Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1899-03-23
WHEATON'S BRAVE BOYS.
Win = Another Battle ut ThEuis-Fili-
pinos Routed with a Loss
Of 200 Men.

Of 200 Men.
Manila, March 2o.-Some of the rebels
recently expelled from Cavite and the
small towns, in the vicinity of Pasig
combined forces and Sunday night at
tackled g company Of the Washington
volunteers q detached post at Taglig,
about 11a miles southeast of Pasig.
Gen. Wheaton Immediately reinforced
the Americans with two companies
each OF the Washington and the Oregon
regiments. The post had held the en-
envy in check and the fire of the reen-
forcing companies repulsed them, driv-
ing them across to an island formed by
the estuary. They were thus in front of
the Twenty-second regulars. ~'..' =.
On discovering that they were en-
trapped the rebels fought desperately.
aided materially by. the jungle and the
darkness, but they werf completely
routed with heavy loss after two hours
fighting: The Americans ss:lostmtwo
killed and 20 wounded, among the lat.
ter Lieut.. Frank Jones: Gen. Wheaton
determined to punish the natives, and
ataday break Sunday his brigade started
in the following order: ..-.
The Sixth artillery, holding the ex-
IRENE right; the Oregon. volunteers,
heading the center; the Washington
regiment keeping to- the edge of the
lake and the Twenty-second regulars
occupying the right of the line, which
swept the whole country along the lake
in a southeasterly e.. direction toward
Gen. Ovenshine's position. The line
thus extended over two miles of coun-
try, rough and covered with thick
Jungle. advanced II miles. The en-
envy fed, the last of them being seen
about $3.50 p. m: At scarcely any time
did the Americans get within 1900
yards of them. The troops are return
ing to Pasig at night, exhausted by the
hard work under the hot sun. The Ore
gon regiment had one man wounded.
According to the official reports no few
err than 200 Filipinos were killed. g..
Many prisoners represent that the
Filipino soldiers are weakening. The
generous treatment that the Americans
administer to the native prisoners and
wounded seems to influence the insur-
gent army powerfully. In the opinion
OF the Americans, however, the Fill
Pine leaders will continue to provoke
fighting just as long as they can retain
their hold upon their followers, because
they have verything to gain and moth
ing to lose. The enemy have twice as
many men on their firing lines as they
have arms, and the fact that so few arms
are captured by the Americans is be-
cause the guns of the wounded Fill
pinos and many of those who surrended
are spirited away. .s7t-~,.... -... ..
The armed tugs Laguna de Bay and
Oesta has returned from San Pedro
Macati and reported the results of their
tour of the lake. On Friday morning
last they shelled the town of Morong,
the rebels fleeing without making any
response to the fire. The Americans
landed a party which destroyed a
quantity of stores and all the stone
buildings, except the church. The ex-
petition then proceeded to Maiayiay,
where sugarmill and sawmill were de-
stroyed. On arriving at Santa Cruz a
town of 1900 inhabitants, it was found
that the enemy was entrenched and pre-
pared to defend the position. assisted
by two gunboats and several launches.
Moreover the mouth of the river was
blocked with rocks and bamboo. A few
shells caused an exodus of the citizens.
but not of the enemy's troops. The
Americans did not attempt a landing.
Gen. Otis says the American army
and gunboats now command the lake.
He estimates that property of the in
surgents valued at $5OO,OOO has been de-
stroyed, while quantities of rice and
sugar and 400 tons of coal, which is
very valuable here, has been captured.
Washing ton, March 2O-The war de-
partment has received the following
dispatch from Gen. Otis regarding o.
erations against the insurgents:
Manila, March 19.-To Adjutant Cen
eral, Washington: Our improvised gun
boats under Capt. Grant, Utah artillery.
have full possession of Laguna de Raw.
troops, Inhabitants and property on shore
of lake at our mercy. Wheaton brigade on
Pasig river line drove enemy northeast
into province Of Morong.s Last evening
enemy attacked portion of his force south
of Pasig, killing two men and wounding
20 of the Twenty second infantry. This
surgent force, driving, it to the south Is
miles, experiencing very slight loss.
Enemy left 200 dead on field ..- -.
F(Signed) "OTIS.'"
CAUSED HIS DEATH.