The times., 1899-05-12

der was secured later on. The days cas-
ualties in the brigade numbered eleven.
The command biyouacked near Polo. and
little south of Meicauayan.
"0n March 81 the advance was resumed
at o'clock a. m, the column passing
though Meicauayan, which was also found
in flames, having been fired by the enemy.
The column reached the Marilao early in
the day. The enemy, having here shown
himself in unknown force on his right, in
volving possible flank movement against
our left, / directed a battalion of the
Twentieth Kansas 10 debcuch from its line
of march along the dirt road, deploy into
the timber, and drive out the concealed
foe. This order was speedily followed
by another 10 send in second battalion
and then third. the whole under Colonel
Funston, who, after spirited combat
along the south bank of an arm OF the
Mirilao River, drove the enemy from his
intrenched position on the north bank, and
killed and wounded a number of them.
Colonel Funston then crossed a small de-
tachment TO what proved to be an island.
These troops were subsequently, withdrawn
when 1t was discovered that the stream
was not the main river. Later in the
afternoon this regiment was ordered TO the
right with instructions to cross the river
by the railroad bridge where the Third Ar
tillery had already crossed. This reliable
regiment, small but efficient, had been
heavily engaged during the afternoon, suf-
fering eighteen casualties, but driving the
enemy in Its front as usual.
ION March 80 the brigade marched in the
afternoon. in its designated position in the
line, from Guiguinto station 10 the rebel
trenches a couple of miles south of Malo-
los, where a small party of the enemy was
discovered strongly intrenched across the
railroad track. The encounter was uneX-
pected at the moment. The rebel detach-
ment suddenly opened with rifle upon the
division and brigade commanders, their
staff and orderlies who had assembled on
the railroad track during a temporary
halt, only a few yards away. To repel the
attack and drive off the assailants, COM
pany from the Tenth Pennsylvania. of the
Second Brigade, advancing on the right of
the railroad. and company OF the Twen-
tieth Kansas. abreast of it on the left OF
the track, were simultaneously ordered for
ward on the double quick, driving out the
enemy and occupying his trenches. No
| casualties occurred here on our side and
none were discovered at that immediate
point on the Filipino side. The brigade
bivouacked for the night. the formation of
the line being substantially as on previous
marches.
The Fall of MnIoIos.
"On March 81 the brigade moved early
l from us DlNOudC VI pItNlOuS
marching directly against Malolos in con-
junction with the Second Brigade and the
divisional artillery. The First Brigade ad-
vanced in substantially the same relative
order, as TO the respective regimehtal po-
stions. The advance was necessarily S ow
and tiresome on account of the difficult
! character of the country passed over, it
| being full of swamps. lagoons. marshes,
bamboo thickets and dense banana groves,
necessitating frequent changes from
marching by the front, in line of battle to
! flank movements toward the right. followed
by successive deployments again into line
/ of battle to the left after having passed
the numerous obstacles encountered. The
chief resistance and the principal firing
appeared to come from the right, being
directed against the Second Brigade.
My advance continued steadily toward
! the town. barring more delays. such as
have already been described, until the Sec