The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-14

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could No. - located by our glans How
sys-. thev have zos as yet caused any
eAr7sSe BY Their are
yesterday he line hid twu sx tsAng err
gagsEnents. sxc2augt-s xei.eys wssh sha
enemy AZ abosIt Ne ya-szs bssA s2ass srsar.s
ih@iF cover Only GRE casualty occurred
n Tue Washington regiment !. was Pr
sase Solomon Russell, Company III. saot
through The ;Asgh wsfh a NaHser bali
xeuna considered very sE1sac After pass
sHg throsiga Easge!Fs Eelsh ire oail TleA
private CT tie Ta.ri artillery IN TIE a.
sie ard. though nnt entering fnS flesh.
caused painful hru-Se fs05T .assn he s.
Sua lame FriFa-e fEussei.-x va N VS.
S" slight thsF after having Il dressed a.
ne FIRST aid hospsfai he walked back 20
me intrenchr.ents - assure IDS comrades
taat ne saS nos hurt, He WAS Afterwards
taken 10 TIE Co-nazsy's quarters 81 Santa
Ana 20 remain uHtli as Soan,a ~ as
Last nlgat about 3tIsx the insurgents
opened up wfsh thetr battery zrress Eas
river and with a g11n Fear the ruins ss the
Gnaoaaoupe church. "a tns 'front.' az Ce-a-
psnles ard %. Nc damages was done
ny them and our batteries replied
An attack was anticipated again las.
night and the E4ekeg line considerably
strengthened. ha; the attack did net ma
serialize
It was decided several DAYS ago hy tie
commanding genera 20 advance the line
on the oih4T SIDE OF the river from US 10
take up position in extension ~ ous llne.
Since the present lire was formed q few
days after the olssTeax q, hostiliies there
mas been considerable break n the lines
At the river, those on the opposite side
being almos. a mile below these on this
side. The insurgents put "a large body of
troops in the zone on our flank and IN
front of Gen Hales brigade and by fank
fire have caused great deal Of extra
work and some loss OF life along our line
Especially since they mounted their bat
terry in the niche in our lines has il BE-
come necessary 10 make the lines contifu-
Gus ard drive the enemy from their posi-
ton Tbs vas done this morning. Our
brigade was notified that it would be done
and We were ordered 10 engage the enemy
sharply on our front to prevent troops
here from crossing the rivs~ 10 reinforce
that SIDE THIS we dii aimos; all morn
| ing, keeping up constant and heavy fire.
| At the same tine could see very active
/ demonstrations on the heights across the
! river. In the face OF a terrifying fire Gen.
Hale's brigade could be seen advancing on
| the enemy by rushes lying down at inter-
| walls to IRE at them as they retreatel
| This continued for three h0urs. during
| fully s mile over rough. broken country
| driving the insurgents before them in q
| body. evidently with considerable loss to
| them Through tieidgiasses two or three
squads were seen carrying wounded sol
/ diers OF our army 10 the rear. When Gen.
| Hales men had reached a position abreast
| OF The one occupied by our line on this
side Of river, they halted. and Will prob
ably fe-tsfy hne there. After they had
N tod AND Sod -swfss kea fire vx-7s
| heard beyond and considerably in advance
/ Ct taei- position and IL appears from this
/ point though another brigade had al
| vanced on Hale's left and was attempting
/ 10 hank the enemy, Gu: of their retreat
| and drive the entire force of insurgents
! in trent Of Hale down aga.ns, the river.
I forcing them either 10 surrender or to
| swim across. In the latter case they will
| b. compelled 20 abandon their arms or
| throw them In the river. 50 IL would bs a
| serious blow 10 the enemy.
Washington Loses n Man.
/ During this entire engagement cur line
/ poured a heavy FIRE into the insurgeu;
| trenches on our front which they an
Swered with considerable spirit Our loss
| was one man killed. Private Frank \.
/ Love1oy. Company G. shot through the
! stomach and died In about twenty minutes
| without recovering consciousness.
/ This action OF Hale's brigade Is chiefly
/ interesting 20 the men Of the Washington
/ regiment because It may be the sorerunEer
, OF an advance by our brigade II the
| troops across the river tCsea. MacArsaur's
division OF which Hsle's brigade Is part)
/ hav-- succeeded In surrounding "a large
| body Of insurgents ana driving them down
on to shs river and there taking them
/ prisoners. then our troops that side can
/ occupy the river biufrs and with their FIRE
| drive the insurgents fren the holes and
/ caveTns in the brush aseng the bluffs on
/ this side II this Is done. and the enemy :
/ line Of retreat a~-0ss the river be eGec-
| t1sally closed, It .stli very greatly lesNen
I the task OF surrounding ard capturing the
/ insurgents in our immediate front Under
] the circumstances existing up 20 this
morning /; was not expected tina. this
would Re attempted unsi there we're more
! troops available for tho work But low
{ the task IL easily within 1he ability Of the
/ troops new on this lire and In reserve be-
] hina H. This advance Of Hals's line Will
+ also relieve from their present dusy Corn-
( parlies p and ~ the Washington regi-
rrsen:. xho have beer patro.ting the river
{ between ths. place cur line strikes L and
/ the end cf Hates Nne One Of these com
| panies viii probably - sent 20 S3nta Ana
/ for interior guard The interior guard
{ there is now furnished from the companies
s on the lire, I'VE men 9c1ns sent n rom
( eacn company zach morning 80 remain
j tEerty-foslr hours.
Arrival of Reinforcementa.
/ The Twensy-secona regular infantry ar
rived Sunday on the transports Senator
1 ara Ohio ard Will probably be on the tine
/ fn few DAYS. The thre. trasguo-ts wSlie1
+ embarked fsoYYa Nsw York In January with
Ma Gen. Yawfon AMI toar regiments =
+ regulars are expected IN port daily. There
/ IL work tor all the troops here or on the
uav II iae plan % eorausrinE ff% insnr-
gents Is so ~ carried esI; Eawsver /, il
sxs-.F fxv Il great F-sny army officers ;has.
row that sse Philippine commission APP
I pointed syy the president IS here, tae very
serious mistake nav Be- made ~ tTesting
nith the Insurgents ard cesTlFg n0st.iI;isr
on terms which 30 nor require tAe surr@n-
De- % the trsurgenf AIRY aFs1 arms. Men
was have tsew face 20 face stir sae cor
dsiian& ard develop rssessts hare FOR ire past
few *,,enfhs arr convinced that. far from
obtaining ps-aee sGeh course waai2 only
. draw oar tbs dDrasioa AID difficulty - ere
Instruction.