The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-11-11

hour, " j troops rushed waist deep
through surf, under a heavy, but
badly az fire from the insurgent
trenches. ..a.d charged right and left,
pouring volley after volley at the fleeing
rebels. Forty Filipinos were captured,
mostly non commissioned officers. Sey-
eral insurgent dead and five wounded
were found in a building which had suf-
fered considerably from the lombard
ment The town was we'll fortified. The
sand dunes were riveted with bamboo 2C
feet thick, which afforded a fine cover.
When the transports arrived in the
gulf they found the gunboats Princeton,
Bennington and others waiting. After
consultation with General Wheaton,
Commander Knox, of the Princeton, and
Commander Sheridan, of the Bennington,
anchored two miles off shore. The gun
boats formed a line inside; the Helena,
Callao and Manila close, in shore. With
the first gun of the bonibardment, the
small boats were filled rapidly, without
confusion, by Major Cronite's battalion
of the Twenty-thlrd Infantry and Cap
tain Bucks battalion of the Thirteenth
Infantry. While the lines of boats
moved shoreward, the gHnboats poured
the full force of their batteries into the
trenches. soon forcing the insurgents to
flee through the burrows dug back Of the
trenches. About 10 men held their
places until the keels of the boats grated
ON the shore when their Mauser bullets
commenced TO sing overhead.
The battalion formed in good order
Captain Buck, with Pierce's and Patton's
companies pursued the insurgents ON the
left in the bamboo thickets. On the
right was a frail fOotbridge across the
river, leading to the towns. General
Wheaton, personally commanding, order
ed a charge across the bridge and Cap
tain Howand, of his staff, led Coleman
and lliott's companies of the Thirteenth
and Shields company of the Twenty
third, who behaved splendidly under their
first fire, into the town. which was found
to be nearly deserted, except by the
aged and some Spaniards, who had hid
den i'll the buffalo wallows, and who
came shouting delightedly toward the
Americans.
Two companies of the Thirty-third had
a skil1nish along the Dagupan road with
Che retreatng Filipinos.
The troops camped in the rain during
the night. and i'm the morning General
Wheaton established his headquarters
in church, quartered his men in the
houses and sent the captured Filipinos
beyond the outposts, with orders not to
return.
The inhabitants describe all the roads
as practically impossible, and say they
believe Aguinaldo has secreted yacht
in the river Longgapo near Subig for use
in his fight when he finds his capture is
inevitable.
Wednesday was devoted to reconna1s-
sances. Major Logan went nOrthward
to Santo Tomas and burned the Filipino
barracks. Captain Bucks Thirteenth
went to San .Jacinto and disposed of
small bands. Marshs Twenty third
went toward Magdelen on the Dagupan
road and had several sharp fights with
small parties. They killed eight men,
brought in 20 prisoners, and had tye
men wounded.
The Santo Tomas road seems to be the
only means of retreat for a large body
north from Tarlac and General Whea-
ton commands it. The insurgents of this
section are going to reinforce Tarlac.
The battleship Oregon has arrived here
from Hong Kong.
Captain Chenoweth and LeutenantS
Davis. Van Horne and Bradford, with |
two companies OF lue oeNehleeHIh VS.
ment reconnoitering northeast OF
Mabalacat. attacked and routed bat |
TALON of insurgents. killing % of them
Three Americans were wounded.
General Wheaton reports, by the Ben
nington, that when the landing was
made at San Fabian the insurgents en-
countered were 800 recruits who were
on their way to Dagupan, where they
expected the expedition to land. They |
retreated to the mountains. Twenty
eight Spanish prisoners Were rescued.
The report of the landing at Lngayen |
was brought by the commander of the
Manila who saw the fight. He got the
geography mixed.
1t has been raining hard throughout |
the week, handicapping Generals Law
ton and Macarthur. The transporta
tion is the chief difficulty. In the ad-
vance General Lawton depended on the
river to get his supplies The San Isidro
river is fed by mountain streams, and is
too shallow for navigation or
too swift. Two and three launches