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ia and nrnceeded to get nfter the

rnemen. The bandits quickly ms'ng NJ
vintage Of the situation. came out oil. tine
houses to the number OF abon; two hundred.
Lieut.. NesIittt.. who saw thi. affair from tho
nt'scs there were 200, and attacked this
party Just. about the time reached tho bridge:
The time. In this attack Private David
$, Anderson, Company X, was ,, shot and and
s bnS su,s bS bsnd,s s ssns rc
about nifty rounds OF ammunltion. Private
Albert 2 jerks. GomEany K, vas shot through ugh
the bank. where he came rolling down near to
where We were; eroanlng with pain AMI i, ms
time. " First serat William shuck. Com.
phy n sTf sood her Ground IN the face o.
what seemed to be certain death. CORPORAL
Swan fired three shots from MS magazine;
could not fire more, as they we're right on him;
He then, dubbed his gun. MASKING In tho head S
Of tho rst man killing him instan,ly; Re,
his bayonet. Killing him. Sergt shuck aleo
effect nj o,hsr nE S and
break for the bridge. This was the crowd that
After getting the men over the bridge at
tempted TO deploy them. but they were too much
democrats ed 20 obey commands. then pushed
s quickly " gotten into strnsh order after a
nroSsSy ss 'ns S Ssq bridge
and Joined the party making my desasnmlsins
Trumpeter Steele to sound the charge, telling
the, men at the last note | was going forward
last noto OF the trumpet We sprang up
over the bank int the village En-, s6 few
sppnns T ntS place I've s down bhn
log. but on being shouted at. got up and Joined
h nS All bad %onS hsSs scne %o
had Become temporarily ratified. This sudden
l...t hnnN
had, a few minutes before probably regarded
as their victims. com etely demoralized them.
still after them Then they became, panic
stricken and dispersed. fleeing down the MI.
while our men poured deadly fire into them
at close range "a long as they were In sight
Lieut.. Nesbitt. who had witnessed our pre-;
dicnment from the hill, had started with oil
the bandits had Disappeared in the woods, Ho
continued the pursuit 50 long as they could oe
and quite a i,umbe we're Killed by his men. 4
notable incident OF the fight, and one OF great
as Sa inc pc the aad f" n 6e
spaniard. lilo was apparently man q great
good Winchester. rifle. rcvolvcr, and nne
talnbong OF kind OF broad sword. He also had
10 m" my pos possessen,,-a man Of superb courage
He used his Winchester from his horse. He
died as bard as he 9 S Mh h hier re bs
| horse. rolled. plunged and scrambled over the
ground like "A chicken when beheaded. Of all
exc TS in the struggle Of death on the fei
They always got away to die OF the battlefield.
seIvss until picked no by some comrade. who
would run and carry another man with COM
TT was now $40 A. NJ. the affair having lnsted
in its various phases two hours and hfteen
minutes The men were now, afforded an op-
desire TO go elsewhere. The surroundings were
certainly enough to paralyIs the appetite ot
mingled S"S With the carcassss Of carabso and
and At s: The rs stS0s rS sIaNnS n
and goats, were Filled. to, 10 broushi,
not be packed we're destroyed. Great quaint.
ties OF rice and various sinds OF provisions
great srss variety, the aScnmSiStIon probably 81
years of plumber and robbery: this after each
hd the to me-
about nity outlying houses in the neighbor-
hood One bandit was taken prisoner. Just
from one, He Dropped 10 the ground. covered
by several rifles. Just in time 70 save his life.
E Mn and rt sSree 1 carts drawn tS caraba",
one, OF which was the body OF our
Sssa on oS "H0hor ,se
/ into the valley. where each man was then per-
mitted to mount one OF The captured animals
mand presented remarkable sight, such IA
was never seen before. and probably never
| will be again. Almost everv man carried one
! or more OF some sort OF bandit weapon, spear.
bolO. &c, and the man who did not have a
bunch OF chickens. u young pig. kid or soms
| such thing was tho exception. In this manner.
| riding all day. the command reached la Car
| lo'a az ( 80 7. NJ. The combat resulted In the
killing Of ID OF the bandits. according TO count.
| This II. however. n very low estimate. Accord
ing to my opinion. "a we'll that OF my officers.
| / believe 100 would be nearer the correct
| number
within tho past few days a scouting party
| entered Salupitan and found the place desert
| ed. This party reports large humber OF
| skeletons and decom posed bottles some dis
! lance from where the fight took place, These
| are undoubtedly the remains .; wounded men
| who died after leaving the battlefield. The
| natives report the killed TO bc In excess OF any
figures mentioned In this report"
| Lieut.. Col. &. W Vim. Sixth Infantry. com =
| handing the Military kuh-district OF Negroes.
| warmly commends Capt. Byrne In his endorse
ment Of the report. He recommends Capt
| Byrne for "A medal u honor hrevet Of Cap
| tain for Lieut.. Neshit and certificates Of merit
| for Sergt. william J. Chuck and Corporal Frank
| T. Swan. Brig Gen. James II. Smith. com
| manding tho District OF Negroes. and Brig :
| Gen. H. L. Hughes. commanding the Nisayan
| Military district. approve Lieut. Col Wins
| recommendations. and in the final endorse.
| ment Malor-Gen. Otis says that the perilous
| undertaking. most successfully executed. en-.
| titles those participating to oil tho honors rec.
| commended.