The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-06-23
Hot Encounter of Re-
connoitering Party.
FIGHTING SEVERAL HOURS
The Fourth Infantry Has an Engage.
ment with Philippines I'm the Jungle.
Heavy-A Regiment Of Fresh Troops
Arrives at Manila and Another Ex-
pected in a Few Days Volunteers
Returning.

Manila, June ia battalion of the
Fourth infantry, which left linus, where
General Wheaton is in command, this
morning, to reconnoiter towards Las
Marinas, where it was believed most
of the rebels who escaped from Para
q and Bacoor had fed, was attack
ed in the rear by apparently friendly
natives. This brought On a sharp en-
gagement, lasting several hours, re-
suIting in five Americans being killed
and about twenty-five being wounded.
The loss of the rebels was very heavy.
The battalion soon exhausted it's am
munition and ait 2:30 O'Clock this after
noon General Wheaton and his staff,
with the Second battalion, two mounted
guns and one field piece, went to rein
force the troops attacked. General
Wheaton was fired on in the road n
a a narrow escape.
Later. the Third battalion was order
ed to the front and formed on the Las
Marinas road. Heavy firing on both
sides followed, the al tillery being freely
used. The CT envy was located in the
woods at 4 O'Clock showing signs of
TeIlr1DS, DIS the TeUCJS WtIe OclI5 pISSo-
ed very hard. One gun of the Sixth ar
tillery, in an advp ntageous position, did
great execution.
The fighting was still in progress at
5 O'clock, at Which time the Americans
had secured a quantity of Philippine
arms, which fad been abandoned in the
woods The scene of the fight is over
twenty miles from Manila.
FRESH TROOPS ARRIVE.
Tba JTpita1 Ctotac troncpnrt Char-
man, which sailed from San Francisco
May oath With 1900 men and seventy
five officers, under command of Briga-
der General Fred D. Grant, has arriv-
ed here after a smooth voyage. One
private died after the transport ar
rived. The troops brought by the
transport will go to the island of Ne
e gros to relieve the California volun-
teefs. General Bates, who arrived on
the transport, and General Grant will
probably be assigned to the commands
of the volunteer generals, some Of
whom will leave for home soon.
Generals Hale and Funston desire to
accompany their respective regiments
home. The Utah artillery, lit is an
bounced will accompany the Nebras-
kan troops on board the transport Han
cock, leaving their guns here. The
Pennsylvanians will start for home on
the transport Senator this week. The
Indiana sailed today with 500 discharg-
ed and sick soldiers. She will go into
dock for a few days at Nagasaki, ia
pan .
A CABLEGRAM FROM OTIS.
Washington, June 19.-General Otis
has cabled the var department as fol-
lows:
Manila, June 10.
"Adjutant General, Washington:
Sherman arrived this morning,
casualty Edwin l.. Gavett, Company 1,
Sixth artillery; Colonel Kellogg, twelve
men, left Honolulu sick; seventeen
cases of typhoid fever en- route. Sixth
infantry leavec fcEt Hello to relieve CAL
ifornians in Negros. Transport Indi-
ana, 1874 officers and soldiers discharged
as sick, with civilians, left for San
Francisco via Nagasaki yesterday. Han
cock and Sherman, with Nebraska,
Pennsylvania. n Utah, leave for Unit
ed States 2S soon as troops can be
placed in readiness. Californians will
leave as soon as collected. Colorado to
follow on first available transport.
TT
The arrival of the Sherman means
that General Otis will receive substan-
tial reinforcements. The Sherman left
San Francisco May 22nd and carried the
Sixth infantry and a number OF re-
cruits, numbering in all forty-one off,
GERS and 1856 enlisted men, under COM
mand of Brigadicr General Bates. Col
onel Kellogg, of the Twenty-sixth in
fantry, was taken i'll on the trip from
San Francisco to Honolulu and vas in
valided home from the last named port.
The transport Grant left San Francisco
on the 30th of May with the Sixteenth
infantry and is expected to arrive at
Manila early next week. Some confus-
ion results from the coupling of Iloilo
with Negroes. There is a battalion of
the First California at Negroes, under
command of the officer at Iloilo, which
is the headquarters for that part of the
Philippines.