Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-06
Sharp Filipino Effort 10 Break Through
Our Lines.
GEN. LUNA REPORTED WOUNDED.
ssoption of Misunderstanding Tactics
nv InwtOn-Enective WORK VI
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ments of regulars. who have just arrived
at Manila, and are available to reinforce
| these br1gades.
| In view of this sharp demonstration 10
the south, the work done by Lawton OH
| his expedition To Laguna de Bay Is re-
| coivino, credit not heretofore accorded TO
| Il One of the main results OF the expe-
| ditIon was 10 destroy the small craft by
which the rebels might have crossed the
lake and moved north on the rear OF
| MacArthur's forces.
| INSURGENTS HEMMED IN.
| Now they are hemmed in on a narrow
strip of land between the lake ana 'he
| ocean. unable to cross the lake, while the
march is too long to circle tho lake 10
| the south. Thus the work OF LaWtoh -
holding the rebels, some 5000 In number
to the south, leaving Macarthur Tree
| from danger OF an attack in force from
| the rear.
The report that the Filipinos were try
| ing to break through the American hi'e'
il evidence TO the War Department that
this force is becoming short of supplies
OTIS TO STARvB THEM OUT.
II is evidently General Otis's Intention
to remain on the defensive so long as he
can keep this force separate from the
| main body of Aguinaldo. 1t is said Gene
| raj Otis believes that he can starNe lnhS
| southern army into submission.
| Malate is a suburb of Manila, near the
hov The other point mentioned In the
dispatch. San Pedro Macau, Is between
| Manila and Iaguna de Bay, and Is one
of the outposts which protects the wafer
works.
| CAPTURE OF SAN FERNANDO.
NEW YORK, May 5.-Former Mayor
| w. L. Strong to-day received a cap.esIahi
! from his son, Major Putnam Brauiee
Strong, who is serving on the stan Vi
General Macarthur. The cablesrani CON-
frmed the capture Of san FERNANDO anu
| sai6 that General Luna, the insurgent
| commander-in-chief, had been wounded.
CASUALTIES AT SAN TOMAS.
| WASHINGTON, May 5.-The War De-
partment has received the following:
manila. May 5.-Adjutant-General'
| Washington: Following casualties at san
| Tomas Yesterday: one ofilcer, Lieutenant
| Tacgart. Twentieth Kansas, ana FOUR en-
| listed men killed; three officers ana TWEEN
| tv-two enlisted men wounded. Among
wounded General Funston, hand slightly
hurt I,aWton reports capture OF over lov-
| oo, bushels of rice and 265 tons of sugar
NJ Rahlag. Value Of subsistence captured
| az Nalolos one and one-half million dol
| lars Large captures of corn belonging 10
enemy at other points. Insurgents de-
| stroyed by fire yesterday town OF san
| Tomas. and last evening fired city OF san
| Fernando. OTIS"
| DEAD OFFICER W. II. MTAGGART
| The records Of the War Department do
| not contain the name of Lieutenant Tag
| CART The dead officer, probably, is VIII
| liam H. McTaggart.
| SAN FERNANDO OCCUPIED.
| MANILA. May ISIS =. M.-Major-
| General MacArthur's Division advanced
| TO San Fernando to-day. and found that
| the place had been evacuated by the
rebels, who left only small detachmesi
to cover their retreat by train. General
| Mac Arthur occupied the burning town,
| without loss.
| FIGHTING SOUTH OF MANILA.
| The rebe,s south OF Manila attempted
| TO rush through Brigadier-General oven
| shines lines last night. The attempt fail
| ed. but the rebels maintained fusillade
! OF musketry fire on the Fourth Infantry
Regiment for several hours. The demon
stration was Intellectual beyond soaring
| the inhabitants of Malate.
The outposts of the Idaho and Califor-
MIA regiments. beyond San Pedro Macat,
were also attacked during the night.
Major General LawtOn IS still quartered
at Balinag.
IAWTON'S WORK WARM.
MANILA, May 5.-12:25 p. M.-Detailed
reports of the work of Major-General
I.awton's expedition show that harder
| fighting took place during the early part
OF this week than earlier accounts indi-
Gated In the attack upon San Rafael,
the American forces were met with
heavy fire from a large number OF rebels.
who were concealed in the jungle on all
sides. 1t was only the adoption OF the
tactics of Indian fighting in the United
States-every man for himsef-that saved
the division from great loss. General
J.awton. as usual. was at the head OF his
line with his staff. Scotts battery de-
molished a stone-fronted trench at short
range.
The insurgent leaders GregoriO and Pic
del Pillar. who had 800 men In Balinag.
retreated when General Lawton appeared
near the town.
Chief Of-SCOufS Young, Win el'Nfh
men entered Bainag ahead of the army.
aud rang the church-bells to announce
that they had possession Of the city.
FLAG OF TRUCE FIRED ON.
General Lawton. when attacking In
force outside of Balinag. saw women and
children in the rebel trenches. and sent
Can,ain Case in advance with a white
flag. TO warn the insurgents TO remove
the non-combatants. When within 800
wards Of the trenches two voleys were
fired at Captain Cases party.
Chief-of- Scouts Young, whose bravery
at Ralinag was most notable. served as
an Indian scout under Major-General o.
q. Howard. I'm his campaign in the North
west in 1876
WORK OF SCOUTS.
The work OF Young's scouts was fea-
ture OF the expedition. On Wednesday,
23d. a body of them encountered body
of 800 Filipinos beyond Balinag. and
drove them until of the $50 rounds OF
ammunition which the scouts carried.
they had only fifteen rounds left They
were about TO retire. when Lieutenant
Rovd. with a troop Of the Fourth Cav
airy. came up with them, and chased the
enemy into San Miguel.
SPANISH PRISONERS NADE TO
WORK.
There are 1900 Spanish prisoners In the
hands OF the Filipinos at San Miguel