Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-04-11

(By Telegraph to VirgIanan-Pilot.)
Manila, April 10.-6:50 p. m.-General
Lawton has captured Santa Cruz, at
the extreme end of the Lake. He drove
the rebels. who were commanded by q
Chinaman named Pao Wah, into the
mountains. The Americans had Six
men wounded. The rebels lost sixty
eight men killed and had forty men
, wounded.
THE EXPEDITION.
An expedition consisting of about
1900 men, commanded by General Law
ton. left San Pedro Macati. on the river
Pasig, on Saturday night, with the pur-
pose of crossing Laguna de Bay, and
capturing the town OF Santa Cruz, on
the eastern shore on the lake. The
American troops were then as planned.
TO sweep the country to the South.
The force consisted of 200 picked sharp
shooters from the various regiments.
Hawthornes Mountain Battery, Gales
squadron and three troops of the
Fourth Cavalry, unmounted; Bronx S
and Happens battalions of the Four
teenth Infantry; Lincks battalion of
the First Idaho Infantry. and FRAMES
battalion of the First North Dakota
Infantry, under General King.
The notilla of twenty canoes, tOwed
by tugs and conveyed by the gunboats
Laguna de Bay. Oesto and Napidan,
and preceded by the launch containing
General Lawton and General King.
moved toward the lake just as evening
was setting in. 1t was il truly pic
turesque scene.
The men carried rations for ten days
with the l!ghtest marching equipment
Genera! Lawton's plan was to reach
Santa Cruz on Sunday morning at day
break. to capture or destroy any rebel
Gunboa;s or shipping. to take the town,
ana then TO scourge the country to the
south OF the lake. n district not yet ex-
pi3red by the Americans.
OFFICIAL NOTICE OF CAPTURE
Washington. ID. c.. April 1O.-The fol-
lowing dispatches were received from
General Otis this morning:
Manila. April .. 1899.
Ad1utant General, Washington:
LAYTON now opposite Laguna de Bay
with fifteen hundred men. Condition of
troops excellent, sickness slight.
OTIS.
Manila, April 10, 1899.
Adjutant General Washington:
Lawton's command captured Santa
Cruz. chief city OF Laguna de Bay. this
morning; casualties six wounded: in
surgent troops driven, leaving sixty
eight dead on the field and large num-
Der of wounded; considerable number
captured. Lawton will pursue west
ward OTIS
PARTICULARS OF BATTLE.
Manila. April 10.-7 p. m.-Santa Cruz
was the Filipnos stronghold on Lake
Laguna de Bay. and 1t fell into the
hands of General I.awton's exDedition
Ing one of the most interesting and i'm
portant battles of the war.
The plans of the American comman-
ders worked perfectly, with the excep-
tion that the progress of the expedi-
ton was delayed by the difficult nayi-
cation of the river About fifteen hun
dred picked men. composed the expedi-
ton. which was under the personal
command of General Lawton. on ac-
count of the illness OF General King.
THESE troops partly surrounded the
city while the gunboats Laguna de Bay.
Napidan and Oes,o, under the command
or Captain Grant, of the Utah Battery.
shelied the city and outlying trenches.
LAWToN's BRAVERY
General Lawton and his staff accom-
panied the troops, sometimes leading
charges in Indian fighting tactics,
which eventually resulted in the COM
plete rout of the rebels, with the small
est amount of damage to the city and
slight loss to the Americans.
The expedition started from San Pc
dro Macati at dusk on Saturday, in
tending to capture Santa Cruz by as
sauit at daybreak. But in navigating
the shallow, tortuous Pasig river, per-
maps through the cunning of the ma tive
Americans successful, several boats
grounded, and 1t was nearly dawn when
the troops reached the lake. The expe-