The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-12

Manila, June IL, S.lU p, HI ne rlli-
Pine occupation of the province of Ca
vite has been broken, and, as the result
of the present movement, the Ameri-
cans now control the important coast
towns of Paranaque and Las Pinas,
while long line of insurgent trenches,
facing our south line, has been cleared.
The insurgents have again proved
their facility as dodgers, between 1000
and 1000 warriors who seemed destined
to be captured, having disappeared, the
majority sliding away under cover of
the night after fighting the Americans
all day. Some others came to meet our
troops, with protestations of friendship.
The Thirteenth infantry lost one man
killed and six wounded; the Ninth in
fantry, one man killed and five wound
ed; the Fourteenth, three wounded; and
the First Colorado volunteer regiment,
II wounded.
Yesterdays 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 Napiddan, in the river
near Taguig, killed several Filipinos.
The United States monitor Monad-
mock and the gunboat Helena shelled
Paranaque and Las Pinas all day with
the full power of their batteries.
The rebel sharp shooters kept in hid
ing until the American lines had passed
and then attempted to pop stragglers
from the trees. Thanks to their poor
Workmanship, this was without result
The whole country proved to be
Of small hills, with Doggy
ground between the high, thick grass
and bushes in the hollows, which great
ly added to the difficulty of the adj
vance, but gave shelter that saved
many from the enemy's bullets Our
men threw away their blankets, coats
and even haversacks, stripped to the
waist and trusted to luck for food. Wa
ter could not be obtained, and there was
much discomfort after the canteens
were emptied.
At the outset the Coloradoans, the
Ninth infantry and the Twenty-flrat
forced the line of insurgent
trenches, wheeled to the left and drove
the enemy toward the lake During this
the FiIipinos in concealed
trenches on the right, opened fire, but
the brigade partly owing to the grass,
had few hit.
The Ninth infantry crept around to
the right, fanking the trenches, dTiv-
ing out the Filipinos and killing many
of them.
The Colorado regiment advanced to
the lake. Two companies encountered
Filipinos stood waist-high above a |
trench, pouring a volley upon the ad-
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 |
advanced one and half miles |
toward Paranaque, where the Ameri- |
cans found a strong trench on a ridge, |
out Of which they drove the Filipinos
by hard fighting.
The enemy tried to flank the dis
troops of the Fourth cavalry |
accompanying Maj. Gen. Lawton. and |
at the same time, they male their !
only advance. throwing a skrnish line |
to flank the Fourteenth infantry. But |
they were easily repulsed. the Ameri- !
can artillery coming to the crest of the
hill and Smelling the enemy.
About o'clock in the afternoon. Gen. |
brigade. headed by Cen. !
Lawton. who, in his white clothing and |
helmet. on a big black horse. vas a |
shining mark for the enemy's sharp
shooters. circled to the south Of Las 1
PInas, encountering a large force OF /
in the shelter of the trees. |
Sen. Lawton had a narrow escape. In
INC first volley of the enemy. the horses
IF three Of his staff officers were shot
from under them. The Colorado regi-
nsnt bore the brunt Of this attack ard /
dispersed the Filipinos
Hardly had they finished or that lot
when a large force appeared in the
-ear. which the Ninth infantry and
part Of the Colorado regiment drove
way By this time nearly the whole
division was around Las Pinas. TIE
Americans camped for the night south