Connecticut western news., 1899-11-16
SCATTERING FILIPINOS.
No Let Up In the Luzon
 Campaign.
FIERCE FIGHT AT SAN JAOINTO.
Insurgents Severely Punished by wheaton'c Force-One Break In Our Line, but It Is Not Believed Many of the Rebels VIII Get Through.

of the Rebels Will Get Through. Manila, Nov. 15.-General Wheaton's inability to connect with General Lawton owing to the wretched condition of the roads leaves a small opening through which the insurgents can possibly get to the hills. It is believed, however, that it is impossible for them to retain their or ganization or get any considerable body of troops through.
 It has been raining heavily, and this has increased the already almost dis heartening difficulties confronting the Americans.
 Captain Vessels captured near San Nicolas 13 carts, some insurgent war de- partment records and a complete printing outfit of the insurgent newspaper.
 The severest punishment since the fight at Zapote was inflicted on the insurgents on Saturday morning through the brilliant work of the Thirty-third volunteer in fantry under command of Colonel Hare. Several hundred men in this regiment were recruited in Texas, and some of them were formerly in the Rough Riders. After the fight, which took place near San Jacinto, the bodies of 71 dead insur- gents were found on the field Twenty nine prisoners, 1T Mausers and 56 Rem ingtons were captured. Seven Americans were killed and 15 wounded.
 The insurgents evacuated the trenches only after half an hour of the hardest kind of fighting. When they finally be gan to run, they were slaughtered in punches. Many of the rebels in their flight dropped their rifles, which the Americans picked up and smashed. At several places along the line of retreat the rebels made stand till the men of the Thirty third climbed over the trench es and charged on them.
 Gatlfng's Good Work.
 A second brief stand was made by the rebels in the bed of a stream about a mile from San Jacinto. A Gatling gun in charge of Captain Rowland of General Wheaton's staff, which it had been i'm possible to get to the front heretofore on account of the numerous mudholes, re enforced the firing line with good effect. The enemy abandoned the struggle and fled through San Jacinto. Some of them went toward Magaldan and others ran east toward Manaog. The Calling gun was used with good effect as the rebels ran away.
 Major March's battalion was the first to enter San Jacinto. A ten foot insur- gent battleflag was still flying in front of a church. So unexpected was the Amer ican advance that rice was still cooking on a stove in the insurgent barracks.
 Judging from the resistance made by the enemy it is believed the insurgents were veterans from Tarlac under com mand of General Mimic. The Thirty third was sent to San Fabian on Sunday on account of the impossibility of wagon transportation of supplies and because it was thought that more men would be needed for further movement.
 Some of the prisoners taken said that Aguinaldo was then within 20 miles of Magaldan and moving to the north. It is believed that the rebel stand in front of San Jacinto was made for the purpose of protecting the retreat of Aguinaldo through Tayug to the mountains.