The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-12

AZ tho outse& tho Colora6oo. N1nth In
fAntry and the Twenty.ilrst infantry fore.
Cd tho line OF insurgent trenchea, wheeled
to the left and drove the enemy toward
tho lake. During this maneuver the F.li-
pinos In concealed trenches On the right
opened an enfilading flre. but the brigade,
partly owing to the high grass. had few
hit Tho Ninth infantry creased around to
tho right hanIdng the trenches. driving
out the F1iipinos and killing many OF them.
CAargiag the TreacAes.
The Colorado regiment advanced to tho
lake. Two companies encountered trenches
on top Of a knoll. where the F1lipinos stood
waist high above q trench pouring . vol
ley upon the advancing Americans. The
Colorado troops charged and drove them
out. Lieut.. Col. MoseA being wounded In
the arm a. he Jumped into the trench.
In the meAntimo 0cn. Wheafon'a cob
umn advanced one ana q half miles To-
ward Pnranaque where the Americans
found . strong trench on . ridge. out Of
which they drove the F1iip!nos by hard
lighting.
The enemy tried to Aank the dismonnted
troops OF the Fourth cavalry. accompany
Ing Nal G~n. LAwton. and ~ the same
time they made their advance. throwing .
skirrnish Tire to nank the Fourteenih IN
fsntry. Hut they werc easily repulsed. the
American artillery coming to tho crest Of
the hal and sheiiing them.
Gen. Lawton's Narrow Escape.
About O'Clock In the afternoon Gen.
wnea,on's brigade. headed by Gen. Law
ton. who In his white clothing ana he'll
nes. on q big black horse. was shin
tnr marx for the eneny's sharpshoosefs.
c.rr,ed to ths south Of Las Pfnas. encoun-
,ey1nr a large force OF FIiipsnos In ths
shelter of she trees. Gen Lawton had q
narrow escape. In the hrss vciiey Of tho
enemy the hosses Of three q his stan Of
nrsrs wsrs shot from under them. The
Colorado regiment bore the hrunt Of this
attack and Dispersed the Flspinoss
Hardly lad they finished OF that lot
when A large force appeared IN the rvar.
which ,he Ninth infantry and fhe ccio-
rado regiment drove away. BY this time
nearly the wheie division was around Las
Pinas.
Las Psaas CAPTURED.
The Americans ramped for shs night
south OF the town. and N the midst os n
heavy rain at O'Clock this morning Gen.
wheason advanced upon Las psnas With
a troop Of cavalry. The Twensy-ssrrt tn
fansrv. the cciorsAo regiment. part of the
Ninth infantry and two mountain xuns.
cruss.rg two streams ard entering the
town without firing shot
He then advanced upon ParAna1u~.
The women and children. ant for that
matter many men. remained In the towns.
No houses were destroyed, though many
~ere torn by the shells from the war
sh!rs Everywhere the Americans found
white Hags nytns.
80 far a. can BE- sscersainsd, the FIJI
pine loss 10 about fifty killed. ahest 10
wounded and twenty taken prisoners.
TIE whole country In reswcyks1 with
trenches and the enemy scurr!ed from
shelter 80 shester
TvAay leng trains 81 camnissayY
wagons are carrying provisions 70 sh4
United States troops aieng the road which
cnfy yesterday w2s ske sssonxsssic of the
enemy, and sh~ sassves who Yesterday
were probably carrying guns are scdsy
dcsang their hats ard groyesing before