The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1899-06-23
AT REAL War YET
FieEcPst Battle Of the Rebellion
on Luyou.
cAllAHTRY! Of AMERICANS
Lswton's Man Do Glorious Work
FiIipinos Taught Another Lee.
SON Asst stance OF Navy.

NEW YORK, June IA Sun cable
from Manila, dated June 18th, says:
This afternoon the advance In the di.
rection of Bakoor was resumed and il
developed into what turned out to be
the hardest fight since the outbreak oi
hostilitles with the Filiplnos. AS told
to Gen. Otis by Gen. Pho del Pillars
secretary. who deserted from the in
surgents a few days ago, the bridge
across the Zapote river was selected by
the rebels as point at which they
would attempt to prevent any further
advance of the American forces. II
was here that the natives during the
rebellion against Spain destroyed an
entire Spanish battalion OF 500 men,
and this afternoon they made a most
determined stand, but were not able to
hold their position. Our troops went
forward with rushes, cheering as they
went ahead under heavy fire.
A mornings reconnaissance had de-
termined accurately the enemy's posi-
ton and consequently the American
troops were employed to the best ad-
vantage. Early in the afternoon o
battalion of the Ninth regular Infantry
attempted to re-enforce companies of
the Twenty-frst Infantry, who were
holding their own against largely su-
perior numerical force between the
road from Los Plnas to Bakoor and
Manila bay. The attempt was rendered
fruitless, however, by the tide, which
in rising had so flooded the mud flats
and swamps that II was impossible for
the men of the Ninth to cross them.
The main work was the direct attack
on the bridge. The rebels had dug
enormous trenches along the Bakoor
side of the river and had burned the
planking in the middle OF the bridge to
prevent the Americans from charging
across and taking their positions. The
til they reached the bank of the river.
Then Kenly took his mountain guns
right up to the approach Of the bridge
and poured heavy fire into the
trenches. Our men were so close to the
enemy that they could see their heads
above the earthworks.
After the fighting was over Gen.
I.awton said that 1t was more like war
than anything he had seen since he had
been in the Philippines. The Ameri-
can troops will rest tonight along the
river and will probably advance on Ba-
koor tomorrow. The casualties on our
side today were five killed or mortally
wounded and about twenty wounded,
including three officers. Gen. Wheaton
was seriously hurt by falling from his
horse. Gen. Overshine commanded
the attack on the bridge. Gen. Law
ton personally directed the movement.
The latter was conspicuous mark for
the enemy.
All the afternoon the guns of the
fleet kept up heavy shelling OF the
woods ahead of Lawton's advance. En-
sign Davis OF the Helena came ashore
with Colt rapid-fire gun and saw
lively service. He captured Filipino
cannon, which had been placed below
the bridge, and found supply of can
lister shot and brown heXagonal pow
der.
WASHINGTON, June 14.-The fol-
lowing dispatch was received at the
War Department this morning:
MANILA. June l4.--Adjutant Cen
eral, Washington: Lawton's troops,
under Wheaton and Overshine, occupy
the country south to Bakoor and have
secuted westward and some distance
southwark on the line of the Zapote
river and Bakoor road. The enemy ap-
pears to have retired on linus, aban-
douing the bay country. The fighting
yesterday was severe. Our loss was
ten killed and forty wounded, the ma
jority at the crossing of the Zapote
river. The enemy was driven from
heavy and well-constructed entrench-
ments, to which they held tenaciously.
Their loss was several hundred, Of
whom fifty were buried this morning.
They will probably not make any de-
termined future stand in the southern
provinces. OTIS"
The Navy Department has received
the following cablegram from Capt
Barker, the naval officer in command
M Manila:
MANILA, June l3.-Secretary OF the
Navy, Washington: The insurgents
fired at the navy yard from masked
batteries. The ships of war shelled the
position and intrenchments. The He
lena aud MOnadnock landed forces to
assist In maintaining the position until
reinforced by the army, The move
mont was successful and the enemy
was routed, No casualties In the
navy BARKER"
MANILA, June II, Has q. m.-The
first American volunteers started for
home today, the transports Newport
and Ohio carrying the Oregon regiment
and the First Volunteer Signal Corps
They sail for san Francisco by way OF
Nagasakl, Japan, and are expected 10
arrive al their destination July A.
The oregon regiment left here sixty
tgO dead, this being the total OF rs
msn Killed IN battle or dead from dis
ease as a result Of the years cam'
paign,