Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-06-16

The lnsurgent occupation OF the prov
ince of Cavite has been broken, The
Americans now control the important coast
towns of Paranaque and Las Pinas, while a
long line of insurgent trenches, facing our
south line, has been cleared. The insur-
gents have again proved their facility as
dodgers, between 5000 and 1000 warriors,
who seemed destined to be captured, hav-
ing disappeared, the majority sliding away
under cover of the night, after fighting
the Americans all day Sunday The Amer.
lean loss was four killed and 30 wounded.
Saturdays work was the hardest our
army has seen. The battlefield stretched
out across the entire isthmus from Laguna
de Bay to the harbor. While the troops
were advancing the army gunboat Napi-
dan, in the river near Taguig, killed sew
eral Insurgents. The United States mon
itor Monadnock and the gunboat Helena
shelled Paranque and Las Pinas all day
with the full power of their batteries.
The whole country proved to be a sue
cession of small hills, with Doggy ground
between the high, thick grass, and bushes
in the hollows, which greatly added to the
difficulty of the advance, but gave shelter
that saved many from the enemy's bullets
Our men threw away their blankets, coats
and even haversacks, stripping to the
waist and trusting to luck for food. Wa
ter could not be obtained, and there was
much discomfort after the canteens were
emptied.
The Colorados, the 9th infantry and the
2lst infantry forced the line of insurgent
trenches, wheeled to the left and drove the
enemy toward the lake. During this
manHuvre the natives in concealed trenches
on the right opened an entilading fire, but
the brigade, partly owing to the high grass,
had few hit. The 9th infantry crept
around to the right, thanking the trenches,
driving out the natives and killing many
of them.
The Colorado regiment advanced to the
lake. Two companies encountered trenches
on top of knoll, where the natives stood
waist high above trench pouring a vol
ley upon the advancing Americans. The
Coloradoans charged and drove them out,
Lieut.. Col, Moses being wounded in the
arm as he jumped into the trench.
In the meantime Gen. Wheaton's column
advanced } miles toward Paranaque, where
the Americans found a strong trench on a
ridge, out OF which they drove the insur-
gents by hard fighting. The enemy tried
to flank the dismounted troops of the 4th
cavalry, accompanying Maj. Gen Lawton,
and, at the same time, they made their
only advance, throwing skirmish line to
flank the l4th infantry. But they were
easily repulsed, the American artillery
coming to the crest of the hill and Smelling
them.
Gen. Wheaton's brigade, headed by Gen.
Lawton, who, in his white clothing and
helmet, on big black horse, was a shining
mark for the enemy's sharpshooters, circled
to tue south of Las Pinass encounteripg a
large force of natives in the shelter oIIthe
trees. Gen. Lawton had a narrow escape
In the first volley of the enemy the horses
of three of his staff officers were shot from
under them. The Colorado regiment bore
the brunt of the attack and dispersed the
natives.
Hardly had they finished off that lot
when large force appeared in the rear,
which the 9th infantry and a part of the
Colorado regiment drove away. By this
time nearly the whole division was around
Las Pinas. The Americans camped for