The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-11-15

battslion of the Twenty third infantry
and Capt Bucks battalion of the
Thirteenth infantry While the lines
OF boats moved shoreward the gun,
boats poured the full force of their
batteries into tho trenches, soon
forcing the insurgents to fee 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 lin
surgents on the left, into the bamboo
tickets. On the right a frail foot
bridge across the river leading to the
towns. Gen. Wheaton, personally
commanding, ordered charge across
the bridge, and Capt Howland, Of bis
staff, led Coleman's and Elliott's com.
pany of the Twenty. third, who be.
haved splendidly under their first
fire, into tho town which was found
to be nearly deserted, except by the
aged aud some Spsniards who had
hidden in the buffalo wallows and
and who came shouting delightedly
toward the Americans
Two companies of the Twenty third
bad skirmish along the Dagupan road
with the retrea.iug Filipioos.
The troops camped 10 the rain during
the oight aud 10 the morning Gen.
Wheaton established bis headquarters
10 . church, quartered bis men 10 The
houses and sent the captured Filipinos
beyond tho outposts. With orders not
to return.
The Inhabitants describe all the roads
as practically impossible au;a say they
believe Aguinaldo has seoreted q yacht
10 tho River Lonpsgo. near Subie. for
use 10 bis eight when be finds bis
capture is inevitable
Wednesday was devoted to recon-
noissances. Major Logan went north
wsrd to Santo Tones aad burned the
Filipino barracks. Captain Buck's
Thirteenth went to San Jaciuto and
disposed of small baods. Marsh's
Twenty.third vent toward Magdeleu on
the Dagupan road aud bad several
sbsrp fights With small parties. They
killed eight meo, brought 10 20 pris.
ouers and had five men wounded.
The Santo Tomas road seems 70 be
the ouly possible means of retreat for a
large body uorth from Tsrlac. snn Gen.
Wheaton commands it. The insurgents
of this section are going to reinforce
Tarlac. The bsttleship Oregon has
arrived here from Hoogkoug.
Capt Chenoweth aud Lieuts. Davis.
Vanborne end Bradford, With two COM
pauies OF the Seventeenth regimen.
reconu offering northeast of MabaIacaI,
atlscked aud routed a battalion of
surgsute. killing 20 of them. Tnrec
Americans we're wounded.
Gen. Wheaton reports. by the
Beuuiogton. that when the landing was
made at San Fabian. the Insurgents
encountered we're 800 recruits who
were on their way to Dagupau, where
they expected the expedition to laud.
They retreated to the noun tains.
Tweoty eight Spanish prisoners we're
rescued.
1t has been raining hard throug ghout
the week. haudiuaping Gems Lawtou
and Macarthur. The transport is the
chief difficulty. 10 tie advance Gen.
Lawton depended on toe river to get
his supplies The Sac Isid.o river is
fed By mountain streams sDd is alter.
ustcly too shallow for navigation or
too swift. Two and three launches
we're necessary to pull the canoes NOV
iog the supplies from Sau loidro, aud
the mule traios moving supplies from
San Isidro over the muddy roads made
only two or three miles day. The
troops were on short ratious most of the
time The OILY provisions the country
yields are rice. few chickens and
buffalo. The officers carry supply of
cash to pay the natives literally for all
they take
The highlands are cool aud the
health Of the troops is good.
Gen. Young has captured another
large share of ipsurgeos ammunition
ard munitions Of war which they we're
obliged to leave 10 their hurried
retreat.
Gen. Macarthur 10 bringing supplies
fron' Angeles BY the use Of mule apd
oarabo teams.
Recon Goissanoes along the front have
discovered the insurgents strongly
iutrenched before Bambso, With sever.
81 cannon sud rapid FIRE quo. but they
are short Of am uniGiou
Mi Ball has been engaged 10 auoth