The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1899-06-09
LAWTON'S LATEST MOVE.
An Attempt to Eutrap Gen. Rio Del Piiar's
EOrse the Morong Peninsula
Only Partially Succeeded.

of the American troops tonight indi.
Gates that they will tomorrow sweep
the peninsula of Morong, The land pro.
| jecting to the south into Laguna Ge
| Bay, where the insurgents are sup
posed to have a large force, near the
town of Morong as we'll as the battery
| on the western shore of the peninsula,
which recently smashed the propeller
of the gunboat Napidan.
Closing in Upon the Enemy.
Gen. Hall is marching from Antipolo.
| about six and a half miles northwest
of Morong, toward the peninsula, with
his forces spread ont to cover a large
section. Col. Truman, with the First
| North Dakota regiment and the
Twelfth infantry, is advancing along
the coast of the lake from Taytay, in.
cidentally clearing several small towns,
| Col. Wholly, with the First Washing.
| ton regiment, has landed on the penin.
sula above the town of MorOng. The
army gunboats Napidan, Covadonga
and Ceste are in position to cooperate.
|
The original plan was to surround
| the forces of Gen. Pho del Pillar, sc
that he must retreat to the MOron9
peninsula, where capture would have
| been inevitable. This was not a COM
plete success because Gen. Halls col
umn found the country full of handi.
caps to marching. There were severa
streams to be bTidged or fOrded, an0
the troops frequently floundered
| through morasses, waist deep in mud.
an experience, which, under the ter
rife sun. exhausted the Americans
| quite beyond endurance. Most of Gen,
| Pho del Pillars followers are supposed
! to have escaped nOrthward, probably
reaching BOsOboso, a stronghold in
the mountains.
Col. wholly Got There.
Col. Wholly, having successfully com
! pleted his share of the movement.
brought the Washington regiment tC
the River Pasig, where, last night
about midnight, the men embarked
upon the cascoes, and started for their
! destination under the convoy of the
gunboats.
They encountered repetition of the
experience undergone by almost every
expedition on attempting to enter La
guna de Bay, as the boats went
aground in the shadows at the mouth
of the river, and were detained there
several hours.
Gen. Lavton interchangeable.
Mai.-Gen. Lawton, in the meantime
was indefatigable, riding from one
force to the other and supervising the
loading of the cascoes, without sleep
for two nights.
Gen. Halls Column.
Gen. Halls column which assembled
1T the waterworks, or pumping station
late Friday night, under cover of a
mOonless sky, consists of the Second
Oregon volunteers, who marched tC
the point of rendezvous from the city
barracks; a battalion of the Second
Wyoming regiment, four troops of the
Fourth cavalry-one mounted on the
big American horses which so i'm
pressed the natives, the others I'M
mounted-twO battaliOns of the
Fourth infantry, one battalion of the
Ninth infantry, the first six companies
of the First Colorado regiment and
two mountain guns.
RepuIsed n Large hand of FiIipinOs.
The men rolled themselves in their
blankets and lay upon the wet grass
for a few hours under drizzling rain.
At four o'clock yesterday morning
Saturday they began to cross the
San Mateo river, and about noon easily
repulsed a large band of Filipinos.
about - miles east of Manila, between
Mariquina and AntipOlO.
The Oregon regiment, the cavalry.
the artillery and the Fourth infantry.
accomplished the task, driving the ia.
surgents into the hills, the other
troops being held in reserve, but after
ward joining the main column in the
pursuit toward the Sea.
a Running Fight.
running fight was in progress all
the afternoon. \ Filipino outpost
first attacked a few American scouts,
whereupon the Fourth cavalry formed
long skirmish line, and easily drove
the insurgents into the hills.
Then the Oregon regiment moved
across Il wet, soggy rice field, in eX-
tended order, toward the hills, where
it was believed a large force of the
enemy had concentrated. When the
Oregon men were within a mile
of the position, the Filipinos opened
heavy fire, the Americans replying and
pressing forward more rapidly.
Scattered Over the Hills.
After a few vOlleys the insurgents
went scattering over the crest of the
hills in every direction, and their panic
was increased when the artillery
opened upon them, and the shells be-
gan to explode all around them, un-
doubtedly causing great loss of life.
The bombardment by the batteries and
the musketry was maintained for near
ly half an hour, after which not a
Filipino could be seen on the hills and
not q shot came from the position.
The heat was intense, and the
troops suffered greatly, but they con-
tinued on the trail taken by the flea
ing enemy in the hope of driving them
toward the lake.
Col. WhoIIy's Movements.
Col. Wholly, with two battalions of
the First Washington regiment, a bat
TALON of the Twelfth infantry, two
guns of Scott's battery and party of
scouts under Maj. Jeisenberger, left
San Pedro Macati yesterday morning,
and after fording the River Pasig, adj
vanced northeast upon Cainta, while
Gen. Hall approached the town from
the opposite
This important movement was kept
so secret that the public thought the
plan was to send Gen. Ovenshine's
lines forward against the insurgents
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