The record-union., 1899-10-09
American Forces Have Three En-
gagements With Rebels.
The Latter Being Defeated in Each and
Driven From Their Trenches.
The Americans Occupy Cavite
Viejo and Nove1eta, After Sharp
Fighting, Three Officers and
Nine Privates Being Wounded,
One of the Former Morta1Iy-
The Enemy's Loss Not Known.

NOVELETA Qsland of Luzon), Oct.
S93:15 p. m.-General Schwan's col
umn, consisting of the Thirteenth H.
fantry, a battalion of the Fourteenth,
two troops of cavalry, Captain Keillys
battery of the Fifth Artillery and
Loves scouts, advanced from Bacoor
this morning and occupied Cavite Viejo
and Noveleta. The American loss was
three officers and nine privates wound
ed, one of the officers being mortally
hurt. The loss of the enemy is un-
known, but the bodies of three Fill
pinoS were seen.
There were two sharp fights near
NoveIeta, Loves scouts first encoun-
tered the enemy near Cavite Vieio. and
soon put them to flight, continuing
their advance.
Captain Saffords battalion of the
Thirteenth Regiment, with two COM
panies of the Fourteenth and num-
Der of Tagalo scouts, Captain Nc
Grath commanding the troops of the
Fourth Cavalry and Captain Reillys
battery, came upon the enemy in a
strongly intrenched position on the
road between Cavite Viejo and Move
leta. A fight lasting half an hour fol-
lowed, resulting in the enemy being
driven back. The American forces
sustained considerable loss in this en-
gagement, the men being shot from
the trenches and shacks along the
road
The column then pressed on to Move
leta, which they found deserted, and
will remain there tonight
The marine and naval forces coop
Grated with the troops. The gunDoats
Wheeling, Petrol and Cal1ao lay off the
shore near Noveleta, and threw shells
into the town of Santa Cruz for an
hour, preparing the way for the ma
rines to land. Two battalions, con-
sisting of 450 marines. under Colonel
Elliott, advanced along the peninsula
from Cavite to Noveleta. The only
way was by narrow road through
swamps.
A mile beyond the marines outpost
the column was suddenly received with
a volley from trenches across the road.
A flank movement was executed, and
the insurgents We're driven from the
rice fields in turning the flank of the
enemy, who retreated to strong sand
forts across the creek dividing the
peninsula, destroying the bridge across
the stream
The marines waded through more
rice fields, forded the river in water TO
their shoulders and carried the forts,
meeting with feeble resistance, the
first encounter having disheartened the
enemy.
Squads were sent to Noveleta, and
burned the town and huts all along the
roads from which the enemy COM
menced the firing. There a junction
was formed with the scouts, who had
cts. Thence the marines returned to
Cavite thoroughly exhausted.
Lieutenant Wynne, with a three
FOUNDER, did good execution during the
advance.
General Lawton was not in personal
command of to-day's movements.
Captain Cowles' battalion of the
Fourth Infantry, while accommodating
to-day, found a body of several hum
dred insurgents near San Nicolas.
After a brisk fight lasting three-quar
ters of an hour the enemy was driven
off. In this engagement the American
casualties were four men slightly
wounded. Six of the enemy were killed,
but the number of wounded is not
known.
The bad condition of the roads made
the progress of the artillery very slow.
MANILA, Oct Scoops a. m.)-The
advance upon San Francisco de Mala-
bon is continuing. General Schwan's
advance guard entered Rosario this
morning, meeting with slight resist