The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-17
.F|L|P|NOS FIGHT
AND FALL BACK
Colonel Smith Forces Them
from Their Works.
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BATTLE NEAR ANGELES
THE AMERICANS WILL HOLD
THE CITY.
fILIPIyos MAsslNG IN TIE VICINITY
Colonel Smith Lost in the Engagement With
$500 # the Enemy Two Men Killed
and Twelve Wounded. Skir-
mish Near Xaros.

Manila, August 1G.-(5:20 p. NJ y
The insurgents have been concentrating
for two days about Angeles.
1t is officially announced that Coienel
Smith with ten companies of the
Twelfth regiment. and two guns Of Bat
terry II, of the First artillery, undrr
Lieutenant Kemley, attacked this morn
ing $500 strongly intrenched insurgents
at the southern approach - Angeles vnd
drove them back after i sharp fight,
the American tro01s losing two men
killed and twelve wo lndcd. The inslr-
gent loss was estimated az 2@O men.
Our force will hold Angeles.
About two hundred Insurgents appear
ed this morning in front of Dolores,
short distance north of porac, but
the were driven off by one company
of the Twelfth regiment, dnicr COM
mand of Captain Anglum. One Amrri
can was wounded.
Manila, August It's A. M.-The
Twelfth infantry left CaluIet mt sunrise
today and advanced up the railroad.
Captain Evans battalion dep1oyed TO
the right of the track and Captain
Woods to the left Two companies re-
mained on the track with the artillery
The insurgents were found well in-
trenched in front of the town, the
trenches having been made within Il few
days and since the occupation of CaluIet.
At Il distance OF 900 yards the Fill
pinos opened fire. Their force was es-
timated by Colonel Smith ut 1,500 al
though the residents afterward said it
exceeded those figures by thousand.
The enemy sent heavy volleyS against
the whole American line. Most of their
shooting, as usual, was high but they
concentrated their heaviest fire down the
track upon the artillery
Colonel Smith kept the whole line
moving rapidly, with frequent rushes.
The insurgents attempted 10 flank Cap
tain Evans, and therefore two com
panies were sent to the right and drove
them back
Unable to stand their continuous vol
leys, the Filipinos abandoned the
trenches and retreated throughout the
town northward. 1t apppears that they
had only received their supply of am
munition this morning. Had they been
attacked sooner, they could have made
little resistance
The intense heat caused much suffer
ing among the Americans.
A reporter of the Manila Times who
was accompanying Colonel Smith was
shot in the head, probably fatally. One
American officer received a slight wo1no
in the face
Lieutenant Rowland, of General
Wheaton's staff, who knew the country
thoroughly as the result Of the recon
nolssance, and who assisted in direct
ing the movement, received a yollIey
While riding across a field close to the
trenches, but escaped unharmed.
OTIS OFFICIAL REPORT.
Washington, Aug. 16.-Another sharp
engagement between MacArthur's com
mand and the insurgents was reported
to the War Department today in the
following dispatch from General Otis:
Manila, August 10TH
'Adjutant General, Washington:
"MacArthur's troops occupy country
from Candalia to point near Angeles;
thence toward Porac, taking within his
line Santarita, Guagua, Bacolor. Col
onel Smith, with ten companies Twelfth
infantry and two guns First artillery,
attacked enemy in entertainments out
skirts Angeles estimated at $500, driv-
ing them north and inficting upon them
reported loss of two hundred killed and
wounded; our loss two killed and II
wounded. On 11th instant General
4oung's troops, consisting of detach-
ments Fourth cavalry, Twenty-frst,
Twenty-foufth and .Twenty-fifth infan-
tr, drove insurgents northeast of Ma
Mia through Maraquina San Mateo,
into mountains, returning following day
column of insurgents, five hundred
strong, descending road east of Baliuag
for the purpose of taking railway, driven
by our Baliuag and Quinga troops and
routed yesterday. This force in full re-
treat northward. carrying number of
their wounded officers. Angeles will be
permanently occupied at once.
(Signed.) "OTIS."