Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-09-29


Manila, Sept. 2S.-1o:1O a. m.-The
movement against Porac. about eight
miles from Bacolor, in Pampanga
province, which began at daybreak this
morning, is conducted personally by
General Macarthur.
General Wheeler. with the Ninth reg
lment and battery, Is advancing by
two roads. while General Wheaton,
commanding the Twelfth and Seven
teenth regiments, is moving to block
the insurgents retreat from the North.
The Thirty-siNth regiment accom-
panies General Macarthur. Firing has
begun near Angeles.
WANT TO SEE OTIS.
Two Filipino Majors came to the
American lines last night with u mes
sage regarding the American prisoners
who were to arrive this morning They
'also requested permission for General
Aiejandrino, one Colonel and two Lieu
tenant-Colonels to visit General Otis.
They were refused entrance to the
American lines until noon Friday, ON
account of to-days fight, and General
Alejandrino alone will be allowed to
Visit General Otis.
NAPIDAN BOMBARDS AGAIN.
The insurgents recently cntrenched
and garrsoned the town of Pact, on
Laguna de Bay, in the province OF La
guna. Subsequently Captain Larren,
commanding the gunboat Napidan,
landed for n conference with. the cit
liens. AS he WAS proceeding up the
he was received with a volley from a
hidden trench. The party retreated to
their boat under cover OF the buildings
and regained their vessel. The Napi-
dan then bombarded the trench for an
hour, completely destroying 1t.
MACARTHUR ENTERS PoRAC.
1850 p. m.-General Macarthur enter
ed Porac after half an hours fighting.
The American loss Is not known. The
enemy fled northward. When the
Americans entered the town they
found it entirely deserted.
The attacking party moved on Porac
in two columns. The Ninth Infantry,
with two guns. from Santa Rita. was
commanded by General Wheeler and
the Thirty sixth Infantry, under Colo
mel Bell, with one gun, accompanied
General Macarthur from San Antonio.
Both columns struck the town at Q
o'clock and opened a brisk fire, which
was replied to by the enemy for half
an hour Then the insurgents fed and
the Americans marched over their
trenches and took possession OF the
place
Just before the fight Smiths com
mand. 1T Angeles, made demonstra-
ton BY firing artillerX np-tha- railroad
track
Liscum reported one casualty and
Bell reported four men of his regiment
wounded. The artillery did not have
any men injured.
SUCCESSFUL MOVEMENT.
6:O6 p. m.-To-d days movement was a
strategical success and resulted In the
possession of Porac and the clearing OF
several miles of country therea bouts.
The two columns. one from Santa
Rita and the other from San Antonio,
united before Porac, according to pro-
gram, stretching around the place for
some miles.
The insurgents are estimated to have
numbered six hundred men. Ten dead
Filiplnos were found, and the captain
and commissary of Mascarno's COM
mand were taken prisoners.
The American loss Is Ave wounded
but there We're many prostrations from
the heat.
Englishmen from the insurgent lines
report that the Filipinos at Bumban
have 1000 new Japanese rifles.
THE URDANETA'S CREW.
Manila, Sept. 29-9 a. NIT Is re-
ported by a person who has just ar
rived from Tnrlac that Naval Cadet
Wellborn G. Wood, who was in COM
mand of the United States Eunboat
Urdaneta recently captured and de-
etroyed by the insurgents in the Oran]
river, on the northwest side OF Manila
bay, where she was patrollng, and five
OF the nine enlisted men forming the
crew were killed during the lighting
previous TO the destruction OF the yes
sci.
The four other men and the captured
cannor-a FOUNDER, rapid fire
gun, Colt machine gun and a Norden-
feldt 25-milImetre gun-were convened
to Malac. m