The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-29
The Insurgents Fled Northward After
An Hours Fight.
THE AMERICAN LOSS SMALL.
Five Men Were Wounded, Although
There Were Several prostrations
from the Heat The fnsurgcnt
Loss Unknown Another
Skirmish with the En-
cmy at Town OF Pact.

MANILA. Sept. 2S-lolO \. M-rhe
movement against Porac. about eight
miles from Blco.or IN Pampanga Prov
mce. which began at daybreak this morn
ing. is conducted personally by General
Macarthur
General Wheeler with the Ninth reg
ment ana a battery. is advancing by two
roads while General Wheaton. command
ing the Twelfth and Seventeenth regiments
is moving 20 block the insurgents retreat
from ths rorth The rhry-sixth regi-'
ment accompanies General Macarthur.
Firing has begun near Angeles.
Two Filipino majors came 10 the Amer
lean lines la-t night with a message re-
garding the American prisoners who were
to arrive ibis morning They also re-
quested permission for General Aleiandri-
no. one coiuael and TWO neutcnants 10
visit General Otis They were refused en-
trance o. the American lines until noon
Friday on account of to-days hght. and
General NeianDrino alone will Dee allowed
10 visit General Ods
INTO AN AMBUSH.
garrlsoned thc town of Pact. on Laguna
de Bay. IN the Province of Laguna. Sub
sequently Captain larsen commanding
tle gunb0at Napldau. landed for a con-
ference with the cltiz ns As he WIS pro-
caediug mp the main street of tho town
with "A squad. he was received with
vouey from "a hidden trench The party
retreated t0 their boat under cover OF the
buildings and rcgained their vessel. The
Napidan then h0mbarded che trench for
am hour. completely destroying a.
$3.50 p. M.-Gcueral Macarthur entered
P0rac after half an hours fighting. The
American loss is not known. The enemy
ned nOrthWard.
when the Americans entered the town
they found it entirely deserted.
The attacking party moved on Porsc
in two columns The Ninth Infantry,
with two guns. from Santa Rita. was
commanded hy General Wheeler. and the
Th.rty-siXth Infantry. under Colonel Bell.
with one gun accompanied General Mac
Arthur from San Antonio. Both columns
struck the town at o'clock and opened
"a brisk tire. which was replied 90 by The
enemy for half am hour Then the insur-
gents hed and the Americans marched
over their trenches and took possession Of
the place
Just before the fight Smiths command,
at Angeles. made demonstration by
firing artillery up the railroad track.
LOSSES SMALL.
Liscumb reported one casualty and Ben
reported four men OF his regiment wound
cd The artillery did not have any men
injured
$50 J.. M-To-day's movement was n
stratcgicM success and resulted in the
possession of Porac and the clearing OF
several miles of country therrabouts.
The two columns one from Santa Rita.
and the other from san Antonio. united
before Porac according 10 programme.
stretching around the place for some
miles. The insurgents are estimated 10
have numbered SIX hundred men. Ten
dead FnpinOs We're found ana the captain
and commIssary OF Mascamo's command
We're taken prisoners
The American loss Is five wounded. but
there were many prostrati0ns from the
heat
Englishmen from the insurgent lines
report that The Fiipinos az Bambam have
1000 new japanese rifles.