The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-04-11

WASHINGTON. April l0.-Tho follow
ms dispatches were received from General
Otis th.s morning.
Manila. April @.
Adu'antGanor.l Washington.
La0ton now opposite "a Guna De Bay
w.th Gre,n hundred mon. Condition of
troops excellent, sickness slight
sisneoJ OTIS.
Manila. April o.
Admtant-Goncral Washngton
LaWtons command captured Santa
Cruz. chief city of ia Guua de- BAY
This morning, casualties. six wounded
lnsursent troops driven. leaving ts dead
on the field and large number of wound
cd. considerable number captured.
Lawton VIII pursue westward.
toisnedJ OTIS.
SANTA CBUG TAKEN.
MANILA, April 1'.-6.5o b.. M-Gcncral
Lawton bias captured Santa Cruz. al the
extreme end of the lake. Hc drove the
Insurgents. who were commanded by a
Chiuaman named P4o Wah, into the
mountains
THE Americans had six mon wounded
THE Iiipinos lost siXty-eight men kill
tH NIN lINA lNIAN men NNNitNNN
santa cruz was the fiip.nos stronghold
on Lake Dacuna DE Bay and it fell into
the hands of General Lawtons eNpeli-
ton after some sharp quick lighting.
forming one of the most interesting and
important battles of the war.
The plans of the American command
cr- worked perfectly with the exception
that the progress of the expedition was
DELAYED hy the difficult navigation of the
river About fifteen hundred picked men
composed The expedition, which was un-
der the personal command Of General
laNt0u ON account of the illness of Gem
eTal King These troops partly surround
90 fhe city, while the gunb0ats Laguna
lie DaN. Napidau and Oeste. under the
command of Captain Grant. of the Utah
battery sheIed the city and outlying
trenches
FOUGHT LIKD INDIANS.
General Iawt0n and his staff, accompa-
uylnc the troops leading The charges, in
indian lighting tactics. caused tfe COM
niete route of the insurgents w5th the
smallest amount of damage 20 the city
and small loss Co the Americans. The
expedition started from Santa PedO Ma
CaI 600 dusk intending 10 capture Santa
Cruz by assault at daynreak, but im naNl-
eating the narrow tortuous passages OF
the river. steamed cautiously forward.
Insur1eut signal fires however were
lighted on the mountain tops, giving
warning OF the approach of the troops.
10 was noon before the white cnuFch
towers of the city appeared I'M he ahfdo"
pf the great volcanic mountain on
marshy plain dotted with occasional
palm groves a canoe with % force OF -')
picked sharpshotters. under MAJOR Mels-
euherper. mostly belonging TO the Flrsl
Washington Regiment. was run into a
shallow inlet about five miles south OF the
city, 8 few shells were then sent toward
the entertainments OF the Insurgents AT
the edre of the woods. sending the enemy
eoamuorur inland. Then number oI
Americans jumped into the water ana
walinr for about h4ndrcd yards crtpt
forward and formed in hne. GOVERNS
the landing of the remainder Which was
finished about O'Clock. ,...
The three troops OF the Fourth caVaisy'
rnmountcd were sent ashore on dah-
roroue marshv point. directly sonth or
Tie CITY. under fire from the enemy
tranrhe4 while in the town itself there
,Ir utter silence and NOT sign OF Ire.
A WARM RECBPrION.
General Iawton desiring 10 make an
frenertion and TO -ive the inhabitants
au opportunity 90 SURF onder. went on
BOARD the I0guua Do BAY. ana accom-
panied ny the Associated Press launch
steamed slowly 20 the dock. the whole
Naef watching anXiously When It, was
discovered by the glasses that the
trenches and stone buildings were swarm
inr with white clad soldiers, the boats
,sfh1row. receiving yoleys from inc
trenches thrown up on the marshy plain
north Of tine city
Tho fotula anchored in compact forma-
ton for the night. ready 90 resist any
surprises from the rebel gunDoats sup
posed 10 Pee in the lake.
Al sunrise to-day (M0nda) the assault
Ns 4 rtrNrf.nn line anfIfn or
the city stretched two miles inland, and
with its left sweeping the shore, 10 moved
north while the fourth cavalrymen on
the point advanced toward the city, pour
ing v0ucys into the trenches. Simulta-
neously the gunboats hovered along the
shore. shellirg the woods ahead OF the
troops. and driving the Fiipinos inland
The Gatings cleared several trenches.
The whole brigade was divided into
SQUADS 0f twelve and the hshung was
carried on in the oid-time frontier fash
ion from behind trees crawling through
bushes or rushing across the opening.
SHElA1D THE TRENCHES
The trenches that were not cleared
by the gunDoats. gave considerable re-
s.stauco when the line was nearing the
city. and iaguna De Bay and Ocste O0m-
bard0d for an hour in the hope Of max
INK them too warm for occupancy. but
General lawton, with the Fourteenth
Infantry Battalion, approached a narrow
iron bridge across creek on the sOuth
border OF the town. Here q company
of FllpnOs was entrenChed across the
stream and behind a stone baricade at
the entrance 10 the bridge. The Amerl-
cans rushed forward in single hle. In
lao face Of a CALLING FIRE demolished the
harrlcade with their hands ana drove the
arff.y fr.uf the trenches Killing "A dozen
The Filipino soldiers IN the town, Sc
.reted in various b ildlngs ana firing from
the windows gave the invaders an inter-
estng hour. There was q regular nest
OF them in tho stone jail, which Is edged
in hy a wall This was veritahle pep
per pot The Americans singly or Ia
pairs. entered The houses and many war
Itofs were taken prisoners.
TiiE ENEMY FLED.
A considerable body OF f'lipinos fled
nOrthwaTd crossing tho open marshes,
f Galllu.. than a