The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-03-20
FIGHTING NEAR MANILA.
Combined Attack Of Natives Made on the
Washington Volunteers.
PHILIPPINE TROOPS FIGHT DESPERATELY
The, Leave Two Hundred Dead ON
the Field of Bnttic-stubpor"
stand at santa Cruz.

Manila. March 19.--Somc OF the reneis
recently expelled from Cavitc and the smaU
vicinity OF Pasig combined forces and last
night (as already cabled) attacked conf
pany OF the Washington volunteers, at de-
taohed post at Taguig, about a mile and
half southeast of Pasig, General Wheaton
Immediately reinforced the Americans with
two companies OF the Washington ana
Oregon regiments. The troops had held
the enemy In check and the fire of the re-
inforcing companies repused them, driving
them across TO an island formed by the
estuary. They were thus in front of the
| Twenty second regulars.
On discovering that they were entrapped
| the rebels. fought desperately aided ma
| terially by the jungle and the darkness.
| but we're completely routed with heavy
| losses after two hours fighting. The Amer
| leans lost two killed and twenty wounded,
umoug the latter Sergeant Frank Jones.
| Lieutenant Wheaton determined to punish
! the natives and at dayhreak today his bril-
| gade started In the following ORDER The
| Sixth artillery, heading the right; the ore
| sor volunteers, heading the center; the
| Washington regiment. keeping TO the edge
and the Twenty secOnd regulars occupying
| tue flBnl haUh, swept through tHS tuuhttS
| along the lake In 4 southeasterly direction
toward General Evans position. The line
extended over two miles OF country rough
| and covered With thick Jungle advanced
eleven miles. At no time did the Ameri-
cans get within 1900 yards of the rebels
The troops are returning to Pasig to-
night, exhausted by the hard work under a
hot sun. Tho Oregon regiment had one
man killed and four wounded and the
Twonty-socond regulars ono wounded. Ac-
| cording to tho official reports no fewer
than 200 Philippines were killed.
General Otis says the American army and
guuboats now command the lake He es-
Inmates that property OF tue insurgents
valued at 100000 has been lost wnile
quantities of sugar and rice are known to
have been secured, which is very valu-
able
Many persons represent thai the Phil
ipino soldiers are Weakening. The treat
meut that the Americans administer to the
native prisoners and wounded seems TO
influence the insurgent army powerfully.
In the opinion OF the Americans, however,
the PHILIPPINE leaders will continue to pro-
woke them Just as long as they can retain
their hold on their followers, because they
have everything to gain and nothing Il
lose
The enemy has twice as many men OF
the firing lines as he has arms, The
armed tugs Oeste and Lagua de Bay have
returned TO San Pedro Macati aud re-
ported the results of their tour of tht
lake. on Friday last they shelled the
town OF Morenga the rebels fleeing with
out making any response TO the fire. TIT
Amer S,ns landed party, which destroyeC
quantity OF stores and all the stone
buildings except the church.
The expedition then proceeded 10 Ma
jaygua. where sugar mill and sawmll
were destroyed.
ON arriving at Santa Cruz, town o
1900 inhabitants, it. was found that TN
enemy was strongly ontrenched aud pre-
pared TO defend the position, assisted b!
two gunbosts and several launches. More
over. the mouth OF the river was blocked
with rocks and bamboo.
\ few shells caused an exodus OF tn'
citizens. but not OF the cuemy's troops
The Americans did not attempt a land
ing.
Captain Grant. who is III charge OF thu
. expedition asked for renforcements, an'
viii probably take Santa Cruz tomorrow.
( ESQ r. M,--The United States distillini
ship Iris. which left Honolulu for Mnnil'
. with the United States battleship Oregon
? February 90. arrived today. This mornins
: also arrived the San JOAQUIN, the last %
, tho overdue English steamers sailing un
der American registers, that were detained
, BY the insurgents on the west coast o
| lu5on.