Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1899-08-19
AGGRESSIVE FILIPINOS.
Rebel Bands Still Continue to
Harass Our Troops.
LIEUT.. GILMORE HEARD FROM.
Tie With Fourteen Sailors of the Gum
boat Yorktown Wore Captured Last
April by Iusurgonts-With But Two
Exceptions They Arc Well.

boat Yorktown Wore Captured Last
April by Insurgonts-'Vith But Two
Exceptions They AFRO We'll.
Manila, Aug. ll.-Word has been re-
ceiyed from Lieutenant ]. c. Gilmore.
of the Quilted States gunboat YORK
town. who. with II members of the
crew of the gunboat, WAS captured hy
the insurgents last April near Baler,
on the east coast of LNZon. The mes
sage which comes through Spanish
prisoners IS to the effect that the OIL
ncer and his men are III Vigan, in the
province OF South Ilcos. on the west
coast of Lu2on All but two are we'll.
Lieutenant Gilmore is allowed a
house and servant and is fairly
treated.
MANILA. Aug. ia reconnaissance
by troops of General Samuel b. M
Young's brigade with the object OF dis
covering the Whereabouts of the enemy
near San Mateo. northeast of the San
Juan reservoir, about ten miles from
Manila. resulted in the occupation OF
San Mateo. The American loss WAS
three killed and thirteen wounded, In
Guiding 4 lieutenant OF the Twenty
first infantry.
This is the first action In which
Colonel Burt's colored troops partici-
pated. They behaved well. their lead
ers having difficulty In holding them
back. General Young accompanied
Captain Parker's column and WAS I'M
rrn
While the Seventeenth infantry. dur
ing last Tuesdays battle. was APP
proaching Cululut along the road. the
troops saw a group of 80 FillpGnos out
side the town under flag of truce.
Some. who were in white clothing,
held up their hands TO signify that
they were una:med. Captain Hart. with
a detachment advanced cautiously to a
point within 200 yards OF them. when
the Philippines picked up their guns and
fired a volley The Americans dropped
into the bushes unhurt on the first
movement and returned the fire. AT
this the Filipinos ran off.
The insurgents have taken the ag-
gressive In the ncighborhood OF the
railroad On Saturday night they un-
successfully attacked San Luis. on the
Rio Grande. near Calumpit. which is
gurrisoned by two companies OF the
Twenty-second infantry. The Ameri-
cans had one man. a sergeant. killed.
and two privates wounded.
Troops from Quingua, four miles
northeast of Malolos. and from Ba-
liuag, near Bnstos. about six miles
northeast of Quin2ua. encountered a
body Of insurgents. estimated at about
500. half way between Bustos and
Quingua. In the engagement that en-
sued the Filipinos were severely pun
ished anu scattered. The Americans
lest one man killed.
The insurgents force is believed to
have been under the command OF Cen
eral Pho del Pilar and to have had In
view tearing up the railway at Bocave
and Bigaa. about three miles north
east of Bulacan.
A battalion of the Twenty-frst in
fantry will be sent TO those points this
afternoon to strengthen the railroad
guard and to reconnoltre the country
in the direction of Norzagaray and on
the Bustos road.
General Wheaton. with the troops ut
Calulut. made reconnaissance on An
geles, about four miles to the north
west where he found 500 of the
enemy He silenced their fire and then
returned to Calumt.