The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1899-11-14
NEW TROOPS UNDER FIRE.
on Oh Them In a LATHE at San Fa-
o'an and Do Splendid work-Army
and Navy to-Operated.

MANILA. Nov. 1.-THE landing OF
Nne American troops at San Fabian
TUESDAY, was the most spectacular al.
lair OF its kind since Gen. Skaters
''olsem oarkation at Daiquiri. The CO.
operation of the troops and the navy
was complete. The gun boats main
saineo te rrific bonn Oardment for over
~an hour while the TROOPS rushed waist
deep through the surf, under a heavy.
Out BADLY aimed, rifle fire from the in
sSurgent trenches, and charged right
:" ana LETT, pouring voliey after volley at
tne heeing rebels Forty Filipinos
we've captured, mostly non-commis-
stoned officers. Several insurgent
dead and five wounded were found in
building which had suffered consider
ably from the bonn bardment
The town was we'll fortified. The
sand dunes were riveted with bamboo
20 feet thick, which afforded fine
cover.
When the transports arrived in the
gulf they found the gunboats Prince
ton, bennington and others waiting
After consultation with Gen. Wheaton
ACommaHder Knox, of the Princeton,
~and Commander Sheridan, of the Ben
nlngton, anchored on the shallow two
miles off shore. The gunboats formed
"a line inside, the Helena, Callao and
Manila close inshore. With the first
gun of the bombardment the small
boats were filed rapidly without con-
fusion by Maj. Cronite's battalion of
the 23d infantry and Capt. Bucks bat
talon of the 18th infantry
While the lines of boats moved
sshoreward, the gun boats poured the
full force of their batteries into
the trenches, soon forcing the insur-
gents to flee through the burrows
dug back of the trenches. About 200
men held their places until the keels of
the boats grated on the shore when
their Mauser bullets commenced to
sing overhead.
The battalions formed in good order.
Capt. Buck, with Pierce's and Patton's
companies, pursued the insurgents on
the left into the bamboo thickets. On
the right was frail foot bridge across
the river leading to the towns. Gen.
Wheaton, personally commanding, or
dered a charge across the bridge, and
Capt Rowland, of his staff. led Cole
mans and Elliotts companies of
the 18th and Shields company
of the Esd, 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 hidden in the
ing delightfully."- toward the Americans.
Two companies of the Esd had a
-skirmish along the Dagupan road with
the retreating Filipinos.
Maj. Shields, of the staff. with his
command, captured several insur-
gents.
The inhabitants describe all the
roads as practically impossible and
say they believe Aguinaldo has Sc
GREETED a yacht in the river Longapo
near Subig, for use in his fight when
he finds his capture is inevitable.
Wednesday was devoted to recon-
noissances. Maj. Logan went north
ward to Santo Tomas and burned the
Filipinos' barracks. Capt Bucks 18th
went to San Jacinto and disposed of
small bands. Marsh's Odd went toward
Magdalena, 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.
Capt. ChenOwith and Lieuts. Davis,
Vanhorne and Bradford, with two
companies of the 18th regiment, re-
-connoitering northeast of Mabalacal,
attacked and routed battalion of in
.surgents, killing % of them. Three
Americans were wounded.
Maj. Bell has been engaged in an
other daring exploit. While scouting
with five officers and two men of the
Both infantry and Lieut.. Hawkins and
10 men of the 4th cavalry, he crept be-
hind trench containing hundred
Filipinos, rode them down and killed
and wounded 20 and captured six. He
also brought back 80 Mausers.