Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-11
WHEATON'S LANDING,
Most Spectacular Affair Of Kind
Since Skaters,
MOVEMENT WELL MANAGED.
Cooperation Of the Troops and the
Navy Perfect.
BOMBARDMENT FOR AN HOUR.
Soldiers Then Rush Through Surf
Waist-Deep, and Charge Right and
Lcft-The FiIipinos FIee-FOrty of
Them Taken Prisoners.
BOMBARDMENT FOR AN HOUR.

san Fabian Thursday was the most spec
| tacular affair of the kind since General
Skaters Decentralization at Daiquri The
cooperation of the troops and the navy
was complete. The gunboats maintained
a terrific bombardment for an hour, while
the troops rushed waist-deep through the
surf under a heavy. but badly-aimed,
rifle-fre from the insurgent trenches,
and charged right and left, pouring vol
ley after vOlley at the fleeing rebels For
ty Filpinos were captured, mostly nom
commissioned officers. Several insurgent
dead and five wounded were found in a
| building which had suffered considerably
from the bombardment. The town was
well fortified The sand-dunes were riyet-
ed with bamboos 20 feet thick, which af-
forded fine cover.
NAVAL ARRANGEMENT
When the transports arrived in the gulf
they found the gunboats Princeton. Ben
nington, and others waiting. After con-
sultation with General Wheaton, Com
| mander Knox, of the Princeton and Com
mander Sheridan, OF the Bennington, an
chored two miles off shore The gunboats
formed line inside. the Helena Calloa,
| and Manila close in-shOre. with the first
gun Of the bOmbardment the small boats
We're filed rapidly, and without cOnfu-
sion, by Major Cronite's Battalion of the
Twenly-third Infantry and Captain
Bucks Battalion OF the Thirteenth In
fantry.
While the lines Of boats moved shore
ward the gunbOats poured the full force
| OF their batteries into the trenches, soon
forcing the insurgents TO fee through
the burrows dug back OF the trenches.
About 200 met held their places until
the keels of the boats grated on the
shore, when their Mauser bullets com
| nenced TO sing overhead.
THE TROOPS FIRST FIRE.
The battalions formed in good order.
Captain Buck. with Pierce and Patton's
companies, pursued the insurgents on
the left. into the bamboo thickets. on the
right was a frail foot-bridge across the
river. leading TO the town. General
Wheaton, personally commanding, ordered
a charge across the bridge. and Captain
Rowland, of his staff, led CoIemans and
Elliots companies. of the Thirteenth
and Shields Company. OF the Twenty
third. who behaved splendidlv under their
first fire, into the town, which was found
TO be nearly deserted. except by the aged.
and some Spaniards who had hidden in
the buffalo wal.Ows. and who came shout
ing delightedy toward the Americans
Two companies of the Thirty-third had
a skirmsh along Dugapan road with the
Filipinos
The troops camped in the rain during
the night, and in the morning General
Wheaton established his headquarters in
a church, quartered his men in the houses
and sent the captured Filipinos beyond
the outposts, with orders not to return.
AGUINALDO READY FOR FLIGHT.
The Inhabitants describe all the roads
as practically impossible, and say they
believe Aguinaldo has secreted a yacht in
the River Longapo, near Subig for use
in his flight, when he finds his capture is
inevitable
Wednesday was devoted to reconnais-
sances. Major Logan went northward to
Santo Tomas and burned the Filipino
barracks. Captain Bucks Thirteenth
went TO san Jacquinto and disposed of
small bands.
Marches Twenty-third went toward
Magaden, on the Dagupan road, and had
several sharp fights with small parties.
They killed eight men, brought in twenty
prisoners. and had five men wounded.
The Santo Tomas read seems TO be the
only possible means Of retreat for large
body north from Tarlac. and General
Wheaton commands it. The insurgents
of this section are going 10 reinforce
Tarlac.
THE OREGON ARRIVES.
The battleship Oregon has arrived here
from Hongkong.
Captain Chenoweth and Lieutenants
Davis. Van Horne. and Bradford with
IL. nth nac.t
ment accommodating northeast Of MAZDA
lacat. attacked and routed battalion of
Insurgents killing twenty-nine OF them.
Three Americans were wounded.
SPANISH PRISONERS RESCUED.
General Wheaton reports by the Ben
nington that when the landing was made
at San Fabian the insurgents encounter
ed were 300 recruits who were on their
way to Dagupan, where they expected
the expedition To land. They retreated 10
the mountains. Twenty-eight Spanish pri-
soners were rescued.
The report of the landing at Linguay
was brought by the commander Of the
Manila who saw the tight. He got the
geography mixed.
1t has been raining hard throughout the
week handicaping Generals LawtOn and
Macarthur. The transportation is the
chief difficulty. In the advance, General
Iawton depended on the river to get his
supplies. The San Isidro is fed by noun
tain streams. and is alternately too shall
low for navigation, and too swift. Two
and three launches were necessary 10 pull
the cascO moving the supplies from San
Isidro, and the mule-train, moving sup
plies from San Isidro over the muddy
roads made only two or three miles d
day. The troops were on short rations
most Of the time The only provisions the
country yields are rice, a few chickens,
and buffalo. The officers carry supply
Of cash 10 pay the natives literally for
all they take.
HEALTH OF TROOPS GOOD.
The highlands are cool. and the health
of the troops is good.
General Young has captured another
large share of insurgent ammunition and
munitions Of war, which they were obliged
10 leave in their hurried retreat.
General Macarthur is bringing supplies
from Angeles by the use of mule and ca
rabao teams.
Reconnaissance along the front have
discovered the insurgents strongly en-
trenched before Bambaban, with several
cannon and rapid-fre gun, but they are
short Of ammunition.
DARING EXPLOIT.
Major Bell has been engaged in another
daring exploit. While scouting with i've
scouts and two men Of the Twenty sixth
Infantry, and Lieutenant Hawkins and
fourteen men Of the Fourth Cavalry. he
crept behind trench containing hun