenty wounded, among the latter Lieut.
Frank Jones. General Wheaton decided
to punish the natives, and at day break
today his brigade started in the following
order:
The sixth artillery holding the extreme
right; the Oregon volunteers holding the
centre; tho Washin yton regiment keeping
to the edge of the lake and the 22d regu-
lars occupying the right of the line,
which swept the whole country. along
the lake in southeasterly dire tion. to-
ward General Ovenshien'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 three this afternoon. At
scarcely any time did the Americans get
within 1900 yards of them.
The troops are returning to Pasig to-
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 reports no fewer
than 200 Filipinos were killed.
General Otis says the American army
and gunbosts now command the lake.
He estimates that property of the insur-
gents valued at 100000 has been de
stroyed, while quantities of rice and
sugar and four hundred tons of coal,
which is very valuable here have been
captured.
Many of the prisoners represent that the
Filipino soldiers are weakening. The
generous treatment that the Americans
administer to the native prisoners and
wounded seems to influence the insur-
gent army powerfully. In the opinion of
the Americans, however, the Filipino
leaders will continue to provoke fighting
just as long as they can retain their hold
upon their followers because they have
everything to gain and nothing to losc
Tne enemy have twice as many men on
their firing lines as they have arms, and
the fact that few arms are captured by
the Americans is because the guns of the
wounded Filipinos and of many who sur
render are spirited away.
2.55 p. m.-The armed tugs Laguna de
Bay and Oeste have returned to San
Pedro Macati end reported the results of
their tour of the lake. On Friday morn
ing last they shelled the town of Morong,
the rebels fleeing without making any re-
sponss to the fire.
The Americans landed a party, which
destroyed quantity cf stores and all the
tcne buildings. except the church. The
expedition then proceeded to Majayjay
where q sugar mill and saw mill We're
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
The Americans did not attempt land
ing.
Captain Grant, who Is in charge of the
expedition asks for reinforcement and
will probably take Santa Cruz tomorrow.
The United States distilling ship Iris,
which left Honolulu for Manila with the
U. 5. ). Oregon on February 20, arrived
today.
.Ibis morning also arrived the San
joaquin the last of the overdue English
steamers sailing under American register,
that were detained blythe insurgents on
the northwest coast Of Luzon.
The troops that accompanied the ex-
pedition were detachment of the Esd
regiment, under Captain Pratt, which
was towed by the gunboau on a casco-a
square ended. fiat bottomed boat, used by
the Filipinos as lighter.
The Americans had captured four cascos
at Malay jay, where they encampad on
Frideay night.
SPAIN WILL PROTEST.
Against Hindering Efforts for Release
Spanish Prisoners.