Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-15
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MANILA. November H-S p. M.-The
Thirty-third Infantry. in one of tho
sharpest two-hours' engagements Of the
war. with an equal force Of insurgents,
Eve miles from san Fabian. Saturday
lrst one officer and six men killed and
ono officer and - men wounded.
The Americans captured twenty-nine
Tlp.nos and 100 rifles and found eighty
one insurgents dead lying in the trenches
and rice-feids Many more Filipinos.
doubtless. were killed or wounded.
General Wheaton was informed that
The enemy was gathering az san Jacinto
fr che purpose Of preventing the Ameri-
cans rom controlling the road from pa
sran north whereby Aguiraldo might
retreat. The Thlrty-third, Colonel Howe
commanding. and a detachment of the
thirteenth. with a Calling gun. Rowland
commanding. were sent to disperse them
ra. r ops encountered the worst road
,r found I'm the island of Luzon. There
r.a succession of creeks. whose bridges
t.a Americans h.- to stop and repair
and miry bitches, and at certain places
mon and horses struggled waist deep In
oH.emires. a hundred soldiers had to
oag the eating gun part Of the way
the horses being US less.
FILIPINOS OPEN FIGHT.
The insurgents opened the fight two
miles from san Jacinto. while the lead
ing American battalion was passing a
clump of houses. I'm the midst of "A cocoa
nut grove. knee-deep iu mud. The Fill
pino sharpshOOtcrs, hidden in trees
houses. and a small trench across the
road. held their fire until the Americans
were close TO them. When they began
firing. other Filipnos opened nrc from
thickets. right and left. farther away.
Tbe insureent sharpsh0oters picked OF
tho officers FIRST. Five of The Americans
who feu wore slOuldcr-stIaps or che-
yrone but the Thirty-third never WaVet-
sd Tts crack mnrEsmen knocked the File
rinos from the trees Ike squirrels, and the
Americans rushed The trench. leaving -FOUR
dead insurgents there. The regiment then
f.ploved under fire. with Major john A.
l.oean's battalion i'm the centre. Major
Cronic's Oh The right, and MajOr Marsh
ou the left. The skirmish line, which was
mil. long. advanced rapidly, Keeping
fr "a constant nre The filipinOs made
an unexpectedly good stand, many OF
fr.w remaining under cover until the
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