Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1899-04-22
SANTA CRUZ TAKEN.
Lawton's Expedition Success
ful After Sharp Fighting
INSURGENTS SUFFER EEsvY LOSS
The Capture Cos-tdeTFd o~e OF the
Most Important ~f the C~"sp~'S"-
Tet~zwsph Line. Destroyed
Ftitptno. 90 Ne rur-ued-


% General Lawton's expedition a1teE
ZONE sharp. quick nring. forming one
u the most interesting and important
BATTLES % the war
The plans of the American COMMAND
~ worked perfectly. win TIE eNceptieh
,hat the progress az the expetition Va
l~,aved by the dificult navigation ot
,s. river About SOC picked u,en CON-
oos,f the expedition which was under
ths ua~annaI command 90 General Law
tsn ON account 81 the illness % Generai
kinr These troops partly surronnas1
the city while the Eunnoata iaSuna ae
nav Napidan and Oeste. under the
,orliu1and - Captain Grant % the Otsn
battery shelied the city aud out>lns
trenches.
csn.raf rautsn ana his star accom-
ranl.f the troops sometimes lesdink
-hare~ss IN Indian hghuns tacue~
which eventually resulted in the CON-
aiete rout 90 the rebeis. with the small
go amount ~ damage to the city anu
tieht loss 90 the Americans
rne evnaditioa started from san -
dro Nfarau az dusk on saturday IN
Il tending to capture Santa Cruz nN a.
sault at dayoreak. but Tn nANisa'h@
the shaiiov. tortuous PasiE river. pe'
. Ihaps through the cunning ~ the naive
= pilots. who were not anxious % Sc ne
. Americans sucreasfui. several rcata
? grounded and lt was nearly dawn Whfn
, 1.-The troops reached the lake The ehp.
. fition then steamed cautiously fur~afo.
the Nanidan and the Oesse a uile aneea
ans the LaEuna Sc Ray guardinS the
- a CISCO square ended fat bottom
e "a h..at-uith force ~ 100 ptckec
D. Iaharuahooters under Major Weisen-
b. herrev. mostly belonging g. the tirst
- Washington regiment. Was run into
"A shsftos- inlet about Ave miles south az
H. - her
ln,rnnad into the water ana wadina for
lahout 100 yards. crept forward an1
,,rr,,t t,, une. covering the landinR of
- the remainder. which finished about
,'cfock
al tn. ,hrs~ troona of the Fourth cav
ef air,; unnounted were sent ashore on
"a a dangerous marshy point directiy
he south ~ the city under nre from the
en eneuy-s trenches.
~ Meanwhile ia the town itself there
X was utter silence and not siEn ~ IRE
OF General Iawton. desiring 90 make AT
.y. inspection and to give tre inhabitants
Ter an opportunity 20 surrender. went OF
sy board the I.aguna de Hay and stearres
sy afou.fv a. the dock the whole hee
he s.etrhinR anxiously. When % Waa dis
re- covered by the glasses that the trench
"a ,s ana stone buildings were swarmin'
sea with white clad soldiers. the Laxun'
ith Withdrew. receiving volIeys from IN
is plain north of the city.
Ia TIE notina anchored IN compac
'el- formation for the night. ready % resi-.
any surprises from the rebel Eunooai
ace supposed 90 be In the lake. AT sunris
in Yesterday the assault commenced IN
the American line south OF the city stretch
% ga two miles inland. and. with Its lei
this sweeping the shore. "a moved nortl
and while the Fourth cavairymen. on tf
BAR naint advanced toward the city. pou
and ng v0reys into the trenches. Simu
IN a taneously the gunboats lowered alor
ors tn. shore. Smelling the woods ahead
p az the tro. .ps and driving the Filpinos y
seal land. The Gatiings cleared sever
and trenches
ions infantry battaiions. approached a IA
eaty row iron bridge across a creek on (
nley, south border Of the town Here a col
y OF lnany OF Fimpincs was intrenched acre
the the stream and behind a stone bar
.rea- .nds at the entrance 20 the bridge. T
dent Americans rushed forward IN single
Tor n the face or a CALLING nrs, deu0itpf
eaty. the barricade with their hands n
= OF drove the enemy from the trench
killing a dozen
The Filipino soldiers In the town.
-reted IN various buildings and ar
,... from the windows. gave the invsd
-, an interesting hour. There was q rel
nest OF knefn IN ALr -toHe lAtls "A n
7 - Is hedged In BY a wall. This was
Sa~s veritable pepper pct.
VET" A considerable body OF F'fifpinos
laitsr aorthward. crossing the open marsl
many but the Gauings poured upon then
'@' u deadly hail antil they disappeared
ihe woods. staying dozeus-
@nS Major Weisenbereer depioyed
e"e sharpshOoters along the shore. and (
$50" -rept steadily forward. aiding the {
ungs Finally a large body was
ana against the enemy in the woods. q
~ the ing them toward the mountains
ne de- General IAwton established h,
not IN quarters az the elegant palace Of
As governor. and a guard was lmnae6ls
court placed in the church as the sacred
~ NIL aces are always the frst obiectfv
those looters Within an hour the town
patroiled and all looting rigfdly
Oldest vented
1f the Almost all the Inhabitants had
CT At during the two precedfng nights.
hours only a few Chinese shopkeepers
jury. emerged from hiding and rssr
rst on business
rs Gin On TIE marshes north az the
riousiy were found 20 dead FfIiplnos. some
" and rfoiy torn by shells. and many oi
min J. woupdsd. - whom the Americans
nx the ed their canteens. az thongh they