The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-06-10
DRIVE REBELS BACK.
Americans Under Lawton and Hall
Make Rapid Advance.
Troops of the Former Engage In Two
Battles I'm One Day - Four Are
Killed md Fifteen Wounded
In One Engagement.

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paign was begun on Saturday against
Gen. Pho Del Pillars force of 1000 Fill
pinos in the foothills AT the mouth OF
Laguna bay and in the towns of Cainta,
Taytay and Antipolo, under the super
vision of Gen. Lawton. Gen. Hall, with
$500 men, moved southeast from the
pumping station, and Col. Whalley, who
relieved Gen. King in command of his
brigade, proceeded east from San Pc
dro Macati, the two divisions approach
ing each other. Col. Whalley captured
Cainta with small loss, the enemy flee
ing before the advance of the United
States troops. Gen. Hall drove the
Filipinos from the vicinity of the Mari
cuina, sweeping them toward Col
Whalley's column.
Hard Fighting for Halls Troops.
Manila, June 5.--Gen. Halls column,
in the movement upon the Morong
peninsula, completed circuit of 90
miles, over trough and mountainous
country, having two engagements with
the Insurgents, one of them severe, and
keeping up an almost constant fire
| against scattered bands of rebels for
nearly "a hours, from four o'clock Sat-
urday morning, when the column left
the pumping station. The Filipinos
were driven in every direction and the
country through which Gen. Hall
passed was pretty thoroughly cleared.
At ten o'clock Sunday morning the
column reached n point few miles
from Taytay, where Gen. Hall was met
| by Gen. Lawton, who had already en-
tered the town and found it deserted,
Gen. Halls objective point was Anti
polo, ten miles off; and there was de-
sultory firing all along the line of
march. The gunboats could be heard
Smelling the hills in advance of the
column. The column, after driving the
rebels from the foothills near Maria
Chino, about noon Saturday. with a
loss of but two or three slightly wound
ed, proceeded with all possible haste
toward Laguna de Bay. the Fourth cav
airy in the lead, the Oregon regiment
next and the Fourth infantry last.
At five o'clock those three regiments
fought their second battle of the day,
and it resulted, like the first. in the
complete rout of a large Filipino force
located in the mountains and having
every advantage of position. In this
fight the American loss was four killed
three of the Fourth cavalry and one
Oregonian-and about Is wounded. The
Filipino loss could not be ascertained,
but the terrific fire which the Ameri-
cans poured into them for half an hour
must have inflicted severe punishment.
Ia this engagement our troops made
one of the most gallant charges of the
war, and the enemy was forced to flee
in the greatest disorder.
1t was the intention to press on to
Antipolo last night; but this was found
impossible, owing to the two fights and
the constant marching for more than
- hours, with nothing to eat since
morning and no supply train in sight.
The troops, moreover, suffered from
the intense heat, many being pros
trated and all greatly exhausted. Con-
sequently they bivouacked for the night
on the second battlefield.
story of the second Fight.
The cavalry, the Oregonians and two
companies of the Fourth infantry had
Just crossed a small creek about five
o'clock Saturday afternoon and en-
tered upon a sunken road, from which
they were emerging upon a small val
ley surrounded on all sides by high and
heavily-wooded hills, when the rebels,
concealed in the mountains on the
three sides of the plain, opened a hot
fire and sent showers of bullets into
the ranks of the Americans. The lat
ter deployed Immediately in three di-
rections.
Then followed a charge across the
rice fields and bitches and up the hill
sides, from which the shots came all
the time, pouring in a terrific hail, while
the air resounded with the constant
rattle, of musketry.
The, Fourth cavalry, being in front,
suffered the severest loss when the at
tack opened, two of their killed being
sergeants and the other a private. The
Oregonian killed was private.
The natives were unable to stand the
vigorous firing of the Americans long;
and at the first sign of their wavering
the cavalry, Oregonians and Fourth in
fantrymen broke into wild cheers and
charged still faster up the hillside,
pouring in volley after volley until the
enemy left the places where they were
partially concealed by the thicket, fed
over the summit in the widest confu-
sion and disappeared in the surround
ing valleys.
After the fight was over the firing
was continued by the Americans for
more than an hour in clearing out the
bush and driving away struggling Fill
pinos.
When the start was made for Anti
polo in the morning the Oregon regi-
ment and the Ninth infantry were left
behind as a rear guard; and there was
considerable firing along their lines in
clearing the enemy from the high hill
between their position and the lake.
The damages which florist may re-
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