The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-30

paSo 10 do interior guard and police duty
and act as reserve.
The present quarters are MACH more
fasovaAlv sstrasexa than these previously
occupied BY The regiment. They are fur
Their cat os the e!sy, GA higher ground
along the river, ard in a more healthy
locality in every respect except for the
Maassr bullets which occasionally come
hisSlTss in from abe positions OF the sharp
shooters across the river. And IL is act
anticipated that this condition VIII con-
unae very much longer.
Troops. In n Hot Actten.
Probably The most important engage
msa1 since the general battle Of Feb
rAaEy was fought by three companies af
the Washington regiment. The most I'M
portant. that i. IN the number Of CASUAL
lies 10 the enemy
Our loss was TIVE men killed. nous wound-
60 The killed are Private Alton A. Rine-
aars company X. shot through both
failure. Private John +. Adams Company
NJ, ssaot through both hips. sesering the
phemsfai artery. and hlea to death before
messcas aid could reach HIM.
The loss of the insurgents. al course.
cannos re learned. bur dozen bodies were
seen. number Of others were seen TO
thought that the enemy's loss must have
been fullS' sixgy killed and wounded This
estimate ts conservative. Some Of the offi-
GERS who iAok part in the engagement place
IL above the 100 mark.
Drawinx tn the Lines.
When The lire occupsei ny the First bril-
ga5e beyond san Pedro @as drawn in u
few days aga "a get "a better position. two
companies Of the California regiment which
were occupying the Guadalupe church
evacuated the church and burned ii TO the
ground
The line then fell hack about a half a
mile from the ruins. This church is ssts-
ated on a high knoll overlooking cur posi-
ton, and surrounded By bamboo trees and
brush so as 10 be In places an almost
impenetrahie thseket In front OF the line
aow occupied BY our troops. and between
u and the church. is a deep ravlne also
filled with hr;.sh.
The rains ~ the church had no sooner
groNa sufficiently cool thar IL and the
brush patches all around II We're occupied
lay hundreds OF insurgents who. while uu-
der perfect cover themselves, poured Q
heavy are into our lines all day yester-
day.
Native Force Compelled to Retreat.
About O'Clock IL was decided 70 drive
them back again ana an attack was FORM
Cd with Company II Of this reg .menf on
the RICH, flank and Companies X and N
on the front. This line advanced into the
thScket under "A terrific IRE and advanced
almost TO the church. driving swsrms Of
Ffiipinos before them. The lighting was
necessarily AT very close quarters and Of
very exciting nature. lasting fer half an
hour.
Al the same time tsiis engagement was
going on Companies q and r Of this regt-
rnent. under Mai. Bell. of the engineer
corps. crossed the Passg river the left
and surrounded an insurgtnt outpost over
there. capturing nine prisoners. killing ten
ard wonnding three wlthou, the lass OF .
man.
strength of the Filipino Army.
1t is now thought that the larger part
Of the Philippine army. under one or the
ablest commanders they have Is on tho
front OF the First and Second hrigades
Of the First division. south NJ town. The
estimates of the number OF troops oppos-
ing rs there vary widely but conserva-
tives place II AT l9Np. IL In known that be.
fore the battle 3oto were assembled At
Santa Ana, as many more each at San
Pedro and Pasig, besides smaller garri-
sons In the less important towns. Es-
iimating that a thousand OF these have
been captured. killed ard wounded. IL
none OF them have passed to the east
around our lines 10 Join Montenegro AT
Maiahon. which Is not thought probable
IL will he seen that the estimate of f0dnD
is not an unreasonable one Opposing this
army there are ir the First division the
following troops: First Washington First
Idaho. First California. First North Da-
ko,a. Fourteenth regulars. Fourth regu-
lar cavalry two sections OF artillery and
company Of engineers~-less than 5.0D
men In al.
Corporal II. r. 3. Stroud. OF Company
l.. died in the First Reserve hospital OF
acute dysentery yesterday.
JOE SMITH.