Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-10-12
TAKE TWO TOWNS.
SCHWAN'S COLUMN ADVANCES ON
CAVlTE VlEJO AND NOvELETA.

SNVllC VIEW AMI NOVCEC ~.
Americans Enter Rosario, Meeting With
Francisco de Malabon Is Continued.
Our Casualties.
NovELETA, Luzon, Oct. 9.-General
Schwan's column, consisting of the
Thirteenth infantry, battalion of the
Fourteenth, two troops of cavalry, Cap
tain Reilly's battery of the Fifth artil-
lery and loves scouts, advanced from
Bacoor yesterday and occupied Cavite
Viejo and Noveleta.
The American loss was three officers
and nine privates wounded, one of the
officers being mortally hurt. The loss
of the enemy is unknown, but the
bodies of three Filipinos were seen.
There We're two sharp fights near
Noveleta. loves scouts first encoun.
tered the enemy near Cavite Viejo and
soon put them to fight, continuing
their advance.
Captain Saffold's battalion of the
Thirteenth regiment, with two compa-
MES Of the Fourteenth and number of
scouts, came upon the enemy in a
strongly entrenched position on the
road between Cavite Viejo and Move
leta. A fight lasting half an hour fol-
lowed, resulting in the enemy being
driven back. The American forces sus-
tanned considerable losses in this en-
gagement, the men being shot from
trenches and shacks along the road.
The column then pressed on to Move
leta, which they found deserted.
The marines and naval forces coop
Grated with the troops. The gunboats
Wheeling, Petrol and Callao lay off
the shore near Noveleta and threw
shells into that town and Santa Cruz
for an hour, preparing the way for the
marines to land.
Two battalions, consisting of $50 mar
ines, under Colonel Elliott, advanced
along the peninsula from Cavite to
Noveleta. The only way was by mar
row road through swamps A mile be-
yond the marines outpost the column
was suddenly received with volley
from trenches across the road A flank
movement was executed and the insur-
gents were driven from the trenches,
the marines wading through rice fields
in turning the flank of the enemy, who
retreated to strong sand forts across the
creek, destroying the bridges across the
stream.
The marines waded through more
rice fields, forded the river in water to
their shoulders and carried the forts,
meeting with feeble resistance, the
first encounter having disheartened the
enemy. Squads We're sent to Noveleta
and burned the town and the huts all
along the road from which the enemy
commenced the firing. There juno
ton was formed with the scouts, who
had been sweeping the swamps and
thickets. Thence the marines returned
to Cavite thoroughly exhausted
Captain Cowles' battalion of the
Fourth infantry, while accommodating
yesterday, fot, da body Of several hun
dred insurgents near San Nicolas. After
brisk fight lasting three-quarters Of an
hour the enemy was driven off In this
engagement the American casualties
We're four men slightly wounded. Six
Filipinos We're killed.
The advance upon San Francisco de
Malabon is continuing General
Schwans' advance guard entered Ro-
sario this morning, meeting with slight
resistance.
Insurgents Open Fire on American Forces
MANILA, Oct. l0.-Yesterday after
noon body Of insurgents was seen near
La Iona church, four miles from the
heart of Manila. They opened fire, the
bullets falling among the tents of the
Twenty-tifth infantry. The Americans
manned the trenches and replied at q
range of 1900 yards. The insurgents
volleyed and the Americans used their
artillery. The fight lasted an hour,
after which the insurgents retreated
One American was wounded.
General Schwan's column, consisting
Of the Thirteenth infantry, battalion
of the Fourteenth infantry, two troops
of cavalry, Captain Rileys battery of
the Fifth artillery and loves scouts,
continued the advance yesterday toward
San Francisco de Malabon, meeting
with little resistance and suffering no
casualties. The enemy fell back stead
lily. The American camp is within
sight of San Francisco de Malabon, the
stronghold Of the insurgents in the
province of Cavite, where the Filipinos
are said to number Z 600
During the march from Noveleta to
Rosario only a few shots were fired
This large coast town was literally
filled with white flags. The Americans
captured 200 or 800 men, many of the
Nlipinos changing their clothing for
white costumes. The bay of Rosario
was filed with hundreds of boats, in
which the people had spent an exciting
uight.