The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-02-15
FILIPINOS ARE REPULSED WITH
TERRIBLE SLAUGHTER.
Aguinaldo Declares War Against the
United States and Then Wants to
Treat for Peace-Otis Ignores Him.

MANILA, FeDruary Dan attack on
the American troops by the insurgents
began Saturday night, February 4th
The insurgents were promptly and
sharply repulsed The fighting was
kept up in desultory way throughout
the night and with renewed activity in
the morning.
The result was that the insurgents
have been driven further back into the
country than the position they occupi-
variously estimated up to $500 killed,
5000 wounded and 5000 taken prison
ers. The American losses are about 40
killed and 120 wounded.
This engagement was brought about
by the action of three native scouts,
who, advancing close to the American
lines near Santa Mesa, made a feint
to go through. They retreated upon
being challenged, but returned again
in a short time. Once more they re-
treated. When they returned a third
time and attempted to make their way
past the outposts of the Nebraska SOL
diers, Corporal Greeley challenged
them and then fired. One of the ma
tives was killed and another wounded.
THE GENERAL ATTACK.
The affair was followed at o'clock
by a general attack on the American
outposts. The insurgents advanced all
along the line from Caloocan to Santa
Mesa. Our troops lost no time in re-
plying to the attack. The members of
the North Dakota, Nebraska and Mon
tana regiments returned the insurgent
fire with great vigor and succeeded in
holding the natives in check until the
main body of the American troops ar
rived On the scene. There was lull in
the fighting after the first reply of our
troops but the firing was continued
wi nj ty
During the early hours of the morning
it became more brisk, and at daylight
the American troops made a firm ad-
vance.
At daylight it was found that the
insurgents had massed themselves at
Santa Mesa and Caloocan and that
they had a considerable force about
Galingalan. Our troops directed their
movement promptly against the ma
tives between the first named places,
| and ultimately drove them out of the
two villages.
Telling work was being done at the
| same time against the insurgents in
and around Galingalan, and when the
| fghttng ceased our troops were in pos
session of Santa Ana, at which viii
lage the natives have rendezvoused for
| weeks previous to the fight.
Several vessels in Dewey'S squadron
| participated in the fight, firing on the
| natives in Malate and Caloocan, and
| driving them inland from both those
places.
The first shot from the American
sentry was evidently accepted as a
prearranged signal, for 1t was follow
| ed almost Immediately by terrific flu
| sillade along the entire Filipino line
on the north side of the Pasig river.
| The American outposts returned the
| fire with such vigor that the Filipino
| Ht~s, oh yn1 ,,f
| reinforcements. All the troops in the
vicinity were hurried out and the Fill
| pinos ceased firing for half an hour,
while their reinforcements came up.
REGIMENTS ENGAGED.
At 10 o'clock the firing was resum-
ed, the American firing line consisting
of the Third artillery the Kansas and
Montana regiments, the Minnesota
regiment the Pennsylvania, the Ne
braskans, the Utah battery, the Ida
hos, the Washingtons, the Californians
the Fourth cavalry, the North Dakota
volunteers, Sixth artillery and Four
teenth infantry.
The Filipinos concentrated their for
ces at three points, Caloocan, Santa Me-
sa and Galingalan, and maintained an
| intermittent fusillade for some hours
They brought artillery into action al
Galingalan at 10:30, but only one CUR
| annoyed the Americans to any extent
a howitzer on the road beyond Santa
Mesa. The Third artillery silenced the
Galingalan battery by firing two guns
simultaneously, which were followed
Immediately by volleys from the in
fantry.
At about midnight there was a lul
in the firing lasting until about 3:45 a
m, when the whole Filipino line pour,
ed in a new fire. The Americans re,
turned the fire in the darkness for full
twenty minutes and then there was
another lull until daylight, when the
Americans generally advanced.
During the night in response to Ad
miral Dewey's signals flashed across
from Cavite, the United States cruiser
Charleston and the gunboat Concord
stationed at Malabon, poured a deadly
fire from their secondary batteries In
to the Filipino trenches at Caloocan.
After daylight the United States
double turret sea going monitor Mo
nadnock opened fire off Malate and i
kept shelling the Filipino left flank
while the other vessels shelled the righ
flank for several hours.
By l o'clock the Americans had ap