The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-28
grBELS RETREAT TO MAL0L0S
,rpvED TOWNS AND POSTED CIR
CULARs BEHIND THEM.

,..ornoue SheIIed by the MOnad-
ot,-The Monitor Was Fired ON
rirst and One Man Was Killed.
SIX Americans killed i'm an En-
copement at MnriIaO-Artillery
put n Dramatic End TO the Battle.
americans Swan IA River.
Manila March q, 1926 p. m.-Gen. Mac
,rtburs division spent the night and
morning at Meycauayan, the next station
beyond Polo.
After reconnoitering his front, he push
Al along the railroad this afternoon to-
ward Malolos.
If the statement of the thirty-five pris-
oB4rs captured to-day is true the main
body of the enemy has retreated to Ma
olos But there are no more trenches 10
encounter. although over thirty villages,
including the larger settlements of Bula-
ran and Guduinto intervene.
Al every railroad station circulars have
been posted, signed by the Filipino COM
mander-n-chief Antonio Luna, ordering
all spies and bearers of news to the enc
nv to be shot without trial, and instruct
me that all looters and ravishers be treat
ed in the same manner. Further, all
towns abandoned by the Filipino troops
are first 20 be burned.
While deplorlng the existence of war,
the circular maintains the undeniable right
Of the Filipinos to defend their homes
lives and lands against ''would-be doml-
nators who would kill them, their wives
and children" adding that this motive
ought to impel all Filipinos to sacrifice
everything.
MOnadnOck Was Fired on First.
The shelling of Paranque was not pre-
meditaed. The monitor Monadnock an
ehored off the town and the insurgents,
emboldened by the long silence of the
warships on guard duty, opened fire on
her with muskets with the result that one
man was killed and three were wounded.
The Monadnock then destroyed half the
town, including the church.
The Washington regiment had an excit-
ing experience and displayed much gallan-
try, The soldiers found a band of insur-
gents concealed in a stone house over
which the French flag was flying. pri-
yae volunteered to set fire to the building.
He did 50 and the troops approached when
was burning and the Filipinos had ap-
parently fed. But they were greeted with
volley from the balcony of the house,
resulting in the building being cleared of
the enemy in short order.
Six Americans Killed.
A Thousand Fuipinos, composing the rear
guard of the rebel army, which is retreat
ing on Malolos, Aguinaldo's headquarters,
made stand to-day in some strong IN
uenchments about Marilao, across the
Aarlao river. In the engagement six
Americans were killed including three Off
GERS and forty were wounded.
The American forces advanced from
Aeycauayan, the brigade commanded by
Gen. Harrison Gray Otis being on the left
Oh the railroad and Gen. Hale's on the
"sAI They eventually discerned white
,Vois ana steeples among the green trees
Deyohd the river, looking not unlike a
massachusetts, village.
Inc rebels had an unfordable river in
ao"e ol them and they poured in fire
SIecVVe that 1t showed that they We're
iit;'aHs' probably members of the native
'1d "Alch the Spaniards organized.
Artillery Did the work.
s, Inc American artillery put a dramatic
cn eu 10 The battle. Approaching under
- Oh the bushes to about sixty wards
81 I' ue trenches, the artillermen emerg-
tou,a '0u an open space commanding the
6e,. Nhen the Americans appeared
wer, save a great yell and the Filipinos
sooL,,paic paaic stricken. about a hundred
wss us saIety in fight while a white f1ag
trenoteed ldlSed by those who were in the
"Frjen5sp," VINO also shouted "Amigosp'
K9ps.I D.. unston' with twenty men Of tbe
10 The ,.t ttesiment, swan across the river
tred a'at oil the railroad bridge. and can
Tba 69"'y prisoners with all their arms
torty nrteaI rrtenllsyIvania regiment captured
The FiIirsSrs iii '9olers BY this time the right of
''.plIos was demoralized.
p, Diu Not Burn the Town.
The ,o,,,l lA,aericans refrained from burni,g
G., '0NiI N. and are resting there toSniaht al.i7
VOL. C,s brigade is crossing tbe fre',,.,
ing n, Use Gen. Hale's brigade remain
Th tne south bank of The river
Sin, United States Philippine coror,is
ns5il' - oposes to issue a proclamatior i,,
NaloI1'y after the rebel government =.
mac . IS dispersed believing tbat ~
leg'a,'e eleeilve moment to secure The aI
bova Vi the natives will be after tba,,
american power 4esSon Oh the