The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-05-11
THE PHILIPPINE SITUATION
REPORTS OF fl MEETING OF THE
 FILIPINO CONGRESS.
Received from the Insurgent Lines but Are Unconfirmed Present MOst- ly All Part1sans of ASuinaIdo-Strong Desire for Peace Manifested-Mac- Arthur Waiting for Fresh Troops.

Manila, May 10-7:20 p. m.-Reports
 received from the insurgent line, which
 however, have not been confirmed, say
 that meeting of the Filipino congress
 has been held at San Isidro. There was
 no quorum present, but in spite of this
 fact some business was transacted. The
 reports add that, although those who
 attended were mostly partisans of Ag
 uinaldo, strong desire for peace was
 expressed. Major General MacArthur
 will probably remain at San Fernando
 until fresh troops can be forwarded to
 him from this city to replace some of
 the volunteers, who have become eX-
 l1austed from the long campaign. Fili-
 pino rhemen to the number of eight thousand are entrenched on three sides
 of Bacolor. The Americans, however
 are fully able to hold the city, if Mon- days attack was specimen of the ene- my's fighting ability.
 The army 'tinclad" gunboats Laguna de Bay and Cavadonga under command of Captain Grant, steamed up the Rio Grande to Calumpit to-day, clearing the entire country of rebels from the bay upward When the vessels reached Macabebe about one thousand of the inhab bitants of the place assembled upon the banks of the river, cheering the ex- petition Justify. Captain Grant was given an ovation when he went ashore Many of the Macabebes expressed themselves as being anxious to enter the American service for the campaigns against the Tagalas.
 The Filipino general. Mascardos army inspired by wine taken from the store houses of Bacolor and by the generals oratory, on Monday evening attacked San Fernando. There was tremendous yelling and a great expenditure of 1 cartridges by the rebels, but very little r. suit. General Mascardo holds the outskirts or Bacolor west of the rail- 1 read. In front of his position are the | Kansas and Montana regiments, which ] occupy trenches that the Filipinos built 1 in anticipation of an attack from the | direction of the sea. During the after noon of Monday General Mascardo with large retinue of officers rode along the lines, frequently stopping to harangue his warriors.
 At dusk a detachment of rebels rush. ed towards the outposts of the Montana regiment, but were met by hot fire from the Montana regiments line. The insurgents, from trenches nearly three miles long, responded After an hours firing, during which one private soldier of the Montana regiment was wounded, the insurgents terng fire throughout the night. Pris- oners who were brought into the Amer ican lines said that General Mascardo distributed barrels of wine among his soldiers, telling them that he expected to capture the city of San Fernando. The trenches undoubtedly saved the from the heavy volley, the bullets falling thick about them during the engagement.
 General Luna is massing his army east of the railway, bringing up troops by train loads in sight of the American lines. The country between San Fer nando and Calumpit is filling up with :, who profess great friendship toward the Americans, but who are sus- pected by many of sympathy with the A Filipino connected with .he American hospital corps was killed, [ t is supposed by Amigos. (
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