The record-union., 1899-08-08
HEAVY ARTILLERY.
Monthly Report Of the First Bat
TALON to Adjutant General.

talon BATTERIES A and d., California
Heavy Artillery, for the month OF
June, was yesterday received by Al
jutant General Seamans.
The record of events for the month
of which the following is part, VIII
prove interesting reading:
1.-The field and staff left Cavite out
post, San Rogue, for Cavite, June
18th, per telegraphic instructions from
Adjutant Generals office.
Battery A left outpost San Rogue
for Cavite, June 30th, to act as Provost
Guard in that town.
1.-The command remained at the out
post, Cavite, San Rogue, during the
month of May.
ION May Goth, Private Cathelin Of
Battery D, was shot through both legs
by the insurgent sharpshooters located
in our immediate front in a position be-
tween Cavite Viejo and Novaleta.
"On June Z, 1899, the Filipino sharp
shooters were very active and permits :
sion was obtained from District Com
mander to shell insurgent trenches
near Novaieta and Cavite Viejo, which
was done by the Wyoming Light Ar
tillery, and proved to have been of
good success, as the firing from the
insurgents line was not heard any
more during the entire day.
ION June 14th, about a. M, sew
eral shots were fired by the insurgents
at our outpost, but by 10 a. m. white
flags We're seen all along the beach
in the towns of Roserio, Salinas and
Novaleta About 3 80 p nv by order of
the District Commander, fifty scouts
made up of Batteries A and D were
sent out under command of Lieutenant
Glass, to see if insurgents had with
drawn, and they proceeded to the town
of Roserio without resistance. but as
soon as they. entered the town insur-
gents We're seen on a road in the vi
cinity of Novaieta and outskirts OF
Salinas, where they were strongly in
trenched, and our scouts having or
ders not to start engagement, returned
to outpost about p. m.
ION June 10Th, at a. M, eighty
scouts from Batteries A and D, under
command of Captain Geary, started
out as far as Novaleta, when they
were fired on by insurgents in
trenches The fire was returned by
our scouts, who held their ground I'M
til insurgents retreated.
ION June 10th the battalion, under
command of Major Rice, started at >
a. m. ON a accommodating expedition,
and marched lover to Novaleta and
took possession Of the roads leading
to Salinas on Manila Bay, San Fran
cisco de Malabon and Cavite Niejo-
Our troops were fired upon on the
outskirts of Novaleta and Salinas By
insurgents strongly intrenched, which
fire was returned by our men until en-
envy retreated. While firing was going
on several Filipinos who when first
seen claimed to be amigos, carrying
white flags, ETC., ran to the enemy's
trenches. The command captured
sixty prisoners and took them back
to the outpost at night, and they were
sent to Cavite and delivered to the
general prison. Distance marched by
battalion, six miles.
"A volunteer scouting party, COM
posed of excellent swimmers, was
made up under Sergeant Coyne'
Battery A, started from out
post at ; a. m. on June 18th,
with orders to make connections with
General Lawton's troops stationed at
Bacoor to inform the General OF our
position and report for orders. This
trip was dangerous, as the party had
to go through the insurgents country,
which they successfully did"
The report goes on to state that on
June 18th 100 men of the battalion
under Major Rice started at 6 a. M to
places held by them on the previous
day, and were fired upon from the
outskirts of Novaleta and Salinas.
On June 10Th the whole battalion
and two companies of the Tenth Penn
sylvania started to- Rosario, where a
delegation of natives were expected to
surrender the town. Nobody, however,
was there except old persons, women
and children.